Angeles

 

Written by John Stewart

 

‘Angeles’ is from the fine album “Blondes”, Allegiance, 1982, Swedish release Polydor, 1982, US album re-released as CD

by Line Music, 1990, CD re-release with all the tracks from the US and the Swedish releases, Neon Dreams, 2003.
Here´s an old, old story, well told.

 

 

(G6) (D) (G6) (D)

She (D2)came from Kansas City on a (Dj7)one way ticket bus,

The (Em)family at the depot saying (A7 short)"You can count on us."

(D)"See you in the movies, (Dj7)up on the silver screen,

'Cause (Em)nothing can go wrong for the (A7 short)Kansas City Queen."

 

And the (D)Greyhound has hit the highway; it's (Dj7)out on the midnight run,

(Em)Wheels are singing "You're on your way, your (A7 short)life has just

begun."

(D)Taking out a clip from the (Dj7)Kansas City Sun,

(Em)Where she had the lead in (A7 short)Annie Get Your Gun.

 

(Bm) Ange(F#m)les, (G)oh, in (A)Ange(D)les,

(G) They all (D)come (E7) and no one (A)leaves.

(Bm) In Ange(F#m)les, (G)oh, in (A)Ange(D)les, (Bm)

(G) The city (A)of the (D)Angels, (Bm)yeah,

(G)City (A)of the (D)Angels, (Bm)

(G)City (A)of the (D)Angels, (Bm)yeah,

(G) (A) There's nothing to be(D)lieve. (G6) (D) (G6) (D)

 

She´d (D2)only been in town for a (Dj7)day or maybe three,

(Em) Met someone who said he'd take some (A7 short) pictures of her free.

And he (D)said, "My name is Louie, I make (Dj7)movies on my own.

(Em) I know Dustin Hoffman, he just (A7 short)called me on the phone."

 

(Bm) Ange(F#m)les, (G)oh, in (A)Ange(D)les,

(G) They all (D)come, (E7) no one (A)leaves.

(Bm) In Ange(F#m)les, (G)oh, in (A)Ange(D)les, (Bm)

(G) The city (A)of the (D)Angels, (Bm)yeah,

(G)City (A)of the (D)Angels, (Bm)

(G)City (A)of the (D)Angels, (Bm)yeah,

(G) (A) Nothing to be(D)lieve. (G6) (D) (G6) (D) (G6) (D)

 

(D2)She was slinging cocktails in the (Dj7)valley for a while.

She (Em)got the desperations, lost her (A7 short)Kansas City smile.

She (D)can't go back to Kansas with a (Dj7)heart of broken dreams,

So (Em)she'll just keep on dreaming, the (A7 short)Kansas City queen.

 

(Bm) Ange(F#m)les, (G)oh, in (A)Ange(D)les,

(G) They all (D)come (E7) and no one (A)leaves.

(Bm) In Ange(F#m)les, (G)oh, in (A)Ange(D)les, (Bm)

(G) The city (A)of the (D)Angels, (Bm)yeah,

(G)City (A)of the (D)Angels, (Bm)

(G)City (A)of the (D)Angels, (Bm)yeah,

(G)City (A)of the (D)Angels, (Bm)

(G)City (A)of the (D)Angels, (Bm)yeah,

(G)City (A)of the (D)Angels, (Bm)

(G)City (A)of the (D)Angels, (Bm)yeah…(G)

 

© John Stewart, All Rights Reserved

 

Charlie Woodward, janhauenstein@gmx.de & Art Faller

 

September 2005