157 Riverside Avenue (Live on U.S. Tour - 1976) Chords

Tempo:
102.8 bpm
Chords used:

D

G

A

Dm

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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157 Riverside Avenue (Live on U.S. Tour - 1976) chords
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[A] [Dm] [D] [Dm]
[G]
[F] [Dm]
[Fm] [Bb] [D]
[G] [A] [Gm]
[Dm] [D]
Alright people, climb aboard, let's take a ride down Riverside Avenue.
157!
[E] Alright!
[D]
[G]
[Dm] [D] [A]
[G] [D]
We're doing the town on Sunday, had to find a place on Monday.
[G] Turned Grinch Hall into West Hall, till we [D] found a place we thought would do.
[A] [G] 157 on [D] Riverside Avenue.
[Am] [D] But the sand got ripped from snowin', and the snow went [G]
rainin'.
[D] We couldn't help but feelin' blue.
[A] Had enough [G] time and too many things to do, so we just sat there and [Am] played [G]
[D] [G]
[D]
[Dm] some
[Fm] [Am]
[Gm]
[D] [G]
[D] [G] [D] House
Creeps!
[G] She was home there, but we were lonely.
She said, [D] can I make love to you?
[A] I said, I want [G] 157 on Riverside Avenue.
And she talked like a guitar, she said,
[Cm] [G]
I'm a fast talkin' woman.
Up [D]
[Bb] [C] [G] [A] [C]
[Bm] [Am] [D]
[G]
[Dm] [D] [A]
[G] [D]
[G] [D]
[A] [G] [F]
[D] on the street, I was leavin',
touchin' black sand, but she said,
[G] so nice, so easy,
I had to say goodbye [D] to you.
[A] And [G] 157 on Riverside [D] Avenue.
Hey!
[B]
[D] [Gbm]
[N]
[A]
[N]
[D] That bass sounds good to me.
Let's read this on the race guitar.
[Gm] [D] [C]
[D] Let me tell you [C] about [D] somethin'.
Every once [B] in a while, [A] [D] [B] within Rocky [C] Road, man, [D] you see,
there are little lacks of [C] communication.
[D] You know what I'm talkin' about?
Nope.
[B] [D] You see, Gary, he plays the guitar, myself I sing, you see.
So sometimes [B] there's a little [Db] gap in [D] between there.
Let me give [B] you an example.
[C] [D] Let me give you an example.
Just the other day,
you probably remember it well,
it was just the other day, you remember that?
Just the other day, I swear to God,
we'll teach you.
I called Gary up on the telephone, you see,
and he picked up the phone, he said,
[Bm] [D] So, I tell ya, I gotta be truthful to you,
you couldn't be a little bit more surprised.
So I had to think a minute,
and I said, man, I thought about it.
[Bm] [Dm]
Talk [D]
to [G] [Dm]
[D]
me one time.
[F] [G]
[D] [Am]
[G] [Am]
[D] [F]
[G] [D]
[A] [G] [D]
[Dm] Jesus.
[Em] [Dm]
[Bb]
[N]
[Eb]
[Gm] [D]
[N]
Key:  
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
Dm
2311
C
3211
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
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To learn Reo Speedwagon - (Live on U.S. Tour - 1976) 157 Riverside Avenue chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - A, G, D, A, D and G. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 51 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 103 BPM. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: Eb Major.

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[A] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [Dm] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _ [Bb] _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ [D] _ _ _ _
Alright people, climb aboard, let's take a ride down Riverside Avenue.
157!
[E] Alright!
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
We're doing the town on Sunday, had to find a place on Monday.
[G] Turned Grinch Hall into West Hall, till we [D] found a place we thought would do.
[A] _ [G] 157 on [D] Riverside Avenue.
_ [Am] _ [D] But the sand got ripped from snowin', _ and the snow went [G] _ _ _
rainin'.
[D] We couldn't help but feelin' blue.
[A] Had enough [G] time and too many things to do, so we just sat there and [Am] played [G] _
[D] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
[Dm] some_
_ [Fm] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ [G] _ [D] _House _ _
_ Creeps!
_ _ _ [G] She was home there, but we were lonely.
She said, [D] can I make love to you?
[A] I said, I want [G] 157 on Riverside Avenue.
And she talked like a guitar, she said,
_ _ [Cm] _ [G] _ _ _
I'm a fast talkin' woman.
Up [D] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ [C] _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [C] _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ [D] on the street, I was leavin',
touchin' black sand, but she said,
[G] so nice, so easy,
I had to say goodbye [D] to you.
[A] And [G] 157 on Riverside [D] Avenue.
Hey! _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [Gbm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ That bass sounds good to me.
Let's read this on the race guitar.
_ [Gm] _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _
[D] _ Let me tell you [C] about [D] somethin'.
Every once [B] in a while, [A] _ [D] _ [B] within Rocky [C] Road, man, [D] you see,
there are little lacks of [C] communication.
[D] You know what I'm talkin' about?
_ Nope. _
_ [B] [D] You see, Gary, he plays the guitar, myself I sing, you see.
So sometimes [B] there's a little [Db] gap in [D] between there.
Let me give [B] you an example.
[C] [D] Let me give you an example.
_ Just the other day,
you probably remember it well,
it was just the other day, you remember that?
Just the other day, I swear to God,
we'll teach you.
I called Gary up on the telephone, you see,
and he picked up the phone, he said, _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ [D] _ So, I tell ya, I gotta be truthful to you,
you couldn't be a little bit more surprised.
So I had to think a minute,
and I said, man, _ _ I thought about it. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
Talk _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ to _ [G] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ me one time.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ Jesus.
_ _ _ [Em] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song finds its place within the Live You Get What You Play For album.

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