{"id":28199,"date":"2026-01-04T06:29:43","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T06:29:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/?p=28199"},"modified":"2026-01-04T06:30:28","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T06:30:28","slug":"sit-down-young-stranger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/sit-down-young-stranger\/","title":{"rendered":"Sit Down Young Stranger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Gordon Lightfoot<\/p>\n<section class=\"ER3UX\">\n<div class=\"WLiVH\" style=\"transform: translate(307.9px, 318.3px); visibility: visible;\">\n<div class=\"gNaYy\">\n<div class=\"KBpdu\">\n<section class=\"KEteY H_WtD\" aria-busy=\"false\">\n<div class=\"xkxXX\"><span class=\"Q_TBK u4jSw aPN9d ru_9u cTzGe anZsc lC4xr ReNVp\">1 of 16<\/span><button id=\"react-aria7421239496-P0-160\" class=\"vs3kE vDzLP SdUjb Kb0iM A4Yyn t8T86\" tabindex=\"0\" type=\"button\" data-react-aria-pressable=\"true\" aria-label=\"Next Variation\"><\/button><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"EUkVU QvITg\"><button id=\"react-aria7421239496-P0-161\" class=\"vs3kE vDzLP jcUeD Kb0iM\" tabindex=\"0\" type=\"button\" data-react-aria-pressable=\"true\"><span class=\"Q_TBK u4jSw aPN9d ru_9u cTzGe VLnCY p62dr\">Pl<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<pre class=\"xNWlr hjutX PBFx0\" style=\"font-size: 13px;\">Capo II\r\n \r\n[Intro]\r\n| <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"G\">C<\/span> |\r\n \r\n \r\n      <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"G\">C<\/span>                          <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"C\">F<\/span>               <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"G\">C<\/span>\r\nI'm standin' at the doorway, my head down in my hands\r\n      <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"C\">F<\/span>               <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"G\">C<\/span>                         <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"D\">G<\/span>\r\nNot knowin' where to sit, not knowin' where I stand\r\n    <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"G\">C<\/span>                          <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"C\">F<\/span>               <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"G\">C<\/span>\r\nMy father looms above me, for him there is no rest\r\n    <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"C\">F<\/span>               <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"G\">C<\/span>                           <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"D\">G<\/span>\r\nMy mother's arms enfold me and hold me to her breast\r\n       <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"G\">C<\/span>                                   <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"C\">F<\/span>                   <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"G\">C<\/span>\r\n\"They say you've been out wanderin', they say you've traveled far\r\n     <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"C\">F<\/span>             <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"G\">C<\/span>                         <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"D\">G<\/span>\r\nSit down, young stranger and tell us who you are\"\r\n     <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"G\">C<\/span>                            <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"C\">F<\/span>                   <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"G\">C<\/span>\r\nThe room has all gone misty, my thoughts are all in spin\r\n      <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"C\">F<\/span>             <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"G\">C<\/span>          <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"D\">G<\/span>                 <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"G\">C<\/span>\r\n\"Sit down, young stranger and tell us where you been\"\r\n \r\n \r\n                                           <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"C\">F<\/span>                  <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"G\">C<\/span>\r\n\"Well, I've been up to the mountain, I've walked down by the sea\r\n   <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"C\">F<\/span>                <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"G\">C<\/span>                            <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"D\">G<\/span>\r\nI never questioned no one and no one questioned me\r\n    <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"G\">C<\/span>                        <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"C\">F<\/span>                <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"G\">C<\/span>\r\nMy love was given freely and oft-times was returned\r\n   <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"C\">F<\/span>             <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"G\">C<\/span>                      <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"D\">G<\/span>\r\nI never came to borrow, I only came to learn\r\n     <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"G\">C<\/span>                               <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"C\">F<\/span>                 <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"G\">C<\/span>\r\nSometimes it did get lonely, but it taught me how to cry\r\n     <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"C\">F<\/span>                <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"G\">C<\/span>                        <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"D\">G<\/span>\r\nAnd laughter came too easy for life to pass me by\r\n   <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"G\">C<\/span>                          <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"C\">F<\/span>                <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"G\">C<\/span>\r\nI never had a dollar that I didn't earn with pride\r\n          <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"C\">F<\/span>             <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"G\">C<\/span>                    <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"D\">G<\/span>\r\n'Cause I had a million daydreams to keep me satisfied\"\r\n \r\n \r\n[Interlude]\r\n| <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"G\">C<\/span> | <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"G\">C<\/span> | <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"C\">F<\/span> | <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"G\">C<\/span> | <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"C\">F<\/span> | <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"G\">C<\/span> | <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"D\">G<\/span> | <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"G\">C<\/span> |\r\n \r\n \r\n      D                             G                D\r\n\"And will you gather daydreams, or will you gather wealth?\r\n     G                 D                               A\r\nHow can you find your fortune when you cannot find yourself?\"\r\n    D                                    G               D\r\nMy mother's eyes grow misty, there's a tremblin' in her hand\r\n      G             D                      A\r\n\"Sit down, young stranger, I do not understand\r\n     D                                    G                   D\r\nAnd will you try and tell us that you've been too long at school?\r\n       G                D                          A\r\nThat knowledge is not needed, that power does not rule?\r\n      D                           G                    D\r\nThat war is not the answer, that young men should not die?\r\n     G            D                        A\r\nSit down young stranger, I wait for your reply\"\r\n \r\n \r\n     D                       G               D\r\n\"The answer is not easy for souls are not reborn\r\n    G                  D                                 A\r\nTo wear the crown of peace, you must wear the Crown of Thorns\r\n     D                      G                 D\r\nIf Jesus had a reason, I'm sure he would not tell\r\n        G            D                             A\r\nThey treated him so badly, how could he wish them well?\"\r\n \r\n \r\n     D                            G               D\r\nThe parlor now is empty, there's nothin' left to say\r\n    G            D                            A\r\nMy father has departed, my mother's gone to pray\r\n         D                           G               D\r\nThere's rockets in the meadows and ships out on the sea\r\n    G                D                      A\r\nThe answer's in the forest, carved upon a tree:\r\n  G          D             A           D\r\n\"John loves Mary,\"...does anyone love me?<\/pre>\n<div class=\"vxv2A\">X<\/div>\n<pre class=\"xNWlr hjutX PBFx0\" style=\"font-size: 13px;\"><\/pre>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gordon Lightfoot 1 of 16 Pl Capo II [Intro] | C | C F C I&#8217;m standin&#8217; at the doorway, my head down in my hands F C G Not knowin&#8217; where to sit, not knowin&#8217; where I stand C F C My father looms above me, for him there &hellip; <span class=\"more-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/sit-down-young-stranger\/\" class=\"more-link\">CLICK TO VIEW SONG<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Sit Down Young 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