Harlem Child - Drifters
[Intro]
C F G F C F G F
Ooo ooo oo oo
[Verse 1]
C F G
Don't you worry Harlem child
F C G F G
I've got a lot of plans for you and me
C F G
Oh, up 'til now we lived on dreams
F C G F G
there's gonna be some changes made, you'll see
Em G
I'll be gone a year or two
Am Em
then I'll be comin' back for you
F G A
I'm gonna sign to the man with the big cigar
[Chorus]
D G A
And if you love me Harlem child
G D A G A
let me go, don't try to make me stay
D G A
Someday I could be a star
G D A G A
you'll see my name in bright lights on broadway
G A
And you know I won't forget you
G A Bm
so, dry your eyes and smile Harlem child
[Bridge 1]
Bm
What kinda life is there here for us now
G F#m
we gotta get out of the red somehow
D G
We got all the love we need
G
we'll have a dime or two if I succeed
[Verse 2]
C F G
Don't you worry Harlem child
F C G F G
our kids won't breathe the smoke and dust, no way
C F G
The waiting will be so worthwhile
F C G F G
if they can play in fields of green all day
Em G
So, if you hear a voice you know
Am Em
playin' on the radio
F G A
then you know that I will soon be home
[Chorus]
D G A
And if you love me Harlem child
G D A G A
let me go, don't try to make me stay
D G A
Someday I could be a star
G D A G A
you'll see my name in bright lights on broadway
G A
And you know I won't forget you
G A
so, dry your eyes and smile Harlem child
[Outro]
D G A
And if you love me Harlem child
G D A G A
let me go, don't try to make me stay
D G A
Someday I could be a star
G D A G
you'll see my name in bright lights on broadway
A
Oh, baby, baby, baby
D G A
if you love me Harlem child
G D A G A
let me go, don't try to make me stay
D G A
Someday I could be a star
G D A G A
you'll see my name in bright lights on broadway