
Angel In The Snow
Elliott Smith
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Tom : G
[Intro]
Vary between these two bars as it fades in.
Accents on the 2nd and 4th beats of the bar.
1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a 1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a
e|-------------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
B|-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-2-2-2-|
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Then play this, the main riff:
C A Asus4
1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a 1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a
e|---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-----|-------------------------|
B|---1-1-1-1-1---0-0-0-----|-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-2-2-2-|
G|---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|---------0-2-------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|-3-----------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-------------0-------2-3-|-------------------------|
C A G
1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a 1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a
e|---0-0-0-------0-0-0-----|-------------3-3-3-3-----|
B|---1-1-1-------0-0-0-----|-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-----|
G|---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|
D|---------0-2-------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-----|
A|-3-----------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-0-2-|
E|-------------0-------2-3-|-------------3-3-3-3-----|
C A Asus4
1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a 1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a
e|---0-0-0-------0-0-0-----|-------------------------|
B|---1-1-1-------0-0-0-----|-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-2-2-2-|
G|---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|---------0-2-------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|-3-----------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-------------0-------2-3-|-------------------------|
C A C G
1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a 1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a
e|---0-0-0-------0-0-0-----|-------------3-----------|
B|---1-1-1-------0-0-0-----|-2-2-2-1-1-1-0-----------|
G|---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------|
D|---------0-2-------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-----------|
A|-3-----------------------|-0-0-0-3-3-3-2-----------|
E|-------------0-------2-3-|-------------3-----------|
Verse:
G Em A C
I'd say you make a per - fect
G Em
A D (play A for an extra beat then go to D for one beat only)
Angel in the snow
G Em A C
All crushed out on the way you are
G Em A Asus4
Better stop before it goes too far
Chorus: (basically same as intro)
C Em A G
Don't you know that i love you
C Em A Asus4
Sometimes i feel like only a
C Em A Asus4
Cold still life that fell down
C Em A D G
Here to lay besiiiiide you
Solo: (played over verse)
Play through four times, pretty quiety.
Accent the notes ont he 2nd and fourth beats again
1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a 1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a
e|-X---8-7-----7---5-3-----|-/9--9--9--9--9--9--10-10-10-10-10-10-|
B|-T---X-8-----8---7-5-----|-/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-11-11-11-|
G|-------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Repeat Chorus:
Don't you know that i love you
Sometimes i feel like only a cold still life
Only a frozen still life that fell down
Here to lay beside you
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