D/A C G C
Zephyr & I stand out on
D/A C G C D/A
West End Avenue
C G C
Talking about the things that
D/A C G
All of us used to do
[Chorus]
(Acoustic guitar 2)
A C
E|-----------0----------------|-----------0----------------| |
B|-----------------2----------|-----------------1----------| |
G|--------2-------------------|--------0-------------------| |
D|-----2----------------------|-----2----------------------| |
A|--0-------------------------|--3-------------------------| |
E|----------------------------|----------------------------| |
G | x2
E|----------------------------|----------------------------| |
B|----------------------------|----------------------------| |
G|-----------0----------------|----------------------------| |
D|--------0--------------0----|----------------------------| |
A|-----2-----------3----------|---2------------------------| |
E|--3-------------------------|----------------------------| |
(These measures are played in every chorus itteration)
A C G A
And the wind kicks up with the smell of rain
C G
The kids are gone but the souls remain
[Verse 2]
D/A C G C
Zephyr & I sort out our
D/A C G C D/A
Long term memories
C G C
Do you remember, he says,
D/A C G D/A
The nineteen-seventies
C G
This was a youth mall
C D/A C G C D/A
Of A - merica on this street
C G C
All of us hanging here, like
D/A C G
Underage cops on a beat
[Chorus]
A C G A
And the wind kicks up with the smell of rain
C G A
The kids are gone but the souls remain
C G A
The graffiti goes but the walls retain
C G
The flowers go but the earth must still remain
[Bridge - part 1]
(The following measures on both guitar continue to play throughout the first part)
(Acoustic guitar 1)
E|-----------------0| >--------------------|-----------------0>--------------------||
B|-------------2| >------2>------2---------|-------------2>------2>------2---------||
G|---------2---------------2-------------|---------2---------------2-------------| |
D|-----2---------------------------------|-----2---------------------------------| |
A|-0-------------------------------------|-0-------------------------------------| |
E|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |
| x3
E|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |
B|--------------3---------------3--------|--------------3---------------3--------| |
G|----------0---------------0------------|----------0---------------0------------| |
D|------0---------------0----------------|------0---------------0----------------| |
A|--3---------------2--------------------|--3---------------5--------------------| |
E|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |
E|-----------------0| >--------------------|-----------------0>--------------------|
B|-------------2| >------2>------2---------|-------------2>------2>------2---------|
G|---------2---------------2-------------|---------2---------------2-------------|
D|-----2---------------------------------|-----2---------------------------------|
A|-0-------------------------------------|-0-------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|--------------3---------------3--------|--------------3------------------------|
G|----------0---------------0------------|----------0----------------------------|
D|------0---------------0----------------|------0--------------------------------|
A|--3---------------2--------------------|--3------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|---------------------1/3---------------|
(Acoustic guitar 2)
E|-----------------5| >--------------------|-----------------5>--------------------||
B|-------------5-------5-------5---------|-------------5-------5-------5---------| |
G|---------7---------------7| >------------|---------7---------------7>------------||
D|-----7---------------------------------|-----7---------------------------------| |
A|-0-------------------------------------|-0-------------------------------------| |
E|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |
| x2
E|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |
B|-------------5-----------5-------------|-------------5-----------5-------------| |
G|---------7-----------7-----------------|---------7-----------7-----------------| |
D|-----7-----------7---------------------|-----7-----------7---------------------| |
A|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |
E|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |
E|-----------------5| >--------------------|-----------------5>--------------------|
B|-------------5-------5-------5---------|-------------5-------5-------5---------|
G|---------7---------------7| >------------|---------7---------------7>------------|
D|-----7---------------------------------|-----7---------------------------------|
A|-0-------------------------------------|-0-------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|-------------5-----------5-------------|-------------5-------------------------|
G|---------7-----------7-----------------|---------7-----------------------------|
D|-----7-----------7---------------------|-----7---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A
In spring the tide in Riverside
Csus2 G/B Csus2 G5/D
Will wash away the cold and frozen
A
River rain will clean the stain and
Csus2 G/B Csus2 N.C
Wash away wash away downstream
[Instrumental]
(Acoustic guitar 1)
(The solo plays thorough the whole second part of the bridge)
E|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |
B|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |
G|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |
D|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| | x5
A|----9/12-----------7--10-7-------------|-----0/5------------7--10-7------------| |
E|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |
(The solo is accompanied by these chords: D C G C D.
Start playing them after the first repeat iteration.)
E|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A|----9/12-----------7--10-7-------------|-----0/5-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
[Bridge - part 2]
C G C
Out on the corner by the
D C G C D
Fireman's Monument
C G C
This was the place where all the
D C G
Fatherless teenagers went
[Chorus]
A C G A
And the wind kicks up with the smell of rain
C G A
The kids are gone but the souls remain
C G A
The graffiti goes but the walls retain
C G
The flowers go but the earth must still remain
