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LEADFOOT ANGELS
WORDS & MUSIC: Earl P. Reinhalter
| A = A add9 (no 3rd) B = B add9 (no 3rd) D = D add9 (no 3rd) |
INTRO: Em (fades in)
Em
I. in the moonlight,
father said, "son,
C
if you go out,
Em
leave me your gun."
by the moonlight,
grandfather said, "boy,
C
leadfoot angels
Em
fly without joy."
D C
CHORUS: scene of the crime,
Em
who cares?
D C
it's a desperate climb
Em
downstairs.
D C
I've seen the homes
Em
of the brave.
D C
they live in jail
A B Em
or the grave.
Em
II. where do the youth gangs
go when they're old?
C
when do speeders
Em
run out of road?
if life stops you,
the ending is hard.
C
if you slow down,
Em
you skip that part.
/// REPEAT CHORUS ///
INSTRUMENTAL: Em
A - Em
A - Em
D - A
A - Em
Em
Em
III. I was walking.
they were so brisk.
C
swift snowballing
Em
of ultimate risk.
'round the corner,
red lights flash;
C
blackened mourners,
Em
pyres of ash.
/// REPEAT CHORUS (hold B longer) ///
ENDING: Em (fade out)
© Copyright 1985 Earl P. Reinhalter. All Rights Reserved.
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