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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