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