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Date: Sat, 28 Mar 1998 14:31:12 -0500
From: ksan3293@torfree.net
To: guitar@olga.net
Subject: CRD: m/mclachlan_sarah/angel.crd

Song:   Angel
written and performed by Sarah McLachlan

from the album "Surfacing"
7th track

chords submitted by Jack Carlson      

**Capo, 1st fret**

Intro:

C  -  -  -  Cadd9  -  -  - 
C  -  -  -  Cadd9  -  -  - 

Dm7  -  -  -  F -  -  -
"Spend all your time waiting for that second chance"
C  /  F  /  G  -  -  - 
"For the break that would make it okay"
Dm7  -  -  -  F -  -  -
"There's always some reason to feel not good enough"
C  /  F  /  G  -  -  - 
"And it's hard at the end of the day"
Dm7  -  -  -  F -  -  -
"I need some distraction, a beautiful release"
C  /  F  /  G  -  -  - 
"Memories seep from my veins"
Dm7  -  -  -  F -  -  -
"Let me be empty, oh and weightless, and maybe"
C  /  F  /  Gsus  -  -  - 
"I'll find some peace tonight"

chorus:
C  /  C+9  /  C  /  /  /  
"In the arms of the angel,"
Em  /  /  /  /  /  /  /
"fly away from here"
F  /  /  /  /  /  /  /
"From this dark, cold hotel room,"
C  /  /  /  G  /  /  /
"and the endlessness that you fear"
C  /  C+9  /  C  /  /  /  
"You are pulled from the wreckage"
Em  /  /  /  /  /  /  /
"of your silent reverie"
F  /  /  /  /  /  /  /
"You're in the arms of the angel,"
C  /  /  /  G  /  /  /
"may you find some comfort here."

Intro

Verse

"So tired of this straight line, and everywhere you turn"
"There's vultures and theives at your back"
"The storm keeps on twisting, you keep on building the lies"
"That you make up for all that you lack."
"It don't make no difference, escaping one last time"
"It's easier to believe"
"In this sweet madness, oh this glorious sadness"
"That brings me to my knees."

Chrous

C  /  /  /  Cadd9/E   /  /  /
F  -  -  -  -  -  -  -
F  /  /  /  /  /  /  /
"You're in the arms of the angel,"
C  /  /  /  G  /  /  /
"may you find some comfort here."

Intro

C        x-3-2-0-1-0
C+9   x-3-2-0-3-0
Dm7   x-x-0-2-1-1
F        x-x-3-2-1-1
G        3-2-0-0-0-3

Try strumming and fingerpicking patterns- they both sound really good.