Bass run in before intro is &4&1 & 4 & D ----- A ----- E 5-3-5
[Intro riff - 91 BPM - Play twice] E ------------------------- B --------------------3-2-0 G ----2-2---2-2---4-------- D ----0-0---0-0---0-------- X 2 A ------------------------- D ------------------------- DrB---S-----S-----S-----S--- (but just play bass drum)
[Verse 1 + D Riff - lyrics follow riff - just bass drum for first 2 lines] [D] Some(on 1) people might say my (life is in a) rut, I'm quite happy with (what I got) [D] (People might say) that I should (strive for more) but I'm so happy I can't see the (point - sung same time as Somethings on next line) (full drums)
[B] Somethings happening [D#m] here today, a [B] show of strength with your [D#m] boys brigade And [B] I'm so happy and you're [D#m] so kind, you [B] want more money, of course [D#m] I don't mind
To [E] buy nuclear textbooks for [F#] atomic crimes and the [B] public gets what the [D#m] public wants But [E] I want nothing this so [F#] cietys got, I'm going
[B] underground, going [D#m] underground Well let [E] the brass bands play and feet [F#] start to pound, going [B] underground, going [D#m] underground Well let the [E] boys all sing and the [F#] boys all shout for to [B] morrow [D#m][E][F#]
[Verse 2 + D Riff] [D] Some(on 1) people might get some (pleasure out of) hate, me, I've enough al(ready on my plate) [D] Some people might need some (tension to relax), me, I'm too busy (dodging tween the) (flak - sung same time as What on next line)
[B] What you see is what [D#m] you get, you [B] made your bed, you better [D#m] lie in it You [B] choose your leaders and place [D#m] your trust as their [B] lies wash you down and their [D#m] promises rust
You'll see [E] kidney machines replaced by [F#] rockets and guns and the [B] public wants what the [D#m] public gets But [E] I don't care what this [F#] society wants, I'm going
[B] underground, going [D#m] underground Well [E] the brass band play and feet [F#] start to pound, going [B] underground, going [D#m] underground So let the [E] boys all sing and let the [F#] boys all shout for to [C#m] morrow, [B] la la la la, [C#m][B] la la la la
[Middle Eight] We [C#m] talk and we talk until my [B] head explodes, I [C#m] turn on the news and my [B] body froze [D#m] Braying sheep on my [E] TV screen, make [F#] this boy shout, make this boy scream..Going
(riffy bit) [C#5][B5] La la la la [C#5][B5] La la la la [C#5][B5] La la la la [C#5][B5] La la la la [D#m] Braying sheep on my [E] TV screen, make this [F#] boy shout, make this boy scream
[Outro] Going [C#] underground, going [Fm] underground, well let the [F#] brass band play and feet [G#] start to pound Going [C#] underground, going [Fm] underground, well let the [F#] boys all sing and let the [G#] boys all shout Going [C#] underground, going [Fm] underground, well let the [F#] brass band play and feet go [G#] pow, pow, pow Going [C#] underground, going [Fm] underground, well let the [F#] boys all sing and let the bo [G#] ys all shout for to [F#] morrow
[Intro BPM 103 - No drums start] [C][F] x 4 then drums in [C][F] x 4
[Verse] [C] It was a cold and wet De [F] cember day [C] When we touched the ground at [F] JFK [C] Snow was melting [F] on the ground [C] On BLS I [F] heard the sound, of an [C] An gel [F] [C][F] [C] New York, like a [F] Christmas tree [C] Tonight this city [F] belongs to me, [C] An gel [F] [C][F] (drum fill)
[Chorus] [F] Soul love...[G] this love won't let me [F] go So long... [G] angel of [C] Harlem [F]
[C][F] x 4
[Verse] [C] Birdland on fifty-three [F] [C] The street sounds like a [F] symphony [C] We got John Coltrane and [F] a love supreme [C] Miles says she's got to [F] be an [C] angel [F] [C][F] [C] Lady Day got [F] diamond eyes [C] She sees the truth behind the [F] lies, [C] Angel [F] [C][F] (drum fill)
[Chorus] [F] Soul love...[G] this love won't let me [F] go So long... [G] angel of [C] Harlem [F]
[Break] (change to normal chords) [Am] Oooh, oooh [G]ooh ooo [F] oooh, She says its [Am] heart [G] eart...heart and [F] soul... (Just bass drum - muted F downstrokes - increase in volume) Yeah yeah... [C][F] x 4
[Verse] [C] Blue light on the avenue [F] [C] God knows they got to [F] you [C] An empty glass, the [F] lady sings [C] Eyes swollen like a [F] bee sting [C] Blinded you lost [F] your way [C] Through the side streets and the [F] alleyway [C] Like a star exploding [F] in the night [C] Falling to the city in [F] broad daylight
[Break] [F] Angel in Devil's shoes [G] Salvation in the blues You never looked like an a [F] angel [F] Yeah .......... yeah [G] Angel of Harlem
[C][F] x 4
[Outro] [C] Angel...[F]........ [C][F] Angel of [C] Harlem [F] (repeat a few times then end on C)
