Underneath The Harlem Moon chords by Rhiannon Giddens

Chords with lyrics

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)


Lowell Summer Music Series 6-15-18 Boarding House Park

Intro:
 D MajorD    Bb majorBb A augmentedA D MajorD  A augmentedA D MajorD    Bb majorBb  A augmentedA   D MajorD
e|-------0-1--0--------------0-1-1-1-0-0-0--------|
BB|---0-3--------3-0------0-3---------------3-0----|
G+G|-2----------------2--2-----------------------2--|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------|

 D MajorD
e|---------------------|
BB|-3-0-----------------|
G+G|-----2----0-2--------|
D MajorD|--------4-----3-2-0--|
A augmentedA|---------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------|


Verse 1:
D MajorD                       A augmentedA
Creole babies walk along with rhythm in their thighs
D MajorD         A augmentedA         G minorGm
 Rhythm in their hips and in their lips and in their eyes
A7A7
Where the highbrows find the kind of love that satisfies
D MajorD        A augmentedA   D MajorD  A7A7
 Underneath the Harlem moon

Verse 2:
D MajorD            A augmentedA     D MajorD
We don't pick no cotton, picking cotton is taboo
                 G minorGm
We don't live in cabins like the old folks used to do
  A7A7
Our cabin is a penthouse up on St. Nicholas Avenue
D MajorD        Bb majorBb A augmentedA  D MajorD  Db7Db7
Underneath that Harlem moon

Chorus 1:
GbmGbm         D MajorD
  We just live for dancing
GbmGbm            D MajorD
  We're never blue or forlorn
A augmentedA       BbmBbm B7B7       E7E7
 It ain't no sin  to laugh and grin
A augmentedA                  D MajorD
 That's why we schwartzes were born

Verse 3:
         A augmentedA      D MajorD
We shout "Hallelujah!" every time we're feeling low
                   G minorGm
And every sheik is dressed up like a Georgia gigolo
A7A7
White folks call it madness, but I call it hi-de-ho
D MajorD        Bb majorBb A augmentedA  D MajorD  A7A7
Underneath that Harlem moon

Verse 4:
  D MajorD                      A augmentedA
Now once we wore bandanas, now we wear Parisian hats
D MajorD                G minorGm
Once we were barefoot, now we're sporting shoes and spats
A7A7              A augmentedA
Once we were Republicans, but now we're Democrats
D MajorD       Bb majorBb A augmentedA  D MajorD  A7A7
Underneath the Harlem moon

Verse 5:
   D MajorD
Now, we don't pick no cotton, picking cotton is taboo
                 G minorGm
All we pick is numbers and that includes you white folks too
    A7A7
'Cause if we hit, we pay our rent on any avenue
D MajorD       Bb majorBb A augmentedA  D MajorD  A7A7
Underneath the Harlem moon

Solo:
| DmDm | DmDm D MajorD | D MajorD | G minorGm | A7A7 |

| A7A7 | D MajorD / Bb majorBb A augmentedA | D MajorD A augmentedA | D MajorD |

| DmDm | D MajorD | G minorGm | A augmentedA | A augmentedA | D MajorD |

| D MajorD Db7Db7 |

Chorus 2:
GbmGbm         D MajorD
  We just thrive on dancing
GbmGbm          D MajorD
  Why be blue and forlorn
    A augmentedA          BbdimBbdim  B minorBm    E MajorE
We just laugh and grin, ha! Let the landlord in
A augmentedA                 A minorAm
That's why house rent parties were born

Verse 6:
D MajorD
 And then we drink our gin,
A augmentedA         D MajorD
 Puff our reefers when we're feeling low
D MajorD
Then we're ready to go out and
        G minorGm
Take charge of any so-and-so
   A7A7
Don't stop for law, no traffic,
A7A7
When we're raring to go
D MajorD       Bb majorBb A augmentedA  D MajorD  Am7Am7
Underneath the Harlem moon
D MajorD        Bb majorBb A augmentedA  D MajorD
 Underneath the Harlem moon