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Virginia Avenue

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...VIRGINIA AVENUE... by Tom Waits
---------------------.............
*from 'Closing Time' (1973)*
*CAPO 1st FRET*
               Fm
(Original Key: )
Intro:
EmA7
   (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:
EmA7
   (x3)
A7D7
   (x2)
G7B7
, 
 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                      Em  A7
They're catching up on me, they're catching up on me.
               Em  A7              Em  A7
Catching up on me,  catching up on me,
                B7A7G Em
                    , 
Catching up on...
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------
   Em      A7      D7      G7      B7
 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 022000  x02223  xx0212  323000  x21202
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)

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Free chords for Virginia Avenue by Tom Waits. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

...VIRGINIA AVENUE... by Tom Waits
---------------------.............
*from 'Closing Time' (1973)*
*CAPO 1st FRET*
(Original Key: Fm)
Intro:
Em  A7 (x6)
Verse 1:
Verse 2:
Solo:
Em  A7 (x3)
A7  D7 (x2)
G7, B7
Verse 3:
Verse 4:
Coda:
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------
   Em      A7      D7      G7      B7
 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 022000  x02223  xx0212  323000  x21202
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)

Virginia Avenue Chords by Tom Waits

Learn how to play Virginia Avenue by Tom Waits with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Virginia Avenue chords”, “Virginia Avenue guitar chords”, or “Tom Waits Virginia Avenue chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Virginia Avenue chords and for experienced players who want accurate Virginia Avenue lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include Fm, Em, A7, Em7, D7, G7.

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The chords for "Virginia Avenue" show the original chord names (including Fm, Em, A7, Em7, D7, G7). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.