Angels of Fenway James Taylor
Intro: G G
Verse:
[G]86 sum[C]mers gone [D]by,[G] Bambino put a [C]hex on the [D]Bean
[Em] We were living on a [A7]tear and a sigh[Em], in the shadow of the[C] Bronx Mac[D]hine
[G] Man, you could f[C]eel it sm[D]older,[G] the whole town had an a[C]ttitud[D]e
[Em]Then they get a little c[A7]hip on the shoulder,[Em] say something that's [C]downright r[D]ude
[G]Oh, [C]damn them Ya[D]nkees, [G]outspending everybody [C]two to [D]one
[Em]Picking up on the [A7]cream of the crop, [Em]stealing everyone's [C]favo[G]rite s[D]on
Chorus:
[D]Ang[A]els of F[E]enway hear our p[Bm]rayers, we have been [E]patient[Am], we have been j[C]ace[D]nt
Verse:
[G]Grandmama was a [C]Fenway [D]fan, [G]even after [C]Grandad [D]died
[Em]I still remember her [A7]holding my hand[Em], taking me [C]along for the[D] ride
[G]She was born in [C]19 [D]18,[G] last year that the [C]Red Sox [D]won
[Em]Back the when they [A7]sold the Babe,[Em] something that they [C]never shoulda [D]ever have done
Bridge:
One more!
[Bm]Hey Nanna can I [G]have another Coke?
[Bm] Here come the [E]hot dog ma----[A]-n, [A]look at that, [Gbm]his bat just broke
[A]Gee, that's got to [Gbm]kill his hand
[Bm]Riding out on the [G]Green Line, [Bm]watching the town go [E]by
[A]Nanna made another [Gbm]Red Sox fan,[A] till the day I [D]die
Verse:
[G]That was back in [C]sixty-[D]five,[G] doesn't seem like a [C]long time [D]ago
[Em]Grandmama keeping [A7]hope alive,[Em] watch them win in [C]double-o-[D]four
[G]Oh my God, it was be[C]yond belie[D]f, [G]down 3 needing [C]4 in a [D]row
[Em]Holding on by the [A7]skin of our teeth,[Em] like a hungry d[C]og on a [D]bone
Chorus:
[D]Ang[A]els of F[E]enway give them [Bm]peace, they have been[E] patien[Am]t, Red Sox[C] na[D]tion
Last Verse:
[G]The whole world [C]held it's [D]breath,[G] people got [C]down on their [D]knees
[Em]Waiting for the [A7]sudden death, [Em]praying to heaven for [C]hell to [D]freeze
[G]Nanna watched from her [C]hospital [D]bed,[G] she was there till the [C]end of the [D]race
[Em]I couldn't hear the last[A7] word she said but she was [Em]lying there with a [C]smile[D] on her face
[G] [C] [D] [Em] Just a little [C]smile[D] on her face
[G] [C] [D] [Em] Doesn't seem like [C]long [D]time ago [G]
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