Death Cab for Cutie - I Miss Strangers: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "I Miss Strangers" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

Dm
You were by my side on the frontline
          A#              Dm
Do you remember? Do you remember?
Dm
Due casualties of the punk wars
           A#          Dm
Buried in leather, in leather

Chorus:
A#
These days I miss strangers more than
  C
I, more than I miss my friends
A#
And waves of conversations break in
  C
on shores of my head again

Furnishments dumpstered or groundscored
You didn't need money, not money
Everything you own in a hatchback
Battered and musty, musty

Chorus:
These days I miss strangers more than
I, more than I miss my friends
Dives filled with hopeless drunks
sinking deeper into their sins

Gm                                  Dm
Try to be here now, I only ask you when

C      Gm
Reach out
C      Gm
Reach out
C              Gm
Reach out, to what is choking you
To what is choking you
C              Gm
Reach out, to what is choking you
To what is choking you

Chorus:
These days I miss strangers more than
I, more than I miss my friends
Waves of conversations break in
on shores of my head again

Try to be here now, I only ask you when
Try to be here now, I only ask you when
Try to be here now, I only ask you when
Try to be here now, I only ask you when


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

C

Guitar chord C

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "I Miss Strangers" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "I Miss Strangers" by Death Cab for Cutie.

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