Chord/Tab song: Prayer for Spanish Harlem

Prayer for Spanish Harlem chords and lyrics

by: Jackie Greene
transcribed by: Tony Martinez


intro: F Bb F Bb F Bb Em Dm


Verse 1:

[Bb]Hot nig[F]ht, Span[Bb]ish Ha[F]rlem

[Bb]full m[F]oon, c[Em]reepin lo[Dm]w

i [Bb]was s[F]tanding [Em]at the b[D]ottom

[Bb]of your [F]blue w[Em]indow[D]

verse 2:

I [Bb]come from m[F]iles, j[Bb]ust to h[F]old you

[Bb]been so l[F]ong baby, [Em]how ya b[Dm]een

[Bb]do you rem[F]ember [Em]what i t[D]old you?

your [Bb]still the [F]same i[Em]t was back t[Dm]hen

s[Bb]till the s[F]ame [Em]it was back t[F]hen

chorus 1:


and i h[C]ope it all come easy

i h[Dm]ope it all feels right

a [Bb]dozen different candles

l[F]ine your bed [C]tonight

and i h[Dm]ope it's never over

i h[Am]ope it never ends

w[Bb]hen i go, i hope that you will

[C]want me back again and I

Verse 3:


cause t[Bb]his w[F]orld,t[Bb]hats al[F]l around us

[Bb]is for r[F]eal,t[Em]onight a[Dm]gain

[Bb]and the h[F]ate and [Em]greed surr[Dm]ounds us

[Bb]theres l[F]ove i[Em]n my v[Dm]eins

so [Bb]hush n[F]ow, d[Bb]o no more ta[F]lking

my [Bb]heart is h[F]eavy, [Em]its a ragged s[Dm]tone

[Bb]all i w[F]ant is [Em]you with me w[Dm]alkin

[Bb]because i c[F]an't [Em]walk a[Dm]lone

[Bb]because i c[F]an't w[Em]alk a[F]lone


Chorus 2:

And i h[C]ope that when we go

they'll t[Dm]ake us some place good

[Bb]We can all be kings

[F]in common neighbor[C]hoods

and i [Dm]hope we live together

the da[Am]ughter and the son

and i [Bb]hope they take me in

when my [C]work upon this earth is done


Verse 4:


[Bb]i w[F]ish, you l[Bb]oved in mi[F]les

[Bb]i w[F]ish, [Em]that you would s[Dm]ee

[Bb]how t[F]ime sa[Em]ys that love e[Dm]xpires

but [Bb]not m[F]e, n[Em]ot m[Dm]e, n[Bb]ot [F]me[Em], not [Dm]me

[Bb]not m[F]e, n[Em]ot m[Dm]e, n[Bb]ot [F]me,[Em] not [Dm]me