VERSE 1:
It was a [C] cold and wet Dec-[F]-ember day
When we [C] touched the ground at [F] J.F.K. [C] Snow was melting [F] on the ground
On [C] B.L.S. I [F] heard the sound
Of an [C] angel [F][C][F]
PRE-CHORUS 1: [C] New York, like a [F] Christmas tree
To-[C]-night this city be-[F]-longs to me [C] Angel [F][C][F]
CHORUS: [F] Soul love [G], this love won't let me [F] go [F] So long [G], angel of [C] Harlem [F] [C][F] // [C][F] // [C][F]
VERSE 2: [C] Birdland on [F] fifty-three
The [C] street sounds like a [F] symphony
We got [C] John Coltrane and a [F] love supreme [C] Miles says she's [F] got-to-be...
An [C] angel [F][C][F]
PRE-CHORUS 2: [C] Lady Day got [F] diamond eyes
She [C] sees the truth be-[F]-hind the lies [C] Angel [F][C][F]
CHORUS: [F] Soul love [G], this love won't let me [F] go [F] So long [G], angel of [C] Harlem [F] [C][F] // [C][F] // [C][F]
VERSE 3: [C] Blue light on the [F] avenue [C] God knows they [F] got to you
An [C] empty glass, the [F] lady sings [C] Eyes swollen like a [F] bee sting [C] Blinded, you [F] lost your way
Through the [C] side streets and the [F] alleyway
Like a [C] star, exploding [F] in the night [C] Falling to the city in [F] broad daylight
BRIDGE 2:
An [F] angel in Devil's shoes [G] Salvation in the blues
You never looked like an [F] angel
Yeah, [G] yeah, angel of [C] Harlem [F] [C][F] // [C][F] // [C][F]
OUTRO: [C] Angel [F], [C][F] angel of [C] Harlem [F][C][F] [C] Angel [F], [C][F] angel of [C] Harlem [F][C][F] [C] Angel [F], [C][F] angel of [C] Harlem [F][C][F]
