Verse 1
White lips, pale face Breathing in the snowflakes
B C# G# A B C# C# C# E C#
Burnt lungs, sour taste
B C# E E
Light’s gone, day’s end, struggling to pay rent
B C# G# A B C# C# C# E C#
Long nights, strange men
B C# E E
Pre-Chorus
And they say she’s in the Class A Team
B E C# A A A A E C#
Stuck in her daydream
A A A E C#
Been this way since 18, but lately, her face seems
A A A A B C# A B C# A E C#
Slowly sinking, wasting, crumbling like pastries
A A A A E C# A A A A E C#
And they scream, the worst things in life come free to us
A E C# B C# C# C# C# D C# B G#
Chorus:
Cause we’re just under the upper hand
A A C# C# C# B C# B C#
And go mad for a couple grams
A C# C# C# D C# B A
And she don’t want to go outside tonight
A C# E F# E C# B A A A B C#
And in a pipe she flies to the Motherland or sells love to another man
B C# B C# B C# C# B C# B C# A C# C# C# D C# B A
It’s too cold outside for angels to fly,
C# E F# A G# E C# B A A E C# B A
Angels to fly
E C# B A B C# BA
Verse 2
Ripped gloves, raincoat, tried to swim and stay afloat
B C# G# A B C# C# C# E C#
Dry house, wet clothes
B C# E E
Loose change, bank notes, weary-eyed, dry throat
B C# G# A B C# C# E C#
Call girl, no phone
B C# E E Pre-Chorus
And they say she’s in the Class A Team
B E C# A A A A E C#
Stuck in her daydream
A A A E C#
Been this way since 18, but lately, her face seems
A A A A B C# A B C# A E C#
Slowly sinking, wasting, crumbling like pastries
A A A A E C# A A A A E C#
And they scream, the worst things in life come free to us
A E C# B C# C# C# C# D C# B G#
Chorus:
Cause we’re just under the upper hand
A A C# C# C# B C# B C#
And go mad for a couple grams
A C# C# C# D C# B A
And she don’t want to go outside tonight
A C# E F# E C# B A A A B C#
And in a pipe she flies to the Motherland or sells love to another man
B C# B C# B C# C# B C# B C# A C# C# C# D C# B A
It’s too cold outside for angels to fly,
C# E F# A G# E C# B A A E C# B A
Angels to fly
E C# B A B C# BA
Bridge:
An angel will die, covered in white
A E C# B C# A A G# A
Closed eyes and hoping for a better life
B C# B C# B C# B C# D C#
This time, we’ll fade out tonight
B C# A A A E C#
Straight down the line
A A B C#
Pre-Chorus:
And they say she’s in the Class A Team
B E C# A A A A E C#
Stuck in her daydream
A A A E C#
Been this way since 18, but lately, her face seems
A A A A B C# A B C# A E C#
Slowly sinking, wasting, crumbling like pastries
A A A A E C# A A A A E C#
And they scream, the worst things in life come free to us
A E C# B C# C# C# C# D C# B G#
Chorus:
Cause we’re all under the upper hand
A A C# C# C# B C# B C#
And go mad for a couple grams
A C# C# C# D C# B A
And we don’t want to go outside tonight
A C# E F# E C# B A A A B C#
And in a pipe she flies to the Motherland or sells love to another man
B C# B C# B C# C# B C# B C# A C# C# C# D C# B A
It’s too cold outside for angels to fly,
C# E F# A G# E C# B A A E C# B A
Angels to fly
E C# B A B C# D C# B A
To fly fly
A E D C# D C# E D C# D C# B A
For angels to die
A E C# B A
This is such an amazing song after so many years. Ed is undoubtedly a very talented singer – one of my favorites. Playing his songs on my keyboard is always charming – grateful to these perfect notes.