Franklin avenue chords by Ian Matthews

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Verse 1
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Last night I lived on
Franklin
Avenue
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That time in 53 I remember
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hearing the news
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They said
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Atlanta gone, we all knew
Mr.
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Williams, talking about you
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Mama said you couldn't hit a star
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Except you never knew just
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when you'd gone too far
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You must have been the
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man I listened to
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Picking slowly, singing where you blew
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Hey
Mr.
Em 
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Wil liams, can you play me a song?
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Sing it loud and let it roll and make it long
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I never knew you but
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you called me on the phone
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D 
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And you sure do feel like a brother
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I know you had a problem with your life
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Mama said you're not
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the kind of man who
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They left that big ol' car
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out in the dry
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Seemed to wonder if they'd
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got you there inside
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Hey,
Mr.
Em 
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Wil liams, can you play me a song?
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Sing it loud and let it roll and make it long
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I never knew you but
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A 
you called it up strong
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D 
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And you sure do feel like a brother
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You