Angel Of Harlem - U2

(Intro)

 

C  F  C  F (x 4)

 

(Verse 1)

 

                C                       F

It was a cold and wet December day
                   C                                   F

When we touched the ground at JFK
   C                          F

Snow was melting on the ground
       C          F

On BLS I heard the sound
              C    F  C  F

Of an angel
 C                             F

New York, like a Christmas tree
      C                          F

Tonight this city belongs to me
C       F  C  F

   Angel

(Chorus)

 

  F            G

Soul love
                                       F

This love won't let me go
             G

So long
                   C    F  C  F

Angel of Harlem

 

C  F  C  F

 

(Verse 2)


Birdland on fifty-three
The street sounds like a symphony
We got John Coltrane and a love supreme
Miles, and she's got to be an angel
Lady Day got diamond eyes
She sees the truth behind the lies
Angel

(Chorus)
                C    F  C  F
Angel of Harlem
 
Am  G   F
 

                       Am 

She says it's heart
  G               F

Heart and soul...

C  F  C  F  (x 2)

 

(Verse 3)

 

Blue light on the avenue
God knows they got to you
An empty glass, the lady sings
Eyes swollen like a bee sting
Blinded you lost your way
Through the side streets and the alleyway
Like a star exploding in the night
Falling to the city in broad daylight
 
(Bridge)
 

        F

An angel in Devil's shoes
G

  Salvation in the blues
                                            F

You never looked like an angel
             G

Yeah, yeah
                  C    F  C  F

Angel of Harlem
 
(Outro)

 

C  F  C  F  (repeat to fade)

 

 

This is the authors own interpretation of the song to be used for learning purposes only and should not be reproduced. 

 

Transcribed by www.christheguitartutor.co.uk

 

 

 

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