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]
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[Pre-Chorus]
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La-la-la la la la la la la la
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La-la-la la la la la la la la
[Chorus]
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There's a rose in black at Spanish Harlem
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A rose in black at Spanish Harlem
[Verse 1]
D
It is the special one
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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]
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There is a rose in Spanish Harlem
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A rose in black at Spanish Harlem
[Verse 2]
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With eyes as black as coal
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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]
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There is a rose in Spanish Harlem uum uum
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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]
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La-la-la- la la la la la la la
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La la la-la-la la-la-la la
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La la la-la-la la-la-la la
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La la la-la-la la-la-la la