Iron Maiden – 22, Acacia Avenue  Iron Maiden


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22, Acacia Avenue

By Iron Maiden

written by Harris and Smith

Off “The number of the beast”

Tab by Kristian Klock

Note:This is the second song about “Charlotte the Harlot”.

the first one is “Charlotte The Harlot”, then this one,

so “Hooks in you”, and finaly, “Frome here to Eternity”

used in song

 
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Em 
 
 
D 
 
 
C 
 
 
Ebm 
 
 
Em 
 
 
C/G 
 
 
Bm 
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|–14-|–12-|–10-|–13-|–2–|–3–|–9–|
|–12-|–10-|—8-|–11-|–0–|–3–|–7–|

 
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Bm 
-I |  
D 
-I |  
C 
-I |  
D 
 
 
G 
 
 
G/A 
 
 
G/C 
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Intro
G 
uitar 
 
Strum-1

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1:
Em 
If you’re feeling down depressed and lonel
D 
y
 
2: If you’re waiting for  
A 
long 
 
time
 
Em 
I know  
A 
place where we can go
D 

For the rest to do their piece

 
C 
Twenty two Aca
D 
cia 
 
 
Em 
 
A 
venue

you can tell her that you know me

 
Ebm 
D 
C 
Meet 
 
 
A 
lad
D 
y that I kno
Em 
w.

You might even get it free.

 
Ebm 
D 
C 
So if you’re look
D 
ing for  
A 
go
Em 
od 
 
time

so any time you’re down at the east end

 
Ebm 
D 
C 
 
A 
nd you’re prepare
D 
D 
to pay the pr
Em 
ice

Don’t you hesitate to go

 
Ebm 
D 
C 
fifteen 
 
q
D 
uid is all she
Em 
E 
asks 
 
for

you can take my honest word for it

 
Ebm 
D 
C 
every 
 
bo
D 
dy got their vi
Em 
ce.

She’ll teach you more than can know.

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Guitar lick
A 

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Verse

 
1:
Em 
 
C 
harlotte can’t you get out from  
A 
G 
ll of th
Em 
is 
 
madness

2:Someday when yuo’re reached the age of fourty

3:Charlotte isn’t it time you stopped this mad life

4:Sometimes when you’re strolling down the avenue

 
1:Can’t you see it only brin
G 
gs 
 
you
Em 
sadness

2:But you’ll reget the days when you were laying

3:Don’t you ever think about the bad times

4:The way you walk it makes men think of heaving you

 
C/G 
 

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|–3–3———————–|—3—-3—————|
|–3–3———————–|—3—-3—————|

1:When you entertain your men don’t you know the risk

2:Nobody then will want to know you won’t heave any more

3:Why do you have to live this way do you enjoy your lay

4:When you’re walking down the street every body stops

________1_& _3_____ _____2_&_4_____

 
| Guitar lick
A 
||Guitar 
 
lick
A 
|

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|–4–4—-4—0— |——-0—–2—–||——5—2—-|
|—————— |-14—-2—–2—–||–14–5—2—-|
|—————— |-12—-3—–0—–||–12–3—0—-|

1: of getting dis- ease

2:beautiful wares to- show any more

3: or is it the- pay

4: and turns to- stare at you

Chorus

 
C 
Twenty 
 
two
D 
 
 
Bm 
the 
 
avenue
C 
, that’s the pl
D 
ace were we all  
G 
Em 
o.
 
D 
 
Em 
 
C 
 
D 
 
Bm 
 
C 
 
D 
*To 
 
Coda*

You will find, it’s warm inside, the re lights burning

 
Guitar lick
A 
 
Em 
 
G 
 
Em 
 
D 
.S al Coda

bright to night.

*Coda*

 
Bm 
 

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bright to night.

 
1:
D 
 
B 
eat 
 
 
Em 
her 
 
m
D 
istre
Em 
at her do
D 
an
Em 
y thing you p
G 
lea
D 
se.
G 
D 

2:Bite her excite her make her get down on her knees.

3:Abuse her misuse her she can take all that you’ve got.

4:Caress her molest her she always does what you want,

 
Em 
no chord  
Em 
 
D 

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|————|———3–2————|————|———–|
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4: to night.

 
Guitar Lick:  
A 
-I

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With Guitar lick:  
A 
-I
 
Em 
 
G 
 
Em 
 
D 
-I

1:You’re running away don’t you know what your’re doing

2:You be- -live that because what you’re earning

3:All the men that are constantly drooling

 
1
G/A 
:Can’t you see it’ll lead you to ruin

2:Your life’s good don’t you know that it’s hurting

3:It’s no life for you stop all that srcewing

 
C 
-I 
 
 
G/C 

1:Charlotte you’ve taken your life and

2:All the people that love you

3:You’re packing your bags

 
D 
-I

1:you’ve thrown it away.

2:don’t cast the aside.

3:you’re comming with me.

Play this after each part of this verses:

____________1.&2._____________ ______3.__________

 
|  
Em 
 
G 
 
Em 
 
D 
 
 
Em 
 
G 
 
Em 
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with Guitar Lick:  
A 
-I
 
Em 
 
G 
 
Em 
 
D 
-i 
 
 
G/A 
 
C 
-I 
 
 
G/C 

After all three times, play this:

____________1.&2.________________ ________3._______________

 
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D 
-I 
 
 
Em 
 
G 
 
Em 
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|–3–2—————–|
|——-3–2————|
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This is the end,

 
play the  
Em 
 
 
D 
then the  
Em 
 
strike the  
Em 
chord very fast  
A 
few times before you
 
change into  
A 
 
D 
, strike it the same way before you go
 
back to the  
Em 

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|–14–| |–12–| |–14–|
|–12–| |–10–| |–12–|

as fast as yo can.

Kristian Klock 18.08-1998

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