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Album : Edge of the Sun (2015)
Tempo : 161
E-mail: [email protected]
Tabbed by: newg    (http://profile.ultimate-guitar.com/newg/)
Normal tuning, but in the video he play -step down
    F9: 131213
C     : x32013 (can be quickly alternate with Cadd9 : x30010)
C/G   : 332010 (can be quickly alternate with Cadd9/G : 330010)
 Fadd9: xx3213
   G/B: x20033
[Intro]
F F F9
[Verse]
You were Clooking for silver, Glooking for gold
You Fadd9never did feel the wind Cturning cold
You Calways said you didn’t Gneed that much anyFmoreF  
[Verse]
You were C/Gcarrying the weight of the Gworld
Running aCround with all that Cpain
So you Dmnever G/Bdid  Ffeel my hand in the C/Grain
You were C/Gdreaming deep down Gin the night
FDreaming all of your C/Gdays
So you C/Gnever did Gwake when the angels Cplayed
[Verse]
There was Cfire in the tunnel Gfire in the wash
And the Fringing of the C/Gbells
You Dmnever G/Bdid Fwake when the angels C/Gplayed
[Chorus]
AmMaybe you’ll find your Emsilver
FMaybe you’ll find your C/Ggold
AmMaybe we’ll meet aEmgain on the road someFtime
[Verse]
CStorm in December Gstorm in July
I was Fstanding in the door, When you Csaid goodbye
You Dmnever G/Bdid Fwake when the angels C/Gplayed
[Instrumental]
C/G G Fadd9 C
C/G G F F
[Verse]
There was Cfire in the tunnel, GFire in the wash
And the Fadd9ringing of the Cbells
You Dmnever G/Bdid Fwake when the angels C/Gplayed
[Chorus]
AmMaybe you’ll find your Emsilver
FMaybe you’ll find your Cgold
AmMaybe we’ll meet aEmgain on the Froad
[Verse]
CStorm in December Gstorm in July
I was Fadd9standing in the door, When you Csaid goodbye
You Dmnever G/Bdid Fwake when the angels C/Gplayed
You Dmnever G/Bdid Fwake when the angels C/Gplayed
[Intro]
Dm (alternate with Dsus2)
FC  Fadd9(alternate with Cadd9 )
C/G

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When The Angels Played

by Calexico

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Fadd9

G/B

C/G

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Album : Edge of the Sun (2015)

Tempo : 161

E-mail: [email protected]

Tabbed by: newg (http://profile.ultimate-guitar.com/newg/)

Normal tuning, but in the video he play -step down

: 131213

C : x32013 (can be quickly alternate with Cadd9 : x30010)

C/G : 332010 (can be quickly alternate with Cadd9/G : 330010)

Fadd9

: xx3213

G/B

: x20033

[Intro]

F F F9

[Verse]

C G

You were looking for silver, looking for gold

Fadd9 C

You never did feel the wind turning cold

C G F F

You always said you didn’t need that much anymore

[Verse]

C/G G

You were carrying the weight of the world

C C

Running around with all that pain

Dm G/B F C/G

So you never did feel my hand in the rain

C/G G

You were dreaming deep down in the night

F C/G

Dreaming all of your days

C/G G C

So you never did wake when the angels played

[Verse]

C G

There was fire in the tunnel fire in the wash

F C/G

And the ringing of the bells

Dm G/B F C/G

You never did wake when the angels played

[Chorus]

Am Em

Maybe you’ll find your silver

F C/G

Maybe you’ll find your gold

Am Em F

Maybe we’ll meet again on the road sometime

[Verse]

C G

Storm in December storm in July

F C

I was standing in the door, When you said goodbye

Dm G/B F C/G

You never did wake when the angels played

[Instrumental]

C/G G Fadd9 C

C/G G F F

[Verse]

C G

There was fire in the tunnel, Fire in the wash

Fadd9 C

And the ringing of the bells

Dm G/B F C/G

You never did wake when the angels played

[Chorus]

Am Em

Maybe you’ll find your silver

F C

Maybe you’ll find your gold

Am Em F

Maybe we’ll meet again on the road

[Verse]

C G

Storm in December storm in July

Fadd9 C

I was standing in the door, When you said goodbye

Dm G/B F C/G

You never did wake when the angels played

Dm G/B F C/G

You never did wake when the angels played

[Intro]

Dm (alternate with Dsus2)

F Fadd9

C (alternate with Cadd9 )

C/G

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