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Sweet Black Angel

Ry Cooder

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played in Open E (E B E G# B E from low to high)

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                                                      I    got a sweet black

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 angel           I love the way she spreads her wings

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                                     got a sweet black angel            I

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 love the way she spreads her wings


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 yeah, she spreads wings around me baby               baby you bring joy and


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 ev'rything                                      yeah I love my black angel

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             I tell you the reason why

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              love my black angel            I tell you the reason why

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                                     well, if my black angel should quit me

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       I do believe I would die


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         *)                     (*
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                 Well there's one leg in the east           one leg in the


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 west   I  I  I'm stuck in the middle boys and I'm tryin' to do my best

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 I got a sweet black angel            I love the way she spreads her wings

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                                    well, she spreads her wings around me

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           she brings joy and ev'rything


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  well I asked my black angel for a nickel            you know she gave me a


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  20 dollar bill                                     well, I asked my black

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 angel for a nickel            you know she gave me a 20 dollar bill

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                           well I ask her for a small drink of liquor

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        says to give me the whole whiskey still

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                                          yeah


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 hoohoo ....


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Sweet Black Angel

Ry Cooder