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Guitar Tablature for When Poets Dreamed of Angels

When Poets Dreamed of Angels - David Sylvian

chords

Em	 -022000
Fmaj	 -133210
Am9	 -x02200
Am	 -x02210
D9	 -xx0230
A	 -x02220
A7	 -x02020
G6       -320000 
Bbdim	 -x12020
F/A	 -x03211
F9/A	 -x03213
Am7	 -x02013
G	 -355433
Bb	 -688766
Ab	 -466544
Gm7	 -353333
Fmaj7#11 -133200


@ When Poets Dreamed of Angels 


Em	Fmaj	Em	Fmaj
Em  Am9  Am   D9   Em

Fmaj			 Em
   She rises early from bed
   Fmaj
   Runs to the mirror
	 Em	  Am9	    Am		D9	Em
   The bruises inflicted in moments of fury

Fmaj			      Em
   He kneels beside her once more
   Fmaj
   Whispers a promise
   Em		    Am9	       Am	    D9	      A
  "Next time I'll break every bone in your body"


A7	    Fmaj	 G6		A
   And the well-wishers let the devil in
A7	       Fmaj		    G6			A
   And if the river ran dry they'd deny it happening

Bbdim		      F/A
   As the card players deal their hands
	    Bbdim	   F9/A
   From the bottom of the deck
   Am7		  G		Gm7	 Am7
   Row upon row of feudal houses blow away
Bb		   Ab		 Gm7  Ab   Bb	Fmaj7 #11
   Medicine for the popular complaint


Em			  Fmaj
   When the poets dreamed of angels
   Em
   What did they see?
   A            Am	 D9		Fmaj7 #11
   History lined up in a flash at their backs

Em			  Fmaj
   When the poets dreamed of angels
   Em
   What did they see?
	A            Am	          D9	     Fmaj7 #11
   The bishops and knights well placed to attack