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Tarnished Angel
Recorded by George Jones
Written by Roger Miller
CYour halo is the G7neon
Your Fheart a jukebox Csong
Your Fheaven is a Chonky tonk
You D7love to live so G7wrong
I Cknow your not much G7angel
As a Fsaint you've gained no Cfame
My Fangel's kinda Ctarnished
But I Flove jG7ust the sCame
Tarnished G7angel
From a backstreet Cbar
Tarnished G7angel
I want you D7just as you G7are
COur worlds are strange and G7different
But Flove they say is Ctrue
I'll Ftry to live in Cyour world
If Fyou won't G7live in Cmine
repeat #3
COur worlds are strange and G7different
But Flove they say is Cblind
I'll Ftry to live in Cyour world
If Fyou won't G7live in Cmine

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Tarnished Angel

by George Jones

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Tarnished Angel

Recorded by George Jones

Written by Roger Miller

C G7

Your halo is the neon

F C

Your heart a jukebox song

F C

Your heaven is a honky tonk

D7 G7

You love to live so wrong

C G7

I know your not much angel

F C

As a saint you've gained no fame

F C

My angel's kinda tarnished

F G7 C

But I love just the same

Tarnished angel

From a backstreet bar

Tarnished angel

D7 G7

I want you just as you are

C G7

Our worlds are strange and different

F C

But love they say is true

F C

I'll try to live in your world

F G7 C

If you won't live in mine

repeat #3

C G7

Our worlds are strange and different

F C

But love they say is blind

F C

I'll try to live in your world

F G7 C

If you won't live in mine

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