When Poets Dreamed Of Angels (David Sylvian)
I found some live version of the song so I got the chords for the song figured out quite
There might still be a few mistakes though.
Chords used:
Fmaj7-5 Em A Am Bm F G Edim7 Gm7 Am(2) Bbmaj7 Fm7 G# A# Dsus2
| 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 3 3 5 1 1 4 6 0 |
| 0 0 2 1 3 1 3 2 3 5 3 1 4 6 3 |
| 2 0 2 2 4 2 0 3 3 5 2 1 5 7 2 |
| 3 2 2 2 4 3 0 2 3 7 3 1 6 8 0 |
| 3 2 0 0 2 3 2 5 7 1 3 6 8 |
| 1 0 1 3 3 5 1 4 6 |
Well here's how I play the intro part of the song. At some point a second guitar comes
to mix it up, but here's my one-guitar version.
Intro:
| |
| (12) (7) 15 15 15p12 |
| (12) (7) 11 11h12p11 11 12 14 11 |
| (12) (7) 14 12 12/14 |
| (12) 14 |
| (12) |
| (7) |
| (7) (7) |
| (7) |
| 10p9 9 7 (5) 5 10 10 10p9 7 5 7/9 7 |
| 10h12 (5) 9 |
| (7) 7 8 |
| |
| (5) |
| 7h9 9 (5) |
| 9 7/9 (5) |
| 10 9 9 10 9 (5) |
| 7 7 (7) |
And then:
Em, Fmaj7-5, Em, Fmaj7-5, Em, A
Verse:
Fmaj7-5 Em Fmaj7-5
She rises early from bed, runs to the mirror.
Em A Am Bm Em
The bruises inflicted in moments of fury.
Fmaj7-5 Em Fmaj7-5
He kneels beside her once more, whispers of promise
Em A Am Bm Em
"Next time I'll break every bone in your body.".
F G A
And the well-wishers let the devil in.
F G A
And if the river ran dry they'd deny it happening.
Bridge:
Edim F Edim F
As the card players steal their hands from the bottom of the deck.
Am G Gm7 Am
Row upon row of feudal houses blown away.
Bbmaj7 Fm7 Gm7 G# A#
Medicine for the popular complaint.
Chorus:
Em Fmaj7-5 Em
When the poets dreamed of angels, what did they see?
A Am Dsus2 Fmaj7-5
History lined up in a flash on their backs.
Em Fmaj7-5 Em
When the poets dreamed of angels, what did they see?
A Am Dsus2 Fmaj7-5
The Bishops and knights well placed to attack.
Now it should be quite close to how it's played. At least this is how he played the
at one live show I watched. Not completely sure about the Bm there, but I think it is it.
Tabbed by Kari Kääntä