Chords for Chambers Brothers - Uptown
Tempo:
122.5 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
Em
C#m
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E]
I'm going [A] uptown to [E] Harlem, gonna let my half down in Harlem.
[A] If the [E] taxi won't take me, [A] I'll [E] catch a train.
[A] I'll go [E] underground, I'll [A] get there [E] just the same.
[A] Cause I'm [E] going [C#m] uptown to [E] Harlem, gonna let my half [C#m] down
[E] in Harlem.
A hundred and twenty fifty now, [A] here [E] I come now.
Get ready for me cause [A] I'm [E] coming for fun.
I'm gonna eat me some chicken, [A] some [E] black-eyed peas, [A] some [E] barbecued ribs, [A] some [E]
collard greens.
I'm [A] gonna [E] party for [A] [E]
Harlem, [A] leave the [E] downtown, [A] wait [E]
for [A] Harlem.
Cause I'm going [E] [A] uptown to Harlem, gonna let my [E] half down in Harlem.
If the taxi won't take me, [A] I'll [E] catch a train.
[A] I'll go [E] underground, I'll [A] get there [E] just the same.
[A] I'm gonna make it [E] to the [A] tape and the [E] chalimar.
[A] I'm gonna hold [E] the town faces [A] down [E] to swat.
[A] I'm gonna make [E] it to the place [A] and let [E] loose the boots.
[A] I'm gonna haul [E] that jack, [A] the truth man, [E] where it's due.
I'm gonna have me a hole in Harlem [A] and that [E] ain't all in [A] Harlem.
Some [E] chicken and some black-eyed peas, some barbecued ribs, and some collard greens.
I said I'm going [A] uptown [E] to Harlem, [A] gonna let [E] my half [D] down [E] in Harlem.
[A] Come on everybody, [E] [A] everybody.
[E] [A] We can [E] go uptown, [A]
[E] [A] we can go [E] uptown.
[A] Yeah, [E] yeah, [A] we can go [E] uptown.
[A]
[E] Yeah, [A] [E] [A]
[E] yeah, come [A] on and [E] get yourself together [A] baby.
[E] Come on, come [A] on and [E] meet me in Harlem.
[A] Yeah, [Em] [A] [E] [G] [A] come on, [E] come on, come [A] on and meet me [Em] in Harlem.
[A] Yeah, [E] yeah, come on [A] [E]
[A] and meet [Em] me in Harlem.
[A] [Em] [A] [Em]
[A] [E]
I'm going [A] uptown to [E] Harlem, gonna let my half down in Harlem.
[A] If the [E] taxi won't take me, [A] I'll [E] catch a train.
[A] I'll go [E] underground, I'll [A] get there [E] just the same.
[A] Cause I'm [E] going [C#m] uptown to [E] Harlem, gonna let my half [C#m] down
[E] in Harlem.
A hundred and twenty fifty now, [A] here [E] I come now.
Get ready for me cause [A] I'm [E] coming for fun.
I'm gonna eat me some chicken, [A] some [E] black-eyed peas, [A] some [E] barbecued ribs, [A] some [E]
collard greens.
I'm [A] gonna [E] party for [A] [E]
Harlem, [A] leave the [E] downtown, [A] wait [E]
for [A] Harlem.
Cause I'm going [E] [A] uptown to Harlem, gonna let my [E] half down in Harlem.
If the taxi won't take me, [A] I'll [E] catch a train.
[A] I'll go [E] underground, I'll [A] get there [E] just the same.
[A] I'm gonna make it [E] to the [A] tape and the [E] chalimar.
[A] I'm gonna hold [E] the town faces [A] down [E] to swat.
[A] I'm gonna make [E] it to the place [A] and let [E] loose the boots.
[A] I'm gonna haul [E] that jack, [A] the truth man, [E] where it's due.
I'm gonna have me a hole in Harlem [A] and that [E] ain't all in [A] Harlem.
Some [E] chicken and some black-eyed peas, some barbecued ribs, and some collard greens.
I said I'm going [A] uptown [E] to Harlem, [A] gonna let [E] my half [D] down [E] in Harlem.
[A] Come on everybody, [E] [A] everybody.
[E] [A] We can [E] go uptown, [A]
[E] [A] we can go [E] uptown.
[A] Yeah, [E] yeah, [A] we can go [E] uptown.
[A]
[E] Yeah, [A] [E] [A]
[E] yeah, come [A] on and [E] get yourself together [A] baby.
[E] Come on, come [A] on and [E] meet me in Harlem.
[A] Yeah, [Em] [A] [E] [G] [A] come on, [E] come on, come [A] on and meet me [Em] in Harlem.
[A] Yeah, [E] yeah, come on [A] [E]
[A] and meet [Em] me in Harlem.
[A] [Em] [A] [Em]
[A] [E]
Key:
A
E
Em
C#m
D
A
E
Em
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'm going _ [A] uptown to [E] Harlem, gonna let my half down in Harlem.
[A] If the [E] taxi won't take me, [A] I'll [E] catch a train.
[A] I'll go [E] underground, I'll [A] get there [E] just the same.
[A] Cause I'm [E] going [C#m] uptown to [E] Harlem, gonna let my half _ [C#m] down _
[E] in Harlem.
A hundred and twenty fifty now, [A] here [E] I come now.
Get ready for me cause [A] I'm [E] coming for fun.
I'm gonna eat me some chicken, [A] some [E] black-eyed peas, [A] some [E] barbecued ribs, [A] some [E]
collard greens.
I'm [A] gonna [E] party for _ [A] _ [E]
Harlem, [A] leave the [E] downtown, _ [A] wait [E]
for [A] Harlem.
Cause I'm going [E] _ [A] uptown to Harlem, gonna let my [E] half down in Harlem.
If the taxi won't take me, [A] I'll [E] catch a train.
[A] I'll go [E] underground, I'll [A] get there [E] just the same.
[A] I'm gonna make it [E] to the [A] tape and the [E] chalimar.
[A] I'm gonna hold [E] the town faces [A] down [E] to swat.
[A] I'm gonna make [E] it to the place [A] and let [E] loose the boots.
[A] I'm gonna haul [E] that jack, [A] the truth man, [E] where it's due.
I'm gonna have me a _ hole in Harlem [A] and that [E] ain't _ all in [A] Harlem.
Some [E] chicken and some black-eyed peas, some barbecued ribs, and some collard greens.
I said I'm going _ [A] uptown [E] to Harlem, [A] gonna let [E] my half [D] down [E] in Harlem.
[A] Come on everybody, [E] _ _ [A] everybody.
[E] _ _ [A] We can [E] go uptown, [A] _ _
[E] _ [A] we can go [E] uptown.
[A] Yeah, [E] yeah, [A] we can go [E] uptown.
_ [A] _
[E] Yeah, _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
[E] yeah, come [A] on and [E] get yourself together [A] baby.
[E] Come on, come [A] on and [E] meet me in Harlem.
_ [A] Yeah, [Em] _ _ [A] _ [E] _ [G] _ [A] come on, [E] come on, come [A] on and meet me [Em] in Harlem.
[A] Yeah, [E] yeah, come _ _ on [A] _ [E] _
_ [A] and meet [Em] me in Harlem.
_ [A] _ _ [Em] _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'm going _ [A] uptown to [E] Harlem, gonna let my half down in Harlem.
[A] If the [E] taxi won't take me, [A] I'll [E] catch a train.
[A] I'll go [E] underground, I'll [A] get there [E] just the same.
[A] Cause I'm [E] going [C#m] uptown to [E] Harlem, gonna let my half _ [C#m] down _
[E] in Harlem.
A hundred and twenty fifty now, [A] here [E] I come now.
Get ready for me cause [A] I'm [E] coming for fun.
I'm gonna eat me some chicken, [A] some [E] black-eyed peas, [A] some [E] barbecued ribs, [A] some [E]
collard greens.
I'm [A] gonna [E] party for _ [A] _ [E]
Harlem, [A] leave the [E] downtown, _ [A] wait [E]
for [A] Harlem.
Cause I'm going [E] _ [A] uptown to Harlem, gonna let my [E] half down in Harlem.
If the taxi won't take me, [A] I'll [E] catch a train.
[A] I'll go [E] underground, I'll [A] get there [E] just the same.
[A] I'm gonna make it [E] to the [A] tape and the [E] chalimar.
[A] I'm gonna hold [E] the town faces [A] down [E] to swat.
[A] I'm gonna make [E] it to the place [A] and let [E] loose the boots.
[A] I'm gonna haul [E] that jack, [A] the truth man, [E] where it's due.
I'm gonna have me a _ hole in Harlem [A] and that [E] ain't _ all in [A] Harlem.
Some [E] chicken and some black-eyed peas, some barbecued ribs, and some collard greens.
I said I'm going _ [A] uptown [E] to Harlem, [A] gonna let [E] my half [D] down [E] in Harlem.
[A] Come on everybody, [E] _ _ [A] everybody.
[E] _ _ [A] We can [E] go uptown, [A] _ _
[E] _ [A] we can go [E] uptown.
[A] Yeah, [E] yeah, [A] we can go [E] uptown.
_ [A] _
[E] Yeah, _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
[E] yeah, come [A] on and [E] get yourself together [A] baby.
[E] Come on, come [A] on and [E] meet me in Harlem.
_ [A] Yeah, [Em] _ _ [A] _ [E] _ [G] _ [A] come on, [E] come on, come [A] on and meet me [Em] in Harlem.
[A] Yeah, [E] yeah, come _ _ on [A] _ [E] _
_ [A] and meet [Em] me in Harlem.
_ [A] _ _ [Em] _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _