Angie
(Tom Paxton)
G (C/G) G
Angie, from where I stand,
(C/G) G
The water breaks on a spit of sand,
D7/F
How does it survive?
Angie, for all I know,
The sand is tired and ready to go,
G (D7/F)
It's less than alive.
Em
But you're so ready to leave,
Am
The first trembling leaf to break loose in the Fall.
D7/F
Angie, so ready to fly,
Is there time to ask why?
G (D7/F)
Is there no time at all?
Em Am
Or, is there nothing hidden I can blame?
D G
Angie, if Angie's your name.
G (C/G) G
Angie, from where I stand,
(C/G) G
Your smile is so discreetly planned,
D7/F
I'm not sure it's there.
Angie, for all I know,
You'll notice me; you'll turn and go.
G (D7/F)
You won't even care.
Em
That's you, so ready to leave,
Am
The first trembling leaf to break loose in the Fall.
D7/F
Angie, so ready to fly,
Is there time to ask why?
G (D7/F)
Is there no time at all?
Em Am
Or, is there nothing hidden I can blame?
D G (D7/F)
Angie, if Angie's your name.
Em
Angie, I was getting along;
G
Nothing quite right, but nothing too wrong;
D7/F
I didn't know you existed.
Am
Ran my life like a safe machine;
D7/F
Lost myself in a safe routine;
G
But now it's all twisted.
Am
With my hand on the knife
G
For the rest of my life.
(C/G) G
Angie, from where I stand,
(C/G) G
You rise and wave an ungloved hand;
D7/F
You smile in the sun.
Angie, you smile for him;
He calls to you; the light is dim.
G (D7/F)
You break into a run.
Em
And you're gone, so ready to leave,
Am
The first trembling leaf to break loose in the Fall.
D7/F
Angie, so ready to fly,
Is there time to ask why?
G (D7/F)
Is there no time at all?
Em Am
Or, is there nothing hidden I can blame?
D G
Angie, if Angie's your name.
D G
Angie, if Angie's your name.
Lyrics verified according to the recording on Tom's 1976 album "Saturday Night".
Jason
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