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"Guardian Angel"
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album _The Raven_
(Lou Reed, 2003)
written by Lou Reed
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I have a guardian angel
keep him in my head
When I'm afraid and alone
I call him to my bed
I have a guardian angel
who keeps bad things from me
The only way to ruin it would be for me
not to trust me
The only way to ruin it would be for me
not to trust me
I have a guardian angel
who's often saved my life
Through malevolent storms and crystal drums
the angel on my right
Has lifted me up and set me down
always showing me what's right
And if my instinct proved me wrong
the angel set it right
And if my instinct proved me wrong
the angel set it right
Have a guardian angel
I keep him in my head
And when I'm having nightmares
he shows me dreams instead
I have a ring, I have a dress
I have an empty shell
By the books below tea cups
I've kept a kind of hell
By the books below tea cups
I've kept a kind of hell
Panic and anxiety
so often in my head
But I had a guardian angel
who took care of me instead
The champagne cork the nightlight owl
a raven and a duck
The seed of pining parents
and your despairing love
The seed of pining parents
and your despairing love
Love and luck both have charmed lives
can change all things about
I had a guardian angel
that's what this is all about
I have a guardian angel
I keep him in my head
When I'm alone and become afraid
he saved my life instead
When I'm alone and become afraid
he saved my life instead
Guardian angel
guardian angel
Guardian angel
guardian angel
Guardian angel
* 1st string downtuned to D
*1d ----- * downtuned a whole-tone (from e to d)
2B -----
3G -----
4D -----
5A -----
6E -----
intro {G}{G}{C}{C}
{G}{G}{C}{C}
{G}{C.D/{G}{G} (I have a guardian angel ...)
{G}{C/{C}{C} (When I'm afraid and alone ...)
{G}{C.D/{G}{G} (I have a guardian angel ...)
{G}{C.D/{G} (The only way to ruin it would be ...)
{G}{C.D/{G}{G} (The only way to ruin it would be ...)
{Am}{Am/C.D}{G}{G}
{Am}{Am/C.D}{G}{G}
{G}{C.D/{G}{G} (I have a guardian angel ...)
{G}{Am/{C}{C} (Through malevolent storms and ...)
{C/G}{C}{C} (Has lifted me up and set me down ...)
{C/G}{G.D/{G} (And if my instinct proved me ...)
{C/G}{G.D/{G}{G} (And if my instinct proved me ...)
{G}{C.D/{G}{G} (Have a guardian angel ...)
{G}{Am/{C}{C} (And when I'm having nightmares ...)
{C/G}{Am/{C}{C} (I have a ring, I have a dress ...)
{C/G}{G.D/G} (By the books below tea cups ...)
{C/G}{G.D/{G}{G} (By the books below tea cups ...)
{Am}{Am/C.D}{G}{G} * see the tabs below
{Am}{Am/C.D}{G}{G}
{G}{C.D/{G} (Panic and anxiety ...)
{G}{Am/{C} (- had a guardian angel ...)
{C/G}{Am/{C}{C} (The champagne cork the ...)
{C/G}{G.D/G} (The seed of pining parents ...)
{C/G}{G.D/{G} (The seed of pining parents ...)
{Am}{C/C.D}{G}{G}
{Am}{C/C.D}{G}{G}
{G}{C.D/{G}{G} (Love and luck both have ...)
{G}{Am/{C}{C} (I had a guardian angel ...)
{C/G}{C/{C}{C} (I have a guardian angel ...)
{C/G}{G.D/G} (When I'm alone and become afraid ...)
{C/G}{G.D/{G} (When I'm alone and become afraid ...)
{Am}{C/C.D}{G}{G} (Guardian angel, guardian angel)
{Am}{C/C.D}{G}{G} (Guardian angel, guardian angel)
{G}{G}{G}{G} (Guardian angel)
{G}{G...
* {Am}{Am/C.D}{G}{G} part (1st string downtuned to D)
{Am} {Am /C. D}
*1d --0--0--0--0---------0--------5---7----
2B --1--1--1--1---------1--------5---7----
3G --2--2--2--2---------2--------5---7----
4D --2--2--2--2---------2-----------------
5A ---------------------------------------
6E ---------------------------------------
{G} {G}
--0--------5-5/7-5---0--------12^------
--0--------5-5/7-5---0--------12^------
--0--------5-5/7-5---0--------12^------
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{Am} {Am /C. D}
--0------------------0--------0---0----
--1------------------1--------1---3----
--2------------------2--------0---2----
--2------------------2--------2---0----
------------------------------3--------
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{G} {G}
--0--------7---9-----0-----------------
--0--------7---7-----0-----------------
--0--------0---0-----0-----------------
---------------------0-----------------
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*** please note ***
h - hammer on
p - pull off
b - bend string up
r - release bend
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
v - vibrato
^ - harmonics
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"Guardian Angel"
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from the play _POEtry_
(Robert Wilson/Lou Reed, 2000)
written by Lou Reed
performed by actors, local musicians (?)
May 09, 2001
Muziek Theater, Amsterdam, Holland
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I have a guardian angel
I keep him in my head
and when I'm afraid and alone
I call him to my bed
I have a guardian angel
who keeps bad things from me
and the only way to ruin it would be for me
not to trust me
And the only way to ruin it would be for me
not to trust me
I have a guardian angel
who's often saved my life
through malevolent storms and crystal drums
the angel on my right
Has lifted me up and set me down
always showing me what's right
and if my instinct proved me wrong
the angel set it right
And if my instinct proved me wrong
the angel set it right
I have a guardian angel
I keep him in my head
and when I'm having nightmares
he shows me dreams instead
I have a ring, I have a dress
I have an empty shell
by the books below tea cups
I've kept a kind of hell
By the books below tea cups
I've kept a kind of hell
Panic and anxiety
so often in my head
but I had a guardian angel
who took care of me instead
The champagne cork the nightlight owl
a raven and a duck
the seed of pining parents
and your despairing love
The seed of pining parents
and your despairing love
Love and luck both have charmed lives
can change all things about
and I had a guardian angel
that's what this is all about
I have a guardian angel
I keep him in my head
when I'm alone and become afraid
he perches on my bed
I have a guardian angel
I keep him in my head
when I thought I was alone
he saved my life instead
Oh, when I thought I was alone
he saved my life instead
When I was alone
saved my life instead
when I was alone, was alone, I was alone
saved my life instead
Oh I was alone
saved my life instead
when I was alone, was alone, I was alone
saved my life instead
Oh I was alone
saved my life instead
when I was alone
saved my life instead
intro {G.. guitar
{G}{C.D/G}{G}{Am/C} (I have a guardian angel ...)
{G}{C.D/G}{G}{C.D/G} (I have a guardian angel ...)
{G}{C.D/ (And the only way to ruin ...)
drums {G}{G} (- me)
{G}{C.D/G}{G}{Am/C} (I have a guardian angel ...)
{C/G}{C}{C/G}{C.D/G} (Has lifted me up and set ...)
{C/G}{G.D/ (And if my instinct proved ...)
{G}{G} (- right)
{G}{C.D/G}{G}{Am/C} (I have a guardian angel ...)
{C/G}{Am/C}{C/G}{C.D/G} (I have a ring, I have a ...)
{C/G}{G.D/ (By the books below tea ...)
{G} (- hell)
{G}{C.D/G}{G}{Am/C} (Panic and anxiety ...)
{C/G}{Am/C}{C/G}{C.D/G} (The champagne cork the ...)
{C/G}{G.D/ (The seed of pining parents ...)
{G}{G} (- love)
{G}{C.D/G}{G}{Am/C} (Love and luck both have ...)
{C/G}{G.D/G}{G}{Am/C} (I have a guardian angel ...)
{C/G}{Am/C}{C/G}{D/G} (I have a guardian angel ...)
{C/G}{D/G} (- when I thought I was ...)
{C/G}{D/G}{C/G}{D/G} (- alone, saved my life ...)
{C/G}{D/G}{C/G}{D/G} (- alone, saved my life ...)
{C/G}{D/G}{C/G}{D.../G... (- alone, saved my life ...)
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transcribed by Shiroh KOUCHI (wildside@mx21.tiki.ne.jp)
http://ww21.tiki.ne.jp/~wildside/
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