L.A. Guns – The Ballad (Guitar)

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An old L.A. Guns gem; not "The Ballad of Jayne," but "The Ballad" from the Waking the Dead album. Tune down half-step (A=416) Standard chords [Intro] Em Am G D 2x [Verse]
Em             Am
A ray of light, star shines down

G             D
Burning bright without a sound

Em                 Am
The queen of angels take your crown

G           D
Yeah, shine on

C          G     (single notes F F# G) Am
You fly so high

Am              C
Don't ever come down

Em           Am G D
       Shine on

Em              Am
And every moment slips away

G                      D
Doing my best trying to keep away

C            G    (single notes F F# G) Am
An innocence lost

Am           C
The queen of sound

C                   G     (single notes F F# G) Am
In the cold morning frost

Am                C
We lay you gently down
Down, down, yeah
      Em          Am       G D
Shine on like you mean it
[Guitar solo] Em Am G D C G Am C 4x
    Em
And all the things you wished you'd said

Am
Echoing inside your head

G
I cannot live I cannot die

D
Nothing left to do but try

Em
Falling underneath your spell

Am
Lift you up from your own hell

G
Numb yourself now from the pain

D
Wandering out in the rain

C          G     (single notes F F# G) Am
You fly so high

Am              C
Don't ever come down

C            G     (single notes F F# G) Am
The queen of angels

Am          C
Take your crown

C            G     (single notes F F# G) Am
An innocence lost

Am           C
The queen of sound

C                   G     (single notes F F# G) Am
In the cold morning frost

Am                C
We lay you gently down

C          G     (single notes F F# G) Am
You fly so high

Am              C
Don't ever come down

C                   G     (single notes F F# G) Am
In the cold morning frost

Am                C
We lay you gently down