22 Acacia Avenue

The Number Of The Beast / Iron Maiden

transcribed by Björn Gustafsson 970929

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p.m. = palm muting s = slide
p = pull off t = tapp
h = hammer on x = strumming
~ = vibrato /\/\/\ (or t-bar) = tremolo bar
N.H. = natural harmonics A.H. artificial harmonics
% = repeat last bar * = I use this as a wild card, ie it's
different from song to song. Anyway,
in this song it means that guitar
two plays the same chord as guitar one
but without strummming


It's raining and this tab has been laying on my desk since
last year, so, here we go!

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Verse:

4x
E-|-----------------|
B-|-----------------|
G-|-----------------|
D-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E-|-*---------------|

(NOTE! Only play the star the first time)

RIFF A:
E-|---------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------|
D-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E-|-*-------------------------------|
1. If you're feeling down depressed and
2. If you're waiting for a

RIFF B:
E-|---------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------|
D-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E-|-*---------------------*---*---*-|
1. lonely
2. long time

RIFF A
1. I know a place where we can
2. for the rest to do their

RIFF B
1. go
2. piece

E-|---------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------|
D-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-|
A-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-|
E-|-*-----------------------------*-|
1. 22 Acacia
2. You can tell her

RIFF A
1. Avenue
2. that you know me

Play this two bars four times but skip the second bar the last time
E-|-------------------------|------------------------|
B-|-------------------------|-------------8----------|
G-|-------------------------|-------------9----------|
D-|-5-------5-5-7-------7-7-|-9---9-9---9---9-9-\(7)-|
A-|-3-------3-3-5-------5-5-|-7---7-7---7---7-7-\(5)-|
E-|-------------------------|------------------------|
1. meet a lady that I know
So if you're looking for a good time
And you're prepared to pay the price
Fifteen quid is all she asks for
Everybody's got their vice

2. and you might even get it free
So any time you're down the East End
don't you hesitate to go
You can take my honest word for it
she'll teach you more than you can know

After playing the first verse repeat from beginning of song

E-|----------------------------------------------|
B-|----------------------------------------------|
G-|----------------------------------------------|
D-|-9---------(9)--------(9)---------(9)---------|
A-|-7---------(7)--------(7)---------(7)---------|
E-|-0---------(0)--------(0)----------7ssssssss0-|

Verse 3:

Play first two times without vocals

RIFF C:
E-|---------------------|-----------------------|
B-|---------------------|-----------------------|
G-|---------------------|-----------------------|
D-|-------------------5-|-----------------7-5---|
A-|-7-----5-----7-5-----|-7-----5-----7-5-----5-|
E-|---0-0---0-0-----0---|---0-0---0-0-----------|
3. Charlotte can't you get out from all this madness
Can't you see it only brings you sadness


RIFF D: (2X)
E-|-------------------------|
B-|-------------------------|
G-|-------------------------|
D-|---------5-5-5-4-4-4-5---|
A-|-3---3-3-----------------|
E-|-------------------------|
When you entertain your men
don't know the risk of getting disease

RIFF C
RIFF C
4. Some day when you're reaching the age of forty
I bet you'll regret the days when you were laying
RIFF D
Nobody then will want to know
You won't have any beautiful wares
RIFF C
to show any more


Chorus:
Play this only first time
E-|----------------------------------------------|-----------------|
B-|----------------------------------------------|-----------------|
G-|----------------------------------------------|-----------------|
D-|-5-------7-------4-------5-------5-------7----|-7s9--99-7s9--99-|
A-|-3-------5-------2-------3-------3-------5----|-5s7--77-5s7--77-|
E-|----------------------------------------------|-----------------|

22, the avenue that's the place where we all go
You will find it's warm inside the red light's burning bright tonight

RIFF C
5. Charlotte isn't it time you stopped this mad life
Don't you ever think about the bad times
RIFF D
Why do you have to live this way
Do you enjoy your lay or is it the pay
RIFF C

RIFF C
6. Sometimes when your strolling down the avenue
The way you walk it make men think of having you
RIFF D
When you're walking down the street
Everybody stops and turns to stare at you
RIFF C

Chorus





I will continue some other time...





Beat her mistreat her do anything that you please
Bite her excite her make her get down on her knees
Abuse her misuse her she can take all that you've got
Caress her molest her she always does what you want

You're running away don't you know what you're doing
Can't you see it'll lead you to ruin
Charlotte you've taken your life and you've thrown it away
You believe that because what you're earning
Your life's good don't you know that you're hurting
All the people that love you don't cast them aside
All the men that are constantly drooling
It's no life for you stop all that screwing
You're packing your bags and you're _coming_ with me