Angels And Outlaws
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[INTRO: ]C Am (4x)
C Am
GOD DRIVES A ?69 CHEVY IMPALA
C Am
WITH STAINED GLASS WINDOWS AND HYPER-STROBE HEADLIGHTS
G C
YOU CAN HEAR HIS ENGINE WHINE AT THE END?OF THE RADIO DIAL.
C Am
SATURDAY NIGHT IN PIEDRAS NEGRAS,
C Am
NOTHING TO DO HERE BUT DRINK CHEAP TEQUILA
G C
AND WONDER WHETHER LIFE IS A TREASURE?????OR A TRIAL.
CHORUS
F G
SOMEDAY WE?LL MEET ON THE EDGE OF THAT RIVER,
C F
AND WE?LL FLY AWAY TO SOME FAR, DISTANT LAND,
C F G C
WHERE ANGELS AND OUTLAWS CAN WALK?. HAND IN HAND.
I THINK OF HER AS AN ANGEL ABOVE ME,
I COUNT THE TIMES SHE HAS TOLD ME SHE LOVES ME.
BUT NOW I AM BOUND ??TO LIVE OUT MY DAYS ON THE RUN.
SOMETIMES SALVATION IS LOST TO SURVIVAL
I LIVE BY THE PISTOL, SHE LIVES BY THE BIBLE.
BUT WE?LL MEET AGAIN OVER THERE?. WHEN OUR WORK HERE IS DONE.
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F G
SOME OF MY FRIENDS, THEY HAVE TAKEN THE HIGH ROAD,
C F
BUT I HAD TO SEE THE THIRD WORLD FIRST-HAND.
F G
LIFE IS A MIXTURE OF SHUFFLES AND TANGOS
C F
AND RHYTHMS AND REASONS I DON?T UNDERSTAND
F G
I?M A STRANGER IN A STRANGE LIGHT.
F G C
GOD, HOW I MISS HER TONIGHT.
C Am
GOD PLAYS A ?59 BLACK STRATOCASTER
C Am
WITH VIBROLUX REVERB AND BIG BANG PRECISION
G C
YOU CAN HEAR HIS HOLY MUSIC TONIGHT ON THE BACK STREETS OF MAN.
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