Nov262018

Bonnie Raitt – Fly Me An Angel Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

ChordsD G A C

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This is the chord progression of Fly Me An Angel by Bonnie Raitt on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
D G D G A D x 2

[Verse]
D G D G
I am an old man named after my father
D G A D
My brotha was another child that is grown
D G D G
If dreams were lightning and thunder desire
D G A D
This old house would’ve burnt down a long time ago

[Chorus]
D C G D
lord wont you send me an angel fly her straight to Montgomery
D C G D
Make her the prettiest thing that I never did see
D C G D
Just give me one damn thing that I can hold on to
D C G D
To believe in this living is just a hard way to go

[Verse 2]
D G D G
When I was a young boy I had me a lover
D G A D
She wasnt much of a looker just a free ramblin’soul
D G D G
But that was such a long time ago, and no matter how I try
D G A D
These dreams go back (well they go back like) a broken-down dam

[Solo]
D C G D

[Verse 3]
D G D G
There’s flies in the kitchen,I can hear them a-buzzin’
D G A D
But I ain’t done nothin’ since I woke up today
D G D G
How the hell can a person go to work in the morning
D G A D
Come home in the evenin’, they got nothin’ to say

How to play Fly Me An Angel: key, chords and progression

Fly Me An Angel by Bonnie Raitt is built around G major (one sharp: F♯), with 4 chords in all: D, G, A and C.

Most of the song cycles through D – C – G – D (V – IV – I – V in G major). In solfa, that is soh – fah – doh – soh. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Beginner-friendly: every chord here is an open shape on guitar: no capo, no barre chords needed.