C

[Verse]
C
He had a vision of Anne Marie
       F             C
With a rosary in her hand
         F            C
So, it's exit the rainmaker
        F            G
The old grey flannel man
       C
With a closet full of business suits
          F               C
He left a letter near the phone
              F            Dm
It said, "I'm on my way to paradise
           Bb            G
To see the angel of Lyon"

[Verse]
            C
And then he caught the train to Brussels
           F               C
He ordered cognac and croissants
F                C
He made a mental list
             F                G
Of things he owned but didn't want
        C
All the buildings, all the real estate
    F                 C
The antique glass and stone
F                   Dm
He'd trade a vow of poverty
           Bb            G
To see the angel of Lyon

[Chorus]
       Am         Em
And he sang Ave Maria
      F                  C     Am
Or at least the parts he knew
                       Em
And watched the shadow of the train
       F                      G        Am
On the towns that they rolled through
                              Em
And he closed his eyes and he saw two rivers
    F             C      Am
The Rhone and the Saône

The male and female spirit of
    Bb           G
The City of Lyon

[Verse]
        C
Then he waited on the bridge
             F              C
Where they'd met the year before
        F                C
But the days turned into weeks
             F                G
And then the seasons numbered four
        C
And his clothes grew worn and ragged
   F                    C
As through that town he roamed
          F          Dm
Searching every open window
        Bb            G
For the angel of Lyon

[Chorus]
       Am         Em
And he sang Ave Maria
      F                  C     Am
Or at least the parts he knew
                       Em
And watched his shadow on the walls
       F                      G        Am
Of the streets that he walked through
                          Em
And he crossed those holy rivers
    F             C      Am
The Rhone and the Saône

They'd not give up the secret of
    Bb           G
The angel of Lyon

[Instrumental]
C   F   C   F   C   F   C   F

[Verse]
          C
There's a thousand candles burning
         F        C      F
In the basilica tonight
                   C
Where sister Eve Maria
       F             G
Is the keeper of the light
    C
And down the dream of the alleyways
        F                C     F
Walks a saint of rag and bone
                 Dm
The madman torn asunder
       Bb            G
By the angel of Lyon

[Chorus]
       Am         Em
And he sang Ave Maria
      F                  C     Am
Or at least the parts he knew
                       Em
And watched his shadow on the walls
       F                       G        Am
Of the streets that he crawled through
                          Em
And he crossed those holy rivers
    F             C      Am
The Rhone and the Saône

They'd not give up the secret of
    Bb           G
The angel of Lyon