Avenue A
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
From the album "D.F.F.D." (2001)
Youtube link: https://youtu.be/GjSuUf5Q_qo
Spotify link: https://open.spotify.com/track/2tsnsnJbhITLPrzH7QBi64?si=f18638a40b3445c4
[Intro]
| E5 | F#5 | G5 | A5 B5 |
| E5 | F#5 | G5 | A5 B5 |
| E5 B5 | C5 A5 | E5 B5 | C5 A5 |
| E5 B5 | C5 A5 | E5 B5 | C5 A5 |
[Verse 1]
G D Em C
Benny got a new tattoo, woh-oh
G D Em C
Down at the St. Mark's Zoo, woh-oh
G D
He walked down to the park
Em C
Drinkin' 40's, till it's dark
G D
Talkin' to a grey haired man
Em C
In a tie-dyed shirt and ragged pants
[Chorus]
A5 B5
He said that's where the hippies used to play
B5
Down on Avenue A
[Post-Chorus]
| E5 B5 | C5 A5 | E5 B5 | C5 A5 |
| E5 B5 | C5 A5 | E5 B5 | C5 A5 |
[Verse 2]
G D Em C
Susie got a new pair of shoes, woh-oh
G D Em C
Now she don't know what to do, woh-oh
G D
So she's sitting in the park
Em C
Smokin' pot till it's dark
G D
Talkin' to a toothless man
Em C
With spiky hair and leather pants
[Chorus]
A5 B5
He said, I knew Stiv in the day
A5 B5
And that's where the junkies used to play
B5
Down on Avenue A
[Post-Chorus]
| E5 B5 | C5 A5 | E5 B5 | C5 A5 |
| E5 B5 | C5 A5 | E5 B5 | C5 A5 |
[Bridge]
D Em C G
When every memory is gone
D Em C G D
And everything you know is wrong
G D Em C
Takin the edge off on a beautiful day
G D Em C
With a Frappacino and a crème brulee
G D Em C
Yeah, it's all over when you see a Range Rover
G D Em C
And to my bodega, I say hasta luega
[Chorus]
A5 B5
It's not what you do, it's what you say
A5 B5
And it's not who you know, it's who you pay
B5
Down on Avenue A
[Outro]
| E5 | F#5 | G5 | A5 B5 |
| E5 | F#5 | G5 | A5 B5 |
| E5 | F#5 | G5 | A5 B5 |
| E5 | F#5 | G5 | A5 B5 |
| E5 B5 | C5 A5 | E5 B5 | C5 A5 |
| E5 B5 | C5 A5 | E5 B5 | C5 A5 |
| E5 B5 | C5 A5 | E5 B5 | C5 A5 |
| E5 B5 | C5 A5 | E5 B5 | C5 A5 |
| E5 |
How to play Avenue A
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Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
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