Justin Townes Earle – Harlem River Blues chords

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Harlem River Blues by Justin Townes Earle

Tabbed by Wade Lewis (contact wmlewis1@gmail.com) - corrections/additions welcome

JTE plays with capo on 3rd fret (see Youtube and Letterman), but I play it on the 
1st fret, or even without

INTRO: G / G/C / G / G/C / G / G/C / G

CHORUS
G CLord, I'm goin' uptown to the Harlem River to drown
G D GDirty water's gonna cover me over and I'm not gonna make a sound
VERSE 1
G CI'm on a roll, mama, I gotta go, I gotta get there while I still can
G DTroubled days are behind me now and I know they're gonna let me in [melody rises]
G CSo when you see me walkin' up the empty yard, just a-singin' and a-clappin' my hands
G D G G/C G G/C GTell my mama I love her, tell my father I tried, give my money to my baby to spend
CHORUS 'cause Lord, I'm goin' uptown to the Harlem River to drown Dirty water's gonna cover me over and I'm not gonna make a sound VERSE 2
G CGood times come and they go, even a good man'll break
G DHe'll let his troubles bury him whole even though he knows what's at stake [melody rises]
G CSo I'm taking no chances, carrying over while I'm still good in His grace
G D G G/C G G/C GI'm no fool, mama, I know the difference between tempting and choosing my fate
CHORUS 'cause Lord, I'm goin' uptown to the Harlem River to drown Dirty water's gonna cover me over and I'm not gonna make a sound Lord, I'm goin' uptown to the Harlem River to drown Dirty water gonna cover me over and I'm not gonna make a sound [No chords, or just lightly only strummed on last chorus] Lord, I'm goin' uptown to the Harlem River to drown Dirty water gonna cover me over and I'm not gonna make a sound
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