ANGEL
Basic chords, try to keep the top E ringing and have fun with it.
Jimi played a semi-tone down, so when listening to original may sound out of tune with these chords.
Abm7 F#m7 Abm7 C#m7 Ebm7 F#m7 F#m
F# C# Abm
Angel came down from heaven yesterday
B E F F# C#/B
She stayed with me just long enough to rescue me
F# C# Abm
And she told me a story yesterday
B E F F# E
About the sweet love between the moon and the deep blue sea
B C C# D F# F#sus4/F#
And then she spread her wings high over me
F# Abm Bbm B Bsus4/B
She said she’s gonna come back tomorrow And I said
E F#m
Fly on my sweet angel
C A D Eb E (Esus4)
Fly on through the sky
E F#m
Fly on my sweet angel
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/jimi_hendrix/angel_crd_ver_2.html ]
C A D Eb E (Esus4)
Tomorrow I’m gonna be by your side
E/Eb/D C A D Eb E
E F#m G F#m
F# C# Abm
Sure enough this morning she came unto me
B E F F# C#/B
Silver wings silhouetted against a childs sunrise
F# C# Abm
And my angel she said unto me
B E F F# C#/B
Today is the day for you to rise
B C C# D F# F#sus4/F#
Take my hand your gonna be my man your gonna rise
F# Abm Bbm B Bsus4/B
And then she took me high over yonder
E F#m
Fly on my sweet angel
C A D Eb E (Esus4)
Fly on through the sky
E F#m
Fly on my sweet angel
C A D Eb E (Esus4)
Forever I’m gonna be by your side
Mark Mason
masonfam@ntlworld.com
