Harlem chords by The Stray Birds

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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My city's
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had a lot of trouble sleepin'
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she's up all night
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breakin' through the windows
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and the ceilin's
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scrapin' stars from the sky
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and my city's made a
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habit out of cryin'
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all through the night
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they say she likes the har
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mony of sirens
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and the time of the traffic light

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Verse 2

but I love my city

my sleepless city

I'll do her sleepin' for free

yeah, I love my city

my sleepless city

yeah, she can do my cryin' for me

Interlude 1

Verse 3
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my city's pickin' fights
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across the wa ter
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with the worn out moon
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and I watch her from honey colored corner
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a quiet room
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where I hung a little picture
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of my darlin'
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black and white
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but it's been fadin' on
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yellow wall in Harlem
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since she left that night

Verse 4
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but I love my city
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my sleepless city
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I'll do her sleepin' for free
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yeah, I love my city
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my sleepless city
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yeah, she can do my cryin' for me

Interlude 2

Verse 5
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Well, I love my city
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my sleepless city
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I'll do her sleepin' for free
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yeah, I love my city
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my sleepless city
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yeah, she can do my cryin' for me
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yeah, she can do my cryin' for me
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yeah, she can do my
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cryin' for me
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