Harlem River Blues

Harlem River Blues easy guitar chords by Justin Townes Earle

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Guitar
Tuning

E A D G B E

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  • G

  • D

  • C

  • G

  • D

  • C

  • Intro 1

    Verse 1
    Lord, 

    I'm 
    goin' 
    up
    town 
    to 
    the 
    Harlem 
    River 
    to 
    drown 

    Dirty 
    water 
    gonna 
    cover 
    me 
    over 

    And 
    I'm 
    not 
    gonna 
    make 
    sound 

    Verse 2
    I'm 
    on 
    roll, 
    mama, 
    gotta 
    go 

    Gotta 
    get 
    there 
    while 
    I still 
    can 

    Troubled 
    days 
    are 
    behind 
    me 
    now 

    An
    d I 
    know 
    they're 
    gonna 
    let 
    me 
    in 

    When 
    you see 
    me 
    walkin' 

    up 
    the 
    FDR 

    Just a-singin' 
    and 

    a-clappin' 
    my 
    my 
    hands 

    Tell 
    my mama 
    love 
    her, 
    tell 
    my 
    father 
    tried 

    Give 
    my 
    money 
    to 
    my 
    baby 
    to 
    spend 

    Verse 3
    'Cause 
    Lord, 
    I'm 
    goin' 
    uptown 

    to 
    the 
    Harlem 
    River 
    to 
    drown 

    Dirty 
    water 
    gonna 
    cover 
    me 
    over 

    And 
    I'm 
    not 
    gonna 
    make 
    sound 

    Interlude 1


    Verse 4
    Good 
    times 
    come 
    and 
    they 
    go 

    Even 
    good 
    man'll 
    break 

    He'll 
    let 
    his 
    troubles 
    bury 
    him 
    whole 

    Even 
    though 
    he 
    knows 
    what's 
    at 
    stake 

    So 
    I'm 
    taking 
    no 
    chances 

    Carrying 
    over 
    while 
    I'm 
    still 

    good 
    in 
    His 
    grace 

    Sayin' 
    I'm 
    no 
    fool, 
    mama 

    know 
    the 
    difference 
    between 

    tempting 
    and 
    choosing 
    my 
    fate 

    Verse 5
    So 
    Lord, 
    I'm 
    goin' 
    uptown 
    to 

    the 
    Harlem 
    River 
    to 
    drown 

    Dirty 
    water 
    gonna 
    cover 
    me 
    over 

    And 
    I'm 
    not 
    gonna 
    make 
    sound 

    Interlude 2



    Verse 6
    Lord, 
    I'm 
    goin' 
    uptown 
    to 
    the 

    Harlem 
    River 
    to 
    drown 

    Dirty 
    water 
    gonna 
    cover 
    me 
    over 

    And 
    I'm 
    not 
    gonna 
    make 
    sound 

    Verse 7
    Lord, 
    I'm 
    goin' 
    uptown 
    to 
    the 

    Har
    lem 
    River 
    to 
    drown 

    Dirty 
    wa
    ter 
    gonna 
    cover 
    me 
    over 

    And 
    I'm 
    not 
    gonna 
    make 
    sound 

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