Angel Of Small Death And The Codeine Scene Ukulele chords by Hozier

Tuning: G C E A (G C E A)

Intro:
Am Am E9 Am x2

Am                     E9            Am
I watch the work of my kin, bold and boyful
Am                       E9        Am
Toying somewhere between love and abuse
G                        C
Calling to join them the wretched and joyful
Am                         E9       Am
Shaking the wings of their terrible youths

Am                       E9       Am
Freshly disowned in some frozen devotion
Am                  E9          Am
No more alone or myself could I be
G                           C
Lurched like a stray to the arms that were open
Am                        E9           Am
No shortage of sordid, no protest from me

Chorus:
         Am                        C
With her sweetened breath, and her tongue so mean
          G                            Am
She's the angel of small death and the codeine scene
         Am                          C
With her straw-blonde hair, her arms hard and lean
          G                            Am
She's the angel of small death and the codeine scene


Verse 2:
Am                     E9            Am
Feeling more human and hooked on her flesh, I
Am                         E9          Am
Lay my heart down with the rest at her feet
G                           C
Fresh from the fields, all fetor and fertile
Am                         E9          Am
It's bloody and raw, but I swear it is sweet


Chorus:
         Am                        C
With her sweetened breath, and her tongue so mean
          G                            Am
She's the angel of small death and the codeine scene
         Am                          C
With her straw-blonde hair, her arms hard and lean
          G                            Am
She's the angel of small death and the codeine scene


Verse 3:
Am                            E9         Am
In leash-less confusion, I'll wander the concrete
Am                   E9        Am
Wonder if better now having survived
G                            C
The jarring of judgement and reason's defeat the sweet
Am                       E9         Am
Heat of her breath in my mouth I'm alive


Chorus:
         Am                        C
With her sweetened breath, and her tongue so mean
          G                            Am
She's the angel of small death and the codeine scene
         Am                          C
With her straw-blonde hair, her arms hard and lean
          G                            Am
She's the angel of small death and the codeine scene