Capo: 3

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

^GLord, I'm goin' uptown to the ^CHarlem River to drown ^GDirty water's gonna cover me over an^Dd I'm not gonna make ^Ga sound

VERSE 1

^GI'm on a roll, mama, I gotta go, I gotta ^Cget there while I still can ^GTroubled days are behind me now and ^DI know they're gonna let me in [melody rises]

^GSo when you see me walkin' up the empty yard, ^Cjust a-singin' and a-clappin' my hands G D G G/C G G/C G Tell 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

^GGood times come and they go, ^Ceven a good man'll break ^GHe'll let his troubles bury him whole ^Deven though he knows what's at stake [melody rises] ^GSo I'm taking no chances, carrying over ^Cwhile I'm still good in His grace G D G G/C G G/C G I'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

Justin Townes Earle - Harlem river blues