White Lies - Strangers: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "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.

A#                        Gm
I pressed my ear to your chest
                    A#
And heard something personal
A#                      Gm
A whisper that knew my name
     A#                              Gm
Is this how your heart treats all strangers?
                 A#
With love and affection?
                     Gm
Then I feel cold and empty

Chorus:
G#               A#    Cm
I've got a sense of urgency
Cm
I've got to make this happen
Cm          G#
No stone unturned
G#               A#    Cm
I've got a sense of urgency
Cm
I've got to make something happen
Cm   A#    G#
No stone unturned

I held your hand while you were sleeping
The whole night you gripped to mine
A grip that begged me to stay
Is this how your limbs treat all strangers?
With love and affection?
Then I feel weak and empty

Chorus

  Cm             A#
Strangers don't hide
     D#                G#
The morning hunts you down
                        Gm
And there's nothing stranger
Gm
Than to love someone
   Cm            A#
Strangers don't hide
     D#                G#
The morning hunts you down
                       Gm
And there's nothing stranger
Gm
Than to love someone

A#                              Gm
I heard the water beat at your skin
             A#
A shower of discipline
            Gm
As heavy as iron
A#                                    Gm
And I imagined the hand that gripped mine
                              A#
Now gripping the gaps in the tiles
                 Gm
Just holding on tight

Chorus

Strangers don't hide
The morning hunts you down
And there's nothing stranger
Than to love someone
Strangers don't hide
The morning hunts you down
And there's nothing stranger
Than to love someone

Cm               A#
Strangers don't hide
Strangers don't hide


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

D#

Guitar chord D#

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

G#

Guitar chord G#

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 "Strangers" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Strangers" by White Lies.