ANGEL EYES
original by John Hiatt and Fred Koller for Jeff Healy Band (1988)
This version from New Grass Revival's "Friday Night In America" album
[INTRO]
Fingerpick : play twice
E E B A E E B A
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then strumming as per verses:
E G# A B
E G# Amaj7 B7
[V1]
E G# A B*
Girl, you're looking mighty fine tonight,
E G# Amaj7 B7*
and every guy has got you in his sights.
A G#m F#m E
So What are you doing with a clown like me,
A G#m F#7
that's surely one of life's little mysteries
[CHORUS]
E G# A B
So tonight I'll ask the stars above,
E G# Amaj7 B7
"How did I ever win your love?"
A E G# C#m
What did I do? What did I say?
A E B E [E to B is 1 beat early)
to make you turn your angel-eyes my way?
[V2]
E G# A B
Well, I'm the guy who never learned to dance,
E G# Amaj7 B7
never even got one second glance
A G#m F#m E
Across a crowded room was close enough,
A G#m F#7
I could look but I could never touch
[CHORUS]
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/n/new_grass_revival/angel_eyes_crd.html ]
E G# A B
So tonight I'll ask the stars above,
E G# Amaj7 B7
"How did I ever win your love?"
A E G# C#m
What did I do? What did I say?
A E B E [E to B is 1 beat early)
to make you turn your angel-eyes my way?
[BRIDGE]
A E A E F#m7 C#m7
Don't anybody wake me, if this is a dream
A E C#m7
'Cause this the best thing, ever happened to me
A E F#m7 C#m
All you fellows, you can look all you like,
F#m G#m A B
but this girl you see, she's leavin' here with me tonight......
[V3]
E G# A B
Well There's just one more thing that I need to know,
E G# Amaj7 B7
if this is love why does it scare me so?
A G#m F#m E
It must be somethin only you can see,
A G#m F#7
'cause girl I feel it when you look at me
[CHORUS]
E G# A B
So tonight I'll ask the stars above,
E G# Amaj7 B7
"How did I ever win your love?"
A E G# C#m
What did I do? What did I say?
A E B E [E to B is 1 beat early)
to make you turn your angel-eyes my way?
A E G# C#m
What did I do? What did I say?
A E B E [E to B is 1 beat early)
to make you turn your angel-eyes my way?............
END
* Bass (or other guitar) riff at end of lines 1 and 2 of verses:
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