On My Way To Harlem Chords by Gregory Porter

Tempo:
139.8 bpm
Chords used:

Dm

F

Eb

Ab

Bb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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On My Way To Harlem - Gregory Porter chords
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[Bb]
[Ab]
[Cm]
[Dm]
[Bb]
[Eb]
[Ab] [Db] [Eb]
[Dm] I found out on my way to Harlem, [Cm] [Bb]
[Ab] Ellington, he don't live around here.
He [F] moved away one day, so they say, [Dm] from Harlem.
[Eb] [Dm]
[Eb] I can hear his echo
[Db] [Eb] still.
Now, now, now, you can't keep me away from where I was [Gm] born.
[F] I was baptized by my [Dm] daddy's [F] horn.
[Ab]
Now, now, [Gm] sir, you can't keep me away from where I was born.
I [F] was baptized by a jazz man's horn.
[Bb] I found out [Dm] on my way through [Bb] Harlem, [F]
[Eb] Langston Hughes, he don't live around here.
He [F] moved away one day from his way here [Bb] in Harlem.
[Dm] I [Eb] know that Marvin Gaye used to [Ab] play right here.
Somebody [Gm] say you can't keep me away from where I was born.
[Dm] I was baptized by my daddy's horn.
[F]
[C] No, [Eb] you can't keep me away from where I was born.
[E] I [F] was baptized to the sound of [Dm] horns.
[Cm] Oh, [Dm] oh, oh, oh, oh,
[C] [Dm] oh,
[Eb]
[Ab]
[D] [Dm]
[A] [Ab] [Cm]
[Eb]
[Cm] [Gm] [Eb]
[F] [C]
[F] [D]
[E] [Gm] oh, oh.
[Cm] [F] [Gm] [F]
[C]
[Am] [C] [Dm]
[Cm] [Bb]
[Dm] [Bb]
[Ab]
[Bb] [F]
[Bb] [Cm] [Bb]
[A] [Ab]
[Eb]
[Bb]
[Cm] [Gm]
[E] [F]
[Dm] [F]
[E] [Gm] [Eb]
[E] [Dm]
[A] [F]
[Gm] [Dm]
[Eb] [Ab] [Cm]
I [Ab]
[F] [Bb] [G] [D]
[Bb]
[Ab] [Eb]
[Ab]
[Eb]
[Gm]
[F]
[E] [Gm]
[F]
[C] [F]
[Dm] found out on my way to Harlem,
[Ab] Ellington, he don't live [Cm] around [Ab] here.
[Bbm]
[Cm] He [F] moved away one day, so they say, [Dm] away from Harlem.
[Eb] I can hear his echoes [Ab] clear.
[Eb] [Ab] Oh, [Gm] now, you can't keep me away from where I was born.
I [F] [Am]
was baptized by my daddy's horn.
[Ab] No, no, no, no, [Gm] you can't keep me away from where I was [F]
[Gm] born.
[Bb] [E] I [D] was [Am] baptized by [Dm] the sound of horns.
Oh, [Bb] I [F] found out [Dm] on my way to Harlem, Marvin Gaye, he used to play.
What's going on [F] right over [Dm]
there?
I still could use some of those blues from Langston Hughes.
[G] [Dm] Hey, there goes that A train.
Hey, [F] there [Dm] goes that A train through Harlem.
Hey, there goes that A train.
Hey, [Eb] [F] [Dm] there goes that [Eb] [Bb] A [F] train.
[Dm]
Hey, there goes that [Eb] [F] A train.
[Dm] [Ebm] [D] [Dm]
[Eb] [Dm]
[Eb] [Dm]
[Eb] [Dm]
Key:  
Dm
2311
F
134211111
Eb
12341116
Ab
134211114
Bb
12341111
Dm
2311
F
134211111
Eb
12341116
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To learn Gregory Porter - On My Way To Harlem chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: Dm, Eb, F, Dm, Eb, Dm, Am, Ab, Gm and F. Kick off your practice at a gentle 69 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 140 BPM. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: Bb Major.

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[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Dm] I found out on my way to Harlem, _ _ _ [Cm] _ [Bb] _
_ [Ab] _ _ Ellington, he don't live around _ here. _ _ _ _
He [F] moved away one day, so they say, _ [Dm] from _ Harlem.
[Eb] _ [Dm] _ _
_ [Eb] I can hear his echo _
[Db] [Eb] still. _ _ _ _ _
Now, now, now, you can't keep me away from where I was [Gm] _ born. _ _ _ _
[F] I was baptized by my [Dm] daddy's [F] horn.
_ _ _ [Ab]
Now, now, [Gm] sir, you can't keep me away from where I was born.
_ _ _ I _ [F] _ was baptized by a jazz man's _ horn. _ _
_ [Bb] I found out [Dm] on my way through [Bb] Harlem, _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ Langston Hughes, he don't live around here. _ _ _ _
He [F] moved away one day from his way here [Bb] in Harlem.
_ [Dm] I _ _ [Eb] know that Marvin Gaye used to [Ab] play right here. _ _ _
Somebody [Gm] say you can't keep me away from where I was born. _ _
_ _ [Dm] I was baptized by my daddy's horn.
[F] _ _ _
[C] No, [Eb] you can't keep me away from where I was born. _ _ _
_ [E] I [F] was baptized to the _ sound of [Dm] _ _ horns.
[Cm] Oh, [Dm] oh, oh, oh, oh, _
[C] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ oh, _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [E] [Gm] oh, _ _ _ oh.
[Cm] _ [F] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ [Bb] _
_ [A] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ [E] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[E] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [F] _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
I _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ found out on my _ way to Harlem, _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ Ellington, he don't live [Cm] _ around [Ab] here.
_ [Bbm] _
[Cm] _ _ He [F] moved away one day, so they say, [Dm] away from Harlem.
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ I can hear his echoes [Ab] _ clear. _
[Eb] _ _ [Ab] Oh, [Gm] now, you can't keep me away from where I was born.
_ _ I [F] _ _ [Am]
was baptized by my daddy's horn.
_ _ [Ab] No, no, no, no, [Gm] you can't keep me away from where I was _ [F]
[Gm] born.
_ [Bb] [E] I _ [D] _ was [Am] baptized by [Dm] the sound of horns.
_ Oh, [Bb] _ I [F] found out [Dm] on my way _ to _ Harlem, _ _ _ _ _ Marvin _ _ Gaye, he used to play.
_ _ What's going _ on _ [F] right over [Dm] _ _ _
there?
_ _ I still could _ use _ _ some of those blues _ from Langston Hughes. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [Dm] Hey, _ _ _ there goes that A train.
_ _ _ _ Hey, _ _ [F] _ there [Dm] goes that A train _ _ through _ _ Harlem. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Hey, _ _ _ there goes that _ A train. _ _ _ _
Hey, [Eb] _ [F] _ _ [Dm] there goes that _ [Eb] [Bb] A [F] train.
_ [Dm] _ _ _
_ Hey, _ there goes that [Eb] _ [F] A train.
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [Eb] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
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Among the compositions on the album Be Good, written by Gregory Porter, this one shines.

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