Angel Flying too Close to the Ground written and performed by Willie Nelson (explanations for parenthetical notation at end) (4) If you had not have fallen (2 fr.) then I would not have found you Angel flying too close to the ground (4) (2 fr.) (5) I patched up your broken wing and hung around for a while trying to keep your spirits up and your fever down (4) (2 fr.) So leave me if you need to, I will still remember Angel flying too close to the ground. (4) (2 fr.) I knew someday that you would fly away for loveUs the greatest healer to be found (4) (2 fr.) So leave me if you need to, I will still remember Angel flying too close to the ground (4) (2 fr.) Fly on fly on past, the speed of sound IUd rather see you up than see you down (4) (2 fr.) So leave me if you need to, I will still remember Angel flying too close to the ground. The numbers in parenthesis indicate to barre the chord on that fret. For example (5) means to play an chord barred on the 5th fret. (4) means to play an chord barred on the 4th fret. (2) means to play a chord barred on the 2nd fret. No parenthesis means to play the chord in the typical open string position. If youUre not comfortable with barre chords, the song sound fine without them. is played by xx1212. Willie likes to add lots of bass runs like (on the string) between the and chords and (on the string) with a triplet feel on each note between the and (5) chords or the A and (5) chords If you want to talk country guitar with me, or if my notation makes no sense feel free to e-mail me. -- Greg Vaughn Graduate Student Pulsed Power Group Insulator Lab Department of Physics Texas Tech University ribtm@ttacs.ttu.edu