Avenue chords by
H.e.r. (Official Version)

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Simplified

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Key: C minorDifficulty: Easy

Intro 1

Em9

B7b9

Am9

Cmaj7

Verse 1
Em9 Em9 
 
I liked you better on the first date
B7b9 B7b9 
 
I shoulda said what's wrong
in the first place
I don't 'cause you always
Am9 Am9 
 
takin' it the wrong way
You won't listen
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
you're too busy     playin' 2K
Em9 Em9 
 
I always been down  but you still asleep
B7b9 B7b9 
 
And even though I said that night
I shouldn't been peaked
Am9 Am9 
 
I feel it in my soul  yeah it's so deep
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
So deep you should know     that about me

Chorus 1
Em9 Em9 
 
I just turned, just turned down your avenue
B7b9 B7b9 
 
I      had to but I'm mad at you
Am9 Am9 
 
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
You always say I gotta attitude
Em9 Em9 
 
But that's you, you was actin' rude
B7b9 B7b9 
 
I had to     ask you if you had a few
Am9 Am9 
 
'Cause you always say
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
I gotta attitude, oh

Verse 2
Em9 Em9 
 
Why you   talkin' to me like, you be like
B7b9 B7b9 
 
Why you always wanna be right?
Am9 Am9 
 
Oh, I just need the time  that you can't find
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
I just need to know     that it's still mine
Em9 Em9 
 
And the way   that you can't say my name
B7b9 B7b9 
 
don't seem right
Am9 Am9 
 
But I know  when to go and to stop
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
at the green light

Chorus 2
Em9 Em9 
 
I just turned, just turned down your avenue
B7b9 B7b9 
 
I      had to but I'm mad at you
Am9 Am9 
 
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
You always say I gotta attitude
Em9 Em9 
 
But that's you, you was actin' rude
B7b9 B7b9 
 
I had to     ask you if you had a few
Am9 Am9 
 
'Cause you always say
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
I gotta attitude, oh

Verse 3
Em9 Em9 
 
B7b9 B7b9 
 
So I'm the one that set a place
Am9 Am9 
 
I'm the one that's in the way
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
I'll communicate
Em9 Em9 
 
I'm so spoiled
B7b9 B7b9 
 
So I'm the one that need a break
Am9 Am9 
 
Like you ain't stay in my place
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
But you're the one who came home late

Bridge 1

And I ain't loyal

Em9

That's you, yeah, that's you,

B7b9

that's you, yeah,

Am9

Cmaj7

that's you

Chorus 3
Em9 Em9 
 
B7b9 B7b9 
 
I just turned down your avenue
Am9 Am9 
 
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
You always say I gotta attitude
Em9 Em9 
 
I just turned, just turned down your avenue
B7b9 B7b9 
 
I      had to but I'm mad at you
Am9 Am9 
 
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
You always say I gotta attitude
Em9 Em9 
 
But that's you, you was actin' rude
B7b9 B7b9 
 
I had to     ask you if you had a few
Am9 Am9 
 
'Cause you always say
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
I gotta attitude, oh

Outro 1
Em9 Em9 
 
B7b9 B7b9 
 
Attitude, oh
That's you, you was actin' rude
Am9 Am9 
 
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
You always say I gotta attitude,
Em9 Em9 
 
B7b9 B7b9 
 
Am9 Am9 
 
yeah yeah yeah
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
Just turning

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsEm9 B7b9 Am9 Cmaj7

Chords

Em9
B7b9
Am9
Cmaj7

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Em9: 0-2-0-0-0-2
B7b9: x-2-1-2-1-x
Am9: x-0-5-5-0-0
Cmaj7: x-3-2-0-0-0

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 4

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This is the definitive original version of Avenue by H.E.R., transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of C minor. It suits players who want to learn Avenue the way H.E.R. intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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