Biography:
Justin Townes Earle (January 4, 1982 – August 23, 2020) was an American singer-songwriter and musician. He was a son of alternative country artist Steve Earle and was named after Townes Van Zandt.
Justin Townes Earle, born January 4, 1982 in Nashville, TN, was an American alt-country singer-songwriter who walked the line between old-time country and modern acoustic Indie music by breathing new life into early country, blues and gospel forms.
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Other songs:
- 15
- A Desolate Angels Blues
- Aint Glad Im Leaving
- Aint Waitin
- Am I That Lonely Tonight
- Black Eyed Suzy
- Burning Pictures
- Cant Hardly Wait
- Champagne Corolla
- Christchurch Woman
- Down In The Valley Birmingham Jail
- Down On The Lower East Side
- Far Away In Another Town
- Hard Livin
- Harlem River Blues
- In My Dreams
- Kids In The Street
- Let The Waters Rise
- Lone Pine Hill
- Lonesome And You
- Look The Other Way
- Mamas Eyes
- Maria
- Maybe A Moment
- Memphis In The Rain
- Midnight At The Movies
- Move Over Momma
- Movin On
- Nothings Gonna Change The Way You Feel About Me
- Nothings Gonna Change The Way You Feel About Me Now
- One More Night In Brooklyn
- Pictures In A Drawer
- Poor Fool
- Rogers Park
- Slippin And Slidin
- Someday Ill Be Forgiven For This
- The Ghost Of Virginia
- The Good Life
- They Killed John Henry
- Time Shows Fools
- Time You Waste
- Today And A Lonely Night
- Trouble Is
- Turn Out My Lights
- Wanderin
- Wanna Be A Stranger
- What Do You Do When Youre Lonesome
- What I Mean To You
- Whats She Crying For
- White Gardenias
- Who Am I To Say
- Wont Be The Last Time
- Workin For The Mta
- Worried Bout The Weather
- You Cant Leave
- Yuma
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Harlem River Blues by Justin Townes Earle
Tabbed by Wade Lewis (contact [email protected]) - 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 C
Lord, I'm goin' uptown to the Harlem River to drown
G D G
Dirty water's gonna cover me over and I'm not gonna make a sound
VERSE 1
G C
I'm on a roll, mama, I gotta go, I gotta get there while I still can
G D
Troubled days are behind me now and I know they're gonna let me in [melody rises]
G C
So 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 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
G C
Good times come and they go, even a good man'll break
G D
He'll let his troubles bury him whole even though he knows what's at stake [melody rises]
G C
So I'm taking no chances, carrying over while 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
Tabbed by Wade Lewis (contact [email protected]) - 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 C
Lord, I'm goin' uptown to the Harlem River to drown
G D G
Dirty water's gonna cover me over and I'm not gonna make a sound
VERSE 1
G C
I'm on a roll, mama, I gotta go, I gotta get there while I still can
G D
Troubled days are behind me now and I know they're gonna let me in [melody rises]
G C
So 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 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
G C
Good times come and they go, even a good man'll break
G D
He'll let his troubles bury him whole even though he knows what's at stake [melody rises]
G C
So I'm taking no chances, carrying over while 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
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