Chords for Jeffrey Lewis- The East River
Tempo:
130.8 bpm
Chords used:
Em
Am
F
C
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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If I had a girl on 9th Avenue I'd know exactly [F] what she would do
[Bm] She would [G] wander at dawn, look around at folks
Find someone better looking, [D] who [G] tells better jokes
Then [F] she'd leave me and I'd [C] walk back east alone
[Em] [Am] 9, 8, 7th [Em] Avenue, [Am] now I'm crossing [Em] Madison Stopping on [Am] Park Avenue, [F] feeling bad on [Em] Lexington
3, 2, 1st Avenue, [Am] going east [Em] with the wind Cross the [Am]
FDR to [C] the East River, [Em] fall right in
[C]
And if I had a girl on 10th Avenue I'd know [F] exactly what she would do
She [Bm] would [G] wander at day, look at all the guys Find someone who's read more books and has bluer eyes
Then [F] she'd leave me and I'd walk [C] back east alone
[Em] [Am] 9, 8, 7th [Em] Avenue, now I'm crossing Madison [Am] Stopping on Park Avenue, [F] feeling bad on [Em] Lexington
3, 2, 1st Avenue, [Am] going east [Em] with the wind Cross the FDR [F] to the East River, [Em] fall right in
[C]
And if I had a girl on 11th Avenue I'd know exactly [F] what she would do
[G] She would wander at night, [D] [G] hang around the bars Find someone who draws better and plays prettier guitar
Then [F] she'd leave me and I'd walk [C] back east alone
[Em] 9, [Am] 8, 7th [Em] Avenue, now [Am] I'm crossing [Em] Madison [Am] Stopping on Park Avenue, [F] feeling bad on [Em] Lexington
[Am] 3, 2, 1st [Em] Avenue, [Am] going east with [Em] the wind Cross [Am] the FDR to the [F] East River, [Em] throw myself in
[F] Until the scum in the East [Em] River would drown me
[A] The [C] slum and rotten [G] rats would surround me The [F] shattered cars at the [G] bottom all around me
[F] Until I was just more [C] scum in the East River
And when I become the [Em] scum, it's my job [G] to drown [F] Pathetic hopes and [G] failures of the next unloved clown
[F] So maybe we'd be a girl and [Em] we could become [G] scum together
[F] Decompose as the river [Em] flows, become one scum together
Become one forever, one bloated rotten [C] putrid scum forever
[Em]
[Am] 9, 8, 7th [Em] Avenue, [Am] now I'm crossing [Em] Madison [Am] Stopping on Park Avenue, [F] feeling bad on [Em] Lexington
[Am] 3, 2, 1st [Em] Avenue, going [Am] east with the [Em] wind Cross [Am] the [B] FDR to the [C] East River, fall [Em] right in
[C] [N]
[Bm] She would [G] wander at dawn, look around at folks
Find someone better looking, [D] who [G] tells better jokes
Then [F] she'd leave me and I'd [C] walk back east alone
[Em] [Am] 9, 8, 7th [Em] Avenue, [Am] now I'm crossing [Em] Madison Stopping on [Am] Park Avenue, [F] feeling bad on [Em] Lexington
3, 2, 1st Avenue, [Am] going east [Em] with the wind Cross the [Am]
FDR to [C] the East River, [Em] fall right in
[C]
And if I had a girl on 10th Avenue I'd know [F] exactly what she would do
She [Bm] would [G] wander at day, look at all the guys Find someone who's read more books and has bluer eyes
Then [F] she'd leave me and I'd walk [C] back east alone
[Em] [Am] 9, 8, 7th [Em] Avenue, now I'm crossing Madison [Am] Stopping on Park Avenue, [F] feeling bad on [Em] Lexington
3, 2, 1st Avenue, [Am] going east [Em] with the wind Cross the FDR [F] to the East River, [Em] fall right in
[C]
And if I had a girl on 11th Avenue I'd know exactly [F] what she would do
[G] She would wander at night, [D] [G] hang around the bars Find someone who draws better and plays prettier guitar
Then [F] she'd leave me and I'd walk [C] back east alone
[Em] 9, [Am] 8, 7th [Em] Avenue, now [Am] I'm crossing [Em] Madison [Am] Stopping on Park Avenue, [F] feeling bad on [Em] Lexington
[Am] 3, 2, 1st [Em] Avenue, [Am] going east with [Em] the wind Cross [Am] the FDR to the [F] East River, [Em] throw myself in
[F] Until the scum in the East [Em] River would drown me
[A] The [C] slum and rotten [G] rats would surround me The [F] shattered cars at the [G] bottom all around me
[F] Until I was just more [C] scum in the East River
And when I become the [Em] scum, it's my job [G] to drown [F] Pathetic hopes and [G] failures of the next unloved clown
[F] So maybe we'd be a girl and [Em] we could become [G] scum together
[F] Decompose as the river [Em] flows, become one scum together
Become one forever, one bloated rotten [C] putrid scum forever
[Em]
[Am] 9, 8, 7th [Em] Avenue, [Am] now I'm crossing [Em] Madison [Am] Stopping on Park Avenue, [F] feeling bad on [Em] Lexington
[Am] 3, 2, 1st [Em] Avenue, going [Am] east with the [Em] wind Cross [Am] the [B] FDR to the [C] East River, fall [Em] right in
[C] [N]
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ If I had a girl on 9th Avenue _ I'd know exactly [F] what she would do
[Bm] She would [G] wander at dawn, look around at folks
Find someone better looking, [D] who [G] tells better jokes
Then [F] she'd leave me and I'd [C] walk back east alone
_ [Em] _ [Am] 9, 8, 7th [Em] Avenue, [Am] now I'm crossing [Em] Madison Stopping on [Am] Park Avenue, [F] feeling bad on [Em] Lexington
3, 2, 1st Avenue, [Am] going east [Em] with the wind Cross the [Am]
FDR to [C] the East River, [Em] fall right in _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
And if I had a girl on 10th Avenue _ I'd know [F] exactly what she would do
She [Bm] would [G] wander at day, look at all the guys Find someone who's read more books and has bluer eyes
Then [F] she'd leave me and I'd walk [C] back east alone _ _
[Em] _ [Am] 9, 8, 7th [Em] Avenue, now I'm crossing Madison [Am] Stopping on Park Avenue, [F] feeling bad on [Em] Lexington
3, 2, 1st Avenue, [Am] going east [Em] with the wind Cross the FDR [F] to the East River, [Em] fall right in
_ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ And if I had a girl on 11th Avenue _ I'd know exactly [F] what she would do
[G] She would wander at night, _ [D] [G] hang around the bars Find someone who draws better and plays prettier guitar
Then [F] she'd leave me and I'd walk [C] back east alone
_ _ [Em] 9, [Am] 8, 7th [Em] Avenue, now [Am] I'm crossing [Em] Madison [Am] Stopping on Park Avenue, [F] feeling bad on [Em] Lexington
[Am] 3, 2, 1st [Em] Avenue, [Am] going east with [Em] the wind Cross [Am] the FDR to the [F] East River, [Em] throw myself in _
[F] Until the scum in the East [Em] River would drown me
[A] The [C] slum and rotten [G] rats would surround me The [F] shattered cars at the [G] bottom all around me
[F] Until I was just more [C] scum in the East River _
And when I become the [Em] scum, it's my job [G] to drown [F] Pathetic hopes and [G] failures of the next unloved clown
[F] So maybe we'd be a girl and [Em] we could become [G] scum together
[F] Decompose as the river [Em] flows, become one scum together
Become one forever, one bloated rotten [C] putrid scum forever
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
[Am] 9, 8, 7th [Em] Avenue, [Am] now I'm crossing [Em] Madison [Am] Stopping on Park Avenue, [F] feeling bad on [Em] Lexington
[Am] 3, 2, 1st [Em] Avenue, going [Am] east with the [Em] wind Cross [Am] the [B] FDR to the [C] East River, fall [Em] right in
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ If I had a girl on 9th Avenue _ I'd know exactly [F] what she would do
[Bm] She would [G] wander at dawn, look around at folks
Find someone better looking, [D] who [G] tells better jokes
Then [F] she'd leave me and I'd [C] walk back east alone
_ [Em] _ [Am] 9, 8, 7th [Em] Avenue, [Am] now I'm crossing [Em] Madison Stopping on [Am] Park Avenue, [F] feeling bad on [Em] Lexington
3, 2, 1st Avenue, [Am] going east [Em] with the wind Cross the [Am]
FDR to [C] the East River, [Em] fall right in _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
And if I had a girl on 10th Avenue _ I'd know [F] exactly what she would do
She [Bm] would [G] wander at day, look at all the guys Find someone who's read more books and has bluer eyes
Then [F] she'd leave me and I'd walk [C] back east alone _ _
[Em] _ [Am] 9, 8, 7th [Em] Avenue, now I'm crossing Madison [Am] Stopping on Park Avenue, [F] feeling bad on [Em] Lexington
3, 2, 1st Avenue, [Am] going east [Em] with the wind Cross the FDR [F] to the East River, [Em] fall right in
_ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ And if I had a girl on 11th Avenue _ I'd know exactly [F] what she would do
[G] She would wander at night, _ [D] [G] hang around the bars Find someone who draws better and plays prettier guitar
Then [F] she'd leave me and I'd walk [C] back east alone
_ _ [Em] 9, [Am] 8, 7th [Em] Avenue, now [Am] I'm crossing [Em] Madison [Am] Stopping on Park Avenue, [F] feeling bad on [Em] Lexington
[Am] 3, 2, 1st [Em] Avenue, [Am] going east with [Em] the wind Cross [Am] the FDR to the [F] East River, [Em] throw myself in _
[F] Until the scum in the East [Em] River would drown me
[A] The [C] slum and rotten [G] rats would surround me The [F] shattered cars at the [G] bottom all around me
[F] Until I was just more [C] scum in the East River _
And when I become the [Em] scum, it's my job [G] to drown [F] Pathetic hopes and [G] failures of the next unloved clown
[F] So maybe we'd be a girl and [Em] we could become [G] scum together
[F] Decompose as the river [Em] flows, become one scum together
Become one forever, one bloated rotten [C] putrid scum forever
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
[Am] 9, 8, 7th [Em] Avenue, [Am] now I'm crossing [Em] Madison [Am] Stopping on Park Avenue, [F] feeling bad on [Em] Lexington
[Am] 3, 2, 1st [Em] Avenue, going [Am] east with the [Em] wind Cross [Am] the [B] FDR to the [C] East River, fall [Em] right in
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _