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In Search Of Angles Lyrics And Chords By Runrig

4/4 timing. Guitar work by Marc.
Back to the Runrig song lyrics .

(D)Pick up the broken pieces (G)from the ground
(D)All your di(Em)minishing re(D)turns
(D)And take a good look at the (G)master plan (Em)
'Cause down here (A)every candle (D)burns

(D)You are as gentle as the (G)morning dawn
(D)Torment can't (Em)wash away your (D)grace
(D)In search of angels with the (G)Uist eyes (Em)
So many (A)suns light up your (D)face

To(D)night the (A)skies are (D)red
(G)So red they (Em)fill my (A)eyes
(D)Sundown on barren words that (G)can't describe (Em)
Your island para(A)dise
(D)But I know that all's well (G)with the world (Em)
Don't worry any(A)more
Don't worry (G)now –Em-A-D

(D)Too many seas to cross, too (G)many roads
(D)You leave me (Em)with my higher (D)need
(D)This one horizon in our (G)borrowed hour (Em)
Such little (A)lives we (D)lead

To(D)night the (A)skies are (D)red
(G)So red they (Em)fill my (A)eyes
(D)Sundown on barren words that (G)can't describe (Em)
Your island para(A)dise
(D)But I know that all's well (G)with the world (Em)
Don't worry any(A)more
Don't worry (G)now (Em)
A(A)nother sun will (D)rise
​🎶 IN SEARCH OF ANGELS  
(Key: D Major • Time: 4/4 • Tempo: ~82 BPM • Gentle Folk Ballad)

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🎸 STRUMMING PATTERN (Soft Folk Style)
↓   ↓↑   ↑↓↑  
1   2&   3&4&  

💡 Tips:
• Use a light touch — smooth, swaying rhythm.  
• Focus on bass notes on beats 1 and 3 for warmth.  
• Let chords ring; avoid muting.  

Alternate (simpler):
↓   ↓   ↓↑  
1   2   3&4  

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🎵 FINGERPICKING PATTERN (Rolling Folk Arpeggio)
p – i – m – a – m – i  
(Thumb = Bass • Index = G • Middle = B • Ring = High E)

→ Play thumb on beat 1, index/middle alternate on beats 2–4.  
→ Let all notes flow together, giving a spacious, lyrical feel.

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🎸 CHORD TABS

D
e|--------2-----------2-----------|
B|------3---3-------3---3---------|
G|----2-------2---2-------2-------|
D|--0-----------0-----------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|

G
e|--------3-----------3-----------|
B|------0---0-------0---0---------|
G|----0-------0---0-------0-------|
D|--0-----------0-----------------|
A|----------------2---------------|
E|-3-------------------------------|

Em
e|--------0-----------0-----------|
B|------0---0-------0---0---------|
G|----0-------0---0-------0-------|
D|--2-----------2-----------------|
A|-2-------------------------------|
E|0--------------------------------|

A
e|--------0-----------0-----------|
B|------2---2-------2---2---------|
G|----2-------2---2-------2-------|
D|--2-----------2-----------------|
A|0--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|

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🎤 VERSE 1

(D)Pick up the broken pieces (G)from the ground,  
(D)all your di(Em)minishing re(D)turns.  
(D)And take a good look at the (G)master plan (Em),  
’cause down here (A)every candle (D)burns.  

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🎤 VERSE 2

(D)You are as gentle as the (G)morning dawn,  
(D)torment can’t (Em)wash away your (D)grace.  
(D)In search of angels with the (G)Uist eyes (Em),  
so many (A)suns light up your (D)face.  

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🎤 VERSE 3

To(D)night the (A)skies are (D)red,  
(G)so red they (Em)fill my (A)eyes.  
(D)Sundown on barren words that (G)can’t describe (Em)  
your island para(A)dise.  

(D)But I know that all’s well (G)with the world (Em),  
don’t worry any(A)more,  
don’t worry (G)now.  

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🎶 PLAYING GUIDE
• Use **fingerpicking** for verses 1–2 — soft and atmospheric.  
• Switch to **gentle strumming** for verse 3 — it lifts the emotion.  
• On the final “don’t worry now,” slow slightly and let the G ring.  

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🎵 ENDING CHORD
G
e|--3--|
B|--0--|
G|--0--|
D|--0--|
A|--2--|
E|--3--|
✨ Let it fade naturally — calm and reflective.
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