Son Volt â?' 'Angel of the Blues'
Words and music by Jay Farrar
CAPO 2
Chords used (w/ capo on 2):
[D]: 2-3-2-0-x-x
[A]: 0-2-2-2-0-x
[Em]: 0-0-0-2-2-0
[G]: 3-3-0-0-2-3
[Bm]: 2-3-4-4-2-2
[D] Drifting in turn
[A] A double-edged dance
Hearts [Em] burn with the wind to find [G] their way
[D] Words that connect but never [Em] gain enough traction
Dust [G] forever blown [A] astray
And there was [Bm] never any [Em] doubt
Plans to [Bm] make [A] and carry [G] out
Time keeps slipping [Em] through
Angel [D] of the blues
[D] Medicine and blood
All these [A] strands that collide
[Em] Poured out lessons [G] of youth
[D] A ghost to believe in
Bolts and [Em] bone to survive
The [G] outbound tells the burden of [A] truth
And there was [Bm] never any [Em] doubt
Plans to [Bm] make [A] and carry [G] out
Time keeps slipping [Em] through
Angel [D] of the blues [Bm] [Em]
[Bm] [A] [Em]
[G] [Bm] [Em]
[D]
[D] Mississippi River
Magnetic [A] engines roar
Sad [Em] songs keep the devil [G] away
Chances [D] are it's a given
That it was [Em] time all along
The [G] miles keep knocking on [A] the door
And there was [Bm] never any [Em] doubt
Plans to [Bm] make [A] and carry [G] out
Time keeps slipping [Em] through
Angel [D] of the blues [Bm] [Em]
[Bm] [A] [Em]
[G] [Bm] [Em]
[D]
Words and music by Jay Farrar
CAPO 2
Chords used (w/ capo on 2):
[D]: 2-3-2-0-x-x
[A]: 0-2-2-2-0-x
[Em]: 0-0-0-2-2-0
[G]: 3-3-0-0-2-3
[Bm]: 2-3-4-4-2-2
[D] Drifting in turn
[A] A double-edged dance
Hearts [Em] burn with the wind to find [G] their way
[D] Words that connect but never [Em] gain enough traction
Dust [G] forever blown [A] astray
And there was [Bm] never any [Em] doubt
Plans to [Bm] make [A] and carry [G] out
Time keeps slipping [Em] through
Angel [D] of the blues
[D] Medicine and blood
All these [A] strands that collide
[Em] Poured out lessons [G] of youth
[D] A ghost to believe in
Bolts and [Em] bone to survive
The [G] outbound tells the burden of [A] truth
And there was [Bm] never any [Em] doubt
Plans to [Bm] make [A] and carry [G] out
Time keeps slipping [Em] through
Angel [D] of the blues [Bm] [Em]
[Bm] [A] [Em]
[G] [Bm] [Em]
[D]
[D] Mississippi River
Magnetic [A] engines roar
Sad [Em] songs keep the devil [G] away
Chances [D] are it's a given
That it was [Em] time all along
The [G] miles keep knocking on [A] the door
And there was [Bm] never any [Em] doubt
Plans to [Bm] make [A] and carry [G] out
Time keeps slipping [Em] through
Angel [D] of the blues [Bm] [Em]
[Bm] [A] [Em]
[G] [Bm] [Em]
[D]
