Angel of Harlem — U2

Chords and lyrics for Angel of Harlem by U2 (key of C).

Intro

[C] [F]

Verse 1

It was a [C]cold and wet December [F]day
When we touched the ground at [C]JFK [F]
Snow was melting on the [C]ground [F]
On BLS I heard the sound, of an [C]angel [F] [C] [F]
New York, like a Christmas [C]tree [F]
Tonight this city belongs to [C]me, [F]Angel [C] [F]

Chorus 1

Soul [F]love, this love won't let me [G]go [F]
So [F]long, [G]Angel of [C]Harlem [F] [C] [F] [C] [F]

Verse 2

Birdland on [C]Fifty-Three [F]
The street sounds like a [C]symphony [F]
We got John Coltrane and A Love [C]Supreme [F]
Miles says she's got to be an [C]angel [F] [C] [F]
Lady Day got diamond [C]eyes [F]
She sees the truth behind the [C]lies, [F]Angel [C] [F]

Chorus 2

Soul [F]love, this love won't let me [G]go [F]
So [F]long, [G]Angel of [C]Harlem, [F] [C] [F]Angel of [C]Harlem [F] [C] [F]

Bridge

Ooooh, [Am]ooh-ooooh, [G]ooh-ooh-[F]ooooh
She sings with [Am]heart, [G]heart and [F]soul
Yeah [C]yeah, [F]yeah-eah [C] [F]
Yeah yeah-eah-eah-eah, [C]right [F]now [C] [F]

Verse 3

Blue light on the [C]avenue [F]
God knows they got to [C]you [F]
An empty glass, the lady [C]sings [F]
Eyes swollen like a bee [C]sting [F]
Blinded, you lost your [C]way [F]
Through the side streets and the [C]alleyways [F]
Like a star exploding in the [C]night [F]
Falling to the city in broad [C]daylight [F]
Angel in devil's [F]shoes
Salvation in the [G]blues
You never looked like an [F]angel

Outro

Yeah [G]yeah, Angel of [C]Harlem [F] [C] [F] [C] [F]
Angel, [C]Angel of [F]Harlem [C] [F] [C] [F]
Angel, [C]Angel of [F]Harlem [C] [F] [C] [F]
Angel, [C]Angel of [F]Harlem [C] [F] [C] [F]
Angel, [C]Angel of [F]Harlem [C] [F] [C] [F]