Chords for The Drifters Harlem child
Tempo:
113.7 bpm
Chords used:
G
A
F
D
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C] [F] [G] [F]
[C] [F] [G] [F]
[C] don't you [F] worry [G] Harlem child [F] I got [C] a lot of plans [G] for you [F] and [G] me
[C] up to [F] now we've lived [G] on dreams there's [F] gonna [C] be some [G] changes made [F] you'll see
[Em]
I'll be gone [G] a year or two
[Am] then I'll be [Em] coming back for you
[F] I'm gonna sign [G] to the man with the big [A] cigar.
[D] [A]
[D] If you [G] love me, honey [A] child, [G] let me [D] go, don't try [A] to make [G] me stay.
[A]
[D] Someday [G] I could be [A] a star, [G] you'll see my [D] name in bright [A] lights on [G] Broadway.
[A] And [G] you know I won't [A] forget you, [G] so dry your eyes [A] and smile, [Em] Harlem [Bm] child.
What kind of life is there here for us now?
[G] We've gotta get out of [F#m] the red somehow.
[Dm] We've got all the love [G] we need, we'll [A] have a dime or [F] two [G] if I succeed.
[F] [G]
[C] Don't you [F] worry, Harlem [G] child, [F] pop kids won't [C] breathe the smoke [G] and dust, no [F] way.
[G]
[C] The waiting [F] will be so [G] worthwhile [F] if they can [C] play and feel [G] the green [F] all day.
[G]
[Em] So if you hear [G] a voice you know
[Am] playing on [Em] the radio,
[F] then you know [G] that I will soon [A] be home.
[D] [A]
[D] And if you [G] love me, Harlem [A] child, [G] let me [D] go, don't try [A] to make [G] me stay.
[A]
[D] Someday [G] I could be a [A] star, [G] you'll see my [D] name in bright [A] lights on [G] Broadway.
[A] And [G] you know I won't [A] forget you, [G] so dry your eyes [A] and smile, Harlem child.
[D] And if you [G] love me, Harlem [A] child, [G] let me [D] go, don't try to [A] make [G] me stay.
[A]
[D] Someday I [G] could be a [A] star, [G] you'll see my [D] name in bright [A] lights on [G] Broadway.
Oh [A] baby, baby, [D] baby, if you [G] love me, Harlem [A] child, [G] let me [D] go, don't try to [A] make me [G] stay.
[D]
Someday I [G] could be a [A] star, [G] you'll see my name in bright lights on Broadway.
[D] [A] [G]
[C] [F] [G] [F]
[C] don't you [F] worry [G] Harlem child [F] I got [C] a lot of plans [G] for you [F] and [G] me
[C] up to [F] now we've lived [G] on dreams there's [F] gonna [C] be some [G] changes made [F] you'll see
[Em]
I'll be gone [G] a year or two
[Am] then I'll be [Em] coming back for you
[F] I'm gonna sign [G] to the man with the big [A] cigar.
[D] [A]
[D] If you [G] love me, honey [A] child, [G] let me [D] go, don't try [A] to make [G] me stay.
[A]
[D] Someday [G] I could be [A] a star, [G] you'll see my [D] name in bright [A] lights on [G] Broadway.
[A] And [G] you know I won't [A] forget you, [G] so dry your eyes [A] and smile, [Em] Harlem [Bm] child.
What kind of life is there here for us now?
[G] We've gotta get out of [F#m] the red somehow.
[Dm] We've got all the love [G] we need, we'll [A] have a dime or [F] two [G] if I succeed.
[F] [G]
[C] Don't you [F] worry, Harlem [G] child, [F] pop kids won't [C] breathe the smoke [G] and dust, no [F] way.
[G]
[C] The waiting [F] will be so [G] worthwhile [F] if they can [C] play and feel [G] the green [F] all day.
[G]
[Em] So if you hear [G] a voice you know
[Am] playing on [Em] the radio,
[F] then you know [G] that I will soon [A] be home.
[D] [A]
[D] And if you [G] love me, Harlem [A] child, [G] let me [D] go, don't try [A] to make [G] me stay.
[A]
[D] Someday [G] I could be a [A] star, [G] you'll see my [D] name in bright [A] lights on [G] Broadway.
[A] And [G] you know I won't [A] forget you, [G] so dry your eyes [A] and smile, Harlem child.
[D] And if you [G] love me, Harlem [A] child, [G] let me [D] go, don't try to [A] make [G] me stay.
[A]
[D] Someday I [G] could be a [A] star, [G] you'll see my [D] name in bright [A] lights on [G] Broadway.
Oh [A] baby, baby, [D] baby, if you [G] love me, Harlem [A] child, [G] let me [D] go, don't try to [A] make me [G] stay.
[D]
Someday I [G] could be a [A] star, [G] you'll see my name in bright lights on Broadway.
[D] [A] [G]
Key:
G
A
F
D
C
G
A
F
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _
[C] don't you [F] worry [G] Harlem child [F] I got [C] a lot of plans [G] for you [F] and [G] me _
[C] up to [F] now we've lived [G] on dreams there's [F] gonna [C] be some [G] changes made [F] you'll see
[Em] _ _
_ I'll be gone [G] a year or two _
[Am] then I'll be [Em] coming back for you _
[F] I'm gonna sign [G] to the man with the big [A] cigar.
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[D] If you [G] love me, honey [A] child, [G] let me [D] go, don't try [A] to make [G] me stay.
[A] _ _
[D] Someday [G] I could be [A] a star, [G] you'll see my [D] name in bright [A] lights on [G] Broadway.
_ [A] And [G] you know I won't [A] forget you, [G] so dry your eyes [A] and smile, [Em] Harlem [Bm] child. _ _ _ _ _ _
What kind of life is there here for us now?
[G] We've gotta get out of [F#m] the red somehow.
[Dm] We've got all the love [G] we need, we'll [A] have a dime or [F] two [G] if I succeed. _
_ [F] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] Don't you [F] worry, Harlem [G] child, [F] pop kids won't [C] breathe the smoke [G] and dust, no [F] way.
[G] _
[C] The waiting [F] will be so [G] worthwhile [F] if they can [C] play and feel [G] the green [F] all day.
_ [G] _ _
[Em] So if you hear [G] a voice you know _
[Am] _ playing on [Em] the radio, _ _
[F] _ then you know [G] that I will soon [A] be home.
_ [D] _ _ [A] _
[D] And if you [G] love me, Harlem [A] child, [G] let me [D] go, don't try [A] to make [G] me stay.
[A] _ _
[D] Someday [G] I could be a [A] star, [G] you'll see my [D] name in bright [A] lights on [G] Broadway.
_ [A] And [G] you know I won't [A] forget you, _ [G] so dry your eyes [A] and smile, Harlem child. _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] And if you [G] love me, Harlem [A] child, [G] let me [D] go, don't try to [A] make [G] me stay.
_ [A] _ _
[D] Someday I [G] could be a [A] star, [G] you'll see my [D] name in bright [A] lights on [G] Broadway.
Oh [A] baby, baby, [D] baby, if you [G] love me, Harlem [A] child, [G] let me [D] go, don't try to [A] make me [G] stay.
_ [D] _ _
Someday I [G] could be a [A] star, [G] you'll see my name in bright lights on Broadway.
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _
[C] don't you [F] worry [G] Harlem child [F] I got [C] a lot of plans [G] for you [F] and [G] me _
[C] up to [F] now we've lived [G] on dreams there's [F] gonna [C] be some [G] changes made [F] you'll see
[Em] _ _
_ I'll be gone [G] a year or two _
[Am] then I'll be [Em] coming back for you _
[F] I'm gonna sign [G] to the man with the big [A] cigar.
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[D] If you [G] love me, honey [A] child, [G] let me [D] go, don't try [A] to make [G] me stay.
[A] _ _
[D] Someday [G] I could be [A] a star, [G] you'll see my [D] name in bright [A] lights on [G] Broadway.
_ [A] And [G] you know I won't [A] forget you, [G] so dry your eyes [A] and smile, [Em] Harlem [Bm] child. _ _ _ _ _ _
What kind of life is there here for us now?
[G] We've gotta get out of [F#m] the red somehow.
[Dm] We've got all the love [G] we need, we'll [A] have a dime or [F] two [G] if I succeed. _
_ [F] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] Don't you [F] worry, Harlem [G] child, [F] pop kids won't [C] breathe the smoke [G] and dust, no [F] way.
[G] _
[C] The waiting [F] will be so [G] worthwhile [F] if they can [C] play and feel [G] the green [F] all day.
_ [G] _ _
[Em] So if you hear [G] a voice you know _
[Am] _ playing on [Em] the radio, _ _
[F] _ then you know [G] that I will soon [A] be home.
_ [D] _ _ [A] _
[D] And if you [G] love me, Harlem [A] child, [G] let me [D] go, don't try [A] to make [G] me stay.
[A] _ _
[D] Someday [G] I could be a [A] star, [G] you'll see my [D] name in bright [A] lights on [G] Broadway.
_ [A] And [G] you know I won't [A] forget you, _ [G] so dry your eyes [A] and smile, Harlem child. _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] And if you [G] love me, Harlem [A] child, [G] let me [D] go, don't try to [A] make [G] me stay.
_ [A] _ _
[D] Someday I [G] could be a [A] star, [G] you'll see my [D] name in bright [A] lights on [G] Broadway.
Oh [A] baby, baby, [D] baby, if you [G] love me, Harlem [A] child, [G] let me [D] go, don't try to [A] make me [G] stay.
_ [D] _ _
Someday I [G] could be a [A] star, [G] you'll see my name in bright lights on Broadway.
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _