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Angels of the Silences

Counting Crows
Tab
★4.3(14)

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Date: Tue, 19 Nov 1996 19:53:49 -0800

From: "Michael A. Mazur" <mmazur@WPI.EDU>

Subject: TAB: Counting Crows, "Angels of the Silences"

Tab: "Angels of the Silences," Counting Crows

Transcribed by Michael A. Mazur (mmazur@wpi.edu)

Chords used:

G#5 : 466xxx

A5 : 577xxx

E5 : 022xxx

B5 : x244xx

E : 079900

G#m : 466444

B : 799877

F#m : 244222

A : 577655

E5(II) : xx9900

Intro:

Guitar 1 plays chords: G#5 A5 E5 B5

Guitar 2 plays:

|--0----0--0--0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0--0--|
|--0h2--2--2--2--0--0--0h2--2--2--2--0--0--|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|--0--0--0--0--0----------0--|
|--5--5--7--7--5h7p5\4\2--0--|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|--0----0--0--0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0--0--|
|--0h2--2--2--2--0--0--0h2--2--2--2--0--0--|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|--7--7--7--7--7------------------------|
|--5--5--5--5--5------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|-----------------7\6--4----4b(6)r4--2--|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|

Verse:

Guitar 1 plays G#5 A5 E5 B5

G#5 A5 E5 B5

Well I guess you left me with some feathers in my hand

Did it make it any easier to leave me where I stand?

*(Guitar 2 plays first three measures of intro)

I guess there might not be too many who would stand beside you now

Where'd you come from? Where am I going?

*(Guitar 2 plays fill 1)

Why'd you leave me 'till I'm only good for...

Fill 1

|--0--0--0--0--5--5--5--4--0--|
|--0--0--0--0--5--5--5--5--5--|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|

Chorus: (Guitars 1 & 2 play chords indicated)

E

Waiting for you

G#m B

All my sins...

F#m A

I said that I would pay for them if I could

come back to you

All my innocence is wasted on the dead and dreaming

*(w/ fill 2)

Every night these silohuettes appear above my head

Little angels of the silences that climb into my bed and whisper

* (w/ first 3 measures of intro, then fill 1)

Every time I fall asleep Every time I dream

"Did you come? Would you lie?

Why'd you leave us 'till we're only good for...

Fill 2

|--12~~~--|---NH---------|
|---------|--<12>~~~-----|
|---------|--------------|
|---------|--------------|
|---------|--------------|
|---------|-----------\--|

Waiting for you"

All my sins...

I said that I would pay for them if I could come back to you

All my innocence is wasted on the dead and dreaming

Bridge:

Both guitars play:

|--0--0--0--0--0--0-----0--0--0--0----------|
|--0--0--0--0--0--0-----0--0--0--0----------|
|--7--6--7--6--7--9-----7--6--4--2--1h2--4--|
|-------------------------------------------|
|--5--4--5--4--5--7-----5--4--2--0----------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|--0--0--0--0--0--0----0---0------0---0---0---0---|
|--0--0--0--0--0--0----0---0------0---0---0---0---|
|--7--6--7--6--7--9---/13--11--13/14--13--11--13--|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|--5--4--5--4--5--7-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|

Solo:

Guitar 1 plays G#5 A5 E5 B5

Guitar 2 plays:

|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|--8~~~--8~~~--8--8--8--8/9~~~--9~~~--9--9--9--|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|-------------------|--0-0---0--0--0-0---0--0--|
|-------------------|--9/10--9--9--9/10--9--9--|
|--8h9/11--9--8-----|--------9--9--------9--9--|
|----------------9--|--------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------0--12------0--------0--------0--------0----|
|--10b(12)--10--9------10b(12)--10b(12)--10b(12)--10b(12)--|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|--9-----------------------10-----------------------|
|-----9~~~--9~~~--9~~~--9------9~~~--9~~~--9~~~--9--|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|--12------------------------9-------------|
|------9~~~--9~~~--9~~~--11-----11~~~--11--|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|--0---0---0--0--0---0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0------|
|--12--10--9--7--10--9--7--5--|--9--7--5--4--7--5--4--2------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|--------------------------\0~~|

I dream of Michelangelo when I'm lying in my bed

* (w/ fill 3)

Little angels hang above my head and read me like an open book

Suck my blood break my nerve offer me their arms

Well, I will not be an enemy of anything

I'll only stand here

Fill 3

|--0-------|
|--4-------|
|--4-------|
|--6-------|
|--6-------|
|--------7\|
|--12----------14p12------12------12----------14p12------12------|
|------12--12---------12------12------12--12---------12------12--|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--12----------14p12------12------12b(14)r12------|
|------12--12---------12------12--------------12--|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|--12------12--14--12----------12------12--14--12----------|
|------12--------------12--12------12--------------12--12--|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|--12------12--14--12----------16b(17)r16--14--|
|------12--------------12--12------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|

Waiting for you

All my sins...

I said that I would pay for them if I could come back to you

All my innocence is wasted on the dead and dreaming

Guitar 2 plays this riff twice over the chorus:

|-12--12--12-12--12--12-12--|--12-12--12--12-12--12--12-12--12--|
|/12--12--12/12--12--12/12--|--12/12--12--12/12--12--12/12--12--|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|------11----------11------|----------------|
|----------12----------12--|-----2-------5--|
|--13----------11----------|-----2-------6--|
|--------------------------|--4--4--4/7--7--|
|--------------------------|--4--4--4/7--7--|
|--------------------------|----------------|

Ending:

Guitar 1 plays E5(II) throught the ending

* (Guitar 2 enters here with the part below)

I'm gone...I'm gone...I'll leave today, I'm gone

I'm gone...I'm gone...Take me away, I'm gone

I'm gone...I'm gone...I'll leave today

I'm gone I'm gone I'm gone I'm gone I'm gone

I'm gone

|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|--9--------8-----|--9--------8-----|
|--9--------9-----|--7--------9-----|
|--7--------9-----|--7--------9-----|
|-----7--------7--|-----7--------7--|
|---------------|----------------------|
|---------------|----------------------|
|--9-----11-----|--13------------------|
|---------------|----------------------|
|--7-----9------|--11-----9b(11)r9-----|
|-----7------7--|------7------------7--|
|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
|--9--9--9--9--9--9--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
|--7--7--7--7--7--7--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
|-----------7--7--7-----------7--7--7--|
|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0--0--0--0--0--0--|
|--10--10--10--10--10--10--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
|--9---9---9---9---9---9---8--8--8--8--8--8--|
|--7---7---7---7---7---7---9--9--9--9--9--9--|
|--7---7---7---7---7---7---9--9--9--9--9--9--|
|--------------7---7---7------------7--7--7--|
|-----12--12--12--12--12--12--12--|
|--10/12--12--12--12--12--12--12--|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-----12--12--12--12--12--12--12--|
|--10/12--12--12--12--12--12--12--|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-----12--12--12--12--12--12--12--|
|--10/12--12--12--12--12--12--12--|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--|-------|
|--/12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--|-------|
|-----------------------------------|-1-----|
|-----------------------------------|-2-----|
|-----------------------------------|-2-----|
|-----------------------------------|\0~~~--|

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