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From: nickw@chilli.reo.dec.com (nick williams)
Subject: Hendrix - Angel. Chords plus words for 1st verse + chorus.
Date: 21 Aug 92 16:57:42 GMT
Caveat emptor - since this is from memory.
I don't guarantee that these are the exact same chords that
Hendrix played, but it should give the basic structure.
I'm using mxrn here which, on including the plain text file,
has mangled the relationship of the words to the chords (so
much for the benefits of proportional fonts!). I'll leave the entry as it is,
though, on the basis that it can still be accessed as plain text.
IMHO its a beautiful song. Have fun with it...........
Nick
ANGEL Jimi Hendrix
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Verse:
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G | Dmaj6 | Amin | Amin |
Angel came down from heaven yesterday
C | F | G | D C |
Stayed with me just long enough to rescue me....
G | Dmaj6 | Amin | Amin |
And she told me a story yesterday
C | F | G | D C |
About the sweet love between the moon and the deep blue sea
C | Eb | G | G |
The she spread her wings high over me....she said
Amin | Bmin | Cmaj(8) |
I'll come back again to see you tomorrow
Cmaj(8) | Cmaj | Cmaj | Cmaj |
........................ And I said....
Chorus:
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F(1) | F | Gmin | Gmin |
Fly on my sweet angel.........
Db Bb | Eb E | F(8) | F(1) |
Fly on through the sky.........
F(1) | Gmin | Gmin |
Fly on my sweet angel..........
Db Bb |Eb E | F
Tomorrow I'm 'gonna be by your side
Chords: note - numbers in brackets indicate position on fretboard
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G Dmj6 Amin C(3) F(1) D Eb Bmin Db Bb E F(8) C(8)
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E 3 5 5 3 1 5 6 7 4 6 7 8 8
B 3 7 5 5 1 7 8 7 6 6 9 10 8
G 4 6 5 5 2 7 8 7 6 7 9 10 9
D 5 7 7 5 3 7 8 9 6 8 9 10 10
A 5 5 7 3 3 5 6 9 4 8 7 8 10
E 3 x 5 x 1 x x 7 x 6 x x 8
Playing Guide:
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The Db-Eb-E-F chords in the Db-Bb-Eb-E-F sequence can be a bit tricky
if you finger the 2nd, 3rd, 4th strings with separate fingers. One
trick is to play this shape using just the 1st and 3rd fingers of
the left hand. This way you can get the chord onto the fingerboard
a lot quicker, although you tend to lose the notes on the top two
strings because you can't usually bend the 3rd finger back far enough.
From: Marsh26701@aol.com
Date: Fri, 20 Oct 1995 20:44:16 -0400
Subject: Jimi Hendrix\ Angel
Jimi Hendrix\ Angel
This is how you really play it the one posted is wrong. Sorry about the
different tabing this is how I have it written ( G \ \ \ means strum that
chord 4 times one for each \ and one for the letter )
Intro
F#9 \ \ \ E6/9sus4 \ \ \ F#9 \ B9 \ E6/9 \ \ \ E6/9 \ \ \
Verse
F# \ C#\ G#m \ \ \ B \ E \
F# \ C# \ G#m \ \ \ B \ E \ F# \ \ \ E
B \ D \ F# \ \ \ G#m \ A#m \ B \ \ \ B \ \ \
Chorus
E \ \ \ F#m \ \ \ C a D D# E \ \ \ E \ \ \ F#m \ \ \
C a D D# E \ \ \ C a D D#
Back to intro repeat song
All chords barred
F#9 = 006422
E6/9 = 044200
B9 = 000977
F# = 244322
C# = 046660
G#m = 466444
B = 024440
D = 079990
D# = 0881010100
Lyrics:
Angel came down from heaven yesterday
Stayed with me long enough to rescue me
And she told me a story yesterday
About the sweet love between the moon and the deep blue sea
Then she spread her wings high over me
She said I'll come back again to see you tommorow
Fly on my sweet angel
Fly on through the sky
Fly on my sweet angel
Tommorow im going be by your side
Alex
Marsh26701@AOL.COM
"Go to school and play guitar, thats me"
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 1998 15:15:34 -0800
From: TalHurley@webtv.net (Tal Hurley)
Subject: Fwd: Angel (complete lyrics) by Jimi Hendrix
(title: Angel)
(composer: Jimi Hendrix)
Angel came down from heaven yesterday
Stayed with me just long enough
to rescue me
And she told me a story yesterday
About the sweet love between the moon
and the deep blue sea
Then she spread her wings high over me
She said, I'll come back to see you tomorrow
And I said...
Fly on my sweet Angel
Fly on though the sky
Fly on my sweet Angel
Tomorrow I'm gonna be
by your side.
Sure enough this woman came
home to me
Silver wings silhouetted against
a child's sunrise
And my Angel she said unto me
Today is the day for you to rise.
Take my hand
You're gonna be my man
You're gonna rise
Then she took me high over yonder
And I said..
Fly on my sweet Angel
Fly on through the sky
Fly on my sweet Angel
Forever I'm gonna be by your side.
( I was a bit frustrated to find only the first verse submitted, so
please accept the entire text, complete with the intended salvation.)
Tal Hurley
TalHurley@webtv.net
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Danny Average |
#1 by Danny at Sep 27, 2007 at 8:26 AM EST |
| yeah, this song is about lucille, his mother. he only admitted it to his brother leon | |
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cody Average |
#2 by cody at Sep 27, 2007 at 9:05 PM EST |
| i think hendrix was stoned and he was thinking of killing himself, so he hallucinated an angel coming to take him away and he said "no fly away i dont want to die anymore". | |
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Jordan Average |
#3 by Jordan Alley at Sep 29, 2007 at 9:00 PM EST |
| This song is about his mother, who (in the words of a thousand blues songs) used to 'run around town'. She was a tart with a drink problem, unfortunately, and so was never the real mum Jimi wanted her to be, but he still loved her dearly. She died while Jimi was still young, so he held an image of her in his mind - that of a protecting angel, as all mothers protect their children. Perhaps there is a bit of 'life and death' in there too, because I don't think Jimi ever expected to live into ripe old age. One of the greatest ever tragic rock'n'roll deaths when Jimi was taken from this earth.... | |
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Sally Average |
#4 by Sally Gray at Sep 30, 2007 at 7:29 AM EST |
| ok, do u think jimi was possibly thinking about his death? i think he was really contemplating the afterlife, death, and life when he wrote this. first the angel comes along to prove to him that there is something out there. the angel says shes gonna come back tomorrow - meaning that jimi knew he was going to die the next day. this is in the song, not in real life. so he doesnt do anything, i think i would try and live as much as i can if i knew id die the next day. anyway, in the last part "forever i will be by your side" it means he just wants to observe life now instead of watch him live it. it seems he is serious about the meaning of all this death and stuff. ok that was my unitelligable jibber jabber... | |
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austin Lead Player |
#5 by austin at Sep 30, 2007 at 8:53 AM EST |
| this song is without doubt about his mother lucille when she came to him in a dream as an angel, jimi deeply loved her and didnt see her much but still thought of her as a gurdian angel | |
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M4rk Lead Player |
#6 by M4rk at Oct 1, 2007 at 4:20 PM EST |
| The song is about a dream Jimi had. The angel is his mother and she is always there for him. In reality, his mother died when he was 15 and was never around when she was alive. He was mostly raised by his father. | |
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Peter Wanna Be |
#7 by Peter McCarthy at Oct 2, 2007 at 12:15 AM EST |
| hmmm the death thing is a very good idea.... never would have thought of that. | |
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Jase Wanna Be |
#8 by Jase Dunn at Oct 2, 2007 at 3:29 AM EST |
| such a beautiful song... | |
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Mikel Average |
#9 by Mikel A. at Oct 2, 2007 at 6:10 PM EST |
| Well i dunno why Jimi wrote this song...but im a fan of him and i love this song. it makes me feel like everythings gonna be alright for reals. like ther r songs that make u feel good but this is somethin else. i feel similar bout little wing | |
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Zeke Average |
#10 by Zeke at Oct 2, 2007 at 10:50 PM EST |
| This song is about his mother, Lucille Hendrix. His mother came to him in a dream as a child. she was there for him in his dreams because she wasn't there in reality. | |
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Emoshi Wanna Be |
#11 by Emoshi RTF at Oct 4, 2007 at 12:21 PM EST |
| YEP,it's about his mom. I bet roomfullofmirrors read the bio,just like me. Ah,this song is so powerful. 1 | |
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Spencer Wanna Be |
#12 by Spencer at Oct 5, 2007 at 2:27 AM EST |
| my friend henry died his freshman year of high school, and i always play this song the day after the anniversary of his death...hoping that he knows we still love him. awesome song. jimi rules. | |
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Allison Average |
#13 by Allison Rodrigues at Oct 5, 2007 at 11:17 AM EST |
| One thing I've noticed with everybody's comments is that they're saying THIS IS WHAT IT IS. We don't know what it is, and if you've ever written a poem you know that it can even be interpreted in ways you didn't even think about. I believe that this song is about his mother. Probably written the day after (or maybe not) he had a dream about his mother, who was going to be his guardian angel. This goes along with "Little Wing," too, and could possibly be singing about the same occurance, his mother, or could be singing about something completely different. However, this could be related to death because (obviously) angels are no longer on the earth anymore. If he's going to be "by [the angel's] side," then perhaps he knew that he was going to die. It is possible, however, that he's talking about how short life is, and that maybe he doesn't *need* an angel, because he is telling the angel to "fly on / fly on through the sky," maybe telling the angel off. Of course, that's just my opinion, I don't think there is a real solid definition to this. | |
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