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Lonely Avenue
Jerry Garcia
(Ray Charles Cover)
from Fired Up 
Riffs (Single notes - up & down the neck) c  d#  f  g  f  d#  c (x2)
g g g g  g g g g   f f f f  f f f f
c  d#  f  g  f  d#  c (try it)
[Verse]
     CmNow my room has got two windows
But the sunshine never comes through
You know it's always dark and dreary
Since I broke off, baby with you
[Pre-Chorus]
 FmI live on a lonely avenue -- My little girl wouldn't say I do
 CmWell, I feel so sad and blue -- And it's all because of you
[Chorus]
   F   GI could cry, I could die, I could die (ooh)
FmI could die, I could die, I could die 
CmI live on a lonely avenue (Lonely avenue) 
[Verse]
CmNow you know my covers they feel like lead
And my pillow it feels like stone
Well, I've tossed and turned so every night
I'm not used to being alone
[Pre-Chorus]
FmI live on a lonely avenue -- My little girl wouldn't say I do
CmWell, I feel so sad and blue --You know it's all because of you
[Chorus]
FI cGould cry, I could cry, I could cry (oh)
FmI could die, I could die, I could die (oh)
Cm'Cause I live on a lonely avenue 
[Verse]
     CmNow my room has got two windows 
But the sunshine never comes through
You know it's always dark and dreary 
Since I broke off, baby with you
[Pre-Chorus]
 FmI live on a lonely avenue -- My little girl wouldn't say I do
 CmWell, I feel so sad and blue -- And it's all because of you
[Chorus]
   F   GI could cry, I could die, I could die (ooh)
FmI could die, I could die, I could die 
CmI live on a lonely avenue (Lonely avenue)

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Lonely Avenue

by Jerry Garcia

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Lonely Avenue

Jerry Garcia

(Ray Charles Cover)

from Fired Up

Riffs (Single notes - up & down the neck) c d# f g f d# c (x2)

g g g g g g g g f f f f f f f f

c d# f g f d# c (try it)

[Verse]

Now my room has got two windows

But the sunshine never comes through

You know it's always dark and dreary

Since I broke off, baby with you

[Pre-Chorus]

I live on a lonely avenue -- My little girl wouldn't say I do

Well, I feel so sad and blue -- And it's all because of you

[Chorus]

F G

I could cry, I could die, I could die (ooh)

I could die, I could die, I could die

I live on a lonely avenue (Lonely avenue)

[Verse]

Now you know my covers they feel like lead

And my pillow it feels like stone

Well, I've tossed and turned so every night

I'm not used to being alone

[Pre-Chorus]

I live on a lonely avenue -- My little girl wouldn't say I do

Well, I feel so sad and blue --You know it's all because of you

[Chorus]

F G

I could cry, I could cry, I could cry (oh)

I could die, I could die, I could die (oh)

'Cause I live on a lonely avenue

[Verse]

Now my room has got two windows

But the sunshine never comes through

You know it's always dark and dreary

Since I broke off, baby with you

[Pre-Chorus]

I live on a lonely avenue -- My little girl wouldn't say I do

Well, I feel so sad and blue -- And it's all because of you

[Chorus]

F G

I could cry, I could die, I could die (ooh)

I could die, I could die, I could die

I live on a lonely avenue (Lonely avenue)

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