The A Team Chords

by Ed Sheeran
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Difficulty: beginner
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: 2nd fret
Author No1BowieFan [pro] 121.
7 contributors total, last edit on Oct 10, 2020
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Chords

G
Em
Cadd9
Am
D

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Hi, this is my first tab.. I simplified it so that it's easier to understand for
novices, and easier to play.. Capo 2.
 
No1BowieFan
 
 
[Verse]
 
G          G
White Lips, Pale Face
          G           Em
Breathing in snowflakes
      Cadd9               G
Burnt Lungs, Sour taste
G            G
Lights gone, Days end
           G         Em
Struggling to pay rent
     Cadd9               G
Long nights strange men
 
 
[Chorus]
 
Am                              Cadd9              G
And they say she's in the class A-team, Stuck in her daydream,
                   D                    Am                            Cadd9
Been this way since 18, but lately her face seems, slowly sinking wasting,
               G                            D
crumbling like pastries and they scream the worst things in life come free to us,
          Em             Cadd9     G
Coz she's just under the upper hand, and goes mad for a couple grams, 
Am                         Cadd9
she dont wanna go outside tonight.
         Em                  Cadd9           G
And in a pipe she flies to the motherland, And sells love to another man,
  Em         Cadd9        D              Em
Its too cold outside, For angels to fly
 
 
[Verse]
 
G              G
Ripped gloves, raincoat,
            G              Em
tried to swim and stay afloat
        Cadd9            G
Dry house, wet clothes
G             G
Loose change, bank notes,
          G          Em
weary-eyed, dry throat
G                Em
Call girl, no phone
 
 
[Chorus]
 
Am                       Cadd9                          G
And they say she’s in the Class A Team, stuck in her daydream
                   D               Am                               Cadd9
Been this way since 18, but lately her face seems, slowly sinking, wasting
               G                             D
Crumbling like pastries, and they scream the worst things in life come free to us
Em                       Cadd9        G
Cos she's just under the upperhand, and go mad for a couple grams
Em                       Cadd9              G
And she don’t want to go outside tonight
         Em                Cadd9             G
And in a pipe she flies to the Motherland, or sells love to another man
Em        G               D              G          Cadd9
It’s too cold outside for angels to fly, angels to fly
 
 
[Bridge]
 
Am                Cadd9              Em
An angel will die, covered in white
       G         G
Closed eye and hoping for a better life
Em         Cadd9                  G  D
This time, we’ll fade out tonight, straight down the line
 
                 Em   Cadd9  G  D
Straight down the line
 
 
[Chorus]
 
Am                       Cadd9                          G
And they say she’s in the Class A Team, stuck in her daydream
                   D               Am                               Cadd9
Been this way since 18, but lately her face seems, slowly sinking, wasting
               G                             D
Crumbling like pastries, and they scream the worst things in life come free to us
Em                      Cadd9        G
Cos we're all under the upperhand, and we'll go mad for a couple grams
Em                  Cadd9              G
We don’t want to go outside tonight
         Em             Cadd9             G
And in a pipe we fly to the Motherland, or sells love to another man
Em        G               D              G          Cadd9
It’s too cold outside for angels to fly, angels to fly
                 D
It’s too cold outside for angels to fly, angels to fly
To fly, fly
   D         G
Or angels to die
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10 comments
Ct97
What is the strumming pattern you use for this song?
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emzplayzguitar
Ct97, for the verses I use a finger strum where you just play the base note of the chord and the G,B & high E string combined and then in the chorus I play Down, Down, Up, Up, Down! Hope this helps!
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ninjanick222
its not she's just under the upper hand its we're just under the upper hand
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