Girls on the Avenue Chords by Richard Clapton

Tempo:
123.6 bpm
Chords used:

Cm

Gm

Ab

Eb

Bb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Girls on the Avenue chords
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[Eb] [Cm] [Bb]
[Eb] [C]
[Eb] [Gm] Girls [Cm] on the avenue, [Gm] they're [Cm] trying to get you in.
[Ab] [Gm] Strolling by with a [Cm] rosebud 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 in [Ab] love with the [Eb] girls on the [Gm] [Cm] avenue.
[Eb] Friday night, see the [Ab] girls on the avenue.
Like a [Gm] child at fixed door windows, [Cm] you're a bit [Eb] [Ab] confused.
So many [Eb]
[Fm] girls on the [Bb] avenue.
[Eb]
[C] [Gm]
Girls on the [Cm] avenue, [Gm]
know how to [Cm] get you in.
[Ab]
Casting [Gm] outside like tricks from a [Cm]
hat.
[Eb]
[Gm] Love them is [Cm] lonely hearts, [Eb]
[Gm] fooling the [Cm] awful heart.
[Ab]
And sometimes [Gm] they seem as fragile [Cm] as glass.
[Ab]
But don't you [Bb] slip, [Ab]
don't you [Bb] slip in [Cm] love with the [Eb]
girls on [Gm] the [Cm] avenue.
[Eb] Friday night, see the [Ab] girls on the avenue.
Like a child [Eb] at [Gm] fixed door windows, [Cm] you're a bit [Eb] confused.
[Ab] So [Eb] many girls [Fm] on the [Bb] avenue.
[Cm]
[Gm]
[Cm]
[Gm]
[Cm]
[Gm]
[Ab]
Don't [Bb] you slip, [Ab]
[Bb] [Ab] [Eb] [Gm]
[Cm] [Ab]
[Bb] [Ab]
don't [Bb] you slip [Ab] in love [Eb] with the girls [Gm] on the [Cm] avenue.
[Ab] [Bb] [Ab]
[Bb] [Ab] [Eb] [Gm]
Key:  
Cm
13421113
Gm
123111113
Ab
134211114
Eb
12341116
Bb
12341111
Cm
13421113
Gm
123111113
Ab
134211114
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To learn Richard Clapton - Girls On The Avenue chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: Gm, Cm, Eb, Gm, Ab, Gm, Cm and Ab. Begin your practice at a relaxed 61 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 124. 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] _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Gm] Girls [Cm] on the avenue, _ [Gm] _ _ they're [Cm] trying to get you in.
[Ab] _ _ _ [Gm] Strolling by with a [Cm] rosebud 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 in [Ab] love with the [Eb] girls on the [Gm] _ [Cm] avenue. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ Friday night, see the [Ab] girls on the avenue.
_ Like a [Gm] child at fixed door windows, [Cm] you're a bit [Eb] [Ab] confused.
So many [Eb]
[Fm] girls on the [Bb] avenue.
_ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
Girls on the [Cm] avenue, _ [Gm] _ _
know how to [Cm] get you in.
_ _ [Ab] _
_ Casting [Gm] outside like tricks from a [Cm]
hat.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Gm] Love them is [Cm] lonely hearts, [Eb] _ _
_ [Gm] fooling the [Cm] awful heart.
_ _ [Ab] _
And sometimes [Gm] they seem as fragile [Cm] as glass.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
But don't you [Bb] slip, _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ don't you [Bb] slip in [Cm] love with the [Eb]
girls on [Gm] the [Cm] avenue. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ Friday night, see the [Ab] girls on the _ avenue. _
Like a child [Eb] at [Gm] fixed door windows, [Cm] you're a bit [Eb] confused.
[Ab] So [Eb] many girls [Fm] on the _ [Bb] avenue.
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
Don't [Bb] you slip, _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
don't [Bb] you slip [Ab] in love [Eb] with the girls [Gm] on the [Cm] avenue.
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was featured on the The Definitive Collection album.

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