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This file is the author's own work & represents their own
interpretation of the song. You may only use this file
for private study, scholarship, or research.
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Date: 5th August 2003 To: Majicat From: DJ
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18th Avenue (Kansas City nightmare) by Cat Stevens(1972)
Verse 1
B E
Well, I rode a while for a mile or so,
F#m B
Down the road to the 18th Avenue,
B E
And the people I saw were the people I know,
F#m B
And they all came down to take a view,
B E
The path was dark and borderless,
F#m B
Down the road to the 18th Avenue,
B E
And it stung my tongue to re-peat the words
D C
That I used to use only yesterday,
B E D
Meanings just dropped to the ground,
A B E D C
I tried to re-member what I thought and what I used to say,
G F
Don’t let me go down, no, don’t let me go!
C G F F G A B B4 B
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Verse 2
C F
Oh, my hands were tied as I struggled inside
Eb Db
The empty waste of a-nother day,
C F Eb
Memories were blank to my eyes,
Bb C F Eb Db
The fire & the glory of that night seems safely locked away,
Ab F#
Too hungry to rise, oh, too hungry to...
Db Ab F# F# Ab
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Instrumental section ( Fast tempo)
Bb C Bb C Bb C F F F F
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F C F C F C F G
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G D G D G D G C Bb G
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F G Bb F G F G Bb Bb G F G
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F G Bb F G
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Bb C Bb C Bb C Bb C
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Bb C C F C F
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F# Ab F# Ab F# Ab F# Ab F# Ab F# F# E Bb
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(Slow tempo)
Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7
||: / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / :|| (x3)
Bm F#m7 Bm G A Bm G
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D F#m7 Bm F#m
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Verse 3
B E F#m B
Well, I rode a while for a mile or so, down the road to the 18th Avenue,
B E
And the people I saw were the people I know,
F#m B
And they all came down to take a view,
B E F#m B
The path was dark and borderless, down the road to the 18th Avenue,
B E
But my head felt better as I turned the car,
D C
And the airport slowly came in view,
B E D A
‘One mile’ said the sign! Woh-oh!
B E D C
I checked my bags & made it straight to end Gate 22,
G F
"Made it just in time...
C G F G A B
Boy, you made it just in time!"
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Chords:
B E F#m D C A B4
799877 022100 244222 xx0232 335553 577655 799977
IRLMII RLM IRLIII IRM IIMRLI IRLMII IMRLII
G F Eb Db Bb F#
355433 133211 xx5343 xx3121 113331 244322
IRLMII IRLMII RIMI RIMI IIMRLI IRLMII
Ab Bm F#m7
466544 x24432 242222
IRLMII IRLMI IRIIII
Left hand Fingers: T= Thumb
I= Index finger
M= Middle finger
R= Ring finger
L= Little finger
NB: These suggested fingerings of the chords are shown as played
with the left hand ( i.e. for a right handed player.)
Where a row of ‘I’s is shown at the same fret this indicates a barre
chord and the Index finger lays across all strings at that fret.
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