[Intro]
G
[Chorus]
G C
Three Angels on my shoulder are always looking over
D C G
Three angels on my shoulder there for Life
G C
When they put me in my grave I know I will be saved
D C G
By three angels waiting on the other side
[Verse]
G C
Johnny said "Life's tough" so you gotta be tougher
D C G
Gotta keep your eyes on the prize
G C
Cause there's ain't nobody else looking out for you
D C G
And it doesn't pay to sit and wonder why
Db/D Db/D
They're all just trying to get something from you
C G C G
You know they'll only drag you down
Db/D Db/D
Be smart with you money because it really isn't funny
C D
From where you're standing it's a long way down
[Chorus]
G C
Three Angels on my shoulder are always looking over
D C G C G
Three angels on my shoulder there for Life
G C
When they put me in my grave I know I will be saved
D C G C G
By three angels waiting on the other side
[Solo]
G C D C G C G
G C D C G C G
[Verse]
G C
You gotta find a little peace, A piece everyday
D C G
Joey told me with a little smile
G C
I could see in his eyes through his rose tinted glasses
D C G
That that's the way he tried to live his life
Db/D Db/D
Don't make no excuses for who or what you are
C G C G
You don't owe nobody anyway
Db/D Db/D
And don't let yourself get caught up in the struggles
C D
Everybody tries to pull you into everyday
[Chorus]
G C
Three Angels on my shoulder are always looking over
D C G C G
Three angels on my shoulder there for Life
G C
When they put me in my grave I know I will be saved
D C G C G
By three angels waiting on the other side
D C G C G
By three angels waiting on the other side
[Solo]
G C D C G C G x2
G C
And Dee Dee, my brother, you were unlike any other
D C G
A talent that is truly hard to find
G C
A poet from the street, you were angry, you were sweet
D C G
Patron-saint of the lower east-side
Db/D Db/D
And I know you tried hard to be a good Dee Dee
C G C G
I know you tried hard, no doubt
Db/D Db/D
But I've got to tell you something, I know it in my heart
C D
You only gone because you let the bad Dee Dee out
[Chorus]
G C
Three Angels on my shoulder are always looking over
D C G C G
Three angels on my shoulder there for Life
G C
When they put me in my grave I know I will be saved
D C G C G
By three angels waiting on the other side
D C G C G
By three angels waiting on the other side
D C G C G
By three angels waiting on the other side