Jackson Browne - Lawless avenues

^D Papa hit him, Mama kissed him ^G Made him go to ^ACatechism ^D With the sisters in their black and ^Gwhite ^{A Asus Asus4/E D} And all the time those city streets ^G Were teaching him ano^Ather kind of ^Dwisdom When to run and when to ^Gfight ^{A Asus Asus4/E D} Up at the playground after school ^G Listening to ^Atales of the prison ^Bmsystem ^{Bm A G} And those ^Alawless ^Davenues ^{G D A Asus Asus4/E}

^D Dawn on a half darkened ^Gstreet ^{A Asus Asus4/E D} A child's footsteps re^Gpeat ^{A Asus Asus4/E D} And something there turns them ^G Down those ^Alawless ^Davenues ^{G A Asus Asus4/E}

^D Silent Joe went down so bad ^G He was the strongest ^Afighter the avenues ^Dhad Stabbed in the chest--he went down ^Gswinging ^{A Asus Asus4/E D} Someone from some other part of town ^G No one even ^Aseen it coming ^Ddown And you don't hear no church bells ^Gringing ^{A Asus Asus4/E} And in the ^Gviolent night the police light Sweeps across the lots and the ^Bmyards ^G Following those ^Alawless ^Davenues ^{G A Asus Asus4/E}

^D Down on a half darkened ^Gstreet ^{A Asus Asus4/E D} Armies advance and re^Gtreat ^{A Asus Asus4/E D} And struggle to take control ^G From those ^Alawless ^Davenues ^{G A Asus Asus4/E}

^D Manuelito's sister Rosa ^G Ran away with a ^Asurfer from Her^Dmosa

^G Hay mira ^Acomo estan las ^Dcosas! ^{G A Asus Asus4/E D} But who could blame her after she saw ^G Every boy ^Adie who could have gotten ^Dclose to her

^G Ver la ^Abelleza del ^Dmundo Manuel said-- "You gotta fight for what you want in this ^Glife" Just before they ^Ashipped him over^Dseas to 'Nam

^G Otra guerra sin ^Afin, sin honor ^D And she was fighting to understand ^G When they shipped ^AManuelito's body ^Bmhome All she heard was- ^Gone^A more^G shot Echoing down ^Alawless ^Davenues

Hoy a^Gmigo, tal igual ^Dcomo a^Gyer ^G La lucha en el ^Abarrio no ^Dcambia Nuestros ^Ghijos son los que ^Dhan de c^Grecer ^G Por ley de la calle, vi^Aviendo entre ^Dabrazos Y chin^Agazos

^D Down on a half darkened ^Gstreet ^{A Asus Asus4/E D} Fathers' and sons' lives re^Gpeat ^{A Asus Asus4/E D} And something there turns them ^G Down those ^Alawless ^Davenues ^{G A Asus Asus4/E}

^D Down on a half darkened ^Gstreet (En el ^Acalor de la calle) ^D Down on a half darkened ^Gstreet (Buscan ^Avalor en la calle) ^D Down on a half darkened ^Gstreet (Hasta ^Afinal de la calle) ...