Walt Wilkins is a singer/songwriter from the Texas Hill Country (who's also done 
some time in Nashville)--one of the unsung (pun intended) great songwriters, in my 
opinion!  This is one of my favorites of his.


Our Lady Of The Avenue
(from the album Fire, Honey and Angels)
-Walt Wilkins
http://www.waltwilkins.com

Intro: Asus2  Asus4  A

E                                          Asus2  Asus4  A
We come from the valleys, we come from the fields
E                                   Asus2  Asus4  A
We start rolling in here just after three
Bm                   E
We approach as to an altar
Bm                            E                            Asus2   Asus4   A
With daily needs and gifts to offer our lady of the avenue

She brings salvation one glass at a time
Her congregation is slowly sanctified
We still believe in Jesus
But she's the one who heals us, our lady of the avenue

Dsus2                           A
Of all the treasures in heaven, how could they let this one disappear?
Dsus2                                   E
With the whole wide world to travel, how the hell did she wind up here?

Asus2  Asus4  A

E                                          Asus2  Asus4  A
She graces us each with quiet understanding
E                                   Asus2  Asus4  A
Of the burdens we bear in these lives we've been handed
Bm                   E
Fulfilling as she listens
Bm                            E                            Asus2   Asus4   A
We're safe in her commission, our lady of the avenue

Dsus2                           A
Of all the treasures in heaven, how could they let this one disappear?
Dsus2                                   E
With the whole wide world to travel, how the hell did she wind up here?

Asus2  Asus4  A (x2)

E                               Asus2  Asus4  A
Every night, I tell her that I love her
E                                        Asus2  Asus4  A
She calls me a ride, she won't serve me another
Bm                   E
But she smiles at my confession
Bm                            E                            Asus2   Asus4   A
And that's a fitting benediction from our lady of the avenue
Asus2   Asus4   A
She's our lady of the avenue
Asus2   Asus4   A
Our lady of the avenue

Asus2   Asus4   A (to fade)