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 : [ ] (x4) Verse 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 Chorus I (change to a normal F) Soul love...this love won't let me go [ ] (x4) So long...angel of Harlem Birdland on fifty-three The street sounds like a symphony We got John Coltrane and a love supreme Miles says she's got to be an angel Lady Day got diamond eyes She sees the truth behind the lies, Angel Chorus II (change to a normal F) Break: (change to normal chords) Oooh, oooh….oooh, aaahh aaaaahhh (1 strum & stop) She says it's heart...heart and soul... Pause 2-3-4 [ ] x4 Yeah yeah...(yeah) 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 Break: (change to normal chords) An angel in Devil's shoes Salvation in the blues You never looked like an angel [ ] x4 Yeah yeah...angel of Harlem