Don't Let Her Know She's An Angel

Brian Wilson/Eugene Landy(?)

First...I should note that I'm not really big on diminished/augmented chords, so I gotta explain one chord symbol that might look chaotic to the truly anal musician...

I transscribed it from the demo version on _Come Back, Brian!_... [BTW--I slowed down the tape--and it sounds like the speed on the demo is not far from being correct--I think it was recorded only a whole step lower...and folks, it IS Brian singing it...]

So if you play guitar, capo 1 to get the right pitch...

C#m sus4           Dmaj7
Many a face has my darlin'.
Many a mood does she bring

G                     F#m
I hear her talking to someone,

A6            B7          Bm    E
Talkin' 'bout some little thing.

Asus2                       Dmaj7
Don't let her know she's an angel.

E                           Asus2
Don't let her know that you see.

C#m           F#m          Bm
Don't let her know all the special things,

E7sus4          E7             Asus2
Especially that she's touching me.

[The rest of the verses follow the same pattern.]

Dmaj7                     A
Some things are best left unsaid.
Some things should stay in your head.

G                         F#m
I wonder how you got that way.

Dmaj7               A
My angel is with me today.

[The last two lines are slightly different on the _Sweet Insanity_ version. Otherwise, the rest of the song is the same...except that the chorus gets modulated up a half-step on the SI version!]

Transcribed by Sean Courtney (aka Dauber)

Many thanks to Dauber for his transcription for guitarists. But if you really want to get the full depth of Brian's beautiful music you will probably need a keyboard version which includes those weird bass notes that are simply not possible with a convential guitar tuning. Here's my best effort (suggestions for improvement gratefully received) for pianists and the like.

(verse)

Gm9.....................Ebmaj7
I don't know why she adores me
Gm9......................Ebmaj7
Why I'm the man of her dreams
Abmaj7....................Gm7
She thinks that I am her hero
....Gm7/C.....C9.............Cm7/F.....F7
I'm not even sure what love means


(chorus)

Bbmaj7.......................Ebmaj7
Don't let her know she's an angel
Cm7............Cm7/F.........Bbmaj7
Don't let her know that you see
Dm7............Gm7..............Cm7
Don't let her know that she's touching me
.....Cm7/F..............F7..........Bb
I'm scared that she'll want to go free


(middle bit)

Bbsus4.......................Bb
Some things are best left unsaid
Bbsus4...........................Bb
Some things should stay in your head
...Abmaj7..................Bb
I scare her away with my passion
Cm7/Bb..................Bb
It's better I take no action

Transcribed by Francis Greene

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