Kentucky Avenue

kentucky avenue note : for most of the song , there’s this B - a quaver appoggiatura thing that plays in all of the A/C# and D chords . Intro : A/C# , D ( repeated ) A/C# D eddie grace’s buick got four bullet holes in the side A/C# D E7 charley delisle is sittin’ at the top of an avocado tree A/C# D mrs storm will stab you with a steak knife if you step on her lawn A/C# D E7 i got a half a pack of lucky strikes man , so come along with me A/C# D let’s fill our pockets with macadamia nuts A/C# D E7 and go over to bobby goodmanson’s and jump off the roof A/C# D hilda plays strip poker when her mama’s across the street A/C# D E7 joey navinsky says she put her tongue in his mouth A/C# D C#7 dicky faulkner’s got a switchblade and some gooseneck risers F#m7 B11 Bm7 E7 that eucalyptus is a hunchback , there’s a wind down from the south A/C# D so let me tie you up with kite string , i’ll show you the scabs on my knee A/C# watch out for the broken glass , put your shoes and socks on , D E7 and come along with me A/C# D let’s follow that fire truck , i think your house is burning down A/C# D E7 then go down to the hobo jungle and kill some rattlesnakes with a trowel A/C# D and we’ll break all the windows in the old anderson place A/C# D E7 we’ll steal a bunch of boysenberries and smear ’em on your face A/C# D i’ll get a dollar from my mama’s purse , buy that skull and crossbones ring A/C# D E7 and you can wear it round your neck on an old piece of string A/C# D then we’ll spit on ronnie arnold and flip him the bird A/C# D E7 slash the tires on the school bus , now don’t say a word A/C# D i’ll take a rusty nail , scratch your initials in my arm A/C# D E7 i’ll show you how to sneak up on the roof of the drugstore A/C# D i’ll take the spokes from your wheelchair , and a magpie’s wings A/C# D E7 and i’ll tie ’em to your shoulders and your feet A/C# D i’ll steal a hacksaw from my dad , cut the braces off your legs A/C# D E7 and we’ll bury them tonight out in the cornfield A/C# just put a church key in your pocket D we’ll hop that freight train in the hall A/C# D we’ll slide all the way down the drain E7 A/C# to new orleans in the fall D A/C# D A/C# D A/C# D A/C# D E7 Amaj9 end