"Stranger By The Day"
By Shades Apart
From The album "Eyewitness"
Tab by: Zach Waters  [email protected]

Tuning: Standard

Intro (Distortion)
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B, F#, E, F# x4, on last repeat go to 'G#' after last 'F#' 

On the third time this clean lead comes in:
e--7-9-7-7-9-7-7-9-7-7-9-7-4~~--|
B--------------------------------|
G--------------------------------|
D--------------------------------|
A--------------------------------|
E--------------------------------|

The verse is played like this:
   C#             F#             B      Bb     G# 
e-------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------|
G--6-6-XX-6-6-XX-----------------4-4-XX-3-3-XX----------------|
D--6-6-XX-6-6-XX--4-4-XX-4-4-XX--4-4-XX-3-3-XX-6-6-XX-6-6-XX--|
A--4-4-XX-4-4-XX--4-4-XX-4-4-XX--2-2-XX-1-1-XX-6-6-XX-6-6-XX--|
E-----------------2-2-XX-2-2-XX----------------4-4-XX-4-4-XX--|
  C#             D#             G#
e------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------|
G-6-6-XX-6-6-XX--8-8-XX-8-8-XX--------4-----4-4--|
D-6-6-XX-6-6-XX--8-8-XX-8-8-XX------6-----4---6--|
A-4-4-XX-4-4-XX--6-6-XX-6-6-XX----6-----6-----6--|
E-------------------------------4-----4-------4--|

Verse 1 (Distortion)
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                         C#                      F#
Snow is falling from the sky, in the middle of July
                      B    Bb         G#
Sun was shining in my eyes again last night
                         C#                       D#                   G#
Alarm goes off without a sound, the silence is so loud something isn't right 

                        C#                      F#
Footsteps echo down the hall, no one's there at all
			  B           Bb      G# 
Dial your number but your voice says "I'm not home"
              C#                                  D#   
Everything is inside out, I don't know what it's about

Chorus (Distortion)
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D#               B        F#     E  F#       
It keeps getting stranger by the day
B        F#     E  F#  
stranger by the day
                 B        F#     E  F#  
It keeps getting stranger by the day
B        F#     E  F#  G# 
Stranger by the day

Verse 2 (Distortion)
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E|-------|
B|-------|Clean Harmonics Fill
G|-------|Played before the first 'C#'
D|--(7)--|
A|--(7)--|
E|--(7)--|
                    C#                      F#
Going for a walk outside, to see what I can find
                      B         Bb   G#
No reflections in the windows I pass by 
                       C#                            D#                       G#
It feels hotter in the shade, water's running up the drain, something's going on

                   C#                       F#
Conversations with a mime, stared at by the blind
                    B       Bb  G# 
Imagination must be working overtime
                    C#                         D#
The world is upside down, everything is turned around

[Repeat Chorus]

Solo (Distortion) 
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C#, F#, B, Bb, C#, D#, G#

             C#         F              B            Bb       G#
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------7----------------------------------------------------|
G|-------6-8---9-8-9-8-6-------------6-9-8-8-9-11----8-9-11-------|
D|-6-8-9-----------------9-8---6-8-9--------------11--------9-8-6-|
A|---------------------------9------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
                     C#                  D#
e|-7-6--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-9---7-------------11-9-7-9-7---8-9-11-12-11-9-8-9-8-4-7----|
G|-9-----9-9-8-9-9-8------------8--------------------------8--|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 3 (Clean for first part then distorted)
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(Note the changes into the full chord instead of powerchords for the first part)
                         C#m                   F# 
By the time I reach your door, I can't take anymore
                      B       Bb      G#m         
I just happened to be in your neighborhood
                     C#m                           D#                    G#m
I'm the one who gets surprised, I don't believe my eyes, your alibi's no good

                     C#        F#                        B      Bb        G#
Whatever happened to the world, whatever happened to the girl I thought I knew
                 C#                       D#      B  F#
It just can't be true, I guess I'm losing you, girl

Outro Chorus
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B        F#     E  F#  
Stranger by the day
B        F#     E  F#  
Stranger by the day
                 B        F#     E  F#  
It keeps getting stranger by the day
B        F#     E  F#  
Stranger by the day
B        F#     E  F#  
Stranger by the day
B        F#     E  F#  G#
Stranger by the day