Cat Stevens - 18th Avenue Kansas City Nightmare

18th avenue ( kansas city nightmare ) by cat stevens

capo : 2nd fret

verse 1 :
A D
well , i rode awhile for a mile or so ,
Em A
down the road to the 18th avenue ,
A D
and the people i saw were the people i know ,
Em A
and they all came down to take a view ,
A D
the path was dark and borderless ,
Em A
down the road to the 18th avenue ,
A D
and it stung my tongue to repeat the words
C A#
that i used to use only yesterday ,
A D C
meanings just dropped to the ground ,
G A D C A#
i tried to remember what i thought and what i used to say ,
F D#
donat let me go down , no , donat let me go!

A# F D# D# F G A Asus A

verse 2 :
A# D#
oh , my hands were tied as i struggled inside
C# B
the empty waste of another day ,
A# D# C#
memories were blank to my eyes ,
G# A# D# C# B
the fire and the glory of that night seems safely locked away ,
F# E
too hungry to rise , oh , too hungry to . . .

B F# E E F#

instrumental : ( quick tempo )
G# A# G# A# ( x3 ) G# A# D# D# D# D#
D# A# D# A# D# A# D# F
F C F C F C F A# G# F
D# F G# D# F D# F G# G# F D# F
D# F G# D# F
G# A# G# A# G# A# G# A#
G# A# A# D# A# D# ( x2 )
E F# E F# E F# E F# E F# E E D G#

( slow tempo )
Am Em7 Am Em7 Am Em7 Am Em7 ( x3 )
Am Em7 Am F G Am F
C Em7 Am Em

verse 3 :
A D
well , i rode awhile for a mile or so ,
Em A
down the road to the 18th avenue ,
A D
and the people i saw were the people i know ,
Em A
and they all came down to take a view ,
A D
the path was dark and borderless ,
Em A
down the road to the 18th avenue ,
A D
but my head felt better as i turned the car ,
C A#
and the airport slowly came in view ,
A D C G
aone milea said the sign! woh – oh!
A D C A#
i checked my bags and made it straight to end gate 22 ,
F D#
“made it just in time . . .
A# F D# F G A
boy , you made it just in time!”