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[Verse 1]
D D
I've got a little piece of paper with your name written on it,
D D
got a head full of attitude and nowhere to put it.
G C D D
Tell me: why don't you come down to Rue Morgue Avenue?
[Chorus]
A G
Why don't you come down?
C G (D)
Soil your pretty feet on the dirty ground of Rue Morgue Avenue.
[Interlude]
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[Verse 2]
D D
Well, there's a chapel on the corner where I'm doing my crying,
D D G
there's a limit to my patience, what'd ya say, Fay, let's get married
C D D
down on Rue Morgue Avenue.
[Verse 3]
D D
They say the world keeps on turning and everything remains the same,
D D
well, my heart's burning, and I say everything must change.
G C D D
Why don't you come down to Rue Morgue Avenue?
[Chorus]
A G
Why don't you come down?
C G D D
Soil your pretty feet on the dirty ground of Rue Morgue Avenue,
D D
Rue Morgue Avenue.
[Bridge]
F C F
Rita-Mae, tell your sister she's unkind,
C F
tell your sister, well, I don't mind,
C (D)
tell your sister, she's got mine.
[Interlude]
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[Chorus]
A G
Why don't you come down?
C G
Soil your pretty feet on the dirty ground.
[Verse 4]
D D
I got a four letter word; starts with the letter "l",
D D
can't bring myself to say it 'cause it's making my life hell.
G C D D
Why don't you come down to Rue Morgue Avenue?
[Bridge]
A G
'Cause I've been drinking all night and all day,
C G
just trying to picture your sweet face
D D
down on Rue Morgue Avenue,
D D
down on Rue Morgue Avenue,
(D)
down on Rue Morgue Avenue.
[Interlude]
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[Bridge]
F C F
Rita-Mae, tell your sister she's unkind,
C F
tell your sister, well, I don't mind.
C F C (D)
Tell your sister, she knows where, where I lie.
[Interlude]
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[Outro]
D D
Down on Rue Morgue Avenue,
D D
down on Rue Morgue Avenue.
D D D D
Down on ...,
D
down on Rue Morgue Avenue.
