THE SERAPH

from 35mm: A Musical Exhibition

Music and Lyrics by

RYAN SCOTT OLIVER

Folk song ( =76)

F B F C sus7 F

I saw a de - v il
il be
be - f or
ore me, And he took me by th
the f a c e. I

Arpeggios roll down, like a guitar (where

(where possible)

B M7 Csus7

walked in
i n - side his sha - do
dow and kept a - pace. I

Dm B Csus7 *

fille
filled
d my life
life with
with sin
sin e - noug
nough
h for
for the
the worl
world
d a - roun
round
d, Drowned,

*This figure is not an improvisation.

Music and Lyrics © 2009 by Ryan Scott Oliver. © 2011 ARESSO MUSIC PUBLISHING.
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 With purpose
F B M7 C7 Csus7

till by an An-gel Se - raph I was found. (uh-'ound.) The

Refrain
F Dm

3
An - gel leads me on - ward, He watch - es as I sleep. The

F B F

An - gel thinks I've got some kind of soul to keep. I

F Dm

feel him rest his Se - raph head, warm, a - gainst my chest, Don't know

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 B F/C Csus7

why it should be, but by the An - gel, I am

F G m7/F

bless'd. And

F B F B

now that de-vil's be-hind me, Hop-ing I'll trip and fall. But the

F B M7 Csus7

Se- raph re -mains to re- mind me I can have a high-er call. I

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 Dm B Csus C

jour - ney toward a good- ness that He e - xem - pli - fies, Wise

F B M7 C7 Csus7

and cool and clear and hu - man In dis - guise. (uh - 'uise...) The

Refrain
F Dm

3
An - gel leads me on - ward, He watch - es as I sleep. The

F B F

An - gel thinks I've got some kind of soul to keep. I

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 F Dm

feel him rest his Se - raph head, warm, a - gainst my chest, Don't know

B F/C Csus7

why it should be, but by the An - gel, I am

F G m7/F G m7

bless'd. I

Freely
F5 Fsus2/B F

don't be - lieve in God. I think Je - sus was just a man. But

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 Fsus2/A B Csus7

with you in my life I feel part of some hea-ven- ly plan. You've

In time
Dm B Csus B

shown me there is faith with - out fear or re - gret. You are

F B M7 C7 Csus7

a Love as close to Heav - en as I'll get. Mmm

3
So An - gel lead me on - ward, And

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 Dm F

hold watch as I sleep. I don't know why you think I've got a

B F F

soul to keep. And when you lay your hal - l ow'd head

Dm B

warm, a - gainst my chest, Light Di - vine, High - est An - gel mine,

C 7sus2

Some - how, I'll be

3

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 F Fsus G m7

bless'd. I'll be

F Fsus G m7 add4

bless'd. I'll be

F Fsus G m7 add4 F B

bless'd. I'll be bless'd.

Rit.
G m7 add4 F B G m7 add4 F

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