22 Acacia Avenue
The Number Of The Beast / Iron Maiden

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
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