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East Harlem

Beirut

RockEasy for beginners4 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

G○○○
C×○○
D××○
Em○○○○

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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Intro: G C D G (2x) 
 
G                  C 
Another rose wilts in East Harlem  
   D                     G 
And uptown downtown, a thousand miles between us. 
G                             C                          
She's waiting for the night to fall 
D                     G 
Let it fall, I'll never make it in time. 
 
G C D G (2x) 
 
Intro: G C D G (2x) 
 
G                  C 
Another rose wilts in East Harlem  
   D                     G 
And uptown downtown, a thousand miles between us. 
G                             C                          
She's waiting for the night to fall 
D                     G 
Let it fall, I'll never make it in time. 
 
 
G C D G (2x) 
 
G C D Em (3x) 
 
G                   C 
Sound is the color I know, oh, 
D                     Em 
Sound is what keeps me looking for your eyes 
    G                    C 
And sound of your breath in the cold 
            D                    Em 
And oh, the sound will bring me home again. 
 
 
 
G C D Em (4x)

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Chord set

G · C · D · Em

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.