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Melrose Avenue

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1/100

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 100Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[Intro]
e|--D-----2----------2------------2-----------2-----|
B|----3-----3----3------3-----3-----3-----3-----3--|
G|------2----------2------------2-----------2------|
D|--0----------0-----------0------------0----------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
e|--D-----2----------2------------2-----------2-----|
B|----3-----3----3------3-----3-----3-----3-----3--|
G|------2----------2------------2-----------2------|
D|--0----------0-----------0------------0----------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
DI didn't know that I was waiting all this time for you
DOn Melrose Avenue
DA Sunday afternoon
DI saw you
[Verse 2]
With Fyou I can Cfly to the Dmoon
For never come Fback Canytime Dsoon
But Cthe soft of Gdawn and the Bbreally I Awant
[Chorus]
 DLet the Gsunshine Clight on Amyou
 DThe CalifGornia's Csky so bAmlue
 DYou drive me Gcrazy
 And Cthere's no Amgirl like Fyou, like Gyou
 On Melrose AveDnue
[Instrumental]
e|--D-----2----------2------------2-----------2-----|
B|----3-----3----3------3-----3-----3-----3-----3--|
G|------2----------2------------2-----------2------|
D|--0----------0-----------0------------0----------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 3]
e|--D-----2----------2------------2-----------2-----|
B|----3-----3----3------3-----3-----3-----3-----3--|
G|------2----------2------------2-----------2------|
D|--0----------0-----------0------------0----------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
DIt had to resign
DThe changing of the lights
DAnd I knew
DThat I take what I could get
DAnd you're living where call vet
DWhen you do
[Verse 4]
For yFou I will Cdo anytDhing
I'll write you a Fsong on my Cold six sDtring
CWe could go to GVegas
And I Bbbuy you a Aring
[Chorus]
 DLet the Gsunshine Clight on Amyou
 DThe CalifGornia's Csky so bAmlue
 DYou drive me Gcrazy
 And Cthere's no Amgirl like Fyou, like Gyou
 On Melrose AveDnue
[Solo]
D D D D
D G D G A
[Chorus]
 DLet the Gsunshine Clight on Amyou
 DThe CalifGornia's Csky so bAmlue
 DYou drive me Gcrazy
 And Cthere's no Amgirl like Fyou, like Gyou
 On Melrose AveDnue
[Chorus]
 DLet the Gsunshine Clight on Amyou
 (On Melrose Avenue)
 DThe CaliGfornia's Csky so blAmue
 DYou really turn me Gup
 And Cthere's no Amgirl like Fyou, like Gyou
 On Melrose AveDnue
 On Melrose AveDnue
[Final]
e|--D-----2----------2------------2-----------2-----|
B|----3-----3----3------3-----3-----3-----3-----3--|
G|------2----------2------------2-----------2------|
D|--0----------0-----------0------------0----------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
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Melrose Avenue

by Scorpions

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

e|-------2----------2------------2-----------2-----|

B|----3-----3----3------3-----3-----3-----3-----3--|

G|------2----------2------------2-----------2------|

D|--0----------0-----------0------------0----------|

A|-------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------|

[Verse 1]

e|-------2----------2------------2-----------2-----|

B|----3-----3----3------3-----3-----3-----3-----3--|

G|------2----------2------------2-----------2------|

D|--0----------0-----------0------------0----------|

A|-------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------|

I didn't know that I was waiting all this time for you

On Melrose Avenue

A Sunday afternoon

I saw you

[Verse 2]

F C D

With you I can fly to the moon

F C D

For never come back anytime soon

C G Bb A

But the soft of dawn and the really I want

[Chorus]

D G C Am

Let the sunshine light on you

D G C Am

The California's sky so blue

D G

You drive me crazy

C Am F G

And there's no girl like you, like you

On Melrose Avenue

[Instrumental]

e|-------2----------2------------2-----------2-----|

B|----3-----3----3------3-----3-----3-----3-----3--|

G|------2----------2------------2-----------2------|

D|--0----------0-----------0------------0----------|

A|-------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------|

[Verse 3]

e|-------2----------2------------2-----------2-----|

B|----3-----3----3------3-----3-----3-----3-----3--|

G|------2----------2------------2-----------2------|

D|--0----------0-----------0------------0----------|

A|-------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------|

It had to resign

The changing of the lights

And I knew

That I take what I could get

And you're living where call vet

When you do

[Verse 4]

F C D

For you I will do anything

F C D

I'll write you a song on my old six string

C G

We could go to Vegas

Bb A

And I buy you a ring

[Chorus]

D G C Am

Let the sunshine light on you

D G C Am

The California's sky so blue

D G

You drive me crazy

C Am F G

And there's no girl like you, like you

On Melrose Avenue

[Solo]

D D D D

D G D G A

[Chorus]

D G C Am

Let the sunshine light on you

D G C Am

The California's sky so blue

D G

You drive me crazy

C Am F G

And there's no girl like you, like you

On Melrose Avenue

[Chorus]

D G C Am

Let the sunshine light on you

(On Melrose Avenue)

D G C Am

The California's sky so blue

D G

You really turn me up

C Am F G

And there's no girl like you, like you

On Melrose Avenue

[Final]

e|-------2----------2------------2-----------2-----|

B|----3-----3----3------3-----3-----3-----3-----3--|

G|------2----------2------------2-----------2------|

D|--0----------0-----------0------------0----------|

A|-------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------|

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About Melrose Avenue Chords by Scorpions

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