Be Bop Deluxe - Dangerous Stranger

verse 1
A D E A D A
it’s after midnight in the city of broken dreams
A D E A D A
down in the alley , galileo meets his pack of thieves
E
over the river by the old hotel
D
there’s a big car coming like a bat out of hell
A D E A
it’s the dangerous stranger in his ghostly limou – – – sine .

verse 2
A D E A D A
you get the feeling that he’s running in an endless race
A D E A D A
driving through the city like a razor across its face
E
stops on the corner in a flash of flame
D
he calls to me ( ’hey boy , what’s your name? )
A D E A A – G# – F#
he’s the stranger with a danger if you ever get to play his game .

chorus
F# D
i want to go for a ride
G F#
to see what lies on the other side
D B E ( D – eee , D – eee , D – eee )
i want to go for a ride tonight , tonight .

verse 3
A D E A D A
i climb right in , like A fool i say i’ll go
A D E A D A
i listen to the messages comin’ through his radi – – – – o
E
is that my name on channel 9? they say
D
( ’you’re going away for a long long time’ )
A D E A A – G# – F#
with the dangerous stranger from a station on the other side .

chorus
F# D
i want to go for a ride
G F#
to see what lies on the other side
D B E ( D – eee , D – eee , D – eee )
i want to go for a ride tonight , tonight .

verse 4
A D E A D A
the night is black and the stars no longer burn
A D E A D A
the radio says that we’re past the point of no return
E
i scream at the driver but he says
D
( ’no way , you shouldn’t have come if you didn’t want to stay’ )
A D E A
he’s the dangerous stranger on a highway to the end of time
A D E A
he’s the dangerous stranger on a highway to the end of time .

ending guitar solo is over a chord progression of :

C – G – F – C F – G ( x3 )

C – G – F – C F – G – aa G – F# – F – G – aa