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Trespasser

Al Stewart

RockMedium for beginners7 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

Bm×
F#mDiagram coming soon
Em
D××
C×
G
A×

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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verse 1: 
 
Bm 
When I first saw your trespasser 
F#m                           Bm     F#m    
He wandered uninvited to your door 
Bm 
He seemed to know his way around 
  F#m                              Bm    F#m 
Although I'd never seen his face before 
Bm                        Em 
Pausing for a moment underneath your window ledge 
                                          D                      
He turned around to see the shadow of the sundial on the hedge 
            C                         Bm                 
There was a tightness in his face, as though he were on edge 
             F#m 
I don't know why 
 
 
    Bm              F#m 
You see him in your dreams 
    Bm              F#m 
You see him in your dreams 
    Bm              F#m 
You see him in your dreams 
    G             A               Bm 
But now I seem to see him all the time 
 
verse 2: 
 
    Bm 
You said if there's a trespasser 
F#m                            Bm     F#m    
There must be a footprint or a sign 
    Bm 
And what would he be looking for 
        F#m                        Bm     F#m    
There's nothing here for anyone to find 
    Bm                                 Em 
And while you tried to say it couldn't be I realized  
               G                               D 
That you could feel no sense of danger and you didn't seem surprised 
          C                                   Bm 
I got the feeling that you knew more than you said but felt advised  
           F#m 
To keep it in 
 
Repeat Chorus: 
 
verse 3: 
 
Bm                         Em 
 Now I see your trespasser go wandering alone 
               G                          D 
Sometimes he's standing by the flowers or melting in the stone 
         C                           Bm 
And even when I cannot see him I can feel it in my bones 
                F#m 
That he's still there 
 
Repeat Chorus to fade: 
          
 

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Chord set

Bm · F#m · Em · D · C · G · A

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.