Chords for Garland Jeffreys - 14 Steps To Harlem (Official Music Video)
Tempo:
81.4 bpm
Chords used:
F
C
G
Am
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F] [C]
[F] [C] 14 steps to Harlem, [F] [C] 14 steps.
[F] [C] 14 steps to Harlem, [F] 14 [C] steps.
[F] [C]
Daddy take the train [F] to the [C] 125 early [F] in the morning.
[C]
Get [F] on the train and [C] bring it on home.
[F] [C]
Mama worked in a [F] sugar factory.
[C]
[F] Domino was the name.
[C] Take the [F] 125, [C]
daddy's home by [F] 6 o'clock.
[C]
Do it [F] every day, [C]
every which and [F] way.
[C] 14 steps to Harlem, [F] do it every day.
[C] 14 steps, [F] early in [C] the morning.
14 steps to Harlem, [F] every which and way.
14 [C] steps.
[F] [C] Daddy went to Harlem.
[F] He went to [C] work each day.
[F] Daddy did what [C] all daddies do, [F] working for a dollar.
[C] Lucky he had a job, [F] hoping he'd hit the number.
[C]
Taking no vacation.
[F] He's waiting at the station, [C] all the way, all the way [F] from Sheepshead Bay.
[C] Sheepshead Bay to Harlem, [F] just to keep the family [C] alive.
[F] [C] 14 steps to Harlem.
[F] Gotta hit the [C] number.
14 steps.
I'm looking out [F] my window right now, I can see my daddy go by [C] in the train.
14 steps to Harlem.
[F] He's watching Kate Smith on the TV.
[C]
14 steps. All aboard.
[F] [C] 14 steps to Harlem.
Your mama works in [F] a domino sugar factory.
[C] 14 steps.
Your mama works [F] in a domino sugar factory.
[C] 14 steps.
Mama works [F] in a domino sugar factory.
[C] 14 steps.
[G] [Am] Daddy said, before [G] I go to sleep [Em] at night, [Am] say a prayer.
[G] [Em] [Am] Daddy said, [G] [Em] [Am] daddy said.
[G] [Em] [Am]
[F] [C] 14 steps to Harlem, [F] [C] 14 steps.
[F] [C] 14 steps to Harlem, [F] 14 [C] steps.
[F] [C]
Daddy take the train [F] to the [C] 125 early [F] in the morning.
[C]
Get [F] on the train and [C] bring it on home.
[F] [C]
Mama worked in a [F] sugar factory.
[C]
[F] Domino was the name.
[C] Take the [F] 125, [C]
daddy's home by [F] 6 o'clock.
[C]
Do it [F] every day, [C]
every which and [F] way.
[C] 14 steps to Harlem, [F] do it every day.
[C] 14 steps, [F] early in [C] the morning.
14 steps to Harlem, [F] every which and way.
14 [C] steps.
[F] [C] Daddy went to Harlem.
[F] He went to [C] work each day.
[F] Daddy did what [C] all daddies do, [F] working for a dollar.
[C] Lucky he had a job, [F] hoping he'd hit the number.
[C]
Taking no vacation.
[F] He's waiting at the station, [C] all the way, all the way [F] from Sheepshead Bay.
[C] Sheepshead Bay to Harlem, [F] just to keep the family [C] alive.
[F] [C] 14 steps to Harlem.
[F] Gotta hit the [C] number.
14 steps.
I'm looking out [F] my window right now, I can see my daddy go by [C] in the train.
14 steps to Harlem.
[F] He's watching Kate Smith on the TV.
[C]
14 steps. All aboard.
[F] [C] 14 steps to Harlem.
Your mama works in [F] a domino sugar factory.
[C] 14 steps.
Your mama works [F] in a domino sugar factory.
[C] 14 steps.
Mama works [F] in a domino sugar factory.
[C] 14 steps.
[G] [Am] Daddy said, before [G] I go to sleep [Em] at night, [Am] say a prayer.
[G] [Em] [Am] Daddy said, [G] [Em] [Am] daddy said.
[G] [Em] [Am]
Key:
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] 14 steps to Harlem, [F] _ _ _ _ [C] 14 steps.
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] 14 steps to Harlem, [F] _ _ 14 [C] steps.
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _
Daddy take the train [F] to the [C] 125 early [F] in the morning.
_ _ [C] _ _
Get [F] on the train and _ [C] bring it on home.
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
Mama worked in a [F] sugar factory.
_ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [F] Domino was the name.
[C] Take _ the [F] 125, _ _ _ [C] _ _
daddy's home by [F] 6 o'clock.
_ [C] _ _
Do it [F] every day, _ _ _ [C] _ _
every which and [F] way.
_ _ _ [C] 14 steps to Harlem, [F] do it every day.
_ [C] 14 steps, _ [F] _ _ early in [C] the morning.
14 steps to Harlem, [F] every which and way.
14 [C] steps.
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] Daddy went to Harlem.
_ _ [F] _ He went to [C] work each day.
_ _ [F] _ Daddy did what [C] all daddies do, _ _ [F] working for a dollar.
[C] Lucky he had a job, _ [F] _ hoping he'd hit the number.
[C] _
Taking no vacation.
[F] He's waiting at the station, [C] all the way, all the way [F] from Sheepshead Bay.
_ [C] Sheepshead Bay to Harlem, [F] _ just to keep the family [C] alive. _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] 14 steps to Harlem.
[F] _ Gotta hit the [C] number.
14 steps.
I'm looking out [F] my window right now, I can see my daddy go by [C] in the train.
14 steps to Harlem.
[F] He's watching Kate Smith on the TV.
[C] _ _
14 steps. All aboard.
[F] _ _ _ _ [C] 14 steps to Harlem.
Your mama works in [F] a domino sugar factory.
_ [C] 14 steps.
Your mama works [F] in a domino sugar factory.
[C] _ 14 steps.
Mama works [F] in a domino sugar factory.
[C] 14 steps. _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [Am] Daddy said, before [G] I go to sleep [Em] at night, [Am] say a prayer.
_ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ [Am] Daddy said, _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ [Am] daddy said.
_ _ [G] _ [Em] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] 14 steps to Harlem, [F] _ _ _ _ [C] 14 steps.
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] 14 steps to Harlem, [F] _ _ 14 [C] steps.
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _
Daddy take the train [F] to the [C] 125 early [F] in the morning.
_ _ [C] _ _
Get [F] on the train and _ [C] bring it on home.
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
Mama worked in a [F] sugar factory.
_ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [F] Domino was the name.
[C] Take _ the [F] 125, _ _ _ [C] _ _
daddy's home by [F] 6 o'clock.
_ [C] _ _
Do it [F] every day, _ _ _ [C] _ _
every which and [F] way.
_ _ _ [C] 14 steps to Harlem, [F] do it every day.
_ [C] 14 steps, _ [F] _ _ early in [C] the morning.
14 steps to Harlem, [F] every which and way.
14 [C] steps.
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] Daddy went to Harlem.
_ _ [F] _ He went to [C] work each day.
_ _ [F] _ Daddy did what [C] all daddies do, _ _ [F] working for a dollar.
[C] Lucky he had a job, _ [F] _ hoping he'd hit the number.
[C] _
Taking no vacation.
[F] He's waiting at the station, [C] all the way, all the way [F] from Sheepshead Bay.
_ [C] Sheepshead Bay to Harlem, [F] _ just to keep the family [C] alive. _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] 14 steps to Harlem.
[F] _ Gotta hit the [C] number.
14 steps.
I'm looking out [F] my window right now, I can see my daddy go by [C] in the train.
14 steps to Harlem.
[F] He's watching Kate Smith on the TV.
[C] _ _
14 steps. All aboard.
[F] _ _ _ _ [C] 14 steps to Harlem.
Your mama works in [F] a domino sugar factory.
_ [C] 14 steps.
Your mama works [F] in a domino sugar factory.
[C] _ 14 steps.
Mama works [F] in a domino sugar factory.
[C] 14 steps. _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [Am] Daddy said, before [G] I go to sleep [Em] at night, [Am] say a prayer.
_ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ [Am] Daddy said, _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ [Am] daddy said.
_ _ [G] _ [Em] _ _ _ [Am] _ _