Angels Love Bad Men Chords

KeyF CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays415

Angels Love Bad Men by Johnny Cash is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of F. It uses the chords F, E, D, A, C, B7 and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Verse 
F                        E    
When his stolen gold has turned to rust 
D                 A 
He rides off in a cloud of dust 
C             B7            E 
Lookin' for a border he can cross 
F                   E  
She'll stand by and watch him go 
D                  A 
Wonderin' if he'll ever know 
C                      B7            E 
The hurt she's feelin' now and what they've lost 

 C          G         C               G 
Angels love bad men; that's how it's always been 
 C               G            F         A 
They give their whole hearts when they fall 
C           G        C               G                         
Angels love bad men; that's how it's always been 
C                 G        F          A  
Love holds their hearts against the wall 

Solo 
F   E   D   A    C    B7    E 

Verse 
F                             E 
When his corporate day comes to and end 
D                       A 
He'll ride away in his Mercedes Benz 
C                B7              E 
Soon he's lost beneath the neon sky 
F                           E 
Outside of town, in their suburban home 
D                   A 
She spends another night alone 
C                      B7             E 
And wonders what went wrong, wonders why 

 C          G         C               G 
Angels love bad men; that's how it's always been 
 C               G            F         A 
They give their whole hearts when they fall 
C           G        C               G                         
Angels love bad men; that's how it's always been 
C                 G        F          A  
Love holds their hearts against the wall 
    	

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.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante