Angels by Microdisney
From Microdisney’s 1987 Crooked Mile album. Written by Cathal Coughlan and Sean O’Hagan. No capo.
INTRO
[A] On the [E] clifftop [E6] [E7]
[A] Of the [E] lessed
[D] He flaps his [E6] elbows and he
[D] Wears a [E7] dress
[A] Soon he’s [E] flying [E6] [E7]
[A] Over [E] town
[D] He sees the [E7] floods, the fires, he [F#m] laughs
[F#m7] Turning to the [B7] clouds
[G] They called him [A] weak and they were [Em7] wrong
[G] Cos Angel [A] knows where he be [C] longs
CHORUS
[G] An [A] gels, [Em7] an [F#m7] gels
[G] Keep the [A] angels off my [Bm] back
[G] An [A] gels, [Em7] an [F#m7] gels
[G] Keep the [A] angels off my [B] back
VERSE 2
[A] So sue your [E] baker [E6] [E7]
[A] Sue your [E] tailor
[D] And your [E] childhood sweetheart [F#m] too
And [F#m7] anyone who [B7] knows
[G] With wings of [A] white and skin of [Em7] blue
[G] Tomo [A] rrow belongs t [C] o you
CHORUS
[G] An [A] gels, [Em7] an [F#m7] gels
[G] Keep the [A] angels off my [Bm] back
[G] An [A] gels, [Em7] an [F#m7] gels
[G] Keep the [A] angels off my [Bm] back
BRIDGE
[B] Yeah! [E] [B] [E]
[A] I’ve got a [E] message for [A] you
[E] I’ve got a message for [D] you
All the [E] tortured boys and [F#m] girls
Can [F#m7] go where he has [B7] gone
OUTRO
[G] An [A] gels, [Em7] an [F#m7] gels
[G] Keep the [A] angels off my [Bm] back
[G] An [A] gels, [F#m7] an [B] gels
[G] Keep the [A] angels off my [B] back [Em] [F#7] [B]