Gil Scott Heron- Angel Dust Chords

Tempo:
85.2 bpm
Chords used:

F#m

C#

D

Bm

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Gil Scott Heron- Angel Dust chords
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[F#m] Angel of rest.
[D]
[C#] [F#m] Angel of rest.
[Bm]
[E] [F#m] Angel of rest.
[D]
[A] [F#m] Angel of rest.
[Bm]
[E] [Bm] He was moving.
And that was when [A] he could have sworn the room wasn't [F#m] moving.
[B] But that was only [E] in his mind.
He was [F#m] sailing.
[E] [Bm] He never really [C#m] seemed to notice his own feeling.
[F#m] [D] That was all [C#] part of the high.
[Bm] The sweat was pouring.
[F#m] He couldn't take it.
[G] The room was exploding.
He [C#] might not make it.
[C#m] [F#m] [Bm] Please, [C#] children, would [C#m] you listen?
[F#m] [Bm] Just in just [C#m] any way is that.
[F#m] [D] You won't [A] remember what you're missing.
[D] But down some dead [C#] end streets, there ain't [D#] no turning [E]
back.
[F#m] [Bm]
[C#] [F#m] [Bm]
[C#] [F#m] They was standing.
[Bm]
[C#] Everybody in [C#m] a circle, [F#m] the whole family.
[D] I'm listening [C#] to the preacher's words.
[F#m] Was crying.
[Bm] She [C#] alone held [F#m] the secret about his dying.
[Bm] Tears [C#] falling [C#m] to earth.
[D] [Bm] [F#m] He was so trusting.
[Bm] God only knew why.
[C#] They were [D#] just.
[C#] [C#m] [F#m] [D] He's going [G#] to be the [F#m] death of you.
[D] Just a [C#m] way.
[F#m] You [D] won't [C#] remember what you're missing.
[D] But down [Bm] some dead [C#] end streets, [F#m] there ain't no turning [E] back.
[F#m] [E] [D] Believe [C#] [F#m] me, sister.
[D] Don't mean nobody no [C#] good.
[F#m] [Bm]
[C#] [F#m] [A] [D]
[C#] [F#m] [F#] [D]
[C#] [F#m] [D]
[C#] [Bm] Sweat was pouring.
[F#m] He couldn't take it.
[D] The room was exploding.
[C#] He might not [D#] make [C#m] it.
[F#m] [Bm] Children, [C#] it's hard to [A] listen.
[Bm] I ain't trying [C#] to run your [C#m] life.
[F#m] [B] My [D] just seem like one [C#] more good time.
But [D] down some dead [C#m] end streets, there ain't no turning [C] back.
[A] [Bm] Children, [C#] it's hard to [F#m] listen.
[B] I ain't trying [A] to run your life.
Don't [D] mean nobody no [C#] good.
Nowhere [Bm] in down some dead [C#] end streets.
[B] There ain't no turning [E] back.
Back.
[F#m] Children, [D]
[C#] would you [F#m] listen to me?
[Bm]
[C#] [A] [F#m] [B] [Bm]
[A]
[E]
[G#] [N] A rat done bit my sister Nell with Whitey on the [Am] moon.
[C] Her face and arms began to swell and Whitey's on the [E] moon.
I can't pay no doctor bills, but Whitey's on the moon.
Ten years from now, [G#] I'll be paying still while [C#m] Whitey's on the moon.
You know, the [C] man just up my rent last night, because Whitey's on the moon.
No hot water, no toilets, no [D] lights, but Whitey's on the moon.
I [E] wonder why he's upping me, because Whitey's on the moon.
Well, I was already giving him 50 a week, and now Whitey's on the moon.
[C] Taxes taking my whole damn check.
The junkies make [D] me a nervous wreck.
The price of food is going up.
And [E] as if all that crap wasn't enough, a rat done bit my sister Nell [C] with Whitey on the moon.
[C#] Her face and arms began to swell and Whitey's [G#] on the moon.
Was all that money I made last year [D] for Whitey on the moon?
How come I ain't got no money here?
Whitey's on [A] the moon.
[E] You know, I just [G#] about had my fill [D] of Whitey on the moon.
[A] I think I'll send these doctor bills, air mail special, [D]
[G#] [Em]
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C#
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D
1321
Bm
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E
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F#m
123111112
C#
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D
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To start learning Gil Scott-Heron And Brian Jackson - Angel Dust chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - Bm, C#, F#m, D, C#, C#m and F#m in sequence. A strategic approach would be to train at 42 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 85. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: A Major.

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_ [F#m] Angel of rest.
[D] _ _ _
[C#] _ [F#m] Angel of rest.
_ _ [Bm] _ _
[E] _ [F#m] Angel of rest.
_ [D] _ _
[A] _ [F#m] Angel of rest.
_ _ [Bm] _ _
[E] _ [Bm] He was moving.
_ _ And that was when [A] he could have sworn the room wasn't [F#m] moving.
_ _ [B] But that was only [E] in his mind.
He was [F#m] sailing.
_ [E] [Bm] He never really [C#m] seemed to notice his own feeling.
[F#m] _ _ [D] That was all [C#] part of the high.
[Bm] The sweat was pouring.
_ [F#m] He couldn't take it.
_ [G] The room was exploding.
He [C#] might not make it.
[C#m] _ [F#m] _ _ _ [Bm] Please, [C#] children, would [C#m] you listen?
[F#m] _ _ _ [Bm] Just in just [C#m] any way is that.
[F#m] _ _ _ [D] _ You won't [A] remember what you're missing.
[D] But down some dead [C#] end streets, there ain't [D#] no turning [E]
back.
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[C#] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[C#] _ [F#m] They was standing.
_ _ [Bm] _
[C#] Everybody in [C#m] a circle, [F#m] the whole family.
_ _ [D] I'm listening [C#] to the preacher's words.
[F#m] Was crying.
_ _ [Bm] She [C#] alone held [F#m] the secret about his dying.
_ [Bm] Tears [C#] falling [C#m] to earth.
[D] _ [Bm] _ _ [F#m] He was so trusting.
_ [Bm] God only knew why.
[C#] They were [D#] just.
[C#] _ [C#m] _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [D] He's going [G#] to be the [F#m] death of you.
_ _ _ [D] Just a [C#m] way.
_ [F#m] _ _ You [D] won't [C#] remember what you're missing.
[D] But down [Bm] some dead [C#] end streets, [F#m] there ain't no turning [E] back.
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [E] _ [D] Believe [C#] _ [F#m] me, sister.
_ _ [D] Don't mean nobody no [C#] good.
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[C#] _ [F#m] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[C#] _ [F#m] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [D] _ _
[C#] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[C#] _ [Bm] Sweat was pouring.
_ [F#m] He couldn't take it.
_ [D] The room was exploding.
_ [C#] He might not [D#] make [C#m] it.
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [Bm] Children, [C#] it's hard to [A] listen.
_ _ _ [Bm] I ain't trying [C#] to run your [C#m] life.
[F#m] _ _ [B] My [D] just seem like one [C#] more good time.
But [D] down some dead [C#m] end streets, there ain't no turning [C] back.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [Bm] Children, [C#] it's hard to [F#m] listen.
_ _ [B] I ain't trying [A] to run your life.
_ _ Don't [D] mean nobody no [C#] good.
Nowhere [Bm] in down some dead [C#] end streets.
[B] There ain't no turning [E] back.
Back.
_ [F#m] _ Children, _ [D] _
[C#] would you [F#m] listen to me?
_ _ [Bm] _ _
[C#] _ [A] _ [F#m] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [Bm] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [G#] _ _ _ [N] A rat done bit my sister Nell with Whitey on the [Am] moon.
[C] Her face and arms began to swell and Whitey's on the [E] moon.
I can't pay no doctor bills, but Whitey's on the moon.
Ten years from now, [G#] I'll be paying still while [C#m] Whitey's on the moon.
You know, the [C] man just up my rent last night, because Whitey's on the moon.
No hot water, no toilets, no [D] lights, but Whitey's on the moon.
I [E] wonder why he's upping me, because Whitey's on the moon.
Well, I was already giving him 50 a week, and now Whitey's on the moon.
_ [C] Taxes taking my whole damn check.
The junkies make [D] me a nervous wreck.
The price of food is going up.
And [E] as if all that crap wasn't enough, a rat done bit my sister Nell [C] with Whitey on the moon.
[C#] Her face and arms began to swell and Whitey's [G#] on the moon.
Was all that money I made last year [D] for Whitey on the moon?
How come I ain't got no money here?
Whitey's on [A] the moon.
[E] You know, I just [G#] about had my fill [D] of Whitey on the moon.
[A] I think I'll send these doctor bills, air mail special, [D] _ _ _
_ [G#] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _

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This song, written by Gil Scott‐Heron, is among the lineup of tracks on the Messages album.

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