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ANGEL EYES
original by John Hiatt and Fred Koller for Jeff Healy Band (1988)
This version from New Grass Revival's "Friday Night In America" album
[INTRO]
Fingerpick : play twice
E---------E0----B2---A0------E----------E0----B2---A0--------|
----------0----4---2----------------0----4---2-------|
-----1-----1----4---2----------1-----1----4---2------|
-222--2-------------------222---2--------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------|
then strumming as per verses:
 E    G#    A      B
 E    G#    Amaj7  B7
[V1]
            E               G#                A  B*
Girl, you're looking mighty fine tonight,
         E                G#            Amaj7  B7*
and every guy has got you in his sights.
So What Aare you G#mdoing with a F#mclown like Eme,
Athat's surely G#mone of life's little F#7mysteries
[CHORUS]
So Etonight I'll G#ask the Astars Babove,
E"How did G#I ever Amaj7win your B7love?"
AWhat did I Edo? G#What did I C#msay?
              A                 E         B         E[ Eto  Bis 1 beat early)
   to make you turn your angel-eyes my way?
[V2]
EWell, I'm the G#guy who never Alearned to dance,B  
Enever even G#got one sAmaj7econd glanceB7  
  AAcross a G#mcrowded room was F#mclose Eenough,
AI could G#mlook but I could F#7never touch
[CHORUS]
So Etonight I'll G#ask the Astars Babove,
E"How did G#I ever Amaj7win your B7love?"
AWhat did I Edo? G#What did I C#msay?
              A                 E         B         E[ Eto  Bis 1 beat early)
   to make you turn your angel-eyes my way?
[BRIDGE]
Don't AanyEbody Awake Eme, if F#m7this is a C#m7dream
'Cause this the Abest Ething, ever C#m7happened to me
All you AfellEows, you can F#m7look all you C#mlike, 
but this F#mgirl you see, she's G#mleavin' here with Ame toBnight......
[V3]
EWell There's G#just one more thing that I Aneed to Bknow,
Eif this is G#love why does it Amaj7scare me B7so?
AIt must be G#msomethin only F#myou can Esee,
'cause Agirl I G#mfeel it when you F#7look at me
[CHORUS]
So Etonight I'll G#ask the Astars Babove,
E"How did G#I ever Amaj7win your B7love?"
AWhat did I Edo? G#What did I C#msay?
           A                 E         B         E[ Eto  Bis 1 beat early)
to make you turn your angel-eyes my way?
AWhat did I Edo? G#What did I C#msay?
           A                 E         B         E[ Eto  Bis 1 beat early)
to make you turn your angel-eyes my way?............
END
* Bass (or other guitar) riff at end of lines 1 and 2 of verses:
x-----------------------|
x-----------------------|
G-----------------------|
D-----22----------------|
A--224--42--------------|
E-----------------------|

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Angel Eyes

by New Grass Revival

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Amaj7

G#m

F#m

F#7

C#m

F#m7

C#m7

ANGEL EYES

original by John Hiatt and Fred Koller for Jeff Healy Band (1988)

This version from New Grass Revival's "Friday Night In America" album

[INTRO]

Fingerpick : play twice

E E B A E E B A

---------0----2---0----------------0----2---0--------|

----------0----4---2----------------0----4---2-------|

-----1-----1----4---2----------1-----1----4---2------|

-222--2-------------------222---2--------------------|

-----------------------------------------------------|

then strumming as per verses:

E G# A B

E G# Amaj7 B7

[V1]

E G# A B

Girl, you're looking mighty fine tonight,

E G# Amaj7 B7

and every guy has got you in his sights.

A G#m F#m E

So What are you doing with a clown like me,

A G#m F#7

that's surely one of life's little mysteries

[CHORUS]

E G# A B

So tonight I'll ask the stars above,

E G# Amaj7 B7

"How did I ever win your love?"

A E G# C#m

What did I do? What did I say?

A E B E E B

[ to is 1 beat early)

to make you turn your angel-eyes my way?

[V2]

E G# A B

Well, I'm the guy who never learned to dance,

E G# Amaj7 B7

never even got one second glance

A G#m F#m E

Across a crowded room was close enough,

A G#m F#7

I could look but I could never touch

[CHORUS]

E G# A B

So tonight I'll ask the stars above,

E G# Amaj7 B7

"How did I ever win your love?"

A E G# C#m

What did I do? What did I say?

A E B E E B

[ to is 1 beat early)

to make you turn your angel-eyes my way?

[BRIDGE]

A E A E F#m7 C#m7

Don't anybody wake me, if this is a dream

A E C#m7

'Cause this the best thing, ever happened to me

A E F#m7 C#m

All you fellows, you can look all you like,

F#m G#m A B

but this girl you see, she's leavin' here with me tonight......

[V3]

E G# A B

Well There's just one more thing that I need to know,

E G# Amaj7 B7

if this is love why does it scare me so?

A G#m F#m E

It must be somethin only you can see,

A G#m F#7

'cause girl I feel it when you look at me

[CHORUS]

E G# A B

So tonight I'll ask the stars above,

E G# Amaj7 B7

"How did I ever win your love?"

A E G# C#m

What did I do? What did I say?

A E B E E B

[ to is 1 beat early)

to make you turn your angel-eyes my way?

A E G# C#m

What did I do? What did I say?

A E B E E B

[ to is 1 beat early)

to make you turn your angel-eyes my way?............

END

* Bass (or other guitar) riff at end of lines 1 and 2 of verses:

x-----------------------|

G-----------------------|

D-----22----------------|

A--224--42--------------|

E-----------------------|

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