Biography:
The Black Angels are a psychedelic rock band from Austin, Texas, formed in May 2004. Their name derives from the Velvet Underground song "The Black Angel's Death Song". The band consists of Alex Maas (vocals, guitar), Christian Bland (guitar), Kyle Hunt (keyboards), Nate Ryan (bass) and Stephanie Bailey (drums).
Hannah Levin's review of the Black Angels album, Passover, described them as "Walking in the shadows cast by Spacemen 3 and Spiritualized mastermind Jason Pierce" and compared them to The Warlocks and Black Mountain
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Guitar:
There are two different "A" chords. The first one is
the traditional chord played without a barre. The second one is played at
with a barre at the higher octave to give the song some nice variation. The
"A" on the higher octave will be denoted by a "A*"
[Chords]
F#: E: A: A*:
e|- 2 e|- 0 e|- 0 e|- 5-|
B|- 2 B|- 0 B|- 2 B|- 5-|
G|- 3 G|- 1 G|- 2 G|- 6-|
D|- 4 D|- 2 D|- 2 D|- 7-|
A|- 4 A|- 2 A|- 0 A|- 7-|
E|- 2 E|- 0 E|- 0 E|- 5-|
[Intro]
F# E A
F# E A*
[Verse 1]
F# E A
She's got control of you, and you love it
F# E A*
Controlling the pain of you with the palm of her hand
F# E A
Yeah she's got control of you, and you need it
F# E A*
She comes in red with a linen dress
F# E A
Who knew?
[Verse 2]
F# E A
The door opens up and lets some light in
F# E A*
Someone calls and takes the blindfold off
F# E A
You are home to see a woman standing
F# E A
Someone holds to knock you out
F# E A
Who knew?
[Verse 3]
F# E A
A heavy beating, the pounding of your heart
F# E A*
You start to sweat and you scream out
F# E A
Something black answers back from the dungeon
F# E A*
And you smile
[Verse 4]
F# E A
The curtain surrounds you, you begin to forget
F# E A*
The hammer cracks, the iron core of your mind
There are two different "A" chords. The first one is
the traditional chord played without a barre. The second one is played at
with a barre at the higher octave to give the song some nice variation. The
"A" on the higher octave will be denoted by a "A*"
[Chords]
F#: E: A: A*:
e|- 2 e|- 0 e|- 0 e|- 5-|
B|- 2 B|- 0 B|- 2 B|- 5-|
G|- 3 G|- 1 G|- 2 G|- 6-|
D|- 4 D|- 2 D|- 2 D|- 7-|
A|- 4 A|- 2 A|- 0 A|- 7-|
E|- 2 E|- 0 E|- 0 E|- 5-|
[Intro]
F# E A
F# E A*
[Verse 1]
F# E A
She's got control of you, and you love it
F# E A*
Controlling the pain of you with the palm of her hand
F# E A
Yeah she's got control of you, and you need it
F# E A*
She comes in red with a linen dress
F# E A
Who knew?
[Verse 2]
F# E A
The door opens up and lets some light in
F# E A*
Someone calls and takes the blindfold off
F# E A
You are home to see a woman standing
F# E A
Someone holds to knock you out
F# E A
Who knew?
[Verse 3]
F# E A
A heavy beating, the pounding of your heart
F# E A*
You start to sweat and you scream out
F# E A
Something black answers back from the dungeon
F# E A*
And you smile
[Verse 4]
F# E A
The curtain surrounds you, you begin to forget
F# E A*
The hammer cracks, the iron core of your mind
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