Angel Of Harlem

Angel of Harlem - U2 submitted by Warren Black

I am frustrated with the other versions of this song that are listed on the net so

I would set it straight. The KEY to getting this song right is applying the CORRECT

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& F chords.

Tuning: Standard EBGDAE

Chords: The F, G & Am chords during the breaks and chorus’s are played as per normal.

the C & F’s during the intro & verses are played as such: the C is as per normal but with

pinky finger on string 1, fret 3. The F in the verse’s is played, from the C shape

by merely dropping fingers 2 & 3 (the two middle ones) one string down each, your

and index figures stay where they are throughout all the C-F changes. Thus the change

C to F and back to C again during the verse’s is done by merely moving fingers 2 & 3 up or

one string each.

Strum: In the verse’s the C is played two down-one up with a change into F which is

down-up, down-up and then back into C again. Listen to the song intro and you will

Try changing the strum pattern in the break & chorus for maximum effect

It takes some practice to get right but when you do it sounds awesome!

Intro : [C F] (x4)

Verse

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 C F

F

On BLS I heard the sound, of an angel

C F

New York, like a Christmas tree

C F C F

F

Tonight this city belongs to me, Angel

Chorus I (change to a normal F)

F G F

Soul love...this love won't let me go

G [C F] (x4)

So long...angel of Harlem

C F

Birdland on fifty-three

C F

The street sounds like a symphony

C F

We got John Coltrane and a love supreme

C F C F

F

Miles says she's got to be an angel

C F

Lady Day got diamond eyes

C F C F

F

She sees the truth behind the lies, Angel

Chorus II (change to a normal F)

Break: (change to normal chords)

Am G F

Oooh, oooh….oooh, aaahh aaaaahhh

Am G F (1 strum & stop)

She says it's heart...heart and soul...

Pause 2-3-4

[C F] x4

Yeah yeah...(yeah)

C F

Blue light on the avenue

C F

God knows they got to you

C F

An empty glass, the lady sings

C F

Eyes swollen like a bee sting

C F

Blinded you lost your way

C F

Through the side streets and the alleyway

C F

Like a star exploding in the night

C F

Falling to the city in broad daylight

Break: (change to normal chords)

F

An angel in Devil's shoes

G

Salvation in the blues

F

You never looked like an angel

G [C F] x4

Yeah yeah...angel of Harlem