Saturday, July 7, 2012

harlem river blues

Bb                             D#               Bb
Lord, I'm goin' uptown to the Harlem River to drown
D#                 Bb                 F7                   Bb
Dirty water gonna cover me over and I'm not gonna make a sound
Bb                                      D#                       Bb
I gotta go,       gotta flow,          I gotta get out while I still can
D#                 Bb                   Bb7                        F7
Troubled days are behind me now and I know I'm gonna let them in

Bb                              Bb7                 Bb7        
When you see me walkin' up the empty yard, just a-singin' and a-clappin' my
D#
hands
D#                                Bb                       F7
Tell my mama I love her, tell my father I tried, give my money to my baby
Bb
to spend

Bb                             D#               Bb
cause Lord, I'm goin' uptown to the Harlem River to drown
D#                 Bb                 F7                   Bb    
Dirty water gonna cover me over and I'm not gonna make a sound

Bb Bb D# Bb D# Bb F7 Bb
   
Bb                            D#                  Bb 
Good times come and they go, even a good man'll break
D#                      Bb                   Bb7                        F7
He'll let his troubles bury him whole even though he knows what's at stake
Bb                         Bb7            Bb7                          D#     
So I'm taking no chances, carrying over while I'm still good in His grace
D#                  Bb                             F7            
I'm no fool, mama, I know the difference between tempting and choosing my
Bb
fate
 
Bb                              Bb7                 Bb7        
When you see me walkin' up the empty yard, just a-singin' and a-clappin' my
D#
hands
D#                                Bb                       F7
Tell my mama I love her, tell my father I tried, give my money to my baby
Bb
to spend
 
 Bb                             D#               Bb
cause Lord, I'm goin' uptown to the Harlem River to drown
D#                 Bb                 F7                   Bb
Dirty water gonna cover me over and I'm not gonna make a sound

Bb                             D#
Lord, I'm goin' uptown to the Harlem River to drown
D#                 Bb                 F7                   Bb
Dirty water gonna cover me over and I'm not gonna make a sound

Bb                             D#               Bb 
Lord, I'm goin' uptown to the Harlem River to drown
D#                 Bb                 F7                   Bb 
Dirty water gonna cover me over and I'm not gonna make a sound 

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