Date: 5 Jan 1996 10:15:07 +0000
From: «Boulton, Nic»
Subject: /h/Boo Hewerdine/Patience of Angels.crd
Patience of Angels (Boo Hewerdine)
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Written & performed by Boo Hewerdine, but I don’t know of a recording of it by
him. Eddi Reader has recorded it, it’s on her first album (called Eddi
Reader!)
G D C D
From the top of the bus she thought she saw him wave
she saw Tuesdays and forgetfulness and a little money saved
Does she know ? I don’t know but from here I can tell
[Chorus]:
G D C D
That it would try the patience of angels
it would try the patience of angels
G D C D
And you know something’s wrong when the morning hurts your eyes
by singing them an octave higher
than the rest.
Chords are standard (open) fingerings.
This G D C D stuff is a bit of an oversimplification. Live, there seems to be
some melody going on on the top two strings, but I haven’t worked out what
he’s doing. Still, this should be enough to carry the tune in the
Underground/Subway!
Boo plays this live in Db (capo at 6th fret), Eddi Reader’s album version is
in Bb (capo 3), I can’t get above B (Capo 4) if I’m going to hit the next
octave in the vocal- just play it in as high a key as you can.
Also, if it’s quiet you can try an arpeggio intro:
E ———-3——————2—————-0—————2——
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B ————3—————2—3—————-1————2—3—
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G
—————4———-3——-2———-0——0——-3——-2-.||
D
———5————0———————2————0————-.||
A ——5——————————-3——————————
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E -3——————————————————————
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G(barre 3) D C D
All comments, corrections, improvements etc. welcome.
Nic
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