Intro
Am F Am F
[Verse 1]
C F C
Farewell Angelina, the bells of the crown
F C F C
Are being stolen by bandits, I must follow the sound
F G
The triangle tingles and the trumpets play slow
Am Em Am G
Farewell Angelina, the sky is on fire
F C
And I must go
[Verse 2]
F C
There's no need for anger, there's no need for blame
F C F C
There's nothing to prove, everything's still the same
F G
Just a table standing empty by the edge of the sea
Am Em Am G
Farewell Angelina, the sky is trembling
F C
And I must leave
[Verse 3]
F C
The jacks and queens have forsaken the courtyard
F C F C
Fifty-two gypsies now file past the guards
F G
In the space where the deuce and the ace once ran wild
Am Em Am G
Farewell Angelina, the sky is folding
F C
I'll see you in a while
[Verse 4]
F C
See the cross-eyed pirates sitting perched in the sun
F C F C
Shooting tin cans with a sawed-off shotgun
F G
And the neighbours, they clap and they cheer with each blast
Am Em Am G
Farewell Angelina, the sky's changing colour
F C
And I must leave fast
[Verse 5]
F C
King Kong, little elves, on the rooftops they dance
F C F C
Valentino-type tangos, while the make-up man's hands
F G
Shut the eyes of the dead not to embarrass anyone
Am Em Am G
Farewell Angelina, the sky is embarrassed
F C
And I must be gone
[Verse 6]
F C
The machine guns are roaring, and puppets heave rocks
F C F C
The fiends nail time-bombs to the hands of the clocks
F G
Call me any name you like, I will never deny it
Am Em Am G
Farewell Angelina, the sky is empty
F C
I must go where it's quiet
F G
Call me any name you like, I will never deny it
Am Em Am G
Farewell Angelina, the sky is empty
F C
I must go where it's quiet
[Outro]
C F C F C
C F G Am Em G F Am F Am F