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Angel Of Harlem by U2
Angel Of Harlem
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
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
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version 2
Capo 3rd fret!
Verses:
C C F F F (C is played like an A on 5th fret, F like A D on 5th fret)
Chorus:
Soul love, and this love won't let me go
G F G F
So long, angel of harlem
G F G C C F F F
Bridge:
ooh ooh ooh ooh she sings with heart, heart and soul
Am G F Am G F
CHORD FORMATIONS:
C 3 3 5 5 5 3 (Like an A chord formation)
F x x 3 5 6 5 (Like a D chord formation)
G 3 5 5 4 3 3 (Like an E chord formation)
Am 5 7 7 6 5 5 (Like an Em chord formation, higher up)
It was a cold and wet December day
When we touched the ground at JFK
Snow was melting on the ground
On BLS I heard the sound
Of an angel
New York, like a Christmas tree
Tonight this city belongs to me
Angel
Soul love
This love won't let me go
So long
Angel of Harlem
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
Soul love
This love won't let me go
So long
Angel of Harlem
Angel of Harlem
She says it's heart
Heart and soul...
Yeah, yeah...(yeah)
Yeah, yeah...(right now)
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
An angel in Devil's shoes
Salvation in the blues
You never looked like an angel
Yeah, yeah
Angel of Harlem
Angel
Angel of Harlem
Angel
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version 3
Tuning: Standard or Eb
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----5---10---0----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----5---10---0----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----3---8----0----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
^as you're going back to the 355 chord, play the 3 strings open down once.
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---3-----5-----3--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---3-----5-----3--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---1-----3-----1--------------------------------------------------------------|
so long....
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7----5----3--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7----5----3--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--5----3----1--------------------------------------------------------------|
bridge kind of part
It was a cold and wet December day
When we touched the ground at JFK
Snow was melting on the ground
On BLS I heard the sound
Of an angel
New York, like a Christmas tree
Tonight this city belongs to me
Angel
Soul love
This love won't let me go
So long
Angel of Harlem
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
Soul love
This love won't let me go
So long
Angel of Harlem
Angel of Harlem
She says it's heart
Heart and soul...
Yeah, yeah...(yeah)
Yeah, yeah...(right now)
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
An angel in Devil's shoes
Salvation in the blues
You never looked like an angel
Yeah, yeah
Angel of Harlem
Angel
Angel of Harlem
Angel
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