Iron Maiden - 22 Acacia Avenue (Guitar)
Author: Kristian Klock
Type: Guitar
Track no: 4
Album: The Number Of The Beast
Comments: This is the second song about "Charlotte the Harlot" the first one is "Charlotte The Harlot", then this one, so "Hooks in you", and finaly, "From here to Eternity"
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This tab is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song.
You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.
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Chords used in song
| Em | D | C | Ebm | Em | C/G | Bm |
|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
|-----|-----|-----|-----|--2--|-----|--9--|
|--14-|--12-|--10-|--13-|--2--|--3--|--9--|
|--12-|--10-|---8-|--11-|--0--|--3--|--7--|
|Bm-I | D-I | C-I | D | G | G/A | G/C |
|--2--|-----|-----|--2--|--3--|-----|-----|
|--3--|-----|-----|--3--|--0--|-----|-----|
|--4--|-----|--0--|--2--|--0--|--0--|--0--|
|--4--|--0--|--2--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|
|--2--|--0--|--3--|-----|--2--|--0--|--3--|
|-----|-----|-----|-----|--3--|-----|-----|
Intro- Guitar Strum-1
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||--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14---12--||
||--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---10--||
Em D
1:If you're feeling down depressed and lonely
2: If you're waiting for a long time
Em D
I know a place where we can go
For the rest to do their piece
C D Em
Twenty two Acacia Avenue
you can tell her that you know me
Ebm D C D Em
Meet a lady that I know.
You might even get it free.
Ebm D C D Em
So if you're looking for a good time
so any time you're down at the east end
Ebm D C D Em
And you're prepared to pay the price
Don't you hesitate to go
Ebm D C D Em
fifteen quid is all shee asks for
you can take my honest word for it
Ebm D C D Em
every body got their vice.
She'll teach you more than can know.
_________1._________ ________________2.________
| Guitar Strum-1 || |
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|------------12------------|
Guitar lick-A
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||.-------0----|---------2--0----.||
||.-0--2--0----|--0--2--------2--.||
||--------2----|------------------||
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Verse
Em G Em
1:Charlotte can't you get out from all of this madness
2:Someday when yuo're reached the age of fourty
3:Charlotte isn't it time you stopped this mad life
4:Sometimes when you're strolling down the avenue
G Em
1:Can't you see it only brings you sadness
2:But you'll reget the days when you were laying
3:Don't you ever think about the bad times
4:The way you walk it makes men think of heaving you
C/G
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|-----------------------------|------------------------|
|---------0---0--------0---0--|-------------0----0-----|
|---------------4---4---------|------------------------|
|--3--3-----------------------|---3----3---------------|
|--3--3-----------------------|---3----3---------------|
1:When you entertain your men don't you know the risk
2:Nobody then will want to know you won't heave any more
3:Why do you have to live this way do you enjoy your lay
4:When you're walking down the street every body stops
________1_& _3_____ _____2_&_4_____
| Guitar lick-A ||Guitar lick-A |
|------------------ |-------3-----------||---------------|
|------------------ |-------0-----------||---------------|
|-------0---------- |-------0-----------||---------------|
|--4--4----4---0--- |-------0-----2-----||------5---2----|
|------------------ |-14----2-----2-----||--14--5---2----|
|------------------ |-12----3-----0-----||--12--3---0----|
1: of getting dis- ease
2:beautiful wares to- show any more
3: or is it the- pay
4: and turns to- stare at you
Chorus
C D Bm C D Em
Twenty two, the avenue, that's the place were we all go.
D Em C D Bm C D *To Coda*
You will find, it's warm inside, the re lights burning
Guitar lick-A
Em G Em D.S al Coda
bright to night.
*Coda*
Bm
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|----------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------|--3--2--0--2--0---0----------------|
|----------------|----------------3---3--2--3--2--0--|
bright to night.
D Em D Em D Em G D G D
1:Beat her mistreat her do any thing you please.
2:Bite her excite her make her get down on her knees.
3:Abuse her misuse her she can take all that you've got.
4:Caress her molest her she always does what you want,
Em no chord Em D
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|------------|--3----2-----------------|------------|-----------|
|------------|---------3--2------------|------------|-----------|
|------------|----------------3---2----|------------|-----------|
4: to night.
Guitar Lick: A-I
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|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|------------0----------|------------2----0---------|
|--0----2----0----------|--0----2--------------2----|
|------------2----------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|------------0----------|------------2----0---------|
|--0----2----0----------|--0----2--------------2----|
|------------0----------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|------------0----------|------------2----0---------|
|--0----2----0----------|--0----2--------------2----|
|------------3----------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------------|
|------------0----------|-------0--2----0--------------|
|--0----2----0----------|--0---------------2--2--0-----|
|------------2----------|---------------------------2--|
|-----------------------|------------------------------|
With Guitar lick: A-I
Em G Em D-I
1:You're running away don't you know what your're doing
2:You be- -live that because what you're earning
3:All the men that are constantly drooling
G/A
1:Can't you see it'll lead you to ruin
2:Your life's good don't you know that it's hurting
3:It's no life for you stop all that srcewing
C-I G/C
1:Charlotte you've taken your life and
2:All the people that love you
3:You're packing your bags
D-I
1:you've thrown it away.
2:don't cast the aside.
3:you're comming with me.
Play this after each part of this verses:
____________1.&2._____________ ______3.__________
| Em G Em D | Em G Em |
with Guitar Lick: A-I
Em G Em D-i G/A C-I G/C
After all three times, play this:
____________1.&2.________________ ________3._______________
| D-I Em G Em || |
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|--3--2-----------------|
|-------3--2------------|
|--------------3---2----|
This is the end,
play the Em, D then the Em
strike the Em chord very fast a few times before you
change into a D, strike it the same way before you go
back to the Em
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|------| |------| |------|
|------| |------| |------|
|--14--| |--12--| |--14--|
|--12--| |--10--| |--12--|
as fast as yo can.
Copyright Kristian Klock
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