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Virgina Avenue by Tom Waits
Virgina Avenue
*CAPO 1st FRET*
(Original Key: Fm)
Intro:
Em A7 (x6)
Verse 1:
Em A7 Em A7
Well, I'm walking on down Virginia Aven-ue,
Em A7 Em7 A7
Trying to find somebody to tell my troubles to.
A7 D7 A7 D7
Harold's club is closing and everybody's going on home;
G7 B7
What's a poor boy to do?
Verse 2:
Em A7 Em A7
I'll just get on back into my short; make it back to the fort,
Em A7 Em A7
Sleep off all the crazy lizards inside of my brain.
A7 D7 A7 D7
There's got to be some place, that's better than this,
G7 B7
This life I'm leading's driving me in-sane.
Em A7
And let me tell you, I'm dreaming...
Solo:
Em A7 (x3)
A7 D7 (x2)
G7, B7
(B7)
Let me tell you that...
Verse 3:
Em A7 Em A7
I'm dreaming to the twilight; this town has got me down.
Em A7 Em A7
I've seen all the highlights, I've been walking all a-round.
A7 D7 A7 D7
I won't make a fuss; I'll take a Greyhound bus,
G7 B7
Carry me away from here; tell me; what have I got to lose?
Verse 4:
Em A7 Em A7
'Cos I'm walking on down Columbus Aven-ue,
Em A7 Em A7
The bars are all closing, 'cos it's quarter to two.
A7 D7 A7 D7
Every town I go to, is like a lock without a key,
G7 B7
The blues I leave behind are catching up on me. Let me tell you;
Coda:
Em A7
They're catching up on me,
Em A7
They're catching up on me.
Em A7
Catching up on me,
Em A7
Catching up on me,
B7 A7 G, Em
Catching up on...
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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Em A7 D7 G7 B7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
022000 x02223 xx0212 323000 021200
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version 2
Fm Bb7 Fm Bb7
Well, I'm walking down Virginia Ave - nue,
Fm Bb7 Fm Bb7
Trying to find somebody to tell my troubles to
Bbm Eb7 Bbm Eb7
Harold's club is closing and everybodys going on home
Ab7 C7
What's a poor boy to do??
Fm Bb7 Fm Bb7
I'll just get back into my short, make it back to the fort,
Fm Bb7 Fm Bb7
Sleep off all the crazy lizards inside of my brain
Bbm Eb7 Bbm Eb7
there's got to be some place that's better than this,
Ab7 C7
this life I'm leading is driving me insane
Fm
and let me tell you im dreaming
guitar solo
Fm Bb7
let me tell you that I'm dreaming to the twilight
Fm Bb7
this town has got me down
Fm Bb7 Fm Bb7
I've seen all the highlights I've been walking all around
Bbm Eb7 Bbm Eb7
I won't make a fuss, I'll take a Greyhound bus
Ab7 C7
carry me away from here, tell me, what have I got to lose??
Fm Bb7 Fm Bb7
cause I'm walking on down Columbus Ave - nue
Fm Bb7 Fm Bb7
The bars are all closing cause it's quarter to two
Bbm Eb7 Bbm Eb7
every town I go to is like a lock without a key
Ab7 C7
the blues i leave behind is catching up on me
Fm Bb7
let me tell you they're catching up on me
Fm Bb7 Fm Bb7
they're catching up on me, catching up on me
Fm Bb7 Fm
catching up on me, catching up on me
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