The National - Mistaken for Strangers: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Mistaken for 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.
F/A F/A# You have to do it running but you do everything that they F/C Csus4 ask you to cause you don’t mind seeing F/A F/A# yourself in a picture as long as you look F/C Csus4 faraway, as long as you look removed F/A F/A# showered and blue-blazered, F/C Csus4 fill yourself with quarters F/A F/A# showered and blue-blazered, F/C Csus4 fill yourself with quarters Chorus: Dm F You get mistaken for strangers by your own friends A# F when you pass them at night under the silvery, silvery A# F Am citibank lights, arm in arm in arm and eyes and eyes glazing under Gm F Oh you wouldn’t want an angel watching over. A# F Surprise, surprise, they wouldn’t wannna watch A# F another uninnocent, elegant fall into the Am unmagnificent lives of adults Make up something to believe in your heart of hearts So you have something to wear on your sleeve of sleeves So you swear you just saw a feathery woman Carry a blindfolded man through the trees Showered and blue-blazered Fill yourself with quarters Showered and blue-blazered Fill yourself with quarters You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  Am  A#  C  Csus4  Dm  F  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 "Mistaken for Strangers" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Mistaken for Strangers" by The National.