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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