Midnight In Harlem Chords & Tabs
Midnight In Harlem Bass Tab
A lovely song written by the backing singer...
And the bass play is awesome...
My interpretation here but it fits just right... but place for impro especially for the
last riff...
So enjoy...
TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND
Album: REVELATOR
Tempo: 76 bpm
Intro:
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Verse 1: 00:38
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Well, I came to the city
I was running from the past
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My heart was bleeding
And it hurt my bones to laugh
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Stayed in the city
No exception to the rules, to the rule
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He was born to love me
I was raised to be his fool, his fool
Chorus 1: 01:28
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Walk that line, torn apart
Spend your whole life trying
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Ride that train, free your heart
It's midnight up in Harlem
Interlude: 01;56 - begins with organ playing -
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[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/tedeschi_trucks_band/midnight_in_harlem_btab.html ]
Verse 2: 02:16
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I went down to the river
And I took a look around
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There were old man's shoes
There were needles on the ground
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No more mysteries, baby
No more secrets, no more clues
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The stars are out there
You can almost see the moon
Chorus 2 : 03:06
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The streets are windy
And the subway's closing down
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Gonna carry this dream
To the other side of town.
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Walk that line, torn apart
Spend your whole life trying
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Ride that train, free your heart
It's midnight up in Harlem
Instrumental ending; 03:46 - begins with guitar playing -
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E|-7--7-9----------5-/-7-------------------------9--7---|
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End: 05:53
