Harlem River Blues chords by Justin Townes Earle
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Intro 1
(G major) (D major) (G major) (C major) (G major) (D major) (G major)
Verse 1
(G major) Lord,
I'm goin' (D major) up (G major) town (D major) to the (G major) Harlem River to (C major) drown
Dirty water (G major) gonna cover me over (D major)
And I'm not gonna make a sound (G major) (D major)
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Verse 2
(G major) I'm on a roll, mama, I gotta go (D major)
Gotta (G major) get there while I still (C major) can
Troubled days (G major) are behind me now
An (D major) d I know (G major) they're gonna (D major) let me in
When you see (G major) me walkin'
up the FDR
Just a-singin' and
a-clappin' my my (C major) hands
Tell my mama I love her, tell my (G major) father I tried
(D major) Give my money to my baby to spend (G major)
Verse 3
'Cause (G major) Lord, I'm goin' uptown
to the Harlem River to (C major) drown
Dirty water gonna (G major) cover me over
And I'm (D major) not gonna make a sound (G major)
Interlude 1
(D major) (C major) (D major) (G major) (D major) (G major) (D major)
(G major)
Verse 4
(G major) Good times come and they go
Even a good man'll break (C major)
He'll let his troubles bury (G major) him whole
(D major) Even though (G major) he knows (D major) what's at stake
So I'm taking (G major) no chances
Carrying over while I'm still
good in His (C major) grace
Sayin' I'm no fool, (G major) mama
I know the difference (D major) between
tempting and choosing my fate (G major)
Verse 5
So (G major) Lord, I'm goin' uptown to
the Harlem River (D major) to (C major) drown
Dirty water gonna (G major) cover me over
And I'm (D major) not gonna make a sound (G major)
Interlude 2
(C major) (G major) (D major)
(G major) (D major) (C major) (G major) (D major) (G major) (D major)
(G major)
Verse 6
(G major) Lord, I'm goin' uptown to the
Harlem River to (C major) drown
Dirty water gonna (G major) cover me over
And I'm not (D major) gonna make a sound (G major)
Verse 7
(G major) Lord, I'm goin' uptown to the
Harlem (G major) River to drown (C major)
Dirty water gonna cover (G major) me over
And I'm not gonna make a sound
Harlem River Blues
Justin Townes Earle
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