Angel's Hands Chords

KeyD CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays432

Angel's Hands by Rodney Atkins is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, G, A and Bm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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D
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D                                       G            D 
She said I've been up all night and half-scared to death     
D                         A       D 
I can smell the liquor on your breath 
D                             G       D 
I payed for your rehab with my ira 
D                           A           D 
Boy your daddy'd be turning in his grave 
D                          G         D 
She said son I've done all mama can do 
D                       A            D 
I can save myself but I can't save you 
D                                         G          D 
He said I wished you and Jesus would get off my back 
D                                     A         D 
They said his truck was doing 90 when he crashed 

Bm                        G          D 
I bet it gets so quiet in heaven sometimes 
   A 
Even god cries when an angels hands are tied 

D                                 G        D 
They said honey grown-ups do this all the time 
D                                   A      D 
And tears welled up in their little girls eyes 
D                                 G           D 
They said now it's not something that you've done 
D                                   A    D 
It just that mommy and daddy don't get along 


D                                   G           D 
She said do you guys mean that you need a time out 
D                                      A    D 
And that daddy's gonna move to a different house 
D                                            G     D 
They said you'll have two bedrooms you're a lucky kid 
D                                         A     D 
She said what about checkers, where's he gonna live 

Bm                        G           D 
I bet it gets so quiet in heaven sometimes 
   A 
Even god cries when an angels hands are tied 

G                            A     
She prays, angels watch me through the night 
   Bm                  D   
Stay by my side 'til morning light 
G                      D  
God bless mama, god bless daddy 
Bm                   A 
Keep us together and happy 
Bm                        G          D  
I bet it gets so quiet in heaven sometimes 
    A 
Even god cries when an angels hands are tied 
    	

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