Written by Robert Wright and George Forrest
Intro: Dm7 G9 C7M A7/13- Dm7 G9 Fm7 C7M A7/13- Dm7 G9 C7M C7M/9 Take my hand, I'm a stranger in paradise Dm7 G9 Fm7 C7M C7M/9 All lost in a wonderland, a stranger in paradise Dm7 G9 C7M C7M/9 If I stand starry-eyed, that's a danger in paradise Am6 Dm7 Fm G9 C For mortals who stand beside an angel like you Bridge G#7 C# I saw your face, and I ascended Bm6 C7 Fm Out of the commonplace into the rare E7 A Somewhere in space I hang suspended Dm7 G9 C7M Until I know there's a chance you care Edim Dm7 G9 C7M C7M/9 Won't you answer the fervent prayer of a stranger in paradise Dm7 G9 C7M C7M/9 Don't send me in dark despair from all that I hunger for D7 G9 Em7 Edim But open your angel arms to this stranger in paradise Dm7 Fm G9 C And tell him that he need be a stranger no more