I'll Not Be A Stranger Song Lyrics and Chords by Stanley Brothers
I'll Not Be A Stranger
Written and Recorded by the Stanley Brothers
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I'll not be a stranger when I
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get to that city
I'm
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acquainted with folks over
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there
There'll be
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friends there to greet me
There'll be
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loved ones to meet me
At the
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gates of that
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city
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square
Through the
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years through the tears they've
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gone one by one
But they'll
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wait at the gate un
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til my race is won
I'll not be a stranger when I
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get to that city
I'm
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acquainted with
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folks over
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there
I'll not be a stranger when I
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get to that city
I've a
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home on the streets paved with
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gold
I will
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feel right at home there
In that
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beautiful
somewhere
With the
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loved ones whose
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memories I
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hold
Repeat #2
I'll not be a stranger when I
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get to that city
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There'll be no lonely days over
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there
There'll
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be no stormy weather
But a
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great time together
On the
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streets of that
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city
four
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square
Repeat #2
FAQ
Who sang the the song I'll Not Be A Stranger?
- The song I'll Not Be A Stranger was sang by Stanley Brothers.
Who is Stanley Brothers?
- The Stanley Brothers were an American bluegrass duo of singer-songwriters and musicians made up of brothers Carter Stanley (1925-1966) and Ralph Stanley (1927-2016). Ralph and Carter performed as The Stanley Brothers with their band, The Clinch Mountain Boys, from 1946 to 1966. Ralph kept the band name when he continued as a solo artist after Carter's death, from 1967 until his own death in 2016.
