Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground chords
Willie Nelson- Angel Flying Too Close To The Ground was written by Willie Nelson in 1980 and featured on the film Honeysuckle Rose, which was aso the name of the album.
- Released: 1980 on the album and then released as a single in Jan 1981.
- Music: Key of A Major in 4/4 time at 90 bpm (♩)
- Chords: A, A/C#, A7, A7/C#, Bm7, C, C#, C#m, D, D#dim7, E, E7, F#m, G#m
Chart Legend
Numbered Circles: Fingers used to play chords O: Optional Note
Barre Line: One finger holds down multiple strings R: Root Note
Unmarked strings: Play open X: Don't play string B: Bass Note
Barre Line: One finger holds down multiple strings R: Root Note
Unmarked strings: Play open X: Don't play string B: Bass Note
![A Major](image-files/rh-amajor.png)
![A/C#](image-files/rh-a-csharp-bass-v2.png)
![A7](image-files/rh-a7.png)
![A7/C#](image-files/rh-a7-csharp-bass.png)
![Bm7](image-files/rh-bm7-barre.png)
![C Major](image-files/rh-cmajor.png)
![C# Major](image-files/rh-c-sharp-major-barre.png)
![C#m](image-files/rh-c-sharp-minor.png)
![D#dim7](image-files/rh-d-sharp-dim7.png)
![F#m](image-files/rh-f-sharp-minor.png)
![G#m](image-files/rh-g-sharp-minor.png)
![A Major](image-files/lh-amajor.png)
![A/C#](image-files/lh-a-csharp-bass-v2.png)
![A7](image-files/lh-a7.png)
![A7/C#](image-files/lh-a7-csharp-bass.png)
![Bm7](image-files/lh-bm7-barre.png)
![C Major](image-files/lh-cmajor.png)
![C# Major](image-files/lh-c-sharp-major-barre.png)
![C#m](image-files/lh-c-sharp-minor.png)
![D#dim7](image-files/lh-d-sharp-dim7.png)
![F#m](image-files/lh-f-sharp-minor.png)
![G#m](image-files/lh-g-sharp-minor.png)
Angel Flying Too Close To The Ground
Song Key is highlighted - Transpose to any other keyA C#m 1. If you had not've fal-len D A Then I would not have found you D E A E7 An-gel fly-ing too close to the ground | | A C#m 2. And I patched up your bro-ken wing D A And hung a-round a while B7 Try-ing to keep your spi-rits up E E7 And your fe-ver down A C#m 3. I knew some-day-ay D C# C That you would fly a-way | / / 3& 4& | B7 E F#m G#m For love's the great-est heal-er to be found | / / 3& 4& | A C#m Chorus: So leave me if you need to, D D#dim7 I will still re-mem-ber A E7 A A E7 An-gel fly-ing too close to the ground | - | A C#m D A D E A E Instr: | | | | | | | | | A C#m D A B7 E | | | | | | 𝄎 | | 𝄎 | A C#m D C# C 4. Fly on fly on past the speed of sound | / / 3& 4& | B7 E F#m G#m I'd ra-ther see you up than see you down | / / 3& 4& | A C#m Chorus: So leave me if you need to, D D#dim7 I will still re-mem-ber A E A D A E An-gel fly-ing too close to the | ground - | - | A C#m A7/C# Leave me if you | need to - | D D#dim7 I will still re-mem-ber A E D A/C# Bm7 A An-gel fly-ing too close to the | ground / 3& 4& | 1& 2& 3 | 𝄑
Song Facts
- Written by Willie Nelson and released in 1980 on the soundtrack to the film Honeysuckle Rose in which he starred as a country singer struggling to achieve national fame.
- Willie Nelson's recording of the song was to be his seventh No. 1 single on the Country charts as a solo artist.
- Covered by many artists including his son, Lukas Nelson, Bob Dylan, Chris Logue, Alison Krauss, Amanda Shires, and Allison Moorer.
- Inspired by Nelson's own struggles with addiction.
- Used in a number of movies and television shows, including Thelma and Louise (1991), The Electric Horseman (1979), Scrubs (Season 2, Episode 22), Third Watch, and Lost.
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