Lonely Avenue

lonely avenue : ray charles .
#6 on the r&b charts on atlantic records
in 1956 .

intro : D#m

#1 .
C# G#m
now my room has got two windows but the sunshine never

comes through .
G#m
you know it’s always dark and dreary . . since i broke off ,

baby , with you .
C# G#m
i live on a lonely avenue . . my little girl wouldn’t say ,

i do .
D# C# G#m
well , i feel so sad and blue . . and it’s all because of you .

chorus :
D# C#
i could cry , i could cry , i could cry . . i could die , i could

die , i could die .
G# G#m
because i live on a lonely avenue . . lonely avenue .

#2 .
G#m C# G#
now , my covers they feel like lead and my pillow , it feels like

stone .
C# G#m
well , i’ve tossed and turned so every night , i’m not used to

being alone .
C# G#m
i live on a lonely avenue . . my little girl wouldn’t say ,

i do .
D# C# G#m
well , i feel so sad and blue . . and it’s all because of you .

chorus :
D# C#
i could cry , i could cry , i could cry . . i could die , i could

die , i could die .
G#
because i live on a lonely avenue . . lonely avenue .
G#
( lonely avenue . . lonely avenue . . )

interlude : C# G# D# C# . . G# G#m G# ( lonely avenue . . lonely avenue . . )

#3 .
G# G#m
now , i’ve been so sad and lonesome . . since you’ve left this town .
G#
you know if i could beg or borrow the money , child , i would be

A – highway bound .
C# G#m C#
i live on a lonely avenue . . my little girl wouldn’t say ,
G#m
i do .
D# C# G#m
well , i feel so sad and blue . . and it’s all because of you .

chorus :
D# C#
i could cry , i could cry , i could cry . . i could die , i could

die , i could die .
G# G#m
because i live on a lonely avenue . . lonely avenue .

outro :
G#
lonely avenue . . lonely avenue . . ( end . )

a fifties smash from kraziekhat .