Atlantic Avenue

 
              
 
Intro 
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verse 1 
       F#m7                        Emaj7             Cmaj7         Dmaj7 
Here I am, strolling down Atlantic Avenue, with the sunlight in my eyes, 
       F#m7                            Emaj7 
Here I am, and there's nothing I would rather do, 
       Cmaj7              Dmaj7 
When I want some peace of mind! 
 
 
verse 2 
       Bm7                      C#m7            Dmaj7            E7sus4 
Oh---,     I leave the smoke of Rio behind, as evening starts to fly, 
Bm7                      C#m7 
     I want to feel the ocean breeze, 
           Dmaj7             D#m7/b5        E7sus4 
Where the mountains kiss the sky--------, y------!) 
 
 
verse 3 
        F#m7               Emaj7           Cmaj7       Dmaj7 
So, come on, down Atlantic Avenue, let the samba take a hold of you, 
          F#m7                              Emaj7 
'Cause, I know, there is  no place like the Avenue, 
          Cmaj7       Dmaj7 
When that music gets a hold of you! 
 
 
verse 4  
           Bm7                 C#m7           Dmaj7          E7sus4 
Woh - oh,      drive along to Ipanema there's always time to spare, 
Bm7                     C#m7                    Dmaj7          D#m7/b5 
     Forget the troubles of the world, when they get to much to bare---! 
E7sus4 
  Oh - oh, woh - oh, oh - oh! 
 
 
Verse 5 
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                       F#m7                  Emaj7 
Won't you, please, come on... down Atlantic Avenue? 
          Cmaj7              Dmaj7 
Nah - nah, na, nah 'n' nah - ah-------! Ah------! Ah------! 
 
 
Bridge 
 G#m7          C#7         F#m7           B7 
Flying down to Rio, never thought I would be, 
  Bm           Fdim        F#m    F#m7 
Walking by the ocean, here today,      no, 
Bm                    Fdim         F#m7            B7        E7sus4 
     Pretty soon I've got to leave, but I know my heart will stay----! 
F7sus4 
Woh -oh, oh---, oh, oh... 
 
 
Verse 6 
    Gm7             Fmaj7    C#maj7           D#maj7 
 ...oh---, Atlantic Avenue!         Oh---, oh, oh! 
      Gm7                          Fmaj7            C#maj7        D#maj7 
Here I am, strolling down Atlantic Avenue, with the sunlight in my eyes, 
           Gm7                             Fmaj7 
Oh, here I am, and there's nothing I would rather do, 
      C#maj7             D#maj7 
When I want some peace of mind----!  
                              (When I want some peace of mind!) 
 
Verse 7 
         Gm7                 Fmaj7           C#maj7      D#maj7 
So, come on,   down Atlantic Avenue, let the samba take a hold of you, 
         Gm7                                     Fmaj7 
'Cause I know... woo, there is no place like the Avenue, 
         C#maj7       D#maj7 
When that music gets a hold of you! 
 
 
Verse 8 
       Gm7                         Fmaj7 
Here I am, strolling down Atlantic Avenue, 
          Dbmaj7        Ebmaj7 
With the sunlight in my eyes, 
          (Oh----, sun------light in my eyes!) 
 
 
Verse 9 
      Gm7                              Fmaj7 
Here I am, and there's nothing I would rather do, 
      Dbmaj7             Ebmaj7 
When I want some peace of mind----! 
                              (When I want some peace of mind!)