Chords for Live: Lambert, Hendricks and Ross with the Count Basie Orchestra - Avenue C
Tempo:
128.8 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Gb
Gm
Db
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[N] [Ab]
[Gm]
[Gb] You got D on the one side, [Ab] D on the other, and Avenue C in the middle.
Louis on the big and the small, [Gb] Louis on the big and the small, [G] it's hard to live with a queen on a boat.
[Cm] [Ab] Nip, climb the table, and see my feet, and see the little stars in my heart.
[Gm]
[Ab] I think it might make me mad, I'll just go on my day,
But I like the way it goes, the way it goes uptown.
[D] [Ab]
Avenue, Avenue, Avenue, Avenue,
[Gm]
[Fm] Avenue, Avenue, Avenue, Avenue.
[Ab]
I got D [Gb] on the one side, D on the other, [G] D on the [Ab] middle.
[Db] [Ab]
[Gb] Avenue [Ab] C, small I got you, and I just saw that.
When you go with me, I can have an avenue C.
And while the world can make you be strong and wild,
you can only hope to look down.
The best we can have is we can be worthwhile.
Take a knife and drive to the curtain,
spark a fire in the smoke,
we can take a chance.
Oh, everybody, maybe I sure would be glad.
I need a box of gold.
I remember that, a bit of it blue.
I don't know.
I can't remember it all.
This one shouldn't play this role, but it can be [Db] seen.
I just thought I was digging my grave.
I've been [Ab] needing money out of them to [Gb] see.
So they [Ab] have to see what to see.
I'm not going to let you get out.
I forgot the lyrics.
Goodbye.
We are family, baby.
We are family.
[Ebm] We're family, baby.
[Ab] We're family, baby.
Help me please.
My baby's falling.
Oh, I can't get you.
Can't get you.
And I'm not going to let you go.
Oh, [Gb] I [Ab] can't get you.
And I'm not going to
[Eb] [Ab] let you [Gb] [Ab]
go.
We are family.
We're family.
Help [Gb] me [Ab] please.
My [Db] baby's falling.
[Gm]
[Gb] You got D on the one side, [Ab] D on the other, and Avenue C in the middle.
Louis on the big and the small, [Gb] Louis on the big and the small, [G] it's hard to live with a queen on a boat.
[Cm] [Ab] Nip, climb the table, and see my feet, and see the little stars in my heart.
[Gm]
[Ab] I think it might make me mad, I'll just go on my day,
But I like the way it goes, the way it goes uptown.
[D] [Ab]
Avenue, Avenue, Avenue, Avenue,
[Gm]
[Fm] Avenue, Avenue, Avenue, Avenue.
[Ab]
I got D [Gb] on the one side, D on the other, [G] D on the [Ab] middle.
[Db] [Ab]
[Gb] Avenue [Ab] C, small I got you, and I just saw that.
When you go with me, I can have an avenue C.
And while the world can make you be strong and wild,
you can only hope to look down.
The best we can have is we can be worthwhile.
Take a knife and drive to the curtain,
spark a fire in the smoke,
we can take a chance.
Oh, everybody, maybe I sure would be glad.
I need a box of gold.
I remember that, a bit of it blue.
I don't know.
I can't remember it all.
This one shouldn't play this role, but it can be [Db] seen.
I just thought I was digging my grave.
I've been [Ab] needing money out of them to [Gb] see.
So they [Ab] have to see what to see.
I'm not going to let you get out.
I forgot the lyrics.
Goodbye.
We are family, baby.
We are family.
[Ebm] We're family, baby.
[Ab] We're family, baby.
Help me please.
My baby's falling.
Oh, I can't get you.
Can't get you.
And I'm not going to let you go.
Oh, [Gb] I [Ab] can't get you.
And I'm not going to
[Eb] [Ab] let you [Gb] [Ab]
go.
We are family.
We're family.
Help [Gb] me [Ab] please.
My [Db] baby's falling.
Key:
Ab
Gb
Gm
Db
G
Ab
Gb
Gm
[N] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gb] You got D on the one side, [Ab] D on the other, and Avenue C in the middle. _
Louis on the big and the small, [Gb] Louis on the big and the small, [G] it's hard to live with a queen on a boat.
[Cm] _ _ [Ab] Nip, climb the table, _ _ _ and see my feet, and see the little stars in my heart.
_ [Gm] _
_ _ [Ab] I think it might make me mad, I'll just go on my day,
But I like the way it goes, _ _ the way it goes uptown. _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ Avenue, _ _ _ Avenue, _ _ _ Avenue, Avenue, _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] Avenue, Avenue, Avenue, _ Avenue.
[Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I got D [Gb] on the one side, D on the other, [G] D on the [Ab] middle.
_ [Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gb] Avenue [Ab] C, small I got you, and I just saw that.
When you go with me, I can have an avenue C.
And while the world can make you be strong and wild,
you can only hope to look down.
The best we can have is we can be worthwhile.
Take a knife and drive to the curtain,
spark a fire in the smoke,
we can take a chance.
Oh, everybody, maybe I sure would be glad.
I need a box of gold.
I remember that, a bit of it blue.
I don't know.
I can't remember it all.
This one shouldn't play this role, but it can be [Db] seen.
I just thought I was digging my grave.
I've been [Ab] needing money out of them to [Gb] see.
So they [Ab] have to see what to see.
I'm not going to let you get out.
I forgot the lyrics.
Goodbye. _
We are family, baby.
We are family.
[Ebm] We're family, baby.
[Ab] We're family, baby.
Help me please.
My baby's falling.
Oh, I can't get you.
Can't get you. _
And I'm not going to let _ you go.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Oh, [Gb] I _ [Ab] can't get you.
And I'm not going to _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ let _ you [Gb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
go.
We are family.
We're family.
Help [Gb] me [Ab] _ please.
My [Db] baby's falling. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gb] You got D on the one side, [Ab] D on the other, and Avenue C in the middle. _
Louis on the big and the small, [Gb] Louis on the big and the small, [G] it's hard to live with a queen on a boat.
[Cm] _ _ [Ab] Nip, climb the table, _ _ _ and see my feet, and see the little stars in my heart.
_ [Gm] _
_ _ [Ab] I think it might make me mad, I'll just go on my day,
But I like the way it goes, _ _ the way it goes uptown. _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ Avenue, _ _ _ Avenue, _ _ _ Avenue, Avenue, _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] Avenue, Avenue, Avenue, _ Avenue.
[Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I got D [Gb] on the one side, D on the other, [G] D on the [Ab] middle.
_ [Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gb] Avenue [Ab] C, small I got you, and I just saw that.
When you go with me, I can have an avenue C.
And while the world can make you be strong and wild,
you can only hope to look down.
The best we can have is we can be worthwhile.
Take a knife and drive to the curtain,
spark a fire in the smoke,
we can take a chance.
Oh, everybody, maybe I sure would be glad.
I need a box of gold.
I remember that, a bit of it blue.
I don't know.
I can't remember it all.
This one shouldn't play this role, but it can be [Db] seen.
I just thought I was digging my grave.
I've been [Ab] needing money out of them to [Gb] see.
So they [Ab] have to see what to see.
I'm not going to let you get out.
I forgot the lyrics.
Goodbye. _
We are family, baby.
We are family.
[Ebm] We're family, baby.
[Ab] We're family, baby.
Help me please.
My baby's falling.
Oh, I can't get you.
Can't get you. _
And I'm not going to let _ you go.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Oh, [Gb] I _ [Ab] can't get you.
And I'm not going to _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ let _ you [Gb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
go.
We are family.
We're family.
Help [Gb] me [Ab] _ please.
My [Db] baby's falling. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _