Electric Avenue

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.

Tab

 -4  -3 -4    -4    -3   +4 -4   -3
Down in the street there is vio-lence
-3 -3  -3  -3 +4  -4  -3 -3  -2  
And a lots of___ work to be done
-4   -3  +4  -4  -3   +5  -4  -3 
No place to hang out our wash-ing
-3 -3  -3    -3  +4 +4 -4 -3 -3'' -2  -3 -3
And I can't blame__ all__ on the sun, oh no 

CHORUS: 
-3 -3'' -2 -2''  +4  -3 -2 -2   -2 -2 -2 -2''
We gon--na rock down to  E-lec-tric A-ve-nue
-2   -2   -2   -3'' -2  -3  -2  -4
And then we'll take it high-er. Oh,
-3 -3'' -2 -2''  +4  -3 -2 -2   -2 -2 -2 -2'' 
we gon--na rock down to  E-lec-tric A-ve-nue
-2   -2   -2   -3'' -2  -3  -2 
And then we'll take it high-er. 

 -4  -3  -4  -4   -3 +4 -4  -3
Work-in' so hard like a sol-dier
 -3   -3  +4 +4  -4   -3 -3 -2
Can't af-ford a thing on  TV
 -4  -3 +4  -4   -3 +5 -4   -3
Deep in my heart I'm a war-rior
 -3   +4   -4  -3  -3'' -2    -3  -3 
Can't get food for them kid, good God 

CHORUS 

+4 -4
Oh no... 
+4 -4
Oh no... 
+4 -4
Oh no... 
+4 -4
Oh no... 

CHORUS 

-4  -3 -4  -4   -3 +4   -4  -3
Who is to blame in one coun-try 
-3  -3 +4  -4  -3 -3'' -2
Nev-er can get to the one 
 -4  -3  -4 -4  -3  +5 -4  -3
Deal-in' in mul-ti-pli-ca-tion
 -3  -3   -3    +4    -4  -3  -3'' -2  -2 -3 
And they still can't feed eve--ry-one, oh no 

CHORUS 

-4  -3 +4   -4
Out in the street...
-4  -3 +4   -4 
Out in the street...
-4  -3  +4  -4    -3 
Out in the play-ground...
-3  +4  -4   -4  -3  -2 
In the dark side of town... 

CHORUS 

 -4  -3 +4 -4  -4   -3
Rock it in the day-time
 -4  -3 +4 -4   -3 
Rock it in the night ...

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