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Richard Clapton - Girls On The Avenue Chords

Chord reference C, Am, F, Em7, G, Cmaj7, Am7
Rhythm tips ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[C] [Am] [C] [Am] [C]Girls on the [Am]avenue [C]they’re trying to [Am]get you in [F]Strolling by [Em7]with their rosebud [Am]smiles [Am] [C]They’re all dressed [Am]up to kill [C]lean on the [Am]windowsill [F]Looking your [Em7]way with eyes of [Am]fire [Am] [F]But don’t you [G]slip [F]don’t you [G]slip in [F]love with the [C]Girls on the [Em7]ave[Am]nue

[Cmaj7]Friday [Cmaj7]night [Cmaj7]see the [Cmaj7]Girls on the [Dm]a[F]venue [Dm]like a [F]child at [Cmaj7]big store [Em7]windows [Am]you feel con[C]fused, so [F]many [C]girls on the [Dm7]a[G]venue

[C] [Am] [C]Girls on the a[Am]venue [C]know how to [Am]get you in [F]Casting out [Em7]sighs like tricks from a [Am]hat [Am] [C]All the [Am]Miss Lonely Hearts [C]ooh they look [Am]awful hard [F]Then sometimes they [Em7]seem as fragile as [Am]glass [Am] [F]But don’t you [G]slip [F]don’t you [G]slip in [C]love with the [C]Girls on the [Em7]aven[Am]ue [Am]

[Cmaj7]Friday [Cmaj7]night [Cmaj7]see the [Cmaj7]girls on the [Dm]ave[F]nue [Dm]like a [F]child at [Cmaj7]big store [Em7]windows [Am]you feel con[C]fused so [F]many [C]girls on the [Dm7]ave[G]nue

[Am7] [Am7] [Em] [Em] [Am7]Aha [Am7]ahuhaahuha [Em]aah [Em] [Am7]Aha [Am7]ahuhaahuha [Em]aah [Em]

[F]Don’t you [G]slip [F]don’t you [G]slip in [F]love with the [C]Girls on the [Em7]ave[Am]nue

Artist Richard Clapton
Album Girls On The Avenue
Genres Rock
Year 1975
Key C

How to Play Girls On The Avenue on Guitar?

Richard Clapton - Girls On The Avenue can be played in the key of C using the C, Am, F, Em7, G, Cmaj7, Am7 chords.

  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
  • For Em7, To play Em7, let low E, D, G, B, high E ring open, mute A.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For Cmaj7, To play Cmaj7, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For Am7, To play Am7, let low E, A, G, high E ring open, mute D, B.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Girls On The Avenue with the ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.