[Intro 1] (fade in) | C#m | F#4 F# | | A B | C#m B | | A B | C#m B | | A B | E | E |
[Intro 2] | E | E | A | A | | E | E | B | A | | E | E N.C.
[Verse 1] E I want to break free I want to break free I want to break free from your lies A You're so self satisfied, I don't need you E I've got to break free B A E God knows, God knows I want to break free
[Verse 2] N.C. E I've fallen in love E I've fallen in love for the first time A This time I know it's for real E I've fallen in love, yeah B A E A E A E God knows, God knows I've fallen in love
[Bridge] B A It's strange but it's true B A I can't get over the way you love me like you do C#m But I have to be sure F#sus4 F# When I walk out that door A B C#m B Oh, how I want to be free, baby A B C#m B Oh, how I want to be free A B E N.C. Oh, how I want to break free
[Solo] | E | E | E | E | | A | A | E | E | | B | A | E | E N.C.|
[Interlude] | E | E | E | E | | A | A | E | E | | B | A | E | E | | B | A | E | E N.C.
[Verse 3] E But life still goes on E I can't get used to living without, living without A Living without you by my side E I don't want to live alone, hey B A E God knows got to make it on my own
[Outro] B So baby, can't you see A E I've got to break free N.C. E I've got to break free E I want to break free, yeah E
[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)
