The A Team by Ed Sheeran

[final revision - thanks to all contributors before]

     Notes:

     (1) the original key for this song is A, so you can either play the chords with a 
capo on the 2nd fret, which allows for nice open chords in G, C, Em, Am and D positions, 
or play in the key of A directly

     (2) to make it easy for you, I wrote the song twice, once in the key of A and once 
in the key of G, assuming a capo on the second fret; but you can just play it in G 
without a capo too and it may suit your voice better

     (3) the arrangement uses passing chords which I put in parenthesis such as (E/G#) 
or (D/F#) [or in the key of G (D/F#) or (C)]; these are as they sound, used in passing 
and are not absolutely necessary, as you will find if you play along with the song

     (4) this song is a little tricky to notate matching the lyrics, chords and rhythm, 
so it is pretty important to listen along to get the timing right


KEY OF A

Intro (chords only)
      ()            ()
    ()      A..


             
White lips, pa

          (
le face, breat

#)
hing in
           
snowflakes, bu

          (
rnt lungs, sou

#)
r
             
taste...

          (

#)

             
Light's gone, 

          (
day's end, str

#)
uggling to
           
pay rent, long

          (
 nights, stran

#)
ge

men...


            
And they say s

              
he's in the Cl

   
ass A Team,
             
Stuck in her d

aydream,
              
Been this way 

      
since 18, but 

lately,
            
Her face seems

              
 slowly sinkin

   
g, wasting,
              
Crumbling like

   
 pastries, And

 they scream,

The worst thin

gs in life com

e free to us,

           
Cos we're just

            
 under the upp

erhand,

And go mad for

 a couple gram

s,
           
And she don't 

 
want to go

outside tonigh

t,
           
And in a pipe 

              
she flies to t

          
he Motherland,
    
Or sells love 

to another man

,
       
It's too cold 

outside,
             
..For angels t

(
o
     
fly,
       (
... Angels to
     
fly,
             
...

  (

             
Ripped gloves,

          (
 raincoat, tri

#)
ed to swim and
           
stay afloat, d

          (
ry house, wet
             
clothes...

          (

#)

             
Loose change, 

          (
bank notes, we

#)
ary-eyed, dry
           
throat, call g

          (
irl, no

phone...


            
And they say s

              
he's in the Cl

   
ass A Team,
             
Stuck in her d

aydream,
              
Been this way 

      
since 18, but 

lately
            
her face seems

              
 slowly sinkin

   
g, wasting,
              
Crumbling like

  
 pastries, and

 they scream,

The worst thin

gs in life com

e free to us,

           
Cos we're just

            
 under the upp

erhand,

And go mad for

 a couple gram

s,
           
And she don't 

 
want to go

outside tonigh

t,
           
And in a pipe 

              
she flies to t

          
he Motherland,
    
Or sells love 

to another man

,
       
It's too cold 

outside,

..For angels t

o
            
fly, an angel 

    
will die.
            F#m…
Covered in white, closed eye, and

hoping for a b

etter life,

            
This time, we'

            
ll fade out to

night,

Straight down the

Instrumental break:
     
Line...
             
..

  (
     
..

..

            
And they say s

              
he's in the Cl

   
ass A Team,
             
Stuck in her d

aydream,
              
Been this way 

      
since 18, but 

lately,
            
her face seems

              
 slowly sinkin

 
g, wasting,
              
Crumbling like

  
 pastries, and

 they scream,

The worst thin

gs in life com

e free to us,


           
Cos we're just

            
 under the upp

erhand,

And go mad for

 a couple gram

s,
           
And she don't 

       
want to go

outside tonigh

t,
           
And in a pipe 

              
she flies to t

    
he Motherland,

Or sells love 

to another man

,
       
It's too cold 

outside,

..For angels t

o
     
fly,
       (
... Angels to
     
fly,
       (
...
     
To fly, to fly
       (
..     Angels 

to
     
Fly, to fly, t

o
         (
Fly... Angels 

#)
to

Die.




KEY OF G (capo on 2nd fret, if desired):

Intro (chords only)
      ()            ()
     ()      G..


             
White lips, pa

          (
le face, breat

#)
hing in
            
snowflakes, bu

          (
rnt lungs, sou

r
             
taste...

          (

#)

             
Light's gone, 

          (
day's end, str

#)
uggling to
            
pay rent, long

          (
 nights, stran

ge

men...


            
And they say s

              
he's in the Cl

   
ass A Team,
             
Stuck in her d

aydream,
              
Been this way 

      
since 18, but 

lately,
            
Her face seems

              
 slowly sinkin

   
g, wasting,
              
Crumbling like

   
 pastries, And

 they scream,

The worst thin

gs in life com

e free to us,

            
Cos we're just

           
 under the upp

erhand,

And go mad for

 a couple gram

s,
            
And she don't 


want to go

outside tonigh

t,
            
And in a pipe 

              
she flies to t

         
he Motherland,
    
Or sells love 

to another man

,
       
It's too cold 

outside,
             
..For angels t

(
o
     
fly,
       (
... Angels to
     
fly,
             
...

  (

             
Ripped gloves,

          (
 raincoat, tri

#)
ed to swim and
            
stay afloat, d

          (
ry house, wet
             
clothes...

          (

#)

             
Loose change, 

          (
bank notes, we

#)
ary-eyed, dry
            
throat, call g

          (
irl, no
             
phone...

          (

#)


            
And they say s

              
he's in the Cl

   
ass A Team,
             
Stuck in her d

aydream,
              
Been this way 

      
since 18, but 

lately
            
her face seems

              
 slowly sinkin

   
g, wasting,
              
Crumbling like

  
 pastries, and

 they scream,

The worst thin

gs in life com

e free to us,

            
Cos we're just

           
 under the upp

erhand,

And go mad for

 a couple gram

s,
            
And she don't 


want to go

outside tonigh

t,
            
And in a pipe 

              
she flies to t

         
he Motherland,
    
Or sells love 

to another man

,
       
It's too cold 

outside,

..For angels t

o
            
fly, an angel 

    
will die.
            Em…
Covered in white, closed eye, and

hoping for a b

etter life,

            
This time, we'

            
ll fade out to

night,

Straight down the

Instrumental break:
     
Line...
             
..

  (
     
..

..

            
And they say s

              
he's in the Cl

   
ass A Team,
             
Stuck in her d

aydream,
              
Been this way 

      
since 18, but 

lately,
            
her face seems

              
 slowly sinkin

 
g, wasting,
              
Crumbling like

  
 pastries, and

 they scream,

The worst thin

gs in life com

e free to us,


            
Cos we're just

           
 under the upp

erhand,

And go mad for

 a couple gram

s,
            
And she don't 

      
want to go

outside tonigh

t,
            
And in a pipe 

              
she flies to t

   
he Motherland,

Or sells love 

to another man

,
       
It's too cold 

outside,

..For angels t

o
     
fly,
       (
... Angels to
     
fly,
       (
...
     
To fly, to fly
       (
..     Angels 

to
     
Fly, to fly, t

o
         (
Fly... Angels 

#)
to

Die.


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