JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - "Angel" merupakan lagu rock dari musisi lawas ternama, Jimi Hendrix.
Lagu ini dirilis dalam albumnya yang bertajuk The Cry of Love pada 1971, beberapa bulan setelah kematiannya pada September 1970.
"Angel" yang ditulis oleh Jimi Hendrix sendiri ini merupakan lagu yang terinspirasi dari mimpi tentang ibunya.
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Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu "Angel" dari Jimi Hendrix.
[Verse 1]
E B F#m/G/A#/A
Angel came down from heaven yesterday
A D D# E B/A
She stayed with me just long enough to rescue me
E B F#m/G/A#/A
And she told me a story yesterday
A D E D
About the sweet love between the moon and the deep blue sea
A C E Esus4/E
And then she spread her wings high over me
E F#m G#m A Asus4/A
She said she’s gonna come back tomorrow and I said
[Chorus]
D Em
Fly on my sweet angel
A# G C C# D Dsus4
Fly on through the sky
D Em
Fly on my sweet angel
Bb G C C# D Dsus4
Tomorrow I’m gonna be by your side
D/C#/C/B/Bb G C/C#/D
D/C#/C/B/Bb G C/C#/D
[Verse 2]
E B F#m F#m/G/A#/A
Sure enough this morning she came unto me
A D E B/A
Silver wings silhouetted against a childs sunrise
E B F#m F#m/G/A#/A
And my angel she said unto me
A D E B/A
Today is the day for you to rise
A C E Esus4/E
Take my hand your gonna be my man your gonna rise
E F#m G#m A Asus4/A
And then she took me high over yonder
[Chorus]
D Em
Fly on my sweet angel
Bb G C C# D Dsus4
Fly on through the sky
D Em
Fly on my sweet angel
Bb G C C# D Dsus4
Forever I’m gonna be by your side