Transcribed by Eric Norcross
For Acoustic Guitar
www.EricNorcross.com
It?s pretty cut and dry. Listen to the song for pacing and strum pattern, then
follow the chord changes on this sheet.
Although keep in mind that the transfer from my .doc file to the internet
may have caused some chords to jump out of position, therefore you?ll have
to improvise, overcome and adapt... just like the Marines!
Intro: A F#m Bm E A (strum this A twice)
There's an angel on the st[F#m]airs
(as if you'd even c[Bm]are)
When the lights go up,
And the s[E]un has nearly gone down.
[A]Did you see him on the str[F#m]eet?
Did you pass him at your f[Bm]eet?
Did you think aloud, "how dare they
even loo[E]k me in the eye'?
[D]And he loves the girls.
[E]And he loves the boys.
[Bm]Going to make twenty d[D]ollars
before the w[E]eekends over.
[A]So set him up,[F#m]
Let him fall.[Bm]
Turn him o[E]ver in your ha[D]nds.
[A]God save the [F#m]King of New Orlean[D]s.
A (twice, like in the intro)
Got a ticket to a show.[F#m]
Going to see him take a blow.[Bm]
When the drunk one said,
"Cat Stevens was t[E]he greatest singer!"
A (twice)
And did you kick him in the head[F#m]?
Did you see the blood run down?[Bm]
Did you laugh at all when the
people walked[E] right by and said al[D]oud,
"You gutter pu[E]nks are all the same.
[Bm]"Probably make twenty do[D]llars 'fore the wee[E]kends over."?
[A]So set him up,[F#m]
Let him fall.[Bm]
Turn him o[E]ver in your ha[D]nds.
[A]God save the [F#m]King of New Orlean[D]s.
Interlude Riff:
A -5---5---5---5-4-5---5---5---5-4-5-4-|
E ---2---3---5-------2---3---5---------|
[G] [D] [A] Radio in my head[G]
[D] [A] Radio in that ca[G]r
Going do[Bm]wn again,
He's going down aga[D]in....
[A]Anyway you look, anyway you talk it o[F#m]ver.
It's easi[Bm]er to let it slip out of your mind.
But it rips your[E] heart out.
[A]Then it kicks your head [F#m]in.
Just give him one more ch[Bm]ance,
Try to see the b[E]eauty in his wor[D]ld.
[A]All the way in on my hands, in on my [F#m]feet,
and shoulders. G[Bm]oing to make twenty do[D]llars
before the wee[E]kends over.
[A]So set him up,[F#m]
Let him fall.[Bm]
Turn him o[E]ver in your ha[D]nds.
[A]God save the [F#m]King of New Orlean[D]s.
[A]God save the [F#m]King of New Orlean[D]s.
Note: I always end it the two strums of the A, giving it a little
kick the ass. Of course you can always improvise your own little
riff.
For Acoustic Guitar
www.EricNorcross.com
It?s pretty cut and dry. Listen to the song for pacing and strum pattern, then
follow the chord changes on this sheet.
Although keep in mind that the transfer from my .doc file to the internet
may have caused some chords to jump out of position, therefore you?ll have
to improvise, overcome and adapt... just like the Marines!
Intro: A F#m Bm E A (strum this A twice)
There's an angel on the st[F#m]airs
(as if you'd even c[Bm]are)
When the lights go up,
And the s[E]un has nearly gone down.
[A]Did you see him on the str[F#m]eet?
Did you pass him at your f[Bm]eet?
Did you think aloud, "how dare they
even loo[E]k me in the eye'?
[D]And he loves the girls.
[E]And he loves the boys.
[Bm]Going to make twenty d[D]ollars
before the w[E]eekends over.
[A]So set him up,[F#m]
Let him fall.[Bm]
Turn him o[E]ver in your ha[D]nds.
[A]God save the [F#m]King of New Orlean[D]s.
A (twice, like in the intro)
Got a ticket to a show.[F#m]
Going to see him take a blow.[Bm]
When the drunk one said,
"Cat Stevens was t[E]he greatest singer!"
A (twice)
And did you kick him in the head[F#m]?
Did you see the blood run down?[Bm]
Did you laugh at all when the
people walked[E] right by and said al[D]oud,
"You gutter pu[E]nks are all the same.
[Bm]"Probably make twenty do[D]llars 'fore the wee[E]kends over."?
[A]So set him up,[F#m]
Let him fall.[Bm]
Turn him o[E]ver in your ha[D]nds.
[A]God save the [F#m]King of New Orlean[D]s.
Interlude Riff:
A -5---5---5---5-4-5---5---5---5-4-5-4-|
E ---2---3---5-------2---3---5---------|
[G] [D] [A] Radio in my head[G]
[D] [A] Radio in that ca[G]r
Going do[Bm]wn again,
He's going down aga[D]in....
[A]Anyway you look, anyway you talk it o[F#m]ver.
It's easi[Bm]er to let it slip out of your mind.
But it rips your[E] heart out.
[A]Then it kicks your head [F#m]in.
Just give him one more ch[Bm]ance,
Try to see the b[E]eauty in his wor[D]ld.
[A]All the way in on my hands, in on my [F#m]feet,
and shoulders. G[Bm]oing to make twenty do[D]llars
before the wee[E]kends over.
[A]So set him up,[F#m]
Let him fall.[Bm]
Turn him o[E]ver in your ha[D]nds.
[A]God save the [F#m]King of New Orlean[D]s.
[A]God save the [F#m]King of New Orlean[D]s.
Note: I always end it the two strums of the A, giving it a little
kick the ass. Of course you can always improvise your own little
riff.
