Fairport Convention - Angel delight

^AJohn the Wood went ^Gout one day To ^Dview the scene from a ^Gdifferent angle He ^Astood and watched a ^Gchild at play A-^Dtinkling on an ^Gold triangle ^ADave the Drum who was ^Gpassing by ^DBought the toy with a ^Gcoin he'd picked up ^AYou should have seen the g^Gleam in his eye As he ^Dsaw it soon, his, ^Gcleaned-up ^Ashined-up ^{G A}La la la la la la la ^Dla la la la la la ^ALa la la la la la la ^Dla la la la la la

^BOut in the rain, if you want a cup of tea Dodge the ^Epuddles in the yard The ^Blord of the land's coming round to complain It's ^Ahard ^{G F# C# F#}

The ^Apeacock flew to a ^Gvery high tree He ^Ddidn't like grass or ^Gconcrete fairies ^APut me where the ^Gaction is I'd ^Drather be with the ^Gnext-door hairies ^ASimon spied the ^Gbathroom door ^DIn his hand's a ^Gherb shampoo ^AWaiting for the ^Gwaters raw D N.C. So little time, so much to do ^ALa la la la la la la ^Dla la la la la la ^ALa la la la la la la ^Dla la la la la la

^BStand in a line, take a book along There's ^Etime for a game of cards ^BNow it's your turn and the water's all gone It's ^Acold ^{G F# C# F#}

The ^Anext to appear was the ^GMighty Gled He ^Dneeds a rest, or at ^Gleast he said so You ^Aprobably think that he's ^Gflipped his lid 'Cause he ^Dwears high heels and a ^Gsnow-white trousseau ^AFive foot three, yet he ^Gstands so tall And ^Don the ground his ^Gfeet are never ^AFriends may come and ^Gfriends may go But the ^DFiddle Bill goes ^Gon for e^Aver ^{G A}La la la la la la la ^Dla la la la la la ^ALa la la la la la la ^Dla la la la la la

The ^Bmusic room would make you grin It's ^Ecold as a freezing pit There's a ^Bhole in the wall where a lorry came in Let's ^Asplit ^{G F# C# F#}

^AI quite like a ^Gbreast of chicken And I'm ^Dcrazy about aspic and ^Groast quails But the ^Asight to make my ^Gpulse rate quicken Is a ^Ddozen nice fat ^Gsnails ^AOn the other hand, there's ^GPegg on the bass Whose ^Dtastes in food are ^Gvery much wider ^AYou'll see a smile light ^Gup his face D N.C. At a couple of kippers and a glass of cider ^ALa la la la la la la ^Dla la la la la la ^ALa la la la la la la ^Dla la la la la la

^BStand on a chair if you want to watch the box The ^Efleas can jump a mile ^BPeer through the haze watching Top Of The Pops And ^Asmile ^{G F#}