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Australia for William Shakespeare in 1974.   The finale of the original single 
goes up one semitone but is difficult to play without a capo - and you have to be 
quick to put it on! I use the capo, but I have also included the actual chords 
without the capo. Good luck! Also the finale includes the Am7 chord twice. Listen 
to the song and you'll hear what I mean.
Standard tuning
For G13, C7, G7 and Am7 I play the simple versions, ie :  
       E A D G B E
 G13=  0 0 0 0 0 1
C7  =  0 3 2 3 1 0
G7  =  3 2 0 0 0 1
Am7 =  0 0 2 0 1 0
The rhythm of the spoken parts and outro (C/Am/Dm/G13 sequence) goes like this:
1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8    1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8 
D  -  -  U  D  U  D -     D  -  -  U  D  U  D  -
C        Am               Dm       G13
(intro + spoken)
C            Am     Dm          G13
             C         Am              Dm      G13it was on a
Ccold December Amafter-Dmnoon                G13  
Cdoesn't seem Amthat long ago      Dm      G13I was
Csitting, warmAming my Dmfeet by my                G13  
Cole'     fire AmplaceDm  G13  
  Cwhen in walAmked my little girl Dmhome froG13m school    
  Cand I could Amsee that somethiDmng was wronG13g
Cby the tears Amthat were Dmrolling dowG13n         
            C          Am   Dm(stop)  -
her face                             and she said 
(singing)
E7daddy, daddy at Amschool today   E7somebody told me a Amlie    
  E7and after hearing what Amshe had heard I Dtold her not to Gcry  It 
Fhurt to Gsee her Ccry C7because she's Fmy, my little GangelG7  
   Emmy little Amangel     Am7     Dmmy little Gangel, when she 
Csmi---- C7les oh yes she's Fmy, my little GangelG7  
   Emmy little Amangel and I Dmdon't ever Gwant to see her
Fcry          F-
(spoken)
     Cwhat Amshe heard was Dmthat angels G13didn't 
Creally exiAmst          Dmthat they G13were just a part of 
Cfables             Am  Dmfairy tales, G13any old 
ChowAm  Dm  G13  
  Cof course theAmre are angels I Dmsaid everyboG13dy has an 
Cangel that takeAms care of them              Dm   G13in fact
CI know where tAmhere's a Dmreal live anG13gel                      
             C         Am   Dm(stop)   -
  right now                           and she said 
(singing)
E7daddy, daddy please Amtell me where   E7and tell me how do you kn-Amow?
  E7and I said easy if you Amlisten close it's Dnot too far to g-Go   and 
Fthis is Ghow I Cknow C7because your Fmy, my little GangelG7  
  Emmy little Amangel     Am7     Dmmy little Gangel, when you 
Csmi----C7le oh yes your   Fmy, my little GangelG7  
   Emmy little Amangel and I Dmdon't ever Gwant to see you 
E7cry             E7Now I 
Fmiss her Emdearly since she Fleft that Emday  But I 
           F              Em         Dm(Dm)
know she is near me every hour           every
(finale)                ***Capo at 1 for rest of the song
         G-                C7  
day       because she's,   because she's
Fmy, my little Gangel    G7     Emmy little AmangelAm7  
    Dmmy little Gangel, yes she's Cmi--- C7ne oh yes so
Ffine my little Gangel   G7     Emmy little Amangel  Am7and I 
Dmknow that she's Gwith me all the Ctime          Am      DmwitG13h me all the 
Ctime         Am        Dm     G13my little Cangel         Am          Dm    G13my little
Cangel        Am        Dm  G13my my little Cangel         Am          Dm    G13my little 
Cangel        Am        Dm     G13my little Cangel (Amfade)Dm  G13  
(finale)               *** Actual chords for recorded version, no capo
         G-                Db7  
day       because she's,   because she's
F#my, my little Abangel     Ab7     Fmmy little BbmangelBbm7  
    Ebmmy little Abangel, yes she's Dbmi--- Db7ne oh yes so
F#fine my little Abangel     Ab7    Fmmy little Bbmangel  Bbm7And I 
Ebmknow that she's Abwith me all the Dbtime             Bbm      Ebmwith Ab13me all the 
Dbtime            Bbm         Ebm    Ab13my little Dbangel         Bbm          Ebm    Ab13my little
Dbangel           Bbm        EbmmAb13y my little Dbangel         Bbm          Ebm    Ab13my little 
Dbangel           Bbm         Ebm    Ab13my little Dbangel (Bbmfade)Ebm  Ab13  

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My Little Angel

by William Shakespeare

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G13

Am7

Db7

Ab7

Bbm

Bbm7

Ebm

Ab13

Australia for William Shakespeare in 1974. The finale of the original single

goes up one semitone but is difficult to play without a capo - and you have to be

quick to put it on! I use the capo, but I have also included the actual chords

without the capo. Good luck! Also the finale includes the Am7 chord twice. Listen

to the song and you'll hear what I mean.

Standard tuning

For G13, C7, G7 and Am7 I play the simple versions, ie :

E A D G B E

G13

= 0 0 0 0 0 1

C7 = 0 3 2 3 1 0

G7 = 3 2 0 0 0 1

Am7 = 0 0 2 0 1 0

The rhythm of the spoken parts and outro (C/Am/Dm/G13 sequence) goes like this:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

D - - U D U D - D - - U D U D -

C Am Dm G13

(intro + spoken)

C Am Dm G13

it was on a

C Am Dm G13

cold December after-noon

C Am Dm G13

doesn't seem that long ago I was

C Am Dm G13

sitting, warming my feet by my

C Am Dm G13

ole' fire place

C Am Dm G13

when in walked my little girl home from school

C Am Dm G13

and I could see that something was wrong

C Am Dm G13

by the tears that were rolling down

C Am Dm

(stop) -

her face and she said

(singing)

E7 Am E7 Am

daddy, daddy at school today somebody told me a lie

E7 Am D G

and after hearing what she had heard I told her not to cry It

F G C C7 F G G7

hurt to see her cry because she's my, my little angel

Em Am Am7 Dm G

my little angel my little angel, when she

C C7 F G G7

smi---- les oh yes she's my, my little angel

Em Am Dm G

my little angel and I don't ever want to see her

F F

cry -

(spoken)

C Am Dm G13

what she heard was that angels didn't

C Am Dm G13

really exist that they were just a part of

C Am Dm G13

fables fairy tales, any old

C Am Dm G13

how

C Am Dm G13

of course there are angels I said everybody has an

C Am Dm G13

angel that takes care of them in fact

C Am Dm G13

I know where there's a real live angel

C Am Dm

(stop) -

right now and she said

(singing)

E7 Am E7 Am

daddy, daddy please tell me where and tell me how do you kn-ow?

E7 Am D G

and I said easy if you listen close it's not too far to g-o and

F G C C7 F G G7

this is how I know because your my, my little angel

Em Am Am7 Dm G

my little angel my little angel, when you

C C7 F G G7

smi----le oh yes your my, my little angel

Em Am Dm G

my little angel and I don't ever want to see you

E7 E7

cry Now I

F Em F Em

miss her dearly since she left that day But I

F Em Dm Dm

()

know she is near me every hour every

(finale) ***Capo at 1 for rest of the song

G C7

day because she's, because she's

F G G7 Em Am Am7

my, my little angel my little angel

Dm G C C7

my little angel, yes she's mi--- ne oh yes so

F G G7 Em Am Am7

fine my little angel my little angel and I

Dm G C Am Dm G13

know that she's with me all the time with me all the

C Am Dm G13 C Am Dm G13

time my little angel my little

C Am Dm G13 C Am Dm G13

angel my my little angel my little

C Am Dm G13 C Am Dm G13

angel my little angel (fade)

(finale) *** Actual chords for recorded version, no capo

G Db7

day because she's, because she's

F# Ab Ab7 Fm Bbm Bbm7

my, my little angel my little angel

Ebm Ab Db Db7

my little angel, yes she's mi--- ne oh yes so

F# Ab Ab7 Fm Bbm Bbm7

fine my little angel my little angel And I

Ebm Ab Db Bbm Ebm Ab13

know that she's with me all the time with me all the

Db Bbm Ebm Ab13 Db Bbm Ebm Ab13

time my little angel my little

Db Bbm Ebm Ab13 Db Bbm Ebm Ab13

angel my my little angel my little

Db Bbm Ebm Ab13 Db Bbm Ebm Ab13

angel my little angel (fade)

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