Capo 1
G D/F# C4/E Csus2 Gadd9
(First 4 lines spoken)
G D/F# Em7 C
I was walkin' home from school on a cold winter day.
G Em Cadd9 C D
Took a short cut through the woods and I lost my way.
G D/F# Em C
It was gettin' late, and I was scared and alone.
G Em7 Cadd9 C D
But then a kind old man took my hand and led me home.
C Gsus2/B C D
Now mama couldn't see him, oh, but he was standing there.
C Gsus2/B C D
And I knew in my heart he was the answer to my prayers.
G Em7 Am7 C/D D
Oh, I believe there are angels among us,
G Em7 C D
Sent down to us from somewhere up above.
G Em7 C D
They come to you and me in our darkest hours
C Gsus2/B G/B
To show us how to live,
C D
To teach us how to give,
C D G
To guide us with the light of love.
G D/F# Em7 C
When life held troubled times and had me down on my knees,
G Em7 C D
There's always been someone to come along and comfort me.
G D/F# Em C
A kind word from a stranger, to lend a helping hand,
G Em7 C D
A phone call from a friend just to say, “I understand.”
C Bm7 C D
But ain't it kind of funny at the dark end of the road
C Gsus2/B C D
That someone lights the way with just a single ray of hope.
G Em7 Am7 C/D D
Oh, I believe there are angels among us,
G Em7 C D
Sent down to us from somewhere up above.
G Em7 C D
They come to you and me in our darkest hours
C Gsus2/B G/B
To show us how to live,
C D
To teach us how to give,
C D G
To guide us with the light of love.
C Bm7 C Bm7
They wear so many faces, show up in the strangest places
C Bm7 Am7 D
To grace us with their mercy in our time of need.
G Em7 Am7 C/D D
Oh, I believe there are angels among us,
G Em7 C D
Sent down to us from somewhere up above.
G Em7 C D
They come to you and me in our darkest hours
C Gsus2/B G/B
To show us how to live,
C D
To teach us how to give,
C D G
To guide us with the light of love.
C D G D/F# Csus2/E
To guide us with the light of love.
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