Intro [C F] (x4)
VerseCF
It was a cold and wet December day
CF
When we touched the ground at JFK
CF
Snow was melting on the ground
CFCFF
On BLS I heard the sound, of an angel
CF
New York, like a Christmas tree
CFCFF
Tonight this city belongs to me, Angel
Chorus I] (change to a normal F)FGF
Soul love...this love won't let me go
G [C F] (x4)
So long...angel of Harlem
CF
Birdland on fifty-three
CF
The street sounds like a symphony
CF
We got John Coltrane and a love supreme
CFCFF
Miles says she's got to be an angel
CF
Lady Day got diamond eyes
CFCFF
She sees the truth behind the lies, Angel
Chorus II] (change to a normal F)
[Break] (change to normal chords)
AmGF
Oooh, oooh….oooh, aaahh aaaaahhh
AmGF (1 strum & stop)
She says it's heart...heart and soul...
Pause 2-3-4
[C F] x4
Yeah yeah...(yeah)
CF
Blue light on the avenue
CF
God knows they got to you
CF
An empty glass, the lady sings
CF
Eyes swollen like a bee sting
CF
Blinded you lost your way
CF
Through the side streets and the alleyway
CF
Like a star exploding in the night
CF
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
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.