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Angels

Avenged Sevenfold

MetalAdvanced for beginners7 chords

How to play it

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

Em
C×
F#mDiagram coming soon
B7Diagram coming soon
Am×
E
F

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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Capo on 3rd fret
              
 
 
Em      C      F#m      B7 
Took me years to make my motives clear 
Em      C      F#m      B7 
And the days have not been kind 
Em      C      F#m      B7 
Once a steady gaze and charming smile 
Em      C      F#m      B7 
Has been buried in the lines I find 
 
Em      C      F#m      B7 
I walk in the noise, quiet employs 
Em      C      F#m      B7 
And darkness seems to know just where I am 
 
C       Am     E        E 
Mother wash the devil from my hands 
C       Am     E        E 
Pray the Lord I have the strength to stand 
C       Am     E        E 
Mother, tell me was it all a lie? 
E              C            Am  E 
Show me where the angels die  
 
Em      C      F#m      B7 
There are words that never found my lips 
Em      C      F#m      B7 
There are words I'd soon forget 
Em      C      F#m      B7 
Thought the trick was never to look back 
Em      C      F#m      B7 
But it seems I've lost my grip, I slip 
 
Em      C      F#m      B7 
The faster we run now, the closer the gun now 
Em      C      F#m      B7 
And somehow all the bullets bear my name 
 
 
C       Am     E        E 
Mother wash the devil from my hands 
C       Am     E        E 
Pray the Lord I have the strength to stand 
C       Am     E        E 
Mother, tell me was it all a lie? 
E              C            Am  E 
Show me where the angels die 
 
Solo C  Em 
       Am  C  F  F 
 
Terceira Parte: 
Em      C      F#m      B7 
Took the road but should have chased the stars 
Em      C      F#m      B7 
Now I've lost my own way home 
Em      C      F#m      B7 
Had a photo of the time we shared 
Em      C      F#m      B7 
But I burned it long ago, I know 
 
Em      C      F#m      B7 
I struck the matches stuck in the ashes 
Em      C      F#m      B7 
Forgive me, won't you simply speak my name 
 
C       Am     E        E 
Mother wash the devil from my hands 
C       Am     E        E 
Pray the Lord I have the strength to stand 
C       Am     E        E 
Mother, tell me was it all a lie? 
E              C            Am  E 
Show me where the angels die 
 
Final 
 
Em         C            F#m       B7 
The faster we run now, the closer the gun now 
Em         C            F#m       B7 
And somehow we all found the warmth of the gun now 
Em         C            F#m       B7 
The faster we run now, the closer the gun now 
Em         C            F#m       B7 
And somehow we all found the warmth of the gun now 
 
Em         C            F#m       B7 
The faster we run now, the closer the gun now 
Em         C            F#m       B7 
And somehow we all found the warmth of the gun now 
Em         C            F#m       B7 
The faster we run now, the closer the gun now 
Em         C            F#m       B7 
And somehow we all found the warmth of the gun now 
 
Em         C            F#m       B7 
The faster we run now, the closer the gun now 
Em         C            F#m       B7 
And somehow we all found the warmth of the gun now 
Em         C            F#m       B7 
The faster we run now, the closer the gun now 
Em         C            F#m       B7 
And somehow we all found the warmth of the gun now 
 
Em         C            F#m       B7 
Took the road but should have chased the stars 
Em         C            F#m       B7 
Now I've lost my own way home 
Em         C            F#m       B7 
Had a photo of the time we shared 
Em         C            F#m       B7 
But I burned it long ago 
 
Em         C            F#m       B7 
But I burned it long ago 
          
 

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Chord set

Em · C · F#m · B7 · Am · E · F

Practice tip

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