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