Angels Wings Chords & Tabs
Angel's Wings
(capo 1st fret)
INTRO: C D Em Em (srumming whole note)
Em C
You say you're down on your luck
D G
Hey baby it's a long long way up
C G |D Dsus2| |Dsus2 D|
Hold back now, hold back your fears
Em C
You say you're really down and out
D G
And you feel like there's no way out now
C G |D D2| D2 D| |G Gsus4 D4add9(3x)|Em D|
Let it go now, let go your tears some more
G G
How many times have you asked yourself
G Em D
Is this a hand of fate now that I've been dealt
G G
You're so disillusioned, this can't be real
G Em D
And you can't stand now the way you feel
G G
I don't care about what they say
G Em D
I won't live or die that way
G G
Tired of figurin' out things on my own
G Em D |G Gsus4 D4add9(3x)| G
Angel's wings won't you carry me home?
Em C
And when you're down on your luck
D G
Hey baby it's a long long way up
C G D Dsus2 D Dsus2
Hold back now, hold back your fears
Em C
And when you're really down and out
D G
And you feel like there's no way out now
C G D D2| D2 D |G Gsus4 D4add9(3x)|Em D|
Let it go now, let go your tears some more
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/social_distortion/angels_wings_crd_ver_3.html ]
G G
I triumphed in the face of adversity
G Em D
And I became the man I never thought I'd be
G G
And now my biggest challenge a thing called love
G Em D
I guess I'm not as tough as I thought I was
G G
I don't care about what they say
G Em D
I'm gonna marry you someday
G G
Go ahead and wake up, it's a brand new day
G Gsus4 D4add9 Em D G Gsus4 D4add9 G Gsus4 D4add9
Angel's wings gonna carry you away
G Gsus4 D4add9 Em D G Gsus4 D4add9 G Gsus4 D4add9
Angel's wings gonna carry me away
G Gsus4 D4add9 G
Angel's wings gonna carry us
Em C
And when you're down on your luck
D G
Hey baby it's a long long way up
C G D Dsus2 D Dsus2 D
Hold back now, hold back your fears
Em C
And when you're really down and out
D G
And you feel like there's no way out now
C G D Dsus2 D Dsus2 D G G4 D4/9 G G4 D4/9
Let it go now, let go your tears some more
G Gsus4 D4add9 Em D G Gsus4 D4add9 G Gsus4 D4add9
Angel's wings gonna carry you away
G Gsus4 D4add9 Em D G Gsus4 D4add9 G Gsus4 D4add9
Angel's wings gonna carry me away
G Gsus4 G Em D G Gsus4 D4add9 G Gsus4 D4add9 Em D G
Angel's wings gonna carry us away
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Miscellaneous:
Sometimes G is played as G5
D Dsus2 D Dsus2 D are two beats, strum like you want.
Em D, one beat (D on 3)
G G4 D4/9
e: |x----3--0--0--0--0--0|
B: |x----0--0--1--3--1--0|
G: |x----0--0--0--0--0--0|
D: |0----0--x--x--x--x--x|
A: |2----2--x--x--x--x--x|
E: |3----3--x--x--x--x--x|
D D u D u D u
1 2 a 3 a 4 a
play song like
1 2 a 3 a 4 a
D D u D D D u