Harlem
Bill Withers
R&B / SoulAdvanced for beginners6 chords
How to play it
Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.
A7
Bb7Diagram coming soon
B7Diagram coming soon
C7
Db7Diagram coming soon
D7
Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
Intro: A7 verse 1 A7 Summer night in Harlem, man it's really hot! A7 Well it's too hot to sleep and too hot to eat A7 I don't care if I die or not! verse 2 Bb7 Winter night in Harlem, oh oh radiator won't get hot Bb7 And that mean ole landlord Bb7 He don't care if I freeze to death or not! verse 3 B7 Saturday night in Harlem, ah every thing's alright B7 You can really swing and shake your pretty thing B7 The parties are out of sight verse 4 C7 Sunday morning here in Harlem, now every body's all dressed up C7 The heathen folk just getting home from the party C7 And the good folk just got up C7 Our crooked delegation wants a donation C7 To send the preacher to the holy land C7 Hey hey lord, honey don't give your money to that lying, cheating man Verse 5 Db7 Saturday night in Harlem, ah every thing's alright Db7 You can really swing and shake your pretty thing Db7 The parties are out of sight Verse 6 D7 Sunday morning here in Harlem, now every body's all dressed up D7 The heathen folk just getting home from the party D7 And the good folk just got up D7 Our crooked delegation wants a donation D7 To send the preacher to the holy land D7 Hey hey lord, honey don't give your money to that lying, cheating man Outro D7
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Chord set
A7 · Bb7 · B7 · C7 · Db7 · D7
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.