Virgina Avenue

. . . virginia avenue . . . by tom waits - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . . . . . . . . . . . . . * from ’closing time’ ( 1973 ) * * capo 1st fret * ( original key : Fm ) Intro : Em A7 ( x6 ) Verse 1 : Em A7 Em A7 well , i’m walking on down virginia aven - ue , Em A7 Em7 A7 trying to find somebody to tell my troubles to . A7 D7 A7 D7 harold’s club is closing and everybody’s going on home; G7 B7 what’s a poor boy to do? Verse 2 : Em A7 Em A7 i’ll just get on back into my short; make it back to the fort , Em A7 Em A7 sleep off all the crazy lizards inside of my brain . A7 D7 A7 D7 there’s got to be some place , that’s better than this , G7 B7 this life i’m leading’s driving me in - sane . Em A7 and let me tell you , i’m dreaming . . . Solo : Em A7 ( x3 ) A7 D7 ( x2 ) G7 , B7 ( B7 ) let me tell you that . . . Verse 3 : Em A7 Em A7 i’m dreaming to the twilight; this town has got me down . Em A7 Em A7 i’ve seen all the highlights , i’ve been walking all A - round . A7 D7 A7 D7 i won’t make a fuss; i’ll take a greyhound bus , G7 B7 carry me away from here; tell me; what have i got to lose? Verse 4 : Em A7 Em A7 ’cos i’m walking on down columbus aven - ue , Em A7 Em A7 the bars are all closing , ’cos it’s quarter to two . A7 D7 A7 D7 every town i go to , is like a lock without a key , G7 B7 the blues i leave behind are catching up on me . let me tell you; coda : Em A7 they’re catching up on me , Em A7 they’re catching up on me . Em A7 catching up on me , Em A7 catching up on me , B7 A7 G , Em catching up on . . . chord diagrams : - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Em A7 D7 G7 B7 eadgbe eadgbe eadgbe eadgbe eadgbe 022000 x02223 xx0212 323000 021200 tabbed by joel from clumsy , bristol , england , 2007 ( clumsyband@hotmail . com )