Key: C
Introduction:
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It was a cold and wet December day
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When we touched the ground at JFK
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Snow was melting on the ground
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On BLS I heard the sound, of an angel
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New York, like a Christmas tree
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Tonight this city belongs to me, Angel
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Soul love...this love won' t let me go
G [ C F]
So long...angel of Harlem
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Birdland on fifty-three
C F
The street sounds like a symphony
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We got John Coltrane and a love supreme
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Miles says she' s got to be an angel
C F
Lady Day got diamond eyes
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She sees the truth behind the lies, Angel
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Oooh, oooh&hellip .oooh, aaahh aaaaahhh
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She says it' s heart...heart and soul...
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Yeah yeah...(yeah)
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Blue light on the avenue
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God knows they got to you
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An empty glass, the lady sings
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Eyes swollen like a bee sting
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Blinded you lost your way
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Through the side streets and the alleyway
C F
Like a star exploding in the night
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Falling to the city in broad daylight
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An angel in Devil' s shoes
G
Salvation in the blues
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You never looked like an angel
G[ C F]
Yeah yeah...angel of Harlem