«Blue Angel»
(Roy Orbison — Joe Melson)
Intro:
Am Gm7 C13
(Sha… la… la, dooby wah, dum dum dum, yip yip)
F Am Gm7 C13
(Fum, sha la la, dooby wah, dum dum dum, yip yip)
Verse 1:
F Dm
Oh, Blue Angel don’t you cry
Bb C
Just because he said goodbye
F Dm
Oh, ah-ah-aah
Bb C
No, don’t cry
Verse 2:
Oh, Blue Angel have no fear, I’ll
Brush away lonely teardrops
Hey… hey
Whoa whoa… ooh…
F Bb F
(Yip yip, fum, wah wah wah wah)
Bridge 1:
F F# G G# A A [quarter-note triplets]
/ / / / / /
(…wah)
Bb Gm
Well, love’s precious flame
F Dm
Just burned in vain
Bb
But you’re not to blame
G7 C7
You thought love was a game, it’s oh such a shame
Bb F
But don’t you cry, don’t sigh
Gm
I’ll tell you why
Bb C
I’ll never say goodbye
F
Blue Angel
Am Gm7 C13
(Sha la la, dooby wah, dum dum dum)
F Bb F
(Yip yip, fum, wah wah wah wah)
Bridge 2:
F F# G G# A A [quarter-note triplets]
/ / / / / /
(…wah)
Bb Gm
We’ll have lovin’ so fine
F Dm
Magic moments divine
Bb
If you’ll just say you’re mine
G7 C7 [N.C.]
I’ll love you till the end of ti-i-ime
F Bb F
Don’t you… worry your pretty head
Gm Bb Gm
I’ll never let you do-ow-ow-ow-ow-own
Bb C
I’ll always be arou-ou-ou-ou-ound
F
Blue Angel
Coda:
Am Gm7 C13 F
(Sha la la, dooby wah, dum dum dum, yip yip, fum)
Bb [N.C.] Fmaj7
Blu-ue a-an-gel (Sha… la… la)
— another ace 60’s tab from Andrew Rogers
