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
and
& 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
