City Of Angels Chords

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City Of Angels by 10000 Maniacs is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords E, A, D, F#m and Em. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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E
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E                 A 
Heaven...is this heaven? 

E                 A         
Heaven...is this heaven?  

E                 A            E 
Heaven...is this heaven...where we are? 

E                 D               A                E  
See them walking, if you dare, or if you call that walking 

E                 D                  A               F#m        E 
Stumble, stagger, fall and drag themselves along the streets of heaven 


E                             A                      E 
Where is the blessed table to feed all who hunger on earth? 

E                    A                    E 
Welcomed and seated, each one is joyfully served 

E                 D               A                E  
See them walking, if you dare, or if you call that walking 

E                 D                  A               F#m        E 
Stumble, stagger, fall and drag themselves along the streets of heaven 


E                  A                            E 
Where is the halo, that should glow 'round your face? 

E                                   A                              E 
And where are the wings that should grow from your shoulders, pray show them to me? 

D        A                E              A 
Sobering sights I've seen in the City of Angels  

E             D         A        E               F#m   E 
have all been one rude awakening that was due to me in heaven. 


Repeat opening descending passage on high E string 


D        A                E              A 
Sobering sights I've seen in the City of Angels  

E             D         A        E               F#m   E 
have all been one rude awakening that was due to me in heaven. 


E                              A                 E 
There would be heavenly music, I was convinced before... 

E                                    A                    E 
A host of the dearly to meet me with hosannas sung at the door 

E         D        A                E              A 
But these sobering sights I've seen in the City of Angels  

E             D         A        E               F#m                Em     E 
have all been one rude awakening that was due to me in this city of fallen angels. 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante