When Poets Dreamed of Angels Lyrics
When Poets Dreamed Of Angels (David Sylvian)
I found some live version of the song so I got the chords for the song figured out quite
There might still be a few mistakes though.
Chords used:
Well here's how I play the intro part of the song. At some point a second guitar comes
to mix it up, but here's my one-guitar version.
Intro:
-(12)-(7)-15-15-15p12------------------------------------------------|
-(12)-(7)-------------11-11h12p11----11-12-14-11---------------------|
-10p9-------9-7-------------(5)---------5---10-10-10p9-7-5-7/9-7-----|
And then:
Verse:
She rises early from bed, runs to the mirror.
The bruises inflicted in moments of fury.
He kneels beside her once more, whispers of promise
"Next time I'll break every bone in your body.".
And the well-wishers let the devil in.
And if the river ran dry they'd deny it happening.
Bridge:
As the card players steal their hands from the bottom of the deck.
Row upon row of feudal houses blown away.
Medicine for the popular complaint.
Chorus:
When the poets dreamed of angels, what did they see?
History lined up in a flash on their backs.
When the poets dreamed of angels, what did they see?
The Bishops and knights well placed to attack.
Now it should be quite close to how it's played. At least this is how he played the
at one live show I watched. Not completely sure about the Bm there, but I think it is it.
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