Tony Christie - Avenues and alleyways
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Tuning: E A D G B E
Peaked at 37 in the UK charts in 1973. N/C = no chord.
Intro = C G F G C G F G
Verse 1
CSleep like a baby C
C7my little Flady C7 F
CDream till the sunrise C
C7creeps into Fyour eyes
FmDream till the Csunrise Fmturns on the Gday
Chorus
N/C C Em
In the Avenues and Alleyways
While you C7sleep there's a whole world Fcoming alive
FAble and his brother, Cfighting one another
FIn and out of Gevery Cdive
CThe Avenues and Alleyways Em
Where the C7strong and the quick aFlone can survive
FLook around the jungle Csee the rough and tumble
FListen to a Gsquealer Ccry
FThen a little later Cin the morning paper
Fread about the Gway he Cdied C G C G F G
Verse 2
CWake up my pretty C
C7go to the Fcity C7 F
CStay through the daytime C
C7safe in the Fsunshine
FmStay till the Cdaytime Fmturns into the Gnight
Chorus
N/C C Em
In the Avenues and Alleyways
Where a C7mans gotta work out which Fside he's on
FAny way he chooses Cchances are he loses
FNo one gets to Glive too Clong
CThe avenues and alleyways Em
Where the C7soul of a man is Feasy to buy
FEverybody's wheeling Ceverybody's stealing
FAll the low are Gliving Chigh
FEvery city's got 'em Ccan we ever stop 'em
FSome of us are Ggonna Ctry.