{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":691647,"song":"Angel Of Harlem","artist":"U2","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11581590-angel-of-harlem-chords-by-u2/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/691647?type=chord","rating":4.67281,"votes":665,"content":"The KEY to getting this song right is applying the CORRECT C & F chords.\r\n\r\nChords:  The F, G & Am chords during the breaks and choruses are played as per normal.\r\nThe C & F’s during the intro & verses are played as such: the C is as per normal but with\r\npinky finger on string 1, fret 3. The F in the verses is played, from the C shape \r\nby merely dropping fingers 2 & 3 (the two middle ones) one string down each, your\r\nand index figures stay where they are throughout all the C-F changes. Thus the change \r\nC to F and back to C again during the verse’s is done by merely moving fingers 2 & 3 up or \r\none string each.\r\n\r\nStrum:  In the verses the C is played two down-one up with a change into F which is\r\ndown-up, down-up and then back into C again. Listen to the song intro and you will hear.\r\nTry changing the strum pattern in the break & chorus for maximum effect\r\n\r\nIt takes some practice to get right but when you do it sounds awesome!\r\n\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n\r\n([ch]C[/ch]    [ch]F[/ch])     (x4)\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                      [ch]F[/ch]\r\nIt was a cold and wet December day[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                              [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWhen we touched the ground at JFK[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]              [ch]F[/ch]\r\nSnow was melting on the ground[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]                        [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]\r\nOn BLS I heard the sound,   of an angel[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch]\r\nNew York, like a Christmas tree[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                [ch]F[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nTonight this city belongs to me,   Angel[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus I] (change to a normal F)\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]                           [ch]F[/ch]\r\nSoul love...this love won't let me go[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]       ([ch]C[/ch]    [ch]F[/ch])     (x4)\r\nSo long...angel of Harlem[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]F[/ch]\r\nBirdland on fifty-three[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                        [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThe street sounds like a symphony[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                        [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWe got John Coltrane and a love supreme[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                      [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nMiles says she's got to be an angel[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]F[/ch]\r\nLady Day got diamond eyes[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                             [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]\r\nShe sees the truth behind the lies,   Angel[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus II] (change to a normal F)\r\n\r\n\r\n[Break] (change to normal chords)\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]F[/ch]\r\nOooh, oooh… oooh, aaahh aaaaahhh[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]F[/ch]\r\nShe says it's heart... heart and soul...[/tab]\r\n\r\nPause 2-3-4\r\n\r\n[tab]             ([ch]C[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch])   x4\r\nYeah yeah...(yeah)[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]F[/ch]\r\nBlue light on the avenue[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]F[/ch]\r\nGod knows they got to you[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAn empty glass, the lady sings[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]F[/ch]\r\nEyes swollen like a bee sting[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                [ch]F[/ch]\r\nBlinded you lost your way[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThrough the side streets and the alleyway[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                     [ch]F[/ch]\r\nLike a star exploding in the night[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]F[/ch]\r\nFalling to the city in broad daylight[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Break] (change to normal chords)\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAn angel in Devil's shoes[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nSalvation in the blues[/tab]\r\n[tab]                          [ch]F[/ch]\r\nYou never looked like an angel[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]          ([ch]C[/ch]    [ch]F[/ch])   x4\r\nYeah yeah...angel of Harlem[/tab]","plain_text":"The KEY to getting this song right is applying the CORRECT C & F chords.\n\nChords:  The F, G & Am chords during the breaks and choruses are played as per normal.\nThe C & F’s during the intro & verses are played as such: the C is as per normal but with\npinky finger on string 1, fret 3. The F in the verses is played, from the C shape \nby merely dropping fingers 2 & 3 (the two middle ones) one string down each, your\nand index figures stay where they are throughout all the C-F changes. Thus the change \nC to F and back to C again during the verse’s is done by merely moving fingers 2 & 3 up or \none string each.\n\nStrum:  In the verses the C is played two down-one up with a change into F which is\ndown-up, down-up and then back into C again. Listen to the song intro and you will hear.\nTry changing the strum pattern in the break & chorus for maximum effect\n\nIt takes some practice to get right but when you do it sounds awesome!\n\n\n[Intro]\n\n(C    F)     (x4)\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus I] (change to a normal F)\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus II] (change to a normal F)\n\n\n[Break] (change to normal chords)\n\n\n\n\nPause 2-3-4\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Break] (change to normal chords)","chords":["C","F","G","Am"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}