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TABBY CAT MUSIC ARCHIVES 

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Transcribed by: asf0@comcast.net  Alice Franceschini
Date: September 19. 2001
Album:
Written by:
Note: This page has this song in two keys.  The first one is the key
of the recording C#.  The one underneath is in the key of C for easier playing.

          You Are My Special Angel    Bobby Helms

C#            Fm
You are my special angel
F#            C#   A#
Sent from up above
F#   Fm          C#
The Lord smiled down on me
     F#       Fm      G#7
And sent an angel to love

C#            Fm
You are my special angel
 F#              C#   A#
Right from para-dise
F# Fm         C#
I know that you're an angel
  F#      G#7       C#
Heaven is in your eyes

     D#m                              C#
The smile from your lips brings the summer sunshine
  D#m                            C#
Tears from your eyes bring the rain
   Fm         A#m        Fm    A#m
I feel your touch, your warm embrace
     F#            G#7
And I'm in heaven again

C#            Fm
You are my special angel
 F#            C#
Through eterni-ty
 F#   Fm       C#
I'll have my special angel
 D#m     G#        C#
Here to watch over me


   D#m                              C#
(A smile from your lips brings the summer sunshine)
  D#m                            C#
(Tears from your eyes bring the rain)
   Fm        A#m         Fm    A#m
I feel your touch, your warm embrace
     F#             G#7  A
And I'm in heaven again

KEY CHANGE
D            F#m
You are my special angel
 G              D  B
Through eterni-ty
 G    F#m      D
I'll have my special angel
 G                 F#  B
Here to watch over me
 Em       A         D      Bm     Em                        D  
Here to watch over me
                  (Angel, angel, whoa-oh-oh-oh, oh, oh oh, oh)
 

Key of C Major

Capo the first fret if you want to play along with the recording.

                        You Are My Special Angel    Bobby Helms

C            Em
You are my special angel
F             C    A
Sent from up above
F    Em          C
The Lord smiled down on me
     F       Em      G7
And sent an angel to love

C            Em
You are my special angel
 F               C   A
Right from para-dise
F  Em         C
I know that you're an angel
  F       G7       C
Heaven is in your eyes

   Dm                              C
A smile from your lips brings the summer sunshine
  Dm                             C
Tears from your eyes bring the rain
   Em         Am        Em    Am
I feel your touch, your warm embrace
     F            G7
And I'm in heaven again

C            Em
You are my special angel
 F              C   A
Through eterni-ty
 F   Em       C
I'll have my special angel
 Dm      G         C
Here to watch over me


   Dm                               C
(A smile from your lips brings the summer sunshine)
  Dm                             C
(Tears from your eyes bring the rain)
   Em        Am          Em    Am
I feel your touch, your warm embrace
     F              G7   1.)only if you go to key change  A
And I'm in heaven again    otherwise don't play A

there is a KEY CHANGE on the recording but if you don't like the sharps, I continue it in the same key.   The key change is under
this.

C            Em
You are my special angel
 F             C   A
Through eterni-ty
 F    Em      C
I'll have my special angel
 F                 E  A
Here to watch over me
 Dm       G         C     Am     Dm                        C 
Here to watch over me
                  (Angel, angel, whoa-oh-oh-oh, oh, oh oh, oh)
 
If you want the key change it's here.
To continue to play along with recording, remove capo.
For easier time through this section you can......
F#m you can barre the first 3 strings at the 2nd fret.


KEY CHANGE
D            F#m
You are my special angel
 G              D  B
Through eterni-ty
 G    F#m      D
I'll have my special angel
 G                 F#  B
Here to watch over me
 Em       A         D      Bm     Em                        D  
Here to watch over me
                  (Angel, angel, whoa-oh-oh-oh, oh, oh oh, oh)