Lonely Avenue Chords by Van Morrison

Tempo:
76.25 bpm
Chords used:

C

Gm

Bb

Cm

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Lonely Avenue chords
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[Gm] [Cm] [Gm]
[Cm]
[Bb]
[Gm]
[Dm] [Cm]
[C] [Bb] [G] [F]
[Gm] [Bb]
[Gm]
[Bb] [C]
[Gm]
[D] [G] [Cm] [Gm]
[C] [Bb] [C] [Bb] [G]
Well, my [C] room has got two [Bb] windows and the [F] sunshine [Eb] never comes through.
You know it's [C] been so dark [Gm] and lonely since I [C] broke it off [Bb] with you.
I live on [F] a laundry [Eb] avenue.
Yeah, [F] little girl, [Eb] don't say I do.
You know it's so [C] [Gm] sad and blue and [C] it's all [Gm] because of you.
I [D] could cry.
Oh, [Cm] baby, I could die.
[Gm] I live [C] on a [Bb] laundry avenue.
[C] It's a [F] laundry avenue.
Well, [C] my sheets, [Bb] they feel like lead.
[F] Yeah, my pillows, [Eb] they feel like stone.
[C] Well, I toss [Gm] and turn most every night.
It's so [C] sad to be [Bb] alone.
I live way up, [Cm] I live way up [Cm] on, I live way up on, I live way up on, I live [Eb] way up on a laundry avenue.
[C] I'm so [Gm] sad and blue and it's [C] all because [Gm] of you.
[D] I could cry.
Oh, [Bb] baby, I could die.
[C] I live on [Bb] a laundry avenue.
It's a [Dm] laundry avenue.
[Gm] [Gm] [F] [C] [Cm]
[Dm] [Gm]
[F] [Cm] [F] [Cm]
[Gm] [F]
[D] [C] [Gb] [Cm] [Bb]
[C] [Gm] [C] [F] [Gm]
[Cm] [Eb]
[Bb] [Gm]
[Cm]
[Gm]
[F] [Eb] [Bb]
[C] [Gm] [D]
[G] [C] [Gm] [F] [Eb]
[C] [Gm] [C] [Bb]
[Cm] [F] [Cm] [F] [Cm] [Gm]
[C] [Gm] It's a laundry avenue.
[Bb] Give me [Dm] nothing but the [D] blues.
[Cm] Give me nothing but the [Bb] blues.
[G] I'm born a lonely [Gm] avenue.
[D] If I could [C] beg [Gm] or borrow some money, [Cm] I would have to leave this town.
[Eb]
[C] Well, I'd [Gm] jump right into that corner of my lobby.
[C] [Gm] Highway bound, I live up [F] on a laundry [Cm] avenue.
Little [F] girl, don't say [Eb] I do.
I'm so [C] sad and [Gm] blue.
It's all because of [C] you.
[Bb] Well, I [D] could cry.
[Cm] Oh, baby, I could die.
[Bb] I [C] live on a laundry [Gm] avenue.
[G] [C] [G] Give me [Gm] nothing [Cm] [Gm]
but the blues.
[Cm]
[Gm]
I [D]
[Eb] [Bb] [C] [Bb]
[F] live [C] up [Gm]
on a laundry [F] avenue.
[Cm] [Gm] [C] [Gm] I live up on a laundry avenue, [C] baby.
[Bb] [F] [Cm]
[F] [Cm] I'm so tired [C] this morning.
[Bb]
[Gm] [C] [Bb] Well, [D] I could cry.
Oh, I [Cm] could die.
[Bb] I live [Em] on a [Bb] laundry avenue.
[G] [C] Laundry [Bb] avenue.
[F] [C] [Fm]
Key:  
C
3211
Gm
123111113
Bb
12341111
Cm
13421113
F
134211111
C
3211
Gm
123111113
Bb
12341111
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To learn Van Morrison - Lonely Avenue chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: Bb, Gm, C, Gm, Bb, F and C. For best results, commence at 38 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 76. With Bb Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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[Gm] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [G] _ [F] _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Cm] _ [Gm] _
_ [C] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ [Bb] _ [G]
Well, my [C] room has got two [Bb] windows and the [F] sunshine [Eb] never comes through.
You know it's [C] been so dark [Gm] and lonely since I [C] broke it off [Bb] with you.
I live on [F] a laundry [Eb] avenue.
Yeah, [F] little girl, [Eb] don't say I do.
You know it's so [C] [Gm] sad and blue and [C] it's all [Gm] because of you.
I [D] could cry.
Oh, [Cm] baby, I could die.
[Gm] I live [C] on a [Bb] laundry avenue.
[C] It's a [F] laundry avenue.
Well, [C] my sheets, [Bb] they feel like lead.
[F] Yeah, my pillows, [Eb] they feel like stone.
[C] Well, I toss [Gm] and turn most every night.
It's so [C] sad to be [Bb] alone.
I live way up, [Cm] I live way up [Cm] on, I live way up on, I live way up on, I live [Eb] way up on a laundry avenue.
[C] I'm so [Gm] sad and blue and it's [C] all because [Gm] of you.
[D] I could cry.
Oh, [Bb] baby, I could die. _
[C] I live on [Bb] a laundry avenue.
It's a [Dm] laundry avenue.
[Gm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _ [C] _ [Cm] _ _
_ [Dm] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ [Cm] _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
[D] _ [C] _ [Gb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [C] _ [Gm] _ _ _ [C] _ [F] _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [C] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ [C] _ [Gm] _ _ _ [F] _ [Eb] _ _
_ [C] _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Cm] _ [F] _ [Cm] _ _ _ [F] _ [Cm] _ [Gm] _
_ [C] [Gm] It's a laundry avenue.
[Bb] _ Give me [Dm] nothing but the [D] blues.
_ [Cm] Give me nothing but the [Bb] blues. _
[G] I'm born a lonely [Gm] avenue.
_ _ _ [D] _ If I could [C] beg [Gm] or borrow some money, [Cm] I would have to leave this town.
[Eb] _
[C] Well, I'd [Gm] jump right into that corner of my lobby.
[C] [Gm] Highway bound, I live up [F] on a laundry [Cm] avenue.
Little [F] girl, don't say [Eb] I do.
I'm so [C] sad and [Gm] blue.
It's all because of [C] you.
[Bb] Well, I [D] could cry.
_ [Cm] Oh, baby, I could die.
[Bb] I [C] live on a laundry [Gm] avenue.
_ [G] _ [C] _ [G] _ Give me [Gm] nothing _ [Cm] _ _ [Gm] _ _
but the blues.
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
I _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ [Bb] _
_ _ [F] _ live [C] up [Gm] _
on a laundry [F] avenue.
[Cm] _ _ [Gm] _ [C] [Gm] I live up on a laundry avenue, [C] baby.
[Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ [F] _ [Cm] I'm so tired [C] this morning.
[Bb] _ _
[Gm] _ [C] _ [Bb] Well, [D] I could cry.
Oh, I [Cm] could die.
_ [Bb] I live [Em] on a [Bb] laundry avenue.
[G] _ [C] Laundry [Bb] avenue.
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song finds its place within the Too Long in Exile album.

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