TOTAL STRANGER
(G. Vannelli)


small case letters above chord symbols
indicate individual notes:
c4: middle C, and notes above in that octave...
c5: C above middle C
c3: C below middle C  etc.
numbers behind notes will only be indicated
when notes enter another octave or begin a new line



e4..................................
e3..................................
e2....................................
                                  Is anybody out there?  (echo)

      Em         D                   Em           D
r.h. b4   e5  f# e  g   f#  d   b4   b4   e5  f#  e  g   f#  d   b4
l.h. e2   b   e3 d                   e2   b   e3  d
      1   +   2  +  3   +   4   +    1    +   2   +  3   +   4   +


(continue intro similie)

           Em          D
There's no knock on my door

       Em       D
No one comes anymore

        Em      D     Em    D
To this island

           Em     D
Trapped on memory lane

          Em         D
Caught in yesterdays rain

       D/C  Em/C   D/B   Cmaj7
In the si  lence

                         e4  e  e
        Am7addD
I have looked in your eye
                              g4 g
             Em/C
Calling your name outloud

                           e4 e e
        Am7addD
But you look right through me

       Fmaj7                e6 d  e  e
Like a ghost in a crowd

a3 b  c4  g  c  g                  e  f# g  a  g  f#
      C               D     Em
          Just like a total stranger
                                         g2  e
a3 b  c4  g  c  g
      C                D        Em
          Behind those walls of stone

f#2  g
f#1  g
     G             D/G     D/C  C
       I've been a missing per  son




Am7addD                C/D
      Location unknown

a3 b  c4  g  c  g                   e  f# g  a  g  f#
      C              D     Em
       Living like a total stranger

a3 b  c4  g  c  g                    g2 e
      C               D        Em
                    A now here man

     f#2  g
     f#1  g
          G                   D/G    D/C   C
You see I couldn't get a lis  ted    num   ber

F/Bb        C/F
Living in a now man's

      Em         D                   Em           D
r.h. b4   e5  f# e  g   f#  d   b4   b4   e5  f#  e  g   f#  d   b4
l.h. e2   b   e3 d                   e2   b   e3  d
      1   +   2  +  3   +   4   +    1    +   2   +  3   +   4   +
     land

             Em          D
Well did you take me for dead

        Em           D
Did you know I still bled

              e4  g a  b   d  bb a g  d
     Em                               D
With desire

        Em         D
Hey I'm talking to you

        Em               D
But the words don't come through

        D/C   Em/C  D/C  Em/C
On this wire
                         e4 e e
      Am7addD
I'm a voice in the dark

                      g4 g f#
       Em/C                D/C
Crying out to the ghost
                       e4 e  e
     Am7addD
So I reach out my hand

       Fmaj7            e6 d e e
Like a man overboard

a3 b  c4  g  c  g                  e  f# g  a  g  f#
Am    C               D     Em
          Just like a total stranger



                                         g2  e
a3 b  c4  g  c  g
Am    C                D        Em
          Behind those walls of stone

f#2  g
f#1  g
     G             D/G     D/C  C
       I've been a missing per  son

Am7addD                C/D
      Location unknown

a3 b  c4  g  c  g                   e  f# g  a  g  f#
      C              D     Em
       Living like a total stranger

a3 b  c4  g  c  g                       g2  e
Am    C               D        Em
                    A now here man

     f#2  g
     f#1  g
          G                   D/G    D/C   C
You see I couldn't get a lis  ted    num   ber

F/Bb        C/F
Living in a no mans


...synth flute:
 b4  b  b  b  a  a  a  a  b4   b   b   b  a   a   a   a
|G/F          F          | G/F            F           |
land...


f#4  f# f#  f# g# g# g# g# f#4  f# f#  f# g#  g# g# g#
|D/E          E/F#        |D/E            E/F#        |


b4  b  b  b  a  a  a  a   c    b   b   b  a   a   a   a
|G/F         F           |Am/F G/F        F             |


f#4  f# f#  f# g# g# g# g# a   a    a   a  b  b  b  b
|D/E          E/F#        |D/G            E/A        |

guitar with synth bass


|Em       |          |D/B   Em/C   |D/B    Em/C   |


|Em       |          |D/B   Em/C   |D/B    Em/C   |

                        e4 e e
Am7addD
I'm a voice in the dark





                        g4 g f#
       Em/C       D/C
Crying out to the stars

                      e4 e  e
     Am7addD
So I reach out my hand

       Fmaj7
Like a man overboard

 a3 b  c4  g  c  g                   e  f# g  a  g  f#
       C              D     Em
                    A total stranger

a3 b  c4  g  c  g                    g3   e
      C              D     Em
        Behind those walls of stone

f#2  g
f#1  g
     G             D/G     D/C  C
       I've been a missing per  son

Am7addD                C/D
      Location unknown

 a3 b  c4  g  c  g                   e  f# g  a  g  f#
       C             D     Em
       Living like a total stranger

a3 b  c4  g  c  g                      g2  e
       C             D             Em
               Does anybody understand

     f#2  g
     f#1  g
          G              D/G    D/C   C
You see I couldn't get a listed num   ber

F/Bb        C/F
Living in a no man's land

Em       D/E    Em       D/E
land

D/C      Em/C   D/C      Em/C
oh oh oh oh     oh oh oh oh


   Em      D/E         Em      D/E
Is anybody out there?
   oh oh oh oh         oh oh oh oh

   D/C     Em/C       D/C     Em/C
  oh oh oh oh         oh oh oh oh

etc..

chart and transcription
Peter Kruger casparus50@yahoo.ca