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|      Em|          |
I Emwrestled with an angel
Of A/C#darkness B7/D#called Des-
|      Em|       D/F#|G  
 pair
  He claimed that he Cwas
The A7/C#answer   Am7to    my   D7prayersB7/D#  
He Emtried to bring me around
to A/C#general his D#+5school of Emthought
He E7/G#claimed if I Am7chose I could D9end all my G6woes
ForeGver   Amin  a   Bsin B/D#gle    Emshot
Well he Emdamned near won me over
But my A/C#trigger D#+5finger
|      Em|       D/F#|G  
 froze
   Soon a G/Bbattle of Cwits
Became a A7mortal ex Am7change of D9howsD7  B7/D#  
Right Embefore the lights went out
He pressed his A/C#whiskers B7/D#to my  Emear
Then he E7/G#spat and he Am9cursed
And he D7whispered these G7words
With a Gsnarl Amand a B7snigger B7/D#and a  Emadd9sneer
He said...
Give it Am7up,   D7son
   G13You know you Amnever G7/Bcan   Cwin
The Am7world is a C7/Gburning   B7/F#house
It's al Emways some D/F#thingG  E7/G#  
Get your Am7gun,  D7son
     G13Kiss Amall your G7/Bsorrows good Cbye
AmBang and C7/Gyou'll be  B7/F#fine
Like a bird Emup in the sky
Came Ema-tapping D#/Eon my  Em7shoulder
It was an A7/C#angel of B7/D#light   called   Emhope
She Emsaid...D/F#  G  
"Hey little boy Cblue
Please let an A7/C#old friend A7throw you a Drope"B7/D#  
Sure is Emdark,   D#/Ecold and Emwindy
And the A7/C#heavens ain't B7/D#no great
|      Em|     D/F#|
 shakes
But E7/G#weather Am7wise
You just D9might be sur G9-5prised
   GWhat a Amdifference a G/Bday            B7/D#  Em7makes
She said...
Don't give Am7up,  D7son
     G13It's Amtrue you G7/Bcan't always Cwin
The Amworld's a C7/Gburning B7/F#house
It's always Emsomething        D/F#(there's always a Gsomething)E7/G#  
Hide your Am9gun, sD7on
    G13One to the Am7head G7/Bwon't do Cyou right
Come Am7on and I C7/Gbet you'll see B7/F#things
In a Em7who-o-o-o-o-ole different light
She said...
^      ^     ^    ^      ^   ^    ^   ^
Emoo    Am/Eoo     Emoo   Am/Eoo     Coo  C6oo   Coo   C#dimoo
^    ^     ^   ^    ^   ^     ^    ^
B7oo   oo    B7-9oo   oo   oo  oo   B7+5-9oo   oo
                              Whole different
^      ^     ^    ^      ^   ^    ^   ^
EmlightAm/E  Em  Am/E  C  C6  C  C#dim  
^    ^     ^   ^
B7oo   oo    B7-9oo   oo
   F     Em    B7/F#    B7   Em(add  A)
           mm   mm  oooooooooooo...

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Wrestling With Angels

by Gino Vannelli

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

A/C#

B7/D#

D/F#

A7/C#

Am7

D#+5

E7/G#

B/D#

G/B

Am9

Emadd9

G13

G7/B

| | |

I wrestled with an angel

A/C# B7/D#

Of darkness called Des-

Em D/F# G

| | |

pair

He claimed that he was

A7/C# Am7 D7 B7/D#

The answer to my prayers

He tried to bring me around

A/C# D#+5 Em

to general his school of thought

E7/G# Am7 D9 G6

He claimed if I chose I could end all my woes

G Am B B/D# Em

Forever in a sin gle shot

Well he damned near won me over

A/C# D#+5

But my trigger finger

Em D/F# G

| | |

froze

G/B C

Soon a battle of wits

A7 Am7 D9 D7 B7/D#

Became a mortal ex change of hows

Right before the lights went out

A/C# B7/D# Em

He pressed his whiskers to my ear

E7/G# Am9

Then he spat and he cursed

D7 G7

And he whispered these words

G Am B7 B7/D# Emadd9

With a snarl and a snigger and a sneer

He said...

Am7 D7

Give it up, son

G13 Am G7/B C

You know you never can win

Am7 C7/G B7/F#

The world is a burning house

Em D/F# G E7/G#

It's al ways some thing

Am7 D7

Get your gun, son

G13 Am G7/B C

Kiss all your sorrows good bye

Am C7/G B7/F#

Bang and you'll be fine

Like a bird up in the sky

Em D#/E Em7

Came a-tapping on my shoulder

A7/C# B7/D# Em

It was an angel of light called hope

Em D/F# G

She said...

"Hey little boy blue

A7/C# A7 D B7/D#

Please let an old friend throw you a rope"

Em D#/E Em

Sure is dark, cold and windy

A7/C# B7/D#

And the heavens ain't no great

Em D/F#

| | |

shakes

E7/G# Am7

But weather wise

D9 G9-5

You just might be sur prised

G Am G/B B7/D# Em7

What a difference a day makes

She said...

Am7 D7

Don't give up, son

G13 Am G7/B C

It's true you can't always win

Am C7/G B7/F#

The world's a burning house

Em D/F# G E7/G#

It's always something (there's always a something)

Am9 D7

Hide your gun, son

G13 Am7 G7/B C

One to the head won't do you right

Am7 C7/G B7/F#

Come on and I bet you'll see things

Em7

In a who-o-o-o-o-ole different light

She said...

^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

Em Am/E Em Am/E C C6 C C#dim

oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo

^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

B7 B7-9 B7+5-9

oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo

Whole different

^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

Em Am/E Em Am/E C C6 C C#dim

light

^ ^ ^ ^

B7 B7-9

oo oo oo oo

F Em B7/F# B7 Em A

(add )

mm mm oooooooooooo...

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