Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Angie Baby - Helen Reddy ('Free And Easy' 1974)
Intro:
| Gm7Gm7 | Gm7Gm7 |
Verse:
Gm7Gm7
You live your life in the songs you hear on the rock & roll radio
Gm7Gm7
And when a young girl doesn't have any friends, that's a really nice place to go,
Cm7Cm7 F7F7 Bbmaj7Bbmaj7 Ebmaj7Ebmaj7
Folks hoping you'd turn out cool, but they had to take you out of school
D7sus4D7sus4 D7D7 Gm7Gm7
You're a little touched, you know, Angie baby
Verse 2:
Gm7Gm7
Lovers appear in your room each night and they whirl you across the floor,
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But they always seem to fade away when your Daddy taps on your door,
Cm7Cm7 F7F7 Bbmaj7Bbmaj7 Ebmaj7Ebmaj7
"Angie, girl, are you alright? Tell the radio goodnight"
D7sus4D7sus4 D7D7 Gm7Gm7
All alone once more, Angie baby
Chorus:
Cm7Cm7 F7F7 Bbmaj7Bbmaj7 Cm7Cm7 F7F7 Bbmaj7Bbmaj7
An - gie baby, you're a spe - cial lady,
Ebmaj7Ebmaj7 F/Eb Ebmaj7Ebmaj7
Living in a world of make believe,
Gm7Gm7
Well, maybe
Verse 3:
Gm7Gm7 Gm7Gm7
Stopping at her house is a neighbour boy with evil on his mind,
Gm7Gm7
'Cause he's been peeking in Angie's room at night through her window blind,
Cm7Cm7 F7F7 Bbmaj7Bbmaj7 Ebmaj7Ebmaj7
"I see your folks have gone away. Would you dance with me today?
D7sus4D7sus4 D7D7 Gm7Gm7
I'll show you how to have a good time, Angie baby (A-a-a-ngie baby, A-a-a-ngie baby)
Gm7Gm7
Bridge:
Gm7Gm7 N.C.
When he walks in her room, he feels confused, like he walked into a play
Gm7Gm7 N.C Gm7Gm7 Am7Am7
And the music's so loud, it spins him around til his soul has lost its way
Bb majorBb BB
And as she turns the volume down,
C majorC D MajorD
He's getting smaller with the sound,
Eb MajorEb E MajorE
It seems to pull him off the ground,
FF G+G
Toward the radio he's bound, never to be found......
| Gm7Gm7 | Gm7Gm7 |
Verse 4:
Gm7Gm7
The headlines read that a boy disappeared, and everyone thinks he died,
Gm7Gm7 Gm7Gm7
'Cept a crazy girl with a secret lover who keeps her satisfied
Cm7Cm7 F7F7 Bbmaj7Bbmaj7 Ebmaj7Ebmaj7
It's so nice to be insane, no one asks you to explain
D7sus4D7sus4 D7D7 Gm7Gm7
Radio by your side, Angie baby
Chorus:
Cm7Cm7 F7F7 Bbmaj7Bbmaj7 Cm7Cm7 F7F7 Bbmaj7Bbmaj7
An - gie baby, you're a spe - cial lady,
Ebmaj7Ebmaj7 F/Eb Ebmaj7Ebmaj7
Living in a world of make believe...................
Gm7Gm7
Well, maybe
Gm7Gm7
Well, maybe (A-a-a-ngie baby, A-a-a-ngie baby)
Gm7Gm7
Well, maybe (A-a-a-ngie baby, A-a-a-ngie baby)
Gm7Gm7
(A-a-a-ngie baby, A-a-a-ngie baby) (fade)