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Spanish Harlem

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SPANISH HARLEM
[Intro]
A
[Pre-Chorus]
ALa-la-la la la la la la la la
ALa-la-la la la la la la la la
[Chorus]
AThere's a rose in black at Spanish Harlem
AA rose in black at Spanish Harlem
[Verse 1]
DIt is the special one
DIt never sees the sun
DIt only comes up
DWhen the moon is on the run
DAnd all the sAtars are gleaming
E7It's growing in the street
E7Right up through the concrete
E7But soft sweet aAnd dreamy
[Chorus]
AThere is a rose in Spanish Harlem
AA rose in black at Spanish Harlem
[Verse 2]
DWith eyes as black as coal
DThat look down in his soul
DIt start a fire there and then he looses control
DI'm gonna beg Ahis par-ar-ar-ardon yeah
E7He's going to pick that rose
E7And watch her as she grows
E7In his Agarden
[Chorus]
AThere is a rose in Spanish Harlem uum uum
AA rose in black at Spanish Harlem uum uum
[Instrumental Interlude]
A   D   E7    A
[Verse 3]
DWith eyes as black as coal
DThat look down in his soul
DAnd start a fire there and then he loses control
DAnd i wanna beg Ahis par-ar-ar-don
E7He's going to pick that rose
E7And watch her as she grows
E7In his Agarden
[Outro]
ALa-la-la- la la la la la la la
ALa la la-la-la la-la-la la
ALa la la-la-la la-la-la la
ALa la la-la-la la-la-la la

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Spanish Harlem

by Aretha Franklin

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SPANISH HARLEM

[Intro]

[Pre-Chorus]

La-la-la la la la la la la la

[Chorus]

There's a rose in black at Spanish Harlem

A rose in black at Spanish Harlem

[Verse 1]

It is the special one

It never sees the sun

It only comes up

When the moon is on the run

D A

And all the stars are gleaming

It's growing in the street

Right up through the concrete

E7 A

But soft sweet and dreamy

[Chorus]

There is a rose in Spanish Harlem

A rose in black at Spanish Harlem

[Verse 2]

With eyes as black as coal

That look down in his soul

It start a fire there and then he looses control

D A

I'm gonna beg his par-ar-ar-ardon yeah

He's going to pick that rose

And watch her as she grows

E7 A

In his garden

[Chorus]

There is a rose in Spanish Harlem uum uum

A rose in black at Spanish Harlem uum uum

[Instrumental Interlude]

A D E7 A

[Verse 3]

With eyes as black as coal

That look down in his soul

And start a fire there and then he loses control

D A

And i wanna beg his par-ar-ar-don

He's going to pick that rose

And watch her as she grows

E7 A

In his garden

[Outro]

La-la-la- la la la la la la la

La la la-la-la la-la-la la

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