Angel Delgadillo
Written by John Stewart
This is such a good song. John plays it in D, I prefer
C
in this case (capo 2nd fret to play along with CD
"Rough Sketches",
Folk Era, 97). This song is played in such a quiet and intimate way-
if you close your eyes you can imagine John playing it just for you.
I have added one or two chords (e.g. the C in the 3rd and 6th lines
of the verses, I think) for "my" version. Seligman, by the way, means
"Blessed man" in German.
(C) (Dm7) (F) (G) (F) (G) (F) (C)(G)
(C)I was talking to (Dm7)Angel,
(F)Angel Delga(G)dillo,
(F)Angel Delga(G)dillo (F)
on the Blue (C)Dream (G)Road.
(C)Angel Delga(Dm7)dillo
In Se(F)ligman, Ari(G)zona,
Se(F)ligman, Ari(G)zona (F) on the Blue (C)Dream (G)Road.
(C)Angel, he´s the (Dm7)barber there,
Since (F) 1950 (G)cutting hair.
(F)Angel Delga(G)dillo (F)
on the Blue (C)Dream (G)Road.
(C)On the wall the (Dm7)old clock ticks
(F)Away the days on (G)Sixty-Six
(F)In Seligman, Ari(G)zona,
(F) and the Blue (C)Dream (G)Road.
(F)He remembers (G)`78
(C)When they opened (G)up the (Dm7)interstate
That (F)ran around Se(G)ligman (F) and the Blue
(C)Dream (G)Road.
(F)And Angel sits to (G)watch the road,
Says,(C) "They´ll come (G)back one (Dm7)day, you
know,
(F)To Angel Delga(G)dillo
(F) and the Blue (C)Dream (G)Road."
(C) (Dm7) (F) (G) (F) (G) (F) (C)(G)
(C)Angel played the (Dm7)saxophone,
(F)Juan and Lucy (G)played their own
In (F)Seligman, Ari(G)zona,
(F) on the Blue (C)Dream (G)Road.
(C)They played "Moonlight (Dm7)Serenade"
And (F)talked about the (G)plans they made
(F)With Angel Delga(G)dillo
(F) on the Blue (C)Dream (G)Road.
(C)It´s a story as (Dm7)old as time,
The (F)road and the people (G)left behind
(F)In Seligman, Ari(G)zona
(F) on the Blue (C)Dream (G)Road.
(C)From around the world they be(Dm7)gan to come
(F)To find the road, and (G)one by one
(F)Find Angel Delga(G)dillo
(F) and the Blue (C)Dream (G)Road.
(F)For he remembers (G)`78
(C)When they opened (G)up the (Dm7)interstate
That (F)ran around Se(G)ligman (F) and the Blue
(C)Dream (G)Road.
(F)And Angel sits to (G)watch the road,
Says,(C)"They´ll come (G)back one (Dm7)day, you
know,
(F)To Angel Delga(G)dillo
(F)and the Blue (C)Dream (G)Road."
(C) (Dm7) (F) (G) (F) (G) (F) (C)(G)
(C)I was talking to (Dm7)Angel,
(F)Angel Delga(G)dillo,
(F)Angel Delga(G)dillo (F)
and the Blue (C)Dream (G)Road.
(C)Angel Delga(Dm7)dillo
(F)In Seligman, Ari(G)zona,
(F)Seligman, Ari(G)zona,
(F) and the Blue (C)Dream (G)Road.(C)
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