Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam) – 18Th Avenue Kansas City Nightmare (Guitar)

Capo 2
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Chords

VERSE 1:
         A                D
Well, I rode awhile for a mile or so, 

         Em               A
Down the road to the 18th Avenue,

        A                     D
And the people I saw were the people I know,

         Em               A
And they all came down to take a view,

    A                 D 
The path was dark and borderless, 

         Em               A
Down the road to the 18th Avenue,

       A                    D
And it stung my tongue to repeat the words

       C                Bb
That I used to use only yesterday,

A               D              C
  Meanings just dropped to the ground,

G  A              D             C                  Bb
     I tried to remember what I thought and what I used to say,

F                   Eb
   Don't let me go down, no, don't let me go!
Bb F Eb Eb F G A Asus A VERSE 2:
       Bb                    Eb
Oh, my hands were tied as I struggled inside

    Db              B
The empty waste of another day,

Bb               Eb          Db
   Memories were blank to my eyes,

Ab Bb                 Eb            Db                 B 
     The fire and the glory of that night seems safely locked away,

Gb                E
    Too hungry to rise, oh, too hungry to...
B F# E E F# INSTRUMENTAL: (Quick Tempo) Ab Bb Ab Bb (x3) Ab Bb Eb Eb Eb Eb Eb Bb Eb Bb Eb Bb Eb F F C F C F C F Bb Ab F Eb F Ab Eb F Eb F Ab Ab F Eb F Eb F Ab Eb F Ab Bb Ab Bb Ab Bb Ab Bb Ab Bb Bb Eb Bb Eb (x2) E F# E F# E F# E F# E F# E E D Ab (Slow tempo) Am Em7 Am Em7 Am Em7 Am Em7 (x3) Am Em7 Am F G Am F C Em7 Am Em VERSE 3:
        A                 D         
Well, I rode awhile for a mile or so, 

         Em               A
Down the road to the 18th Avenue,

        A                     D
And the people I saw were the people I know,

         Em               A
And they all came down to take a view,

    A                 D       
The path was dark and borderless,

         Em               A
Down the road to the 18th Avenue,

       A                     D
But my head felt better as I turned the car, 

        C              Bb
And the airport slowly came in view,

A       D              C         G 
   'One mile' said the sign! Woh-oh!

A               D                C                    Bb
   I checked my bags and made it straight to end Gate 22,

F                   Eb
   "Made it just in time...

                         Bb    F  Eb          F  G  A
Boy, you made it just in time!"