{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1021057,"song":"Harlem River Blues","artist":"Justin Townes Earle","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11225363-harlem-river-blues-chords-by-justin-townes-earle/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1021057?type=chord","rating":4.53491,"votes":53,"content":"JTE plays with capo on 3rd fret (see Youtube and Letterman), but I play it on the \r\n1st fret, or even without\r\n\r\nINTRO: [ch]G[/ch] / [ch]G/C[/ch] / [ch]G[/ch] / [ch]G/C[/ch] / [ch]G[/ch] / [ch]G/C[/ch] / [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\nCHORUS\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nLord, I'm goin' uptown to the Harlem River to drown [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                   [ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nDirty water's gonna cover me over and I'm not gonna make a sound [/tab]\r\n\r\nVERSE 1\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI'm on a roll, mama, I gotta go, I gotta get there while I still can [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nTroubled days are behind me now and I know they're gonna let me in [melody rises][/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSo when you see me walkin' up the FDR, just a-singin' and a-clappin' my hands [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                                [ch]D[/ch]                           [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]G/C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]G/C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTell my mama I love her, tell my father I tried, give my money to my baby to spend [/tab]\r\n\r\nCHORUS\r\n'cause Lord, I'm goin' uptown to the Harlem River to drown \r\nDirty water's gonna cover me over and I'm not gonna make a sound \r\n\r\nVERSE 2\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nGood times come and they go, even a good man'll break [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe'll let his troubles bury him whole even though he knows what's at stake [melody rises][/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSo I'm taking no chances, carrying over while I'm still good in His grace [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                                [ch]D[/ch]                        [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]G/C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]G/C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI'm no fool, mama, I know the difference between tempting and choosing my fate [/tab]\r\n\r\nCHORUS\r\n'cause Lord, I'm goin' uptown to the Harlem River to drown \r\nDirty water's gonna cover me over and I'm not gonna make a sound \r\n\r\nLord, I'm goin' uptown to the Harlem River to drown \r\nDirty water gonna cover me over and I'm not gonna make a sound\r\n\r\n[No chords, or just lightly only strummed on last chorus]\r\nLord, I'm goin' uptown to the Harlem River to drown \r\nDirty water gonna cover me over and I'm not gonna make a sound","plain_text":"JTE plays with capo on 3rd fret (see Youtube and Letterman), but I play it on the \n1st fret, or even without\n\nINTRO: G / G/C / G / G/C / G / G/C / G\n\nCHORUS\n\n\n\nVERSE 1\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCHORUS\n'cause Lord, I'm goin' uptown to the Harlem River to drown \nDirty water's gonna cover me over and I'm not gonna make a sound \n\nVERSE 2\n\n\n\n\n\nCHORUS\n'cause Lord, I'm goin' uptown to the Harlem River to drown \nDirty water's gonna cover me over and I'm not gonna make a sound \n\nLord, I'm goin' uptown to the Harlem River to drown \nDirty water gonna cover me over and I'm not gonna make a sound\n\n[No chords, or just lightly only strummed on last chorus]\nLord, I'm goin' uptown to the Harlem River to drown \nDirty water gonna cover me over and I'm not gonna make a sound","chords":["G","G/C","C","D"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}