• Song:

    Angel Eyes

  • Artist:

    New Grass Revival

  • Album:

    Best Of

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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 (022100@1)      E (022100@1)  B (x2444x@1) A (x02220@1)    E (022100@1)       E (022100@1)  B (x2444x@1) A (x02220@1)
---------0----2---0----------------0----2---0--------|
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-----1-----1----4---2----------1-----1----4---2------|
-222--2-------------------222---2--------------------|
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then strumming as per verses:
 E (022100@1)  G# (xx1114@1)  A (x02220@1)    B (x2444x@1)E (022100@1)  G# (xx1114@1)  Amaj7 (x02120@1)B7 (x21202@1)
[V1]

E (022100@1)          G# (xx1114@1)           A (x02220@1)            B*
Girl, you're looking mighty fine tonight,
    E (022100@1)   G# (xx1114@1)            Amaj7 (x02120@1)        B7*
and every guy has got you in his sights.
        A (x02220@1)     G#m (133111@4)        F#m (244222@1)      ESo (022100@1)What are you doing with a clown like me,
A (x02220@1)           G#m (133111@4)                F#7that's (242352@1)surely one of life's little mysteries

[CHORUS]

   E (022100@1)          G# (xx1114@1)    A (x02220@1)   BSo (x2444x@1)tonight I'll ask the stars above,
E (022100@1)      G# (xx1114@1)   Amaj7 (x02120@1)  B7"How (x21202@1)did I ever win your love?"
A (x02220@1)        E (022100@1) G# (xx1114@1)       C#mWhat (x13321@4)did I do? What did I say?
A (x02220@1)            E (022100@1)             B (x2444x@1)     E (022100@1)     [E to Bis (x2444x@1)1 beat early)
   to make you turn your angel-eyes my way?

[V2]

E (022100@1)           G# (xx1114@1)          A (x02220@1)               BWell, (x2444x@1)I'm the guy who never learned to dance,
E (022100@1)        G# (xx1114@1)     Amaj7 (x02120@1)        B7never (x21202@1)even got one second glance
A (x02220@1)        G#m (133111@4)            F#m (244222@1) E (022100@1) Across a crowded room was close enough,
A (x02220@1)     G#m (133111@4)            F#7I (242352@1)could look but I could never touch

[CHORUS]

   E (022100@1)          G# (xx1114@1)    A (x02220@1)   BSo (x2444x@1)tonight I'll ask the stars above,
E (022100@1)      G# (xx1114@1)   Amaj7 (x02120@1)  B7"How (x21202@1)did I ever win your love?"
A (x02220@1)        E (022100@1) G# (xx1114@1)       C#mWhat (x13321@4)did I do? What did I say?
A (x02220@1)            E (022100@1)             B (x2444x@1)     E (022100@1)     [E to Bis (x2444x@1)1 beat early)
   to make you turn your angel-eyes my way?

[BRIDGE]

      A (x02220@1)E (022100@1)  A (x02220@1)  E (022100@1)    F#m7 (131141@2)    C#m7Don't (x4242x@1)anybody wake me, if this is a dream
                A (x02220@1)  E (022100@1)         C#m7'Cause (x4242x@1)this the best thing, ever happened to me
        A (x02220@1) E (022100@1)          F#m7 (131141@2)       C#mAll (x13321@4)you fellows, you can look all you like, 
         F#m (244222@1)               G#m (133111@4)             A (x02220@1)  Bbut (x2444x@1)this girl you see, she's leavin' here with me tonight......

[V3]
        
E (022100@1)          G# (xx1114@1)                       A (x02220@1)     BWell (x2444x@1)There's just one more thing that I need to know,
E (022100@1)        G# (xx1114@1)             Amaj7 (x02120@1)  B7if (x21202@1)this is love why does it scare me so?
A (x02220@1)        G#m (133111@4)         F#m (244222@1)   EIt (022100@1)must be somethin only you can see,
       A (x02220@1)    G#m (133111@4)            F#7'cause (242352@1)girl I feel it when you look at me


[CHORUS]

   E (022100@1)          G# (xx1114@1)    A (x02220@1)   BSo (x2444x@1)tonight I'll ask the stars above,
E (022100@1)      G# (xx1114@1)   Amaj7 (x02120@1)  B7"How (x21202@1)did I ever win your love?"
A (x02220@1)        E (022100@1) G# (xx1114@1)       C#mWhat (x13321@4)did I do? What did I say?
A (x02220@1)         E (022100@1)             B (x2444x@1)     E (022100@1)     [E to Bis (x2444x@1)1 beat early)
to make you turn your angel-eyes my way?
A (x02220@1)        E (022100@1) G# (xx1114@1)       C#mWhat (x13321@4)did I do? What did I say?
A (x02220@1)         E (022100@1)             B (x2444x@1)     E (022100@1)     [E to Bis (x2444x@1)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:

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D-----22----------------|
A--224--42--------------|
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