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Dont Go To Strangers

Artist Name
JJ Cale
DON'T GO TO STRANGERS From "Naturally" 1st album.
Recorded in A
Arranged in Bb

INTRO:
                                                                optional
  Gm                Bb              C                 Gm      (turnaround)
E-----------------|--------------------|---------------------|---------|
H-----------------|------------------1-|-1------1------------|--1------|
G---0---0-------0-|--3---3-------3---0-|-0---3--0--3---0--0--|--0--3---|
D---0---0-------0-|--3---3-------3-----|-----3-----3---0--0--|-----3---|
A-----------------|----------1---------|---------------------|---------|
E-----------3-----|--------------------|---------------------|---------|

  Gm                Bb              D         C
E-----------------|--------------------|---------------------
H-----------------|------------------3-|-3-----1---3---------
G---0---0-------0-|--3---3-------3---2-|-2-----0---2---------
D---0---0-------0-|--3---3-------3-----|---------------------
A-----------------|----------1---------|---------------------
E-----------3-----|--------------------|---------------------

(Then there's a solo part over the same theme.)
(If any of you have trouble figuring this one out: Send me a mail and I'll
try to help!)

(Song starts:)

Gm                                 Bb                   C            Gm
     If Im standing in a crowd ___      call my name, ___   call it loud.
Gm                                 Bb                   D7
     Don't go to strang-ers,       woman,____ call on   me.
                Gm                 Bb                  C                     G
     Wave your  arm   in the air,___    let me know____   that you're there
                                     D7                   G
     When in doubt,____       oh,   woman,     call on   me

(Main solo part starts. Progression: G Bb C G  G Bb D7  Gm Bb C Gm D7 Gm)

                C                                      G
     Don't   leave me     here to rust.____  Don't    let me turn to    dust._
                                                        D7
     Oh,   wom-an,    when in doubt,____    call on me.____
                G                      Bb                  C                 G
     If I'm stand-ing    in a crowd,_____   call my name,___  call it loud.__
                                  D7                    G
     Don't go to stran-gers     wom-an,   call on me.____


(Outro: Repeat & fade)
     G                  Bb                 C                 G
  E------------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------|
  H------------------|-------------------|----1---1--1---1-|--------------|
  G-----0---0--0---0-|-----3---3--3---3--|----0---0--0---0-|----0--0-0----|
  D-----0---0--0---0-|-----3---3--3---3--|-----------------|----0--0-0--0-|
  A------------------|--1----------------|-3---------------|--------------|
  E--3---------------|-------------------|-----------------|-3------------|