(G7)Boy!
Boy!
Now in the street there is vio lence A na na lots af of a work to be done.
No place to hang all our wash ing I na na can’t blame it all on the sun.
Oh no, we’re gon na rock down to E lec tric Av e nue and then we’ll take it high er.
Oh, we gon na rock down to E lec tric Av e nue and then we’ll take it high er.
Work ing so hard like a sol dier A na na Can’t af ford a thing on T V
Deep in my heart I ab hore ya I na na can’t get it food for the kid.
Good God, we’re gon na rock down to E lec tric Av e nue and then we’ll take it high er.
Oh, we gon na rock down to E lec tric Av e nue and then we’ll take it high er.
Oh no,
oh no,
oh no,
oh no.
Oh God, we’re gon na rock down to E lec tric Av e nue and then we’ll take it high er.
Oh, we gon na rock down to E lec tric Av e nue and then we’ll take it high er.
Who is to blame in what coun try?
Nev er can get to the one.
Deal ing in mul ti pli ca tion
and they still can’t feed ev ’ry one.
Oh, no, we’re gon na rock down to E lec tric Av e nue and then we’ll take it high er.
Oh, we gon na rock down to E lec tric Av e nue and then we’ll take it high er.
Out in the streets,
out in the streets,
out in the day time,
out in the night.
Oh, we gon na rock down to E lec tric Av e nue and then we’ll take it high er.
Oh, we gon na rock down to E lec tric Av e nue and then we’ll take it high er.
Out in the streets,
out in the streets,
out in the play ground,
out in the night.
Oh, we gon na
in the dark side of town.
Oh, we gon na
This page shows “Electric Avenue” by Eddy Grant in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of G at 120 BPM, a medium-difficulty arrangement — try slowing the tempo down using the BPM control.