22 Acacia Avenue chords by Iron Maiden

Key: E

🤘 Intro:

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🤘 Verse 1:
D E                    D
   If you're feeling down depressed and lonely
D E               D
   I know a place where we can go
D C     D E
   22 Acacia Avenue
  C     D      E
   Meet a lady that I know
C       D       E
 So if you're looking for a good time
C        D         E
 And you're prepared to pay the price
C     D       E
 Fifteen quid is all she asks for
C       D     E
 Everybody's got their vice

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🤘 Verse 2:
D E             D
   If you're waiting for a long time
D E              D
   For the rest to do their piece
D C        D      E
   You can tell her that you know me
  C        D      E
   And you might even get it free
C       D       E
 So any time you're down the East End
C      D      E
 Don't you hesitate to go
C     D       E
 You can take my honest word for it
C         D         E
 She'll teach you more than you can know

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🤘 Verse 3:
E                G     E   A
Charlotte can't you get out from all this madness
E            G     E   A
Can't you see it only brings you sadness
C    G   F#    G
When you entertain your men
C    G    F#    G    E
don't know the risk of getting disease

E                 G    E   A
Some day when you're reaching the age of forty
E                 G    E   A
I bet you'll regret the days when you were laying
C    G     F#    G
Nobody then will want to know
C     G     F#    G    E
You won't have any beautiful wares to show any more


🤘 Chorus:
C    D  B     C
 Twenty two
the avenue
C       D         E
 That's the place where we all go
C      D  B       C
 You will find  it's warm inside
C         D    E      G  E A
 The red light's burning bright tonight


🤘 Verse 4:
E                   G  E   A
Charlotte isn't it time you stopped this mad life
E                G  E   A
Don't you ever think about the bad times
C      G    F#    G
Why do you have to live this way
C     G    F#    G    E
Do you enjoy your lay or is it the pay

E               G    E   A
Sometimes when your strolling down the avenue
E               G    E   A
The way you walk it make men think of having you
C      G    F#    G
When you're walking down the street
C   G   F#    G    E
Everybody stops and turns to stare at you


🤘 Chorus:
C    D  B     C
 Twenty two
the avenue
C       D         E
 That's the place where we all go
C      D  B       C
 You will find  it's warm inside
C         D    E      G  E A
 The red light's burning bright tonight


🤘 Bridge:
 D  E    D  E  D E         G
Beat her, mistreat her, do anything that you please
 D  E   D  E  D  E          G
Bite her, excite her, make her get down on her knees
 D  E   D  E  D  E            G
Abuse her, misuse her, she can take all that you've got
 D   E   D  E  D E           G  E
Caress her, molest her, she always does what you want


🤘 Solo:
E  D  C  x5


🤘 Verse 5:
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You're running away don't you know what you're doing
D
Can't you see it'll lead you to ruin
C              D            E   G
Charlotte you've taken your life and you've thrown it away

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You believe that because what you're earning
D
Your life's good don't you know that you're hurting
C          D             E  G
All the people that love you don't cast them aside

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All the men that are constantly drooling
D
It's no life for you stop all that screwing
C          D           E
You're packing your bags and you're coming with me


🤘 Solo:
E  D  C  D  E x6

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