Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Intro:
EbmEbm AbAb DbDb
Ooh, ooh, ooh
EbmEbm AbAb DbDb
Ooh, ooh
Verse 1:
EbmEbm AbAb
Anxious angel
DbDb GbGb
I'll wrap you in heart-shaped bubble wrap, so
EbmEbm AbAb
You won't get hurt, oh
DbDb GbGb
To be soft is to be strong
EbmEbm AbAb
Pretty angel
DbDb GbGb
The happy crowd is standing in blinds, you see
EbmEbm AbAb
See us weeping
DbDb GbGb
IRL is not that fun
F minorFm GbGb
So we fake it when the show is done
Chorus:
DbDb GbGb
Baby, when the lights go out
BbmBbm
Hold your breath and count
GbGb
I will follow you down
AbAb DbDb
We're the anxious angels
GbGb
Baby, when the lights go out
BbmBbm
Hold your breath and count
GbGb
Then put your wings back on
AbAb
We're the anxious angels
Post-Chorus:
EbmEbm AbAb DbDb
Ooh, ooh, ooh
EbmEbm AbAb DbDb
Ooh, ooh
Verse 2:
EbmEbm AbAb
Precious angel
DbDb GbGb
I'll wrap us up in saltwater blankets, then
EbmEbm AbAb
We'll ask the mermaids
DbDb GbGb
If they can spare some room for us
EbmEbm AbAb
Sweet, sad angel
DbDb GbGb EbmEbm
You think everyone else got it figured out
They're just pretending
DbDb GbGb
'Cause IRL is not that fun
F minorFm GbGb
So they fake it 'til they're feeling numb
Chorus:
DbDb GbGb
Baby, when the lights go out
BbmBbm
Hold your breath and count
GbGb
I will follow you down
AbAb DbDb
We're the anxious angels
GbGb
Baby, when the lights go out
BbmBbm
Hold your breath and count
GbGb
Then put your wings back on
AbAb GbGb
We're the anxious angels
Bridge:
BbmBbm AbAb
We're the glitter in the darkness, ooh
GbGb BbmBbm AbAb
Playing soft heartless
GbGb BbmBbm AbAb
We're the glitter in the darkness, ooh
GbGb
Ooh ooh oooh
Chorus:
DbDb GbGb
Baby, when the lights go out
BbmBbm
Hold your breath and count
GbGb
I will follow you down
AbAb DbDb
We're the anxious angels
GbGb
Baby, when the lights go out
BbmBbm
Hold your breath and count
GbGb
Then put your wings back on
AbAb
We're the anxious angels
Post-Chorus:
EbmEbm AbAb DbDb GbGb
Ooh, ooh, ooh
EbmEbm AbAb DbDb
Ooh, ooh
EbmEbm AbAb DbDb GbGb
Ooh, ooh, ooh
EbmEbm AbAb DbDb
Ooh, ooh
EbmEbm AbAb DbDb GbGb
Ooh, ooh, ooh
(Sing with me angels, put those broken wings on)
EbmEbm AbAb DbDb
Ooh, ooh
(Take my hand and fly)
EbmEbm AbAb DbDb GbGb
Ooh, ooh, ooh
EbmEbm AbAb DbDb
Ooh, ooh