Rush - Clockwork Angels

clockwork angels – rush

intro :
B5
( oe – aa haa haa haa haa haa haa haa haaa
( B5 )
hee hee hee hee hee hee hee aa ee )
A6 – Bsus4 – A – Bsus4 – G6 – Aadd9 – G6 – Aadd9 –
A – B – A – B – G6 – A – G6 – A

D6 – F#madd4/E – F#madd4 –
D6 F#madd4/E
high above the city square
F#madd4
globes of light float in mid – air
D6
higher still , against the night
[ ch ] A5/B [ /Ch ] *
clockwork angels bathed in light

[ ch ] A5/B [ /Ch ] * 7x

[ ch ] A5/B [ /Ch ] * [ ch ] A5/B [ /Ch ] *
you promise every treasure , –
[ ch ] A5/B [ /Ch ] * [ ch ] A5/B [ /Ch ] *
to the foolish and the wise
C5 * C5 *
goddesses of mystery , –
G5 * A5 *
spirits in dis – guise
[ ch ] A5/B [ /Ch ] * [ ch ] A5/B [ /Ch ] *
every pleasure , –
[ ch ] A5/B [ /Ch ] * [ ch ] A5/B [ /Ch ] *
we bow and close our eyes
C5 * C5 *
ooh , clockwork angels ,
G5 * A5 *
promise every prize

A6 – Bsus4 – A – Bsus4 – G6 – Aadd9 – G6 – Aadd9 –

chorus :
A6 Bsus4
clockwork angels , spread their arms and sing
A6 Bsus4
synchronized and graceful , they move like living things
G6 Aadd9
goddesses of light , of sea and sky and land
G6 Aadd9
clockwork angels , the people raise their hands
bi G6
as if to fly
bi G6
as if to fly

D6 F#madd4/E
all around the city square
F#madd4
power shimmers in the air
D6
people gazing up with love
F#madd4/E F#madd4
to those angels high A – bove

[ ch ] A5/B [ /Ch ] * 2x
[ ch ] A5/B [ /Ch ] * [ ch ] A5/B [ /Ch ] *
ce – lestial ma – chinery –
[ ch ] A5/B [ /Ch ] * [ ch ] A5/B [ /Ch ] *
move through your com – mands
C5 * C5 *
goddesses of mystery , –
G5 * A5 *
so delicate and so grand
[ ch ] A5/B [ /Ch ] * [ ch ] A5/B [ /Ch ] *
moved to worship , –
[ ch ] A5/B [ /Ch ] * [ ch ] A5/B [ /Ch ] *
we bow and close our eyes
C5 * C5 *
ooh , clockwork angels ,
G5 * A5 *
promise every prize

A6 – Bsus4 – A – Bsus4 – G6 – Aadd9 – G6 – Aadd9 –

chorus :
A6 Bsus4
clockwork angels , spread their arms and sing
A6 Bsus4
synchronized and graceful , they move like living things
G6 Aadd9
goddesses of light , of sea and sky and land
G6 Aadd9
clockwork angels , the people raise their hands
bi G6
as if to fly
bi G6
as if to fly

break :
B – C – G – A 2x
Am/D – Em11/G – Am/D

Am/D Am/D
lean not upon your own under – standing
Am/D Am/D
ignorance is well and truly blessed
Em11/G Em11/G
trust in perfect love , and perfect planning
Am/D Am/D
everything will turn out for the best

D6 F#madd4/E F#madd4
and everything will turn out for the best
D6 F#madd4/E
stars aglow like scattered sparks
F#madd4
span the sky in clockwork arcs
D6
hint at more than we can see
A B
spiritual ma – chine – ry
A – B – A – B – G6 – A – G6 – A

chorus :
A6 Bsus4
clockwork angels , spread their arms and sing
A6 Bsus4
synchronized and graceful , they move like living things
G6 Aadd9
goddesses of light , of sea and sky and land
G6 Aadd9
clockwork angels , the people raise their hands
A6 Bsus4
clockwork angels , spread their arms and sing
A6 Bsus4
synchronized and graceful , they move like living things
G6 Aadd9
goddesses of light , of sea and sky and land
G6 Aadd9
clockwork angels , the people raise their hands
bi /
( hee ee ee eee ) as if to fly

[ ch ] A5/B [ /Ch ] * 4x /

bi /
( hee hee hee hee hee hee hee wish you were here )
( one , two l )

B5 x244
xxa6 x02222
Bsus4 x24400
A x02220
G6 355400
Aadd9 577600
B x24442
D6 x5420
xf#madd4/E 0x420
xf#madd4 2×420
x [ ch ] A5/B [ /Ch ] x222
xxb5 x244
xxc5 x355
xxam/C x322
xx [ ch ] C5/G [ /Ch ] 335
xxxc/G 332
xxxa5 577
xxx [ ch ] F#m/A [ /Ch ] 544
xxxbi x2444
xg6 320000
C x32010
G 320003
Am/D xx0210
Em11/G 3×0230

[ ch ] A5/B [ /Ch ] * = B5 h [ ch ] A5/B [ /Ch ] – B5 – [ ch ] A5/B [ /Ch ]
C5 * = Am/C h C5 – Am/C – C5
G5 * = Em/G h G5 – Em/G – G5
A5 * = [ ch ] F#m/A [ /Ch ] h A5 – [ ch ] F#m/A [ /Ch ] – A5