Truckstop Angel Chords
Truckstop Angel by Gretchen Peters is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords Am, Fmaj7, Gsus4, G, F, C and Dm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
INTRO
Am Fmaj7 Gsus4 G Am
Am Fmaj7 Gsus4 G Am
Verse: 1
Am Fmaj7
I meet them in the truckstops, I meet them in the bars
G F
I meet them in the parking lots and I slip into their cars
Am Fmaj7
They come and put their money down, they come and place their bets
G F
I swallow their indifference,but I choke on my regrets
INTERLUDE
Am Fmaj7 Gsus4 G Am
Verse: 2
Am Fmaj7
Sometimes they ask me questions sometimes they treat me nice
G F
You don't know what you'll get until you roll the dice
Am Fmaj7
You're a loser or a winner here, predator or prey
G F
I'm still not sure which one I am or how I got this way
F C
And it's hard to hear the angels
G Am
Over the diesels’ hum
F C
But I know they're out there singing
G Dm
And I'll know them when they come
F C
And I'll rise above the neon
G Am
Above this trailer park
G F
And fly like a truckstop angel with an arrow through my heart
INTERLUDE
Am Fmaj7 Gsus4 G Am
Verse: 3
Am Fmaj7
There's a big sky up above me there's a wasteland down below
G F
There's a long black snake of highway take you where you wanna go
Am Fmaj7
One day I'm gonna leave here, gonna hit my lucky streak
G F
Gonna spread my gorgeous wings and fly above all this concrete
F C
And it's hard to hear the angels
G Am
Over the diesels’ hum
F C
But I know they're out there singing
G Dm
And I'll know them when they come
F C
And I'll rise above the neon
G Am
Above this trailer park
G F
And fly like a truckstop angel with an arrow through my heart
OUTRO
Am Fmaj7 Gsus4 G Am
Am Fmaj7 Gsus4 G Am