Tom: Am
Intro:
C Dm Bb F C
[Verse 1]
C Dm
Flyin’ east with the night on our heels
G C
Cheat the time and the distance and the light
Dm
That sky ain’t my friend, but I’ll see her again
Bb G
She’s gonna hold me in her arms tonight
[Chorus]
G C Dm
Send me down a tin can angel
G C
Will she rock me on the wind?
Dm
Gonna need a tin can angel
G C C C C
‘Cause I’ll be sleepin’ in the clouds again
[Verse 2]
Dm
I want your wings to carry me onward
G C
And your halo to light my way
Dm
And your call to the maker, the giver, the taker
Bb G
A petition for the words that I prayed
[Chorus]
C Dm
Send me down a tin can angel
G C
Will she rock me on the wind?
Dm
Gonna need a tin can angel
G C C
‘Cause I’ll be sleepin’ in the clouds again
[Instrumental]
C C F F G G7 C C
C C F F G G7 C C
[Bridge]
Bb F
You know where the sparrow is falling
C
My fear can fly no place but high
Bb F
So reserve for the road-weary servent a helper
Fm G G G G G
Someone from Heaven’s side
[Chorus]
C Dm
Send me down a tin can angel
G C
Will she rock me on the wind?
Dm
Gonna need a tin can angel
G Bb
‘Cause I’ll be sleepin’ in the clouds again
[Outro}
Bb F F C F
Oh, send me a tin can angel
C F
Tin can angel (C & F alternate through the end)
A tin can angel
Gonna need a tin can angel
Tin can angel
(starts getting quieter, but not a fade)
Tin can angel
Send me a tin can angel
Tin can angel
Tin can angel
A tin can angel
