5 Chords used in the song: A#, F, Gm, D#, Cm
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[Verse 1]
A#
White lips, pale face
F Gm
Breathing in snowflakes
D# A#
Burnt lungs, sour taste
A#
Light's gone, day's end
F Gm
Struggling to pay rent
D# A#
Long nights, strange men
[Pre-Chorus]
Cm
And they say
D#
She's in the Class A Team
A#
Stuck in her daydream
F
Been this way since 18
Cm
But lately her face seems
D#
Slowly sinking, wasting
A#
Crumbling like pastries
And they scream
F
The worst things in life come free to us
[Chorus 1]
Gm D#
Cos we're just under the upperhand
A#
And go mad for a couple of grams
Gm D# A#
And she don't want to go outside tonight
Gm D#
And in a pipe she flies to the Motherland
A# F
Or sells love to another man
Gm D# A#
It's too cold outside
Gm D# A#
For angels to fly
Gm D# A#
Angels to fly
[Verse 2]
A#
Ripped gloves, raincoat
F Gm
Tried to swim and stay afloat
D# A#
Dry house, wet clothes
A#
Loose change, bank notes
F Gm
Weary-eyed, dry throat
D# A#
Call girl, no phone
[Pre-Chorus]
Cm
And they say
D#
She's in the Class A Team
A#
Stuck in her daydream
F
Been this way since 18
Cm
But lately her face seems
D#
Slowly sinking, wasting
A#
Crumbling like pastries
And they scream
F
The worst things in life come free to us
[Chorus 1]
Gm D#
Cos we're just under the upperhand
A#
And go mad for a couple of grams
Gm D# A#
And she don't want to go outside tonight
Gm D#
And in a pipe she flies to the Motherland
A# F
Or sells love to another man
Gm D# A#
It's too cold outside
Cm
For angels to fly
[Bridge]
Cm D#
An angel will die
Gm
Covered in white
Closed eye
A#
And hoping for a better life
Cm D#
This time, we'll fade out tonight
Gm D# A#
Straight down the line
[Pre-Chorus]
Cm
And they say
D#
She's in the Class A Team
A#
Stuck in her daydream
F
Been this way since 18
Cm
But lately her face seems
D#
Slowly sinking, wasting
A#
Crumbling like pastries
And they scream
F
The worst things in life come free to us
[Chorus 2]
Gm D#
Cos we're all under the upperhand
A#
And go mad for a couple of grams
Gm D# A#
And we don't want to go outside tonight
Gm D#
And in a pipe we fly to the Motherland
A# F
Or sell love to another man
Gm D# A#
It's too cold outside
Gm D# A#
For angels to fly
Gm D# A#
Angels to fly
Gm D# A#
To fly, fly
Gm D# A#
Angels to fly, to fly, to fly
F A#
Angels to die
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About this song: The A-team
The A Team Songfacts explains the song is a true story and was written by Sheeran after meeting a homeless prostitute called Angel, whilst volunteering at a Crisis homeless shelter. The song became the highest selling debut single on the UK singles charts in the first half of 2011.'The A Team' was the debut single release from twenty-year-old singer/songwriter Ed Sheeran and is a story about a girl he met whilst volunteering at a homeless shelter – it soared into the top three on its release in June 2011. Read more on Last.fm.