Poets of the Fall – Angel Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Poets of the Fall – Angel Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsGmDm/FCm/EbDBb/FCmFD#AdimGm/AGm/Bb

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[Intro]
Gm Dm/F Cm/Eb D

[Verse]
                     Gm
I'm not looking for words
                     Bb/F
I'm not running from hurt
       Cm/Eb           D
I just want you by my side
                  Gm
In this moment in time
                     Bb/F
Feels I'm crossing a line
          Cm/Eb   
I'm not looking to 
             D
set things right

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[Pre-chorus]
     Cm
This tear I cry
  Gm
Falls like healing rain
  F
Softly soothes my pain
          D
This surrender, 
it feels like I'll

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[Chorus]
D#                     
   Kiss the feathers of
    F              Gm
 a hummingbird in flight
D#         Adim      
   Breaking up into a
  Gm       Gm/A     Gm/Bb
 million specks of light
D#                  
   Take the shape of 
   F                Gm
an angel in the night
       D#     F       Gm
Carry you to peaceful fields
Gm Dm/F Cm/Eb D

[Verse 2]
              Gm
My home is my skin
                      Bb/F
And in the world I've within
 Cm/Eb                   D
All I have is my love for you
                Gm
If I conceal my fear
                  Bb/F
Will I be in the clear
       Cm/Eb         D
Or am I giving life to 
phantom pain?

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[Pre-chorus 2]
            Cm
'Cause it's playing out
  Gm
Every note in the score
    F
I surrender once more
   D
But as my tears fall they still.

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[Chorus 2]
D#                     
   Kiss the feathers of
    F             Gm
a hummingbird in flight
D#         Adim      
   Breaking up into a 
  Gm       Gm/A     Gm/Bb
million specks of light
D#                  
   Take the shape of 
   F                Gm
an angel in the night
       D#     F       Gm
Carry you to peaceful fields

[Bridge]
D#
Grant me one wish
Gm
Send me one more kiss
D#                D
On the whispering wind
D#
Like white horses
Gm
Running in the fields
D#            D
Something new begins

[Pre-chorus 3]
     Cm
This tear I cry
  Gm
Falls like healing rain
  F
Softly soothes my pain
          D
This surrender,
 it feels like I'll..

[Chorus 3]
D#                     
   Kiss the feathers of 
    F              Gm
a hummingbird in flight
D#         Adim      
   Breaking up into a
  Gm       Gm/A     Gm/Bb
 million specks of light
D#                  
   Take the shape of 
   F                Gm
an angel in the night
       D#     F       Gm
Carry you to peaceful fields

[Outro]
          D#     F          Gm
In your dreams of peaceful fields
          D#     F          Gm
In your dreams of peaceful fields

How to play Angel: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Angel by Poets of the Fall on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Angel by Poets of the Fall is in the key of G minor (two flats: B♭, E♭). The song uses 11 chords: Gm, Dm/F, Cm/Eb, D, Bb/F, Cm, F, D#, Adim, Gm/A and Gm/Bb.

The progression the song keeps returning to is D# – F – Gm – D# (VI – VII – i – VI in G minor). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes Em, Bm, Am, B, G, D, C, F#dim (63% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 25% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Gm chord on guitar (355333)
GmG B♭ D
Dm chord on guitar (xx0231)
DmD F A
Cm chord on guitar (x35543)
CmC E♭ G
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
Bb chord on guitar (x13331)
B♭B♭ D F
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
D# chord on guitar (x68886)
D♯D♯ G A♯
Adim chord on guitar (xx7545)
AdimA C E♭

Angel chords: questions

What key is Angel in?

Angel by Poets of the Fall is in the key of G minor (two flats: B♭, E♭).

What chords are in Angel?

Angel uses 11 chords: Gm, Dm/F, Cm/Eb, D, Bb/F, Cm, F, D#, Adim, Gm/A, Gm/Bb.

What is the chord progression of Angel?

The main progression is D# – F – Gm – D# (VI – VII – i – VI).

Is Angel easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes Em, Bm, Am, B, G, D, C, F#dim (63% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 25% without a capo).

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