Chords for Harry Chapin - Old College Avenue
Tempo:
121.25 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Cm
Ab
Bb
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Cm] [Eb]
[Cm]
[Eb]
[Cm]
Of course I picked a rainy night to try to find my [Eb] path.
The street lights [Cm] all were flickering, the leaves were falling fast.
[Gm] [Cm] I [G] walked [Eb] down the winding [G] road, [Cm] looked [G] up through [Eb] the trees,
[Ab] and I [Fm] saw [Eb] the corner [F]
window [Eb] that [Bb] you [Fm] once shared [Bb] with me.
It [Eb] was old College Avenue, [Ab] and in time of having you, I [Eb] remember it as if it were
[Bb] today.
[Eb] The time alone and the single bed, [Ab] though the tangled trails of time have led [Eb] us on astray,
the memory seems [Bb] to stay.
[Gm] And through all the roads that led me on, [Ab] and through all the years that you've been gone,
[Cm] I have found that it would [Ab] never go [Db] away.
[Bb] It [Eb] was old College Avenue, [Ab] and in the time of having you, [Eb] I remember it [Bb] as if it were [Eb] today.
[Cm]
[Eb]
[Cm]
That fall turned into [Eb] winter, [Cm] the winter into spring,
[Eb] and all the [Cm] while you led [Eb] me through the sweet [Cm] awakening.
[Eb] [Cm] But [G] summer never [Eb] came [G] that year, [Cm] it's [G] what you went [Eb] to find,
[Fm] and you took [Eb] my future [F] with [Eb] you, and [Bb] you left [Ab] your past [Bb] behind.
It [Eb] was old College Avenue, [Ab] and in the time of having you, [Eb] I remember it as if it were [Bb] today.
[Eb] The time alone and the single bed, [Ab] [Eb] though [Ab] the tangled trails of time have led us [Eb] on astray,
the memory seems to [Bb] stay.
[Ab] [Gm] And through all the roads that led me on, [Ab] and through all the years that you've been gone,
I [Cm] have found that it [Ab] would never go [Db] away.
[Bb] It [Eb] was old College Avenue, [Ab] and in the time of having you, [Eb] I remember it [Bb] as if it were [C] [Cm] today.
[F] I
[Ab] remember it as if today.
[Cm]
[Eb]
[Cm]
Of course I picked a rainy night to try to find my [Eb] path.
The street lights [Cm] all were flickering, the leaves were falling fast.
[Gm] [Cm] I [G] walked [Eb] down the winding [G] road, [Cm] looked [G] up through [Eb] the trees,
[Ab] and I [Fm] saw [Eb] the corner [F]
window [Eb] that [Bb] you [Fm] once shared [Bb] with me.
It [Eb] was old College Avenue, [Ab] and in time of having you, I [Eb] remember it as if it were
[Bb] today.
[Eb] The time alone and the single bed, [Ab] though the tangled trails of time have led [Eb] us on astray,
the memory seems [Bb] to stay.
[Gm] And through all the roads that led me on, [Ab] and through all the years that you've been gone,
[Cm] I have found that it would [Ab] never go [Db] away.
[Bb] It [Eb] was old College Avenue, [Ab] and in the time of having you, [Eb] I remember it [Bb] as if it were [Eb] today.
[Cm]
[Eb]
[Cm]
That fall turned into [Eb] winter, [Cm] the winter into spring,
[Eb] and all the [Cm] while you led [Eb] me through the sweet [Cm] awakening.
[Eb] [Cm] But [G] summer never [Eb] came [G] that year, [Cm] it's [G] what you went [Eb] to find,
[Fm] and you took [Eb] my future [F] with [Eb] you, and [Bb] you left [Ab] your past [Bb] behind.
It [Eb] was old College Avenue, [Ab] and in the time of having you, [Eb] I remember it as if it were [Bb] today.
[Eb] The time alone and the single bed, [Ab] [Eb] though [Ab] the tangled trails of time have led us [Eb] on astray,
the memory seems to [Bb] stay.
[Ab] [Gm] And through all the roads that led me on, [Ab] and through all the years that you've been gone,
I [Cm] have found that it [Ab] would never go [Db] away.
[Bb] It [Eb] was old College Avenue, [Ab] and in the time of having you, [Eb] I remember it [Bb] as if it were [C] [Cm] today.
[F] I
[Ab] remember it as if today.
Key:
Eb
Cm
Ab
Bb
G
Eb
Cm
Ab
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Of course I picked a rainy _ night to try to find my _ [Eb] path. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ The street lights [Cm] all were flickering, the leaves were falling fast. _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ [Cm] _ I [G] walked [Eb] down the winding [G] road, _ [Cm] looked [G] up through [Eb] the trees,
[Ab] and I [Fm] saw [Eb] the corner [F]
window [Eb] _ that [Bb] you [Fm] once shared [Bb] with me.
_ _ _ _ _ It [Eb] was old College Avenue, _ [Ab] and in time of having you, I [Eb] remember it as if it were _
[Bb] today. _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] The time alone and the single bed, [Ab] though the tangled trails of time have led [Eb] us on astray,
the memory seems [Bb] to stay. _ _ _ _
[Gm] And through all the roads that led me on, [Ab] and through all the years that you've been gone,
[Cm] I have found that it would [Ab] never go [Db] away.
_ [Bb] It _ _ [Eb] was old College Avenue, [Ab] and in the time of having you, [Eb] I remember it [Bb] as if it were [Eb] today. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ That fall turned into [Eb] winter, _ [Cm] the winter into spring, _
[Eb] _ _ _ and _ _ _ _ all the [Cm] while you led [Eb] me through the sweet [Cm] awakening. _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Cm] But [G] summer never [Eb] came [G] that year, [Cm] it's [G] what you went [Eb] to find,
_ [Fm] and you took [Eb] my future [F] with [Eb] you, and [Bb] you left [Ab] your past [Bb] behind.
_ _ _ _ It [Eb] was old College Avenue, [Ab] and in the time of having you, [Eb] I remember it as if it were [Bb] today. _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] The time alone and the single bed, [Ab] [Eb] though [Ab] the tangled trails of time have led us [Eb] on astray,
the memory seems to [Bb] stay.
_ _ _ _ [Ab] [Gm] And through all the roads that led me on, [Ab] and through all the years that you've been gone,
I [Cm] have found that it [Ab] would never go [Db] away.
_ [Bb] It _ _ _ [Eb] was old College Avenue, [Ab] and in the time of having you, _ [Eb] I remember it [Bb] as if it were [C] [Cm] today.
_ _ _ _ _ [F] I _
[Ab] remember _ _ _ _ _ _ it as if _ _ _ _ _ _ _ today. _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Of course I picked a rainy _ night to try to find my _ [Eb] path. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ The street lights [Cm] all were flickering, the leaves were falling fast. _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ [Cm] _ I [G] walked [Eb] down the winding [G] road, _ [Cm] looked [G] up through [Eb] the trees,
[Ab] and I [Fm] saw [Eb] the corner [F]
window [Eb] _ that [Bb] you [Fm] once shared [Bb] with me.
_ _ _ _ _ It [Eb] was old College Avenue, _ [Ab] and in time of having you, I [Eb] remember it as if it were _
[Bb] today. _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] The time alone and the single bed, [Ab] though the tangled trails of time have led [Eb] us on astray,
the memory seems [Bb] to stay. _ _ _ _
[Gm] And through all the roads that led me on, [Ab] and through all the years that you've been gone,
[Cm] I have found that it would [Ab] never go [Db] away.
_ [Bb] It _ _ [Eb] was old College Avenue, [Ab] and in the time of having you, [Eb] I remember it [Bb] as if it were [Eb] today. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ That fall turned into [Eb] winter, _ [Cm] the winter into spring, _
[Eb] _ _ _ and _ _ _ _ all the [Cm] while you led [Eb] me through the sweet [Cm] awakening. _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Cm] But [G] summer never [Eb] came [G] that year, [Cm] it's [G] what you went [Eb] to find,
_ [Fm] and you took [Eb] my future [F] with [Eb] you, and [Bb] you left [Ab] your past [Bb] behind.
_ _ _ _ It [Eb] was old College Avenue, [Ab] and in the time of having you, [Eb] I remember it as if it were [Bb] today. _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] The time alone and the single bed, [Ab] [Eb] though [Ab] the tangled trails of time have led us [Eb] on astray,
the memory seems to [Bb] stay.
_ _ _ _ [Ab] [Gm] And through all the roads that led me on, [Ab] and through all the years that you've been gone,
I [Cm] have found that it [Ab] would never go [Db] away.
_ [Bb] It _ _ _ [Eb] was old College Avenue, [Ab] and in the time of having you, _ [Eb] I remember it [Bb] as if it were [C] [Cm] today.
_ _ _ _ _ [F] I _
[Ab] remember _ _ _ _ _ _ it as if _ _ _ _ _ _ _ today. _ _ _