Justin Townes Earle (1982) é filho de Steve Earle, e recebeu seu segundo nome em homenagem à lenda do Folk Townes Van Zandt, estando assim, destinado a ser músico desde o seu nascimento. Mesmo tendo pouco contato com seu pai durante a infância, ele seguiu um rumo tocando em algumas bandas em Nashville, e algum tempo depois passou a fazer parte da banda de turnê do seu pai, The Dukes. Justin chegou até mesmo a cantar uma música própria num disco ao vivo de Steve Earle
¡Cuatro años de duro trabajo!Este mes de mayo cumplimos cuatro años al aire. Seguimos trabajando en la difusión de este maravilloso instrumento, ¡gracias por participar en nuestra historia!
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 GC Lord, I'm goin' uptown to the Harlem River to drown GDG Dirty water's gonna cover me over and I'm not gonna make a sound
VERSE 1 GC I'm on a roll, mama, I gotta go, I gotta get there while I still can GD Troubled days are behind me now and I know they're gonna let me in [melody rises]
GC So when you see me walkin' up the empty yard, just a-singin' and a-clappin' my hands GDGG/CGG/CG 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 GC Good times come and they go, even a good man'll break GD He'll let his troubles bury him whole even though he knows what's at stake [melody rises] GC So I'm taking no chances, carrying over while I'm still good in His grace GDGG/CGG/CG 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