Chords for Thom Schuyler - 16th avenue (Thom Schuyler)
Tempo:
152.75 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
Am
F
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Well, from the corners of the country, from [G] the cities and the farms, [Am] with years and [G] years
up underneath their [G] arms,
[Am] they walk away [C] from everything just to see
[C] God bless [G] the boys [Am] who make [G] the noise on 16th [C] Avenue.
With a million dollar spirit and an [G] old flat top [C] guitar, [G] [Am] they drive to town [F] with all they
[A] [G] car.
[C] told them about a friend of a friend they knew, [G] who owns, you know,
[G] studio on [A] 16th [C] Avenue.
up underneath their [G] arms,
[Am] they walk away [C] from everything just to see
[C] God bless [G] the boys [Am] who make [G] the noise on 16th [C] Avenue.
With a million dollar spirit and an [G] old flat top [C] guitar, [G] [Am] they drive to town [F] with all they
[A] [G] car.
[C] told them about a friend of a friend they knew, [G] who owns, you know,
[G] studio on [A] 16th [C] Avenue.
100% ➙ 153BPM
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A
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Well, from the corners of the country, _ from [G] the cities and the farms, _ [Am] with years and [G] years
of [C] living tucked up underneath their [G] arms, _
[Am] they walk away [C] from everything just to see
a dream [F] come true.
So [C] God bless [G] the boys [Am] who make [G] the noise on _ 16th [C] Avenue. _ _
_ _ _ With a million dollar spirit _ and an [G] old flat top [C] guitar, _ [G] _ [Am] they drive to town [F] with all they
own [C] in a hundred dollar [A] [G] car.
_ [Am] Cause one time someone [C] told them about a friend of a friend they knew, _ [G] who owns, you know,
[Am] a [G] studio on _ [A] _ 16th [C] Avenue. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Now some are born to money, _ they've [G] never had to say [C] survive.
_ [G] _
[Am] And others swing [F] a nine pound [C] hammer just to stay [G] alive. _ _
[Am] There's cowboys, drunks, and [D] Christians, mostly white and black and blue.
_ _ [C] They all look the [G] same [Am] while seeking [A] fame on [F] _ _ [D] 16th Avenue.
Walk it [A] down, Jimmy. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ Well, every night for a couple years, they all [G] think of turning [C] back.
[Bm] _
[Am] Every Merle, Bob, [C] and _ _ even Mary, John, and Jack.
[G] _ _
[Am] Every Mickey, Chris, [F] and Rory just [C] ask Sonny if [F] it's true.
_ _ [C]
They've all [G] dialed a phone, [Am] collect [G] to home [F] from [G] 16th [C] Avenue. _ _ _
_ _ _ But then one night in some empty room where [G] no curtains ever [C] hung, _ _ like a miracle some
[G] golden words [C] roll off of [G] someone's tongue.
_ [Am] And after years of being nothing, _ [C] they're all looking right [F] at you.
And then for a while [A] you'll go in [F] style on 16th [C] Avenue. _ _ _ _ _
It looked so _ uneventful, so [G] _ quiet and [C] discreet.
[G] But [Am] a lot of lives [F] were changed down on [C] that little one-way [G] street. _
Cuz [Am] they walked away [F] from everything [C] just the same for me and [F] you. _
[C] So God bless the [G] [A] boys who make the noise [F] on _ [G] 16th [C] Avenue. _
[G] _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ Woo!
Woo!
Woo!
[C] _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Well, from the corners of the country, _ from [G] the cities and the farms, _ [Am] with years and [G] years
of [C] living tucked up underneath their [G] arms, _
[Am] they walk away [C] from everything just to see
a dream [F] come true.
So [C] God bless [G] the boys [Am] who make [G] the noise on _ 16th [C] Avenue. _ _
_ _ _ With a million dollar spirit _ and an [G] old flat top [C] guitar, _ [G] _ [Am] they drive to town [F] with all they
own [C] in a hundred dollar [A] [G] car.
_ [Am] Cause one time someone [C] told them about a friend of a friend they knew, _ [G] who owns, you know,
[Am] a [G] studio on _ [A] _ 16th [C] Avenue. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Now some are born to money, _ they've [G] never had to say [C] survive.
_ [G] _
[Am] And others swing [F] a nine pound [C] hammer just to stay [G] alive. _ _
[Am] There's cowboys, drunks, and [D] Christians, mostly white and black and blue.
_ _ [C] They all look the [G] same [Am] while seeking [A] fame on [F] _ _ [D] 16th Avenue.
Walk it [A] down, Jimmy. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ Well, every night for a couple years, they all [G] think of turning [C] back.
[Bm] _
[Am] Every Merle, Bob, [C] and _ _ even Mary, John, and Jack.
[G] _ _
[Am] Every Mickey, Chris, [F] and Rory just [C] ask Sonny if [F] it's true.
_ _ [C]
They've all [G] dialed a phone, [Am] collect [G] to home [F] from [G] 16th [C] Avenue. _ _ _
_ _ _ But then one night in some empty room where [G] no curtains ever [C] hung, _ _ like a miracle some
[G] golden words [C] roll off of [G] someone's tongue.
_ [Am] And after years of being nothing, _ [C] they're all looking right [F] at you.
And then for a while [A] you'll go in [F] style on 16th [C] Avenue. _ _ _ _ _
It looked so _ uneventful, so [G] _ quiet and [C] discreet.
[G] But [Am] a lot of lives [F] were changed down on [C] that little one-way [G] street. _
Cuz [Am] they walked away [F] from everything [C] just the same for me and [F] you. _
[C] So God bless the [G] [A] boys who make the noise [F] on _ [G] 16th [C] Avenue. _
[G] _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ Woo!
Woo!
Woo!
[C] _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
