Harlem River Blues chords by Steve Earle
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Intro 1
(G major) (C major)
(G major) (D major) (G major)
Verse 1
(G major) Lord,
I'm goin' uptown to the Harlem River to (C major) drown
Dirty water (G major) gonna cover me over
And (D major) I'm not gonna make a sound (G major)
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Verse 2
I'm on a roll, mama, I gotta go
Gotta get there while I still can (C major)
Troubled days are (G major) behind me now
And I know they're gonna let me (D major) in
When you see (G major) me walkin'
up the FDR drive
Just a- singin' and a- clappin' (C major) my hands
Tell my mama I love (G major) her,
tell my daddy I tried
(D major) Give my money to my baby to spend
Verse 3
(G major) 'Cause (D major) Lord,
I'm goin' (G major) uptown to the Harlem River to (C major) drown
Dirty water (G major) gonna cover me over
And (D major) I'm not gonna make
Interlude 1
a sound
(G major) (C 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 (G major) just bury him whole
Even though he knows what's at stake (D major)
So I'm (G major) taking no chances
Carrying over while I'm still
good in His grace (C major)
Well I'm no fool, mama
(G major) I know the difference between
(D major) tempting and choosing my fate (G major)
(D major) So
Verse 5
(G major) Lord, I'm goin' uptown (D major) to
the (G major) Harlem River (C major) to drown
Dirty water gonna (G major) cover me over
And (D major) I'm not gonna make a sound (G major)
Interlude 2
(C major) (G major) (D major)
(G major) (D major) (G major) (C major) (G major) (D major)
(G major)
Verse 6
(G major) Lord, I'm goin' uptown to the
Harlem River to drown (C major)
Dirty water gonna (G major) cover me over
And I'm not (D major) gonna make a sound (G major) (D major)
Verse 7
(G major) Lord, I'm goin' uptown to the
Harlem River to (C major) drown
Dirty water gonna cover (G major) me over
I'm (D major) not gonna make a sound (G major)
Verse 8
(G major) Lord, I'm goin' uptown to the
Harlem River to drown (C major)
Dirty water gonna cover me over
I'm not gonna make a sound
Harlem River Blues
Steve Earle
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