A
So my heart did a back flip
E
I guess that's what they'd say
G#7 C#m Bm
I hadn't seen her since high school graduation
A
I brought my old hopes
E
She brought her fiancé
G#7 C#m Bm
And we shared some inane conversation
[Chorus]
A E
Just as beautiful, oh just as charming.
B7 E E7
But lord, what is this new dimension
A E
She has the dignity of a life not for me
F#7 B
Plans that I needed a wrench in
A A#dim
I guess it goes to show
E/B Cdim7 C#m
Something a young man ought to know
D A E
Angels are just people too
[Verse 2]
A
In my dark ages
E
When I was the earth
G#7 C#m
And my universe spun out around
Bm A
They lined the firmament
E
These angels of mine
G#7 C#m Bm
So pretty, and so far from the ground
[Chorus]
A E
They're just as beautiful, oh just as charming
B7 E E7
But lord, what is this new dimension
A E
They have the dignity of a life not for me
F#7 B
Plans that I needed a wrench in
A A#dim
And I guess it goes to show
E/B C#m
Something a young man ought to know
D A E
Angels are just people too
[Bridge]
Bm A E
And oh, when I smashed out the pedestal
F#m C#m
What a pleasant surprise
Bm A E
Here they all were, just half of the world
F#7 B7
Only holy through my teenage eyes
[Chorus]
A E
Just as beautiful, oh just as charming
B7 E E7
But lord, what is this new dimension
A E
Inconceivable, that a girl could be more
F#7 B
Than a foil for my romantic pretensions
A A#dim
So I guess it goes to show
E/B Cdim7 C#m
Something a young man ought to know
D A E
Angels are just people too
[Outro]
A A#dim E/B C#m
And now I finally know what I should have long ago
D A E
Thank god, they're just people, too
