Misc Originals – Bruce Watson - The Slums Of Park Avenue (Guitar)
Capo 1
Key
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Chords
[Intro]
G D C G
[Verse 1]
G D C G An empty spoon of silver is still an empty spoon Em D C G A lonely boy sits crying inside his silver room G D C G One by one the demons come and he doesn't know what to do Em D C G So once again the pills go down in the slums of Park Avenue
[Verse 2]
G D C G Five hundred miles away from him in a dark and dirty room Em D C G A poor girl strokes her baby still deep inside her womb G D C G She trembles from the cold and the hunger follows soon Em D C G She shuts her eyes and dreams about the wealth of Park Avenue
[Chorus]
C D G Em If we knew the simplicity of the wealth that's in our soul C D Bm Em All we need lays in our grasp with trust worth more than gold C D G Em So count your blessings, hold your hand and you'll know what to do C G D G Let go that child that lives inside the slums of Park Avenue
[Verse 3]
G D C G An old man plays the guitar on the platform by the train Em D C G The years have worn him slowly and his fingers curl with pain G D C G He sees a young girl waiting with a baby coming soon Em D C G He wonders how she came to be in the slums of Park Avenue
[Chorus]
C D G Em If we knew the simplicity of the wealth that's in our soul C D Bm Em All we need lays in our grasp with trust worth more than gold C D G Em So count your blessings, hold your hand and you'll know what to do C G D G Let go that child that lives inside the slums of Park Avenue
[Verse 4]
G D C G The cold news on her telephone, you need to get there soon Em D C G One final time to see him in his steel hospital room G D C G He knew the child was coming and he didn't know what to do Em D C G So one last time he took the pills in the slums of Park Avenue
[Chorus]
C D G Em If we knew the simplicity of the wealth that's in our soul C D Bm Em All we need lays in our grasp with trust worth more than gold C D G Em She holds him for his final breath then stands and leaves the room C G D G Wishing she had felt the wealth not the pain of Park Avenue
[Verse 5]
G D C G The old man walks up slowly but she turns and looks away Em D C G Still he wraps her in his blanket and in song begins to pray G D C G He'd ask her for her story, but he already knew Em D C G Another victim of the wealth and the pain of Park Avenue
[Chorus]
C D G Em If we knew the simplicity of the wealth that's in our soul C D Bm Em All we need lays in our grasp with trust worth more than gold C D G Em So count your blessings, hold your hand and you'll know what to do C G D G C G God bless that child that lives inside the slums of Park Avenue
[Outro]
C G C G
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| x Dead note
| g Grace note
| (n) Ghost note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| r Release
| > Accented note
| t Tapping
| b Bend
| br Bend release
| pb Pre-bend
| pbr Pre-bend release
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato
| s Slap
| P Pop
| PM Palm mute
| TR Trill
| N Tremolo
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