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