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