Spanish Harlem (video)

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G ~ ~ + La la la…. (2x)

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1. There’s a rose in black in Spanish Harlem,

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a rose in black at Spanish Harlem.

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It is a special one, it’s never seen in the sun

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it only comes up when the moon is on the run

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and all the stars are gleaming

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It’s growing in the street right up through the concrete

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but soft, sweet and dreamy.

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2. There is a rose in Spanish Harlem,

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a rose in black at Spanish Harlem.

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With eyes as black as coal that look down in his soul

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and start a fire there and he loses control,

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I’m gonna beg his pardon, yeah.

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He’s going to pick that rose and watch her as she grows

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in his garden

+ instrumental = verse 2 + repeat verse

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+ La la la…(4x) ….

(orig. = capo 2nd) (Aretha Franklin)