Atlantic Avenue chords by Average White Band

[Intro]
   F#m7                Emaj7   Cmaj7    Dmaj7
||:  /   /   /   /  |  /  /     /  /  |  /   /   /   /  :||[x2]



[Verse 1]
       F#m7                        Emaj7             Cmaj7         Dmaj7
Here I am, strolling down Atlantic Avenue, with the sunlight in my eyes,
       F#m7                            Emaj7
Here I am, and there’s nothing I would rather do,
       Cmaj7              Dmaj7
When I want some peace of mind!


[Verse 2]
       Bm7                      C#m7            Dmaj7            E7sus4
Oh---,     I leave the smoke of Rio behind, as evening starts to fly,
Bm7                      C#m7
     I want to feel the ocean breeze,
           Dmaj7             D#m7b5        E7sus4
Where the mountains kiss the sky--------, y------!)

[Verse 3]
        F#m7               Emaj7           Cmaj7       Dmaj7
So, come on, down Atlantic Avenue, let the samba take a hold of you,
          F#m7                              Emaj7
’Cause, I know, there is  no place like the Avenue,
          Cmaj7       Dmaj7
When that music gets a hold of you!


[Verse 4]
           Bm7                 C#m7           Dmaj7          E7sus4
Woh - oh,      drive along to Ipanema there’s always time to spare,
Bm7                     C#m7                    Dmaj7          D#m7b5
     Forget the troubles of the world, when they get to much to bare---!
E7sus4
  Oh - oh, woh - oh, oh - oh!


[Verse 5]
  F#m7              Emaj7  Cmaj7    Dmaj7
|  /   /   /   /  |  /  /   /  /  |  /   /   /   / |

                       F#m7                  Emaj7
Won’t you, please, come on... down Atlantic Avenue?
          Cmaj7              Dmaj7
Nah - nah, na, nah ’n’ nah - ah-------! Ah------! Ah------!


[Bridge]
 G#m7          C#7         F#m7           B7
Flying down to Rio, never thought I would be,
  Bm           Fdim        F#m    F#m7
Walking by the ocean, here today,      no,
Bm                    Fdim         F#m7            B7        E7sus4
     Pretty soon I’ve got to leave, but I know my heart will stay----!
F7sus4
Woh -oh, oh---, oh, oh...


[Verse 6]
    Gm7             Fmaj7    C#maj7           D#maj7
 ...oh---, Atlantic Avenue!         Oh---, oh, oh!
      Gm7                          Fmaj7            C#maj7        D#maj7
Here I am, strolling down Atlantic Avenue, with the sunlight in my eyes,
           Gm7                             Fmaj7
Oh, here I am, and there’s nothing I would rather do,
      C#maj7             D#maj7
When I want some peace of mind----!
                              (When I want some peace of mind!)

[Verse 7]
         Gm7                 Fmaj7           C#maj7      D#maj7
So, come on,   down Atlantic Avenue, let the samba take a hold of you,
         Gm7                                     Fmaj7
’Cause I know... woo, there is no place like the Avenue,
         C#maj7       D#maj7
When that music gets a hold of you!


[Verse 8]
       Gm7                         Fmaj7
Here I am, strolling down Atlantic Avenue,
          Dbmaj7        Ebmaj7
With the sunlight in my eyes,
          (Oh----, sun------light in my eyes!)


[Verse 9]
      Gm7                              Fmaj7
Here I am, and there’s nothing I would rather do,
      Dbmaj7             Ebmaj7
When I want some peace of mind----!
                              (When I want some peace of mind!)

F#m7  = 242222   E7sus4 = 020200    Fdim   = xx3434
Emaj7 = x79897   D#m7b5 = xx1222    F#m    = 244222
Cmaj7 = x35453   G#m7   = 464444    F7sus4 = 131311
Dmaj7 = x57675   C#7    = x46464    Gm7    = 353333
Bm7   = x24232   B7     = x24242    Fmaj7  = 133210
C#m7  = x46454   Bm     = x24432    C#maj7 = x46564
                                    D#maj7 = x68786