Red Leather – Angels Song Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Red Leather – Angels Song Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsDD/C#D/BD/AGGmBmA

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These are Angels Song chords by Red Leather for Piano and Ukulele.

[Intro]
D  D/C# D/B D/A
G  Gm

[Verse 1]
              D     D/C#
I wrote you a letter
         D/B         
Gave you five hundred
 D/A        G    Gm
 reasons to stay
                 D     D/C#
They say it gets better
       D/B       D/A  
But it only gets harder
       G    Gm
 each day
                   D    D/C#
I hope that you're happy
       D/B          
With a smile on that 
 D/A       G   Gm
beautiful face
               D     D/C#
Did you get my letter?
               D/B      
'Cause there's something
   D/A         G   Gm
 I still gotta say

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[Chorus]
Bm            A
 You saved my life
            D    
You were my angel,
                       G
 and you taught me to fly
Bm          A
 Sent from above
            D     
You were my angel, 
                      G
and you taught me to love

[Break]
D  D/C# D/B D/A
G  Gm
D  D/C# D/B D/A
G  Gm

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[Verse 2]
         D   D/C#       
Do you remember when we 
D/B           D/A    G    Gm
camped out in Joshua Tree?
                 D   D/C#
If we meet in September
        D/B        D/A   G   Gm
We can catch up on everything
                    D
'Cause we went from strangers
   D/C#        D/B      
To lovers, and now we're
       D/A      G     Gm
 just strangers again, oh
           D   D/C#
Is this forever?
        D/B     D/A   
Will we be together in 
     G    Gm
the end?

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[Chorus]
Bm            A
 You saved my life
            D    
You were my angel,
                       G
 and you taught me to fly
Bm          A
 Sent from above
            D    
You were my angel, 
                       G
and you taught me to love

[Break]
D  D/C# D/B D/A
G  Gm
D  D/C# D/B D/A
G  Gm
D  D/C# D/B D/A
G  Gm
D  D/C# D/B D/A
G  Gm

[Outro]
               D     D/C#
Did you get my letter?
               D/B      
'Cause there's something 
   D/A         G   Gm
I still gotta say
            D*
You were my angel

How to play Angels Song: key, chords and progression

Angels Song by Red Leather keeps coming home to D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯). You need 8 chords: D, D/C#, D/B, D/A, G, Gm, Bm and A.

The backbone of the song is D – D/C# – D/B – D/A (I – I – I – I in D major). In solfa, that is doh – doh – doh – doh. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes A, D, Dm, F#m, E (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
Gm chord on guitar (355333)
GmG B♭ D
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E

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Angels Song chords: questions

What key is Angels Song in?

Angels Song by Red Leather is centred on D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in Angels Song?

Angels Song uses 8 chords: D, D/C#, D/B, D/A, G, Gm, Bm, A.

What is the chord progression of Angels Song?

The main progression is D – D/C# – D/B – D/A (I – I – I – I).

Is Angels Song easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes A, D, Dm, F#m, E (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo).

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