Fairport Convention – Angel Delight (Guitar)

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[Intro] A G F# C# F# [Verse]
A                  G
John the Wood went out one day

   D                     G
To view the scene from a different angle

   A                   G
He stood and watched a child at play

  D              G
A-tinkling on an old triangle

A                     G
Dave the Drum who was passing by

D                     G
Bought the toy with a coin he'd picked up

A                         G
You should have seen the gleam in his eye

      D                 G          A          G
As he saw it soon, his, cleaned-up shined-up

A                    D
La la la la la la la la la la la la la

A                    D
La la la la la la la la la la la la la
[Verse]
B
Out in the rain, if you want a cup of tea

          E
Dodge the puddles in the yard

    B
The lord of the land's coming round to complain

     A    G  F# C# F#
It's hard
[Verse]
    A                 G
The peacock flew to a very high tree

   D                    G
He didn't like grass or concrete fairies

A                G
Put me where the action is

    D                  G
I'd rather be with the next-door hairies

A               G
Simon spied the bathroom door

D               G
In his hand's a herb shampoo

A               G
Waiting for the waters raw

   D      N.C.
So little time, so much to do

A                    D
La la la la la la la la la la la la la

A                    D
La la la la la la la la la la la la la
[Verse]
B
Stand in a line, take a book along

        E
There's time for a game of cards

B
Now it's your turn and the water's all gone

     A    G  F# C# F#
It's cold
[Instrumental] A G D G x3 A D A D B E B A G F# C# F# [Verse]
    A                      G
The next to appear was the Mighty Gled

   D                   G
He needs a rest, or at least he said so

    A                        G
You probably think that he's flipped his lid

          D                      G
'Cause he wears high heels and a snow-white trousseau

A                       G
Five foot three, yet he stands so tall

    D                 G
And on the ground his feet are never

A                    G
Friends may come and friends may go

        D                G       A    G
But the Fiddle Bill goes on for ever

A                    D
La la la la la la la la la la la la la

A                    D
La la la la la la la la la la la la la
[Verse]
    B
The music room would make you grin

     E
It's cold as a freezing pit

          B
There's a hole in the wall where a lorry came in

      A     G  F# C# F#
Let's split
[Verse]
A              G
I quite like a breast of chicken

        D                     G
And I'm crazy about aspic and roast quails

        A                G
But the sight to make my pulse rate quicken

     D              G
Is a dozen nice fat snails

A                          G
On the other hand, there's Pegg on the bass

      D                  G
Whose tastes in food are very much wider

A                        G
You'll see a smile light up his face

     D      N.C.
At a couple of kippers and a glass of cider

A                    D
La la la la la la la la la la la la la

A                    D
La la la la la la la la la la la la la
[Verse]
B
Stand on a chair if you want to watch the box

    E
The fleas can jump a mile

B
Peer through the haze watching Top Of The Pops

    A     G  F#
And smile