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Lonely Avenue:The Crickets.
Album - The Crickets (California Sun) - 
on LIBERTY Records in 1964.
INTRO:  G   C   G(x5)
#1.
GWell, my room has got two Gm7windows..but Gsunshine 
never comes Gm7through, you know.
It's always Cdark and Gdreary, since I broke it off, 
gal, with you.
#2.
I live on a Clonely avenue, the little girl, wouldn't
say I do..and all because of Gyou.
GAnd I'm so sad and blue..I Dcried (cried)..
I could Cdie (I could die) whoa, I live on a Glonely 
                                    Gm7....F
avenue..my little girl won't say, I do.
BRIDGE:
FNow, you know my covers they feel like leather.
My pillow, it feels like Fmstone.
FI toss and turn every night..I'm not used to bein' aFmlone.
#3.
I live on a Bblonely avenue..the little girl, won't
say, I do..now, FI'm so sad and blue..and it's all 
because of you.
I could Ccry, I could Bbdie..yes, I'm on a Flonely avenue.
Little girl won't say I do.
INTERLUDE: Ab  
#3. 
AbNow, I've been so sad and Abm7lonesome Dbsince you left 
the Abtown.
AbYou know, if I could beg or borrow the money, child, I'd
be highway bound.
#4.
I live on a Dblonely avenue..the little girl, won't
say, I do..Abnow, I'm sad and Abm7blue..and it's Aball 
because of you.
I could Ebcry, I could Dbdie..yes, I'm on a Ablonely aveAbm7nue.
My little Abgirl won't say I do.
OUTRO:
I could Ebcry, I could Dbdie..yes, I'm on a Ablonely avenue.
My little girl won't say I do.
I'm so sad and Abm7blue..a lonely avenue, a Ablonely avenue..
a lonely avenue..a lonely aveAbm7nue..I'll be Absad and Abm7blue..
a lonely aveAbnue..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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A Lonely Avenue

by The Crickets

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Gm7

Abm7

Lonely Avenue:The Crickets.

Album - The Crickets (California Sun) -

on LIBERTY Records in 1964.

G C G

INTRO: (x5)

#1.

G Gm7 G

Well, my room has got two windows..but sunshine

Gm7

never comes through, you know.

C G

It's always dark and dreary, since I broke it off,

gal, with you.

#2.

I live on a lonely avenue, the little girl, wouldn't

say I do..and all because of you.

G D

And I'm so sad and blue..I cried (cried)..

C G

I could die (I could die) whoa, I live on a lonely

Gm7....F

avenue..my little girl won't say, I do.

BRIDGE:

Now, you know my covers they feel like leather.

My pillow, it feels like stone.

F Fm

I toss and turn every night..I'm not used to bein' alone.

#3.

I live on a lonely avenue..the little girl, won't

say, I do..now, I'm so sad and blue..and it's all

because of you.

C Bb F

I could cry, I could die..yes, I'm on a lonely avenue.

Little girl won't say I do.

INTERLUDE:

#3.

Ab Abm7 Db

Now, I've been so sad and lonesome since you left

the town.

You know, if I could beg or borrow the money, child, I'd

be highway bound.

#4.

I live on a lonely avenue..the little girl, won't

Ab Abm7 Ab

say, I do..now, I'm sad and blue..and it's all

because of you.

Eb Db Ab Abm7

I could cry, I could die..yes, I'm on a lonely avenue.

My little girl won't say I do.

OUTRO:

Eb Db Ab

I could cry, I could die..yes, I'm on a lonely avenue.

My little girl won't say I do.

Abm7 Ab

I'm so sad and blue..a lonely avenue, a lonely avenue..

Abm7 Ab Abm7

a lonely avenue..a lonely avenue..I'll be sad and blue..

a lonely avenue..(Fade.)

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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