Biography:
Aretha Franklin (March 25, 1942 - August 16, 2018) was a Memphis, Tennessee born and Detroit, Michigan reared American iconic gospel, soul, and R&B singer, songwriter and pianist. Many have called her "The Queen Of Soul" and "Lady Soul".
She is renowned for her soul and R&B recordings (on many, of which, she accompanied herself on keyboards and piano, a skill she learned at an early age, learning to play by ear, according to lifetime friend Smokey Robinson) but was also adept at jazz, rock, blues, pop, and gospel.
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Other songs:
- Baby I Love You
- Natural Woman
- Natural Women
- Respect
- Say A Little Prayer
- Since You've Been Gone
- Spanish Harlem
- Think
- Tracks Of My Tears
- A Natural Woman
- Aint No Way
- Angel
- Baby Baby Baby
- Chain Of Fools
- Day Dreaming
- Do Right Woman Do Right Man
- Dont Play That Song
- Dr Feelgood
- Freeway Of Love
- How I Got Over
- I Knew You Were Waiting For Me
- I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You
- I Say A Little Prayer
- Kissin By The Mistletoe
- No No Im Losing You
- One Step Ahead
- People Get Ready
- Since Youve Been Gone
- The House That Jack Built
- Until You Come Back To Me
- You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman
- Youre All I Need To Get By
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SPANISH HARLEM
As recorded by Aretha Franklin
(From the 1971 Album ARETHA'S GREATEST HITS)
Words and Music by Jerry Leiber & Phil Spector
Transcribed by Slowhand
[Intro]
A
[Pre-Chorus]
A
La-la-la la la la la la la la
A
La-la-la la la la la la la la
[Chorus]
A
There's a rose in black at Spanish Harlem
A
A rose in black at Spanish Harlem
[Verse 1]
D
It is the special one
D
It never sees the sun
D
It only comes up
D
When the moon is on the run
D A
And all the stars are gleaming
E7
It's growing in the street
E7
Right up through the concrete
E7 A
But soft sweet and dreamy
[Chorus]
A
There is a rose in Spanish Harlem
A
A rose in black at Spanish Harlem
[Verse 2]
D
With eyes as black as coal
D
That look down in his soul
D
It start a fire there and then he looses control
D A
I'm gonna beg his par-ar-ar-ardon yeah
E7
He's going to pick that rose
E7
And watch her as she grows
E7 A
In his garden
[Chorus]
A
There is a rose in Spanish Harlem uum uum
A
A rose in black at Spanish Harlem uum uum
[Instrumental Interlude]
A D E7 A
[Verse 3]
D
With eyes as black as coal
D
That look down in his soul
D
And start a fire there and then he loses control
D A
And i wanna beg his par-ar-ar-don
E7
He's going to pick that rose
E7
And watch her as she grows
E7 A
In his garden
[Outro]
A
La-la-la- la la la la la la la
A
La la la-la-la la-la-la la
A
La la la-la-la la-la-la la
A
La la la-la-la la-la-la la
As recorded by Aretha Franklin
(From the 1971 Album ARETHA'S GREATEST HITS)
Words and Music by Jerry Leiber & Phil Spector
Transcribed by Slowhand
[Intro]
A
[Pre-Chorus]
A
La-la-la la la la la la la la
A
La-la-la la la la la la la la
[Chorus]
A
There's a rose in black at Spanish Harlem
A
A rose in black at Spanish Harlem
[Verse 1]
D
It is the special one
D
It never sees the sun
D
It only comes up
D
When the moon is on the run
D A
And all the stars are gleaming
E7
It's growing in the street
E7
Right up through the concrete
E7 A
But soft sweet and dreamy
[Chorus]
A
There is a rose in Spanish Harlem
A
A rose in black at Spanish Harlem
[Verse 2]
D
With eyes as black as coal
D
That look down in his soul
D
It start a fire there and then he looses control
D A
I'm gonna beg his par-ar-ar-ardon yeah
E7
He's going to pick that rose
E7
And watch her as she grows
E7 A
In his garden
[Chorus]
A
There is a rose in Spanish Harlem uum uum
A
A rose in black at Spanish Harlem uum uum
[Instrumental Interlude]
A D E7 A
[Verse 3]
D
With eyes as black as coal
D
That look down in his soul
D
And start a fire there and then he loses control
D A
And i wanna beg his par-ar-ar-don
E7
He's going to pick that rose
E7
And watch her as she grows
E7 A
In his garden
[Outro]
A
La-la-la- la la la la la la la
A
La la la-la-la la-la-la la
A
La la la-la-la la-la-la la
A
La la la-la-la la-la-la la
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