Chords for Justin Townes Earle - Harlem River Blues (Live on 89.3 The Current)
Tempo:
65.45 bpm
Chords used:
G
Bb
C
D
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] [B] [E]
[B] [E] [Gm]
[G] Lord, I'm going uptown to the Harlem River [C] to drown.
[F] Dirty [G] water's gonna cover me over [D] and I'm not [Bb] gonna make [G] a [Gm] sound.
[G] I'm on a roll, Mama, I gotta go, I gotta get there [C] while I still can.
Troubled [Dm] days [G] are behind me now and I know they're [Bb] gonna let [D] me [Dm] in.
Can [G] you see me walking up the FDR just the same, ain't a clap in [C] my hands.
Tell my Mama I [Bbm] love her, tell [G] my father I [Bb] try to give my [D] money to [Bb] my baby [G] to spend.
[Gm]
[G] Lord, I'm going uptown to [Gm] the Harlem River [C] to drown.
Dirty [F] water's [G] gonna cover me over [D] and I'm not [Bb] gonna make [G] a [Gm] sound.
[G] Alright, [C]
[Am] [Bb] [G] [Bb] [D] [Bb] [G]
good times come and they go and even a [Bb] good [C] man'll pray.
He'll let [Bb] his troubles [G] bury him whole even though he [Gm] knows what to [D] say.
[Bb] So [G] I'm taking no chances, I'm carrying over while I'm still [Bb] good in [C] this grace.
Yeah, and I'm no [F] fool, [G] Mama, I know [Bb] the difference [D] between tempting [Bb] and choosing [G] my [Gm] fate.
[G] Lord, I'm going uptown to the [Bb] Harlem River [C] to drown.
[Bb] Dirty [G] water's gonna cover [Bb] me over [D] and I'm [Bb] not gonna [G] make a sound.
Alright, [C]
[G] [D] [Bb] [G]
good, I'm going uptown to the Harlem [C] River to drown.
Dirty [G] water's gonna cover me [D] over and I'm not gonna [G] make a [Gm] sound.
[G] Lord, I'm [N] going uptown to the Harlem River to drown.
Dirty water's gonna cover me over and I'm not gonna make a sound.
[B] [E] [Gm]
[G] Lord, I'm going uptown to the Harlem River [C] to drown.
[F] Dirty [G] water's gonna cover me over [D] and I'm not [Bb] gonna make [G] a [Gm] sound.
[G] I'm on a roll, Mama, I gotta go, I gotta get there [C] while I still can.
Troubled [Dm] days [G] are behind me now and I know they're [Bb] gonna let [D] me [Dm] in.
Can [G] you see me walking up the FDR just the same, ain't a clap in [C] my hands.
Tell my Mama I [Bbm] love her, tell [G] my father I [Bb] try to give my [D] money to [Bb] my baby [G] to spend.
[Gm]
[G] Lord, I'm going uptown to [Gm] the Harlem River [C] to drown.
Dirty [F] water's [G] gonna cover me over [D] and I'm not [Bb] gonna make [G] a [Gm] sound.
[G] Alright, [C]
[Am] [Bb] [G] [Bb] [D] [Bb] [G]
good times come and they go and even a [Bb] good [C] man'll pray.
He'll let [Bb] his troubles [G] bury him whole even though he [Gm] knows what to [D] say.
[Bb] So [G] I'm taking no chances, I'm carrying over while I'm still [Bb] good in [C] this grace.
Yeah, and I'm no [F] fool, [G] Mama, I know [Bb] the difference [D] between tempting [Bb] and choosing [G] my [Gm] fate.
[G] Lord, I'm going uptown to the [Bb] Harlem River [C] to drown.
[Bb] Dirty [G] water's gonna cover [Bb] me over [D] and I'm [Bb] not gonna [G] make a sound.
Alright, [C]
[G] [D] [Bb] [G]
good, I'm going uptown to the Harlem [C] River to drown.
Dirty [G] water's gonna cover me [D] over and I'm not gonna [G] make a [Gm] sound.
[G] Lord, I'm [N] going uptown to the Harlem River to drown.
Dirty water's gonna cover me over and I'm not gonna make a sound.
Key:
G
Bb
C
D
Gm
G
Bb
C
[E] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[B] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] Lord, I'm going uptown to the Harlem River [C] to drown.
[F] Dirty [G] water's gonna cover me over [D] and I'm not [Bb] gonna make [G] a [Gm] sound.
[G] I'm on a roll, Mama, I gotta go, I gotta get there [C] while I still can.
Troubled [Dm] days [G] are behind me now and I know they're [Bb] gonna let [D] me [Dm] in.
Can [G] you see me walking up the FDR just the same, ain't a clap in [C] my hands.
Tell my Mama I [Bbm] love her, tell [G] my father I [Bb] try to give my [D] money to [Bb] my baby [G] to spend.
[Gm]
[G] Lord, I'm going uptown to [Gm] the Harlem River [C] to drown.
Dirty [F] water's [G] gonna cover me over [D] and I'm not [Bb] gonna make [G] a [Gm] sound.
[G] Alright, _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[Am] _ [Bb] _ [G] _ [Bb] _ [D] _ [Bb] _ [G] _
good times come and they go and even a [Bb] good [C] man'll pray.
He'll let [Bb] his troubles [G] bury him whole even though he [Gm] knows what to [D] say.
[Bb] So [G] I'm taking no chances, I'm carrying over while I'm still [Bb] good in [C] this grace.
Yeah, and I'm no [F] fool, [G] Mama, I know [Bb] the difference [D] between tempting [Bb] and choosing [G] my [Gm] fate.
[G] Lord, I'm going uptown to the [Bb] Harlem River [C] to drown.
[Bb] Dirty [G] water's gonna cover [Bb] me over [D] and I'm [Bb] not gonna [G] make a sound.
Alright, _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ [Bb] _ [G] _
good, I'm going uptown to the Harlem [C] River to drown.
Dirty [G] water's gonna cover me [D] over and I'm not gonna [G] make a [Gm] sound.
[G] Lord, I'm [N] going uptown to the Harlem River to drown.
Dirty water's gonna cover me over and I'm not gonna make a sound. _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] Lord, I'm going uptown to the Harlem River [C] to drown.
[F] Dirty [G] water's gonna cover me over [D] and I'm not [Bb] gonna make [G] a [Gm] sound.
[G] I'm on a roll, Mama, I gotta go, I gotta get there [C] while I still can.
Troubled [Dm] days [G] are behind me now and I know they're [Bb] gonna let [D] me [Dm] in.
Can [G] you see me walking up the FDR just the same, ain't a clap in [C] my hands.
Tell my Mama I [Bbm] love her, tell [G] my father I [Bb] try to give my [D] money to [Bb] my baby [G] to spend.
[Gm]
[G] Lord, I'm going uptown to [Gm] the Harlem River [C] to drown.
Dirty [F] water's [G] gonna cover me over [D] and I'm not [Bb] gonna make [G] a [Gm] sound.
[G] Alright, _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[Am] _ [Bb] _ [G] _ [Bb] _ [D] _ [Bb] _ [G] _
good times come and they go and even a [Bb] good [C] man'll pray.
He'll let [Bb] his troubles [G] bury him whole even though he [Gm] knows what to [D] say.
[Bb] So [G] I'm taking no chances, I'm carrying over while I'm still [Bb] good in [C] this grace.
Yeah, and I'm no [F] fool, [G] Mama, I know [Bb] the difference [D] between tempting [Bb] and choosing [G] my [Gm] fate.
[G] Lord, I'm going uptown to the [Bb] Harlem River [C] to drown.
[Bb] Dirty [G] water's gonna cover [Bb] me over [D] and I'm [Bb] not gonna [G] make a sound.
Alright, _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ [Bb] _ [G] _
good, I'm going uptown to the Harlem [C] River to drown.
Dirty [G] water's gonna cover me [D] over and I'm not gonna [G] make a [Gm] sound.
[G] Lord, I'm [N] going uptown to the Harlem River to drown.
Dirty water's gonna cover me over and I'm not gonna make a sound. _ _ _ _ _