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Lonesome Angel

Blitzen Trapper

RockMedium for beginners5 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

C×
BDiagram coming soon
Am×
G
D××

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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Capo on 2nd fret
              
  
 
Intro: C, C/B, Am, G, D     C, C/B, Am, G 
 
 
verse 1:  
 
  G                                          Am 
I call you when there's no left place left to go  
      C/G                            G         C/G,D 
And I call you in the rain after the show  
          G                                    Am 
But these feelings I been feeling I just can't abide  
      C/G                            G 
To be loving you but still trying to hide  
 
 
            C C/B Am      G        D              Am 
My lonesome angel rolling down the highway in the night  
         C C/B Am      G       D                    Am 
Lonesome angel you got what it takes to make things right 
        C/G                  D 
What it takes to make things right  
      G     C/G  G 
Oh my soul  
        Am                   C/G 
What it takes to make things right  
      G           D 
Oh my soul, Oh my soul  
 
 
verse 2
  
  G                               Am 
I call you when the river changes course  
      C/G                                G      C/G, D 
And I call you when I just can't find my voice  
         G                                   Am 
But this feeling I been feeling I just can't control 
      C/G                                  G 
To be all dressed up with no place left to go  
 
 
          C C/B Am      G        D              Am 
My lonesome angel rolling down the highway in the night  
         C C/B Am      G       D                    Am 
Lonesome angel you got what it takes to make things right 
        C/G                  D 
What it takes to make things right  
      G     C/G  G 
Oh my soul  
        Am                   C/G 
What it takes to make things right  
      G           D 
Oh my soul, Oh my soul 
 
 
Am, G, C (3X)  
 
D 
 
verse 3
  
  G                                  Am 
I call you when the stars just won't align  
      C/G                              G     C/G D 
And I call you when the water turns to wine  
     G                                   Am 
This feeling I been feeling I just can't abide  
      C/G                            G 
To be so in love but still trying to hide  
 
 
 
          C C/B Am      G        D              Am 
My lonesome angel rolling down the highway in the night  
         C C/B Am      G       D                    Am 
Lonesome angel you got what it takes to make things right 
 
          C C/B Am      G        D              Am 
My lonesome angel rolling down the highway in the night  
         C C/B Am      G       D                    Am 
Lonesome angel you got what it takes to make things right 
 
        C/G                  D 
What it takes to make things right  
      G     C/G  G 
Oh my soul  
        Am                   C/G 
What it takes to make things right  
      G           D 
Oh my soul, Oh my soul  
 
Repeat last part a few times (listen to album) 
          
 

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Chord set

C · B · Am · G · D

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.