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Harlem

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Capo 2
[Intro]
 E(alt low/high)
[Verse]
EI spend my money on the Aregular miracles
 E(alt low/high)
just like you like me like everybody else
Eup on the sun looking Asad and beautiful
 E(alt low/high)
just like you like me like everybody else
[Break]
E-A-E-A(B)
[Verse]
Ewhen it gets loud, Ai turn it up
Bshake it like a bad girl up in harlem
Ewhen it’s too hot, Ai light it up
Blight it up yeah smoke em if you got em
[Break]
E
[Verse]
Ehere come the jets hide my Amoney in your tube socks
 E(alt low/high)
run like me, like hell, like everybody else
Ehair metal on a Ajapanese boom box
 E(alt low/high)
kicks like you like me like everybody else
[Break]
E-A-E-A(B)
E-A-E-A(B)(E)
[Verse]
Ewhen it gets loud, Ai turn it up
Bshake it like a bad girl up in harlem
Ewhen it’s too hot, Ai light it up
Blight it up yeah smoke em if you got em
Ewhen it gets soft, AI shake it up
Bshake it like a bad girl up in harlem
EYou’re so sweet, but AI like it rough
Blight it up yeah smoke em if you got em
[Break]
 E(alt low/high)
 E(PM)                 A(PM)
making a movie on the couch with a flip phone
 E(PM)
just like you like I like fingers in your mouth 
 E(PM)                 A(PM)
up on the sun playing drums with a bleached bone
 E(PM)
just like you like me like everybody else
[Break]
E-A-E-A(B)
[Verse]
Ewhen it gets loud, Ai turn it up
Bshake it like a bad girl up in harlem
Ewhen it’s too hot, Ai light it up
Blight it up yeah smoke em if you got em
Ewhen it gets soft, AI shake it up
Bshake it like a bad girl up in harlem
EYou’re so sweet, but AI like it rough
Blight it up yeah smoke em if you got em

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Harlem

by New Politics

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 2

[Intro]

(alt low/high)

[Verse]

E A

I spend my money on the regular miracles

(alt low/high)

just like you like me like everybody else

E A

up on the sun looking sad and beautiful

(alt low/high)

just like you like me like everybody else

[Break]

E A E A B

---()

[Verse]

E A

when it gets loud, i turn it up

shake it like a bad girl up in harlem

E A

when it’s too hot, i light it up

light it up yeah smoke em if you got em

[Break]

[Verse]

E A

here come the jets hide my money in your tube socks

(alt low/high)

run like me, like hell, like everybody else

E A

hair metal on a japanese boom box

(alt low/high)

kicks like you like me like everybody else

[Break]

E A E A B

---()

E A E A B E

---()()

[Verse]

E A

when it gets loud, i turn it up

shake it like a bad girl up in harlem

E A

when it’s too hot, i light it up

light it up yeah smoke em if you got em

E A

when it gets soft, I shake it up

shake it like a bad girl up in harlem

E A

You’re so sweet, but I like it rough

light it up yeah smoke em if you got em

[Break]

(alt low/high)

E A

(PM) (PM)

making a movie on the couch with a flip phone

(PM)

just like you like I like fingers in your mouth

E A

(PM) (PM)

up on the sun playing drums with a bleached bone

(PM)

just like you like me like everybody else

[Break]

E A E A B

---()

[Verse]

E A

when it gets loud, i turn it up

shake it like a bad girl up in harlem

E A

when it’s too hot, i light it up

light it up yeah smoke em if you got em

E A

when it gets soft, I shake it up

shake it like a bad girl up in harlem

E A

You’re so sweet, but I like it rough

light it up yeah smoke em if you got em

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