Hall Of The Angels
Kris Kristofferson
Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jo1v82dJ6dI&t=1s Key B capo 4 Three-four time [Intro] [Verse 1] We stayed at the barroom ’til closin’ I held down a place at his side And drank to the memory that crushed him A lady who loved him and died He purely could not find a reason To get it back up and go on Then out of the dark came a stranger Turned us around with a song [Verse 2] He said I know the pain that you’re feelin’ I had a sweet little girl And I loved her more than her mother Or anything else in the world Sure as I loved her I lost her Sure as I wanted to die Then I had a dream or a vision Of wonders that opened my eyes [Chorus] I dreamed of a young band of angels That shone like the stars from above But each held a bright burning candle Except for the angel I loved And I asked why their candles were burnin’ And why that hers wasn’t the same She said oh daddy each time that I try to light it Your tears just keep drownin’ the flame [Solo] | | | | | | | [Verse 3] We stared at the stranger in silence His spirit was truly alive If life had made his eyes glisten The diamond was bright in his eyes Cause everyone who ever loved him Though fortune had torn them apart Lived in the hall of the angels As long as the love in his heart [Outro] Oh they’ll live in the hall of the angels As long as the love in your heart