Girls on the Avenue Chords by Richard Clapton

Tempo:
125.1 bpm
Chords used:

Ab

Cm

Gm

Eb

Bb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Girls on the Avenue chords
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[Eb] [Cm] [Gb]
[Eb] [C]
[Eb] [Cm] Girls on the avenue,
[Gm] they're trying [Cm] to get you in.
[Ab] Strolling [Gm] by with a rosebud [Cm] smile.
[Eb] [Gm] They're all [Cm] dressed up to kill.
[Gm] Lean on [Cm] the windowsill.
[Ab] Looking [Gm] your way with eyes [Cm] of fire.
[Ab] But don't you [Bb] slip,
[Ab] don't you [Bb] slip [Ab] in love with [Eb] the girls
on [Gm] the [Cm] avenue.
[Eb] Friday night, see the girls [Ab] on the avenue.
Like a [Eb] child, that big [Gm] star window [Cm] should be [Eb] [Ab] confused.
So many [Eb] [Fm] girls on the [Bb] avenue.
[C] [Gm]
Girls on [Cm] the avenue,
[Gm] know how [Cm] to get you in.
[Ab] [Gm] Casting outside like tricks [Cm] from a hat.
[Eb] [Gm] Love them with a [Cm] lonely heart.
[Eb] Ooh, [Gm] with an [Cm] awful heart.
[Ab] And sometimes [Gm] they seem as fragile [Cm] as glass.
[Ab] But don't you [Bb] slip,
[Ab] don't [Gm] you slip [Ab] in [Eb] love with the girls
[Gm] on the [Cm] avenue.
[Eb] Friday night, see the [Ab] girls on the avenue.
Like a child, [Eb] that big [Gm] star window [Cm] should be [Eb] confused.
[Ab] So [Eb] many girls [Fm] on the [Bb] avenue.
[Cm]
[Gm]
[Cm]
[Gm]
[Cm]
[Gm]
[Ab] Don't [Bb] you slip,
[Cm] don't [Bb] you slip [Ab] in love [Eb] with the girls [Gm] on the [Cm] avenue.
[Eb] Friday night, see the [Ab] girls on the avenue.
Like a [Gm] child, that big star window [Cm] should be confused.
[Ab] So [Eb] many girls [Fm] on the [Bb] avenue.
[Ab] Don't you [Bb] slip, [Ab] don't [Bb] you slip [Ab] in love [Eb] with the girls [Gm] on the avenue.
[Cm] [Ab] Don't [Bb] you slip, [Ab] hey now boys, don't [Bb] you slip in [Ab] love with the [Eb] girls on [Gm] the avenue.
[Cm] Don't [Ab]
[Bb] you slip, [Ab] hey now boys, [Bb] don't you slip [Ab] in love with [Eb] the girls on [Gm]
[Cm] [Ab] the avenue.
[Bb] [Ab] [Bb] [Ab]
[Eb] [Gm] [Cm]
[Ab] [G]
Key:  
Ab
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Cm
13421113
Gm
123111113
Eb
12341116
Bb
12341111
Ab
134211114
Cm
13421113
Gm
123111113
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To learn Richard Clapton - Girls On The Avenue chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: Ab, Eb, Gm, Cm, Ab, Gm, Eb and Ab. Start with a comfortable 62 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 125. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: Eb Major.

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[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ [Gb] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Cm] Girls on the avenue, _
[Gm] _ _ _ they're trying [Cm] to get you in.
_ [Ab] _ _ Strolling [Gm] by with a rosebud [Cm] smile. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Gm] They're all [Cm] dressed up to kill. _
[Gm] _ _ _ Lean on [Cm] the windowsill. _
_ [Ab] _ _ Looking [Gm] your way with eyes [Cm] of fire. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ But don't you [Bb] slip, _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ don't you [Bb] slip [Ab] in love with [Eb] the girls
on [Gm] the [Cm] avenue. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ Friday night, _ see the girls [Ab] on the avenue.
_ Like a [Eb] child, that big [Gm] star window [Cm] should be [Eb] [Ab] confused.
So many [Eb] [Fm] girls on the [Bb] avenue. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ Girls on [Cm] the avenue, _ _
[Gm] _ _ know how [Cm] to get you in. _
[Ab] _ _ _ [Gm] Casting outside like tricks [Cm] from a _ hat. _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Gm] Love them with a [Cm] lonely heart. _
[Eb] _ _ Ooh, [Gm] with an [Cm] awful heart. _
_ [Ab] _ And sometimes [Gm] they seem as fragile [Cm] as glass. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ But don't you [Bb] slip, _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ don't [Gm] you slip [Ab] in [Eb] love with the girls
[Gm] on the [Cm] avenue. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ Friday night, see the [Ab] girls on the avenue.
_ Like a child, [Eb] that big [Gm] star window [Cm] should be [Eb] confused.
[Ab] So [Eb] many girls [Fm] on the _ [Bb] avenue. _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ Don't [Bb] you slip, _
_ [Cm] _ _ don't [Bb] you slip [Ab] in love [Eb] with the girls [Gm] on the [Cm] avenue. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] Friday _ night, see the [Ab] girls on the avenue.
_ Like a [Gm] child, that big star window [Cm] should be confused.
[Ab] So [Eb] many girls [Fm] on the _ [Bb] avenue. _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ Don't you [Bb] slip, _ _ [Ab] _ _ don't [Bb] you slip [Ab] in love [Eb] with the girls [Gm] on the avenue.
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ Don't [Bb] you slip, _ _ _ [Ab] hey now boys, don't [Bb] you slip in [Ab] love with the [Eb] girls on [Gm] the avenue.
[Cm] Don't _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Bb] you slip, _ _ [Ab] hey now boys, [Bb] don't you slip [Ab] in love with [Eb] the girls on [Gm] _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ the avenue.
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _

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This song was featured on the Girls On The Avenue album.

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