Van Morrison - Lonely Avenue: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Lonely Avenue" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

Gm
Now my room has got two windows
        Cm                   Cm7
But the sunshine never comes through
              Gm
You know it's oh so dark and dreary
Since I broke off, baby with you

Chorus:
            Cm7
I live on a lonely avenue
My little girl wouldn't say I do
 Gm
Well, it's a oh so sad and blue
And it's all because of you
         D7
I could cry,
                   Cm7
Ohhhh baby I could die
            Gm
I live on a lonely avenue
                  D7
It's a lonely avenue

Well, my sheets they feel like lead
And my pillows they feel like stone
Well, I toss and turn most every night
It's so sad to be alone

Chorus:
I live way up, I live way up on,
I live way up on, I live way up on
I live way up on a lonely avenue
I'm so sad and blue
And it's all because of you
I could cry
Oh baby, I could die
I live on a lonely avenue
It's a lonely avenue

You you you you you you you you you you you you
You you you you you you you you you you you you
You you you you you you you you you you you you
You you you you you you you you you you you you
You give me nothing but the blues
Nothing but the blues
Up on lonely avenue

If I can beg or borrow some money
I will have to leave this town
Hey, I don't run into that corner of mine
When I be highway bound

Chorus:
I live up on a lonely avenue
Little girl, don't say I do
It's all so sad and blue
It's all because of you
Well, I could cry
Oh baby, I could die
I live on a lonely avenue

I live up on a lonely avenue
Up on lonely avenue, baby
I'm so tired this morning
Well, I could cry
Oh, I could die
I live on a lonely avenue
Lonely avenue


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

Cm7

Guitar chord Cm7

D7

Guitar chord D7

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Lonely Avenue" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Lonely Avenue" by Van Morrison.

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