The Velvet Underground & Nico |
White Light/White Heat |
The Velvet Underground |
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VU |
last updated 10/20/96 by jmusser@eecs.uic.edu
From: Jeremy Larsen, JEREMY@MUSIC.CC.UGA.EDU D G D G D G D G I'm waitin' for my man D G D G 26 dollars in my hand D F# G A Up to Lexington, 125, feel sick and dirty more dead than alive D G D G I'm waitin' for my man Hey white boy, what you doin' uptown? Hey white boy, you chasin' our women around? Oh pardon me sir, it's furthest from my mind, I'm just lookin' for a dear dear friend of mine I'm waitin' for my man Up to a brownstone, up three flights of stairs Everybody's pinned you (?) but nobody cares He's got the works, here's your sweet taste Ah then you got to split cause you got no time to waste I'm waitin for my man Baby don't you holler, darlin' don't you bawl and shout I'm feelin good, you know I'm gonna work it on out I'm feelin good, I feel oh so fine Until tomorrow, but that's just another time I'm waitin for my man ------- It's also cool if you do some quick Dsus4 and Gsus4 in between the D-G parts: eadgbe Dsus4 : XX0233 Gsus4 : 320013
Paul Zimmerman, IFSXM@asuvm.inre.asu.edu Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Here she comes Cmaj7 Fmaj7 You better watch your step Cmaj7 F Dm G She's gonna break your heart in two, yes it's true Cmaj7 Fmaj7 It's not hard to realize Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Just look into her false colored eyes Cmaj7 F Dm G She'll bring you up just to put you down, what a clown CHORUS C F Cos everybody knows (she's a femme fatale) C F The things she does to please (she's a femme fatale) C F She's just a little tease (she's a femme fatale) Dm Bb G Just see the way she walks and hear the way she talks You're written in her book Number 47 have a look She's going to play you for a fool, it's true The voices in the street Before you start you're already beat She's going to smile just to make you frown, what a clown CHORUS CHORUS
riff 1: D G D G |-2-------2---2-|-3-------3-----|-2-----3-2---2-|-3-------3---0-| |-3-----3---3---|-0-----0---0---|-3---------3---|-0-----0---0---| |-2---2---------|-0---0---------|-2---2---------|-0---0---------| |-0-------------|-0-------------|-0-------------|-0-------------| |---------------|-2-------------|---------------|-2-------------| |---------------|-3-------------|---------------|-3-------------| riff 2: |-2----7----9---7----| |-3----8----10--8----| listen to the song to get the timing for |-2----7----9---7----| this part - it isn't broken up into bars |-0------------------| here. |--------------------| |--------------------| riff 1 2X D G D G D G D G I don't know just where I'm going D G D G D<---- end of riff 1, strum But I'm gonna try for the kingdom if I can this chord, and the G D rest of the chords Cos it makes me feel like I'm a man G D When I put a spike into my vein G D And I tell ya things aren't quite the same when you hit the word G D "know" at the end of the When I'm rushing on my run verse, the D chord marks the G D beginning of riff 1 again, And I feel just like Jesus' son which contintues until the G D "nullify" in the next verse. And I guess that I just don't know this pattern continues thru G D G D G the whole song. And I guess that I just don't know D G D G D G D I have made a big decision D G D G D I'm gonna try to nullify my life G D Cos when the blood begins to flow G D And it shoots up the dropper's neck G D When I'm closing in on death riff2 2X G D You can't help me not you guys G D Oh, all you sweet girls with all your sweet talk G D You can all go take a walk G D And I guess that I just don't know G D G D G And I guess that I just don't know D G D G D G D G I wish that I was born a thousand years ago D G D G D I wish that I'd sailed the darkened seas G D On a great big clipper ship G D Going from this land here to that G D Oh, in a sailor's suit and cap riff2 2X G D Away from the big city G D Where a man can not be free G D Of all the evils of this town G D And of himself and those around G D Oh, and I guess that I just don't know G D G D G Oh, and I guess that I just don't know D G D G D G D G Her_____oin, it'll be the death of me D G D G D G Her_____oin, it's my wife, and it's my life G D Because a mainline in my vein G D Leads to a center in my head G D And then I'm better off as dead riff2 4X G D Cos when the smack begins to flow G D Oh, I really don't care anymore G D 'Bout all the jim-jims in this town G D And all the politicians making crazy sounds G D And everybody puttin' everybody else down G D And all the dead bodies piled up in Nam riff 2 4x G D Cos when the smack begins to flow G D And I really don't care anymore riff 2 2x G D When that heroin is in my blood G D And the blood is in my head G D Then I thank God that I'm as good as dead G D And thank your God that I'm not aware G D And thank God that I just don't care G D And I guess that I just don't know G D G D G And I guess that I just don't know riff1 2X F arpeggio
From: Jeremy Larsen, JEREMY@MUSIC.CC.UGA.EDU Capo on 5th fret ("A" here is ACTUALLY a D, but play an A as if there were no capo...) -2-0-2-0-2-3-3-5-3-0-- -3---------0---------- -2---------0---------- <-- repeat for intro -0---------0---------- -----------2---------- -----------3---------- A D G A I'll be your mirror, reflect what you are in case you don't know D G A I'll be the wind the rain and the sunset to lighten your door D To show that you're home G A D When you think the night has seen your mind G A D ____ inside you twisted and unkind G A D Let me stand to show that you are blind Em G A G A A G A - G A A G A Please put down your hands cause I see yoooooou ----- Etc etc. And of course, fill in with little Lou Reed melodies which are very easy to figure out...
From: Steve22067@aol.com Tabbed to Kurt Cobain's version of the song. Version on the Nirvana Heart Shaped Box II Set. /=slide up \=slide down INTRO-(*let 0 on string D ring) |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------7----------7---------------------12--------------10------| |---------7------7--7-------7----7/11--11-------11\9--9-------9--| |----0---------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------| |----------------------------| INTRO 2 and INTERLUDE-(*let 0 on string D ring) |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------7----------7------------------12--------------10---10---| |---------7----7---7--7--7--7--7/11-11--11---11\9--9--9----9----| |----0-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| VERSE--(*let 0 on string D ring) |------------------------------------| |---------------7---------7--------| |----------7--------7-------------| |----0------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| (play the 0 once then play the 7 7 part for the rest of the verse) CHORUS D-x577xx C-x355xx B5-x133xx I'm not going to tell you the timing and strumming but I will tell you the order. It is -D C D C B5 SOLO-I have no clue so good luck.
From: "Shaggy", CSARVIS@Calumet.Yorku.Ca Here is a more complete chord transcription for this song. I've formatted the chords to the lyrics (as well as I could), and included all the words. Thanks to Citizen Kane, ssandler@emerald.tufts.edu, for the original posting from which I took the chords. This is one of the best VU songs (in my humble opinion). It's the first track on their third album, "The Velvet Underground"; and is written (of course) by Lou Reed. A "closet mix" version is also available on the new VU box set. Enjoy. VERSE 1: D F#m F B Candy says, I've come to hate my body, Em A and all that it requires D A in this world. D F#m F B Candy says, I'd like to know completely, Em A what other souls discreetly D A talk about. CHORUS: D G E I'm gonna watch the blue birds fly, A over my shoulder. D G E I'm gonna watch them pass me by, A maybe when I'm older. C G What do you think I'd see, A C if I could walk away from me? (4 beat pause) VERSE 2: (same chords as verse 1) Candy says, I hate the quite places, that cause the smallest taste of what will be. Candy says, I hate the big descisions, that cause endless revisions in my mind. CHORUS (again) EXTRO: D (8 bts) G (8 bts) ..........Doo, Doo, Whaa......... D G Doo.......Doo, Doo, Whaa......... (x4) (end on) D Doo... It is kind of difficult to convey where exactly the chords change, as they don't line up perfectly with the words. Every chord lasts for 4 beats and the words are placed over them. There is also a lot of chord picking that goes on that I have no clue how to play. And that's it...
From: Harlan L Thompson, harlant@uhunix.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu WHAT GOES ON- Velvet Underground D C D C D C D C What goes on in your mind? F G D C I think that I am falling down D C D C What goes on in your mind? F G D I think that I am upside down A G Lady, be good, do what you should D C D C you know it will work alright A G Lady, be good, do what you should D C D C you know it will be alright I'm going up, and I'm going down I'm gonna fly from side to side See the bells up in the sky Somebody's cut their string in two Lady, be good, do what you should you know it will work alright Lady, be good, do what you should you know it will be alright SOLO One minute born, one minute doomed One minute up, and one minute down What goes on in your mind? I think that I am falling down Lady, be good, do what you should you know it will work alright Lady, be good, do what you should you know it will be alright
From: Scott A. Yanoff, yanoff@csd4.csd.uwm.edu F Sometimes I feel so happy Bb Sometimes I feel so sad F Dm Sometimes I feel just about everything Bb C F Lately I'm just feeling bad Bb C F Lately I'm just feeling bad C F C F Linger on your pale blue eyes I thought of you as my mountain top I thought of you as my peak I thought of you as just about everything I had but couldn't keep I had but couldn't keep
From: Harlan L Thompson, harlant@hawaii.edu G C F D Well, I'm beginning to see the light G C F D Well, I'm beginning to see the light G C F D Some people work very hard but still they never get it right G C F D Well, I'm beginning to see the light I wanna tell all you people, now Now, now, baby, I'm beginning to see the light Hey, now, baby, I'm beginning to see the light Wine in the mornin', and some breakfast at night Well, I'm beginning to see the light F C Bb F C F Here we go again, playing the fool again F C Bb F C F G Here we go again, acting hard again All right! Well, I'm beginning to see the light! I wanna tell you, ooh-oh-oh! Hey, now, baby, I'm beginning to see the light! Here it comes a bit softer now I wore my teeth in my hands so I could kiss the hair of the night Well, I'm beginning to see the light! Now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, baby, I'm beginning to see the light, now! It comes softer! Hey, now, baby, I'm beginning to see the light I met myself in a dream, and I just want to tell you Everything was alright Hey, now, baby, I'm beginning to see the light F C F F C F Here comes two of you Which one will you choose? F C F One is black and one is blue F C F Don't know just what to do Alright! Well, I'm beginning to see the light, oh, now, here she comes! Hey, yeah, baby, I'm beginning to see the light Oh-ahhhh! Some people work very hard but still they never get it right Well, I'm begiing to see the light Ah, it's getting a little softer, maybe, in there Now, now, baby, I'm beginning to see the light Ah, it's coming around again, hey, now, now, now, baby I'm beginning to see the light One more time There are problems in these times But, woo!, none of them are mine! Oh, baby, I'm beginning to see the light F C Bb F C F Here we go again, I thought that you were my friend F C Bb F C F Here we go again, I thought that you were my friend Bb C F How does it feel, to be loved? How does it feel, to be loved? How does it feel, to be loved? How does it feel, to be loved? How does it feel, to be loved? NOTE: Obviously it's impossible to write lyrics to this song since so much of it is ad lib. I got this version from the lyrics archive. They're about as good as they can get, but use them with a grain of salt!
From: Fiala Ondrej, xfiao02@vse.cz C I've been set free and F Dm I've been bound C To the memories of F Dm Yesterday's clouds C I've been set free and F Dm I've been bound And now C F I'm set free C F I'm set free C F Dm G I'm set free to find a new illusion I've been blinded but Now I can see What in the world has Happend to me The prince of stories who Walks right by me And now I'm set free I'm set free I'm set free to find a new illusion I've been set free and I've been bound Let me tell you people What I found I saw my head laughing Rolling on the ground And now I'm set free I'm set free I'm set free to find a new illusion ---------------- Instead of C,F,Dm,G you can use for example D,G,Em,A; E,A,F#,B; G,C,Am,D; A,D,Bm,E
From: Ben McTeran bc80233@bingsuns.cc.binghamton.edu Bb Eb F That's the story of my life C F G That's the difference between wrong and right F G Am G But Billy said both those words are dead Dm G That's the story of my life Repeat twice Instrumental break: C-F-G C-F-G F-G-Am Dm-G Repeat verse again, end on G. These are the chords in standard tuning. You may find it easier to use a capo and transpose to chords that are somewhat easier to play. Capo on third fret would make the progression: G-C-D A-D-E D-E-F#m-D Bm-E
From: bc80233@bingsuns.cc.binghamton.edu This is a great VU song, sung by Mo Tucker and covered I understand by REM. Play this on an acoustic and drop the tuning a half-step. AFTERHOURS (1,2,3) C A7 If you close the door Dm G The night could last forever C A7 Leave the sunshine out Dm G And say hello to never C C7 All the people are talking and they're having such fun F Fm I wish this could happen to me C A7 But if you close the door Dm G C I'll never have to see the day again C A7 But if you close the door Dm G The night could last forever C A7 Leave the wine glass out Dm G And drink a toast to never C C7 Someday I know someone will look into my eyes F And say hello Fm You're my very special one C A7 But if you close the door Dm G C (Bass line to bridge: C-B-Bb) I'll never have to see the day again Bridge: Am E7 Am E7 Dark party bars, shiny Cadillac cars Am E7 Am Am-G#-G And people on subways and trains Dm A7 Dm A7 Looking grey in the rain as they stand disarrayed F G Oh but people look well in the dark C A7 If you close the door Dm G The night could last forever C A7 Leave the sunshine out Dm G And say hello to never C C7 Someday I know someone will look into my eyes F And say hello Fm You're my very special one C A7 But if you close the door Dm G C A7 I'll never have to see the day again Dm G C A7 I'll never have to see the day again (once more) Dm G C I'll never have to see the day again Am E7 E A D G B E E A D G B E ___________ ___________ | | | O O O (5th fret) | | | O | O (7th fret) ----------- ----------- | | | | | | | | | | | | ----------- ----------- | | O | | | | | O | O | ----------- -----------
From: Harlan L Thompson, harlant@uhunix.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu D A G Bm A D A G Bm A Standing on the corner, suitcase in my hand Jack is in his coat, and Jane is her vest, and me I'm in a rock'n'roll band Hah! Ridin' in a Stutz-Bearcat, Jim Y'know, those were different times! Oh, all the poets they studied rules of verse And the ladies, they rolled their eyes Sweet Jane! Whoa! Sweet Jane, oh-oh-a! Sweet Jane! I'll tell you something Jack, he is a banker And Jane, she is a clerk Both of them save their monies, ha And when, when they come home from work Sittin' down by the fire, oh! The radio does play The classical music there, Jim "The March of the Wooden Soldiers" All you protest kids You can hear Jack say, get ready, ah Sweet Jane! Come on baby! Sweet Jane! Oh-oh-a! Sweet Jane! Some people, they like to go out dancing And other peoples, they have to work, Just watch me now! And there's even some evil mothers Well they're gonna tell you that everything is just dirt Y'know that, women, never really faint And that villains always blink their eyes, woo! And that, y'know, children are the only ones who blush! And that, life is just to die! And, everyone who ever had a heart They wouldn't turn around and break it And anyone who ever played a part Oh wouldn't turn around and hate it! Sweet Jane! Whoa-oh-oh! Sweet Jane! Sweet Jane! D G D Sweet Jane Sweet Jane Sweet Jane Sweet Jane (repeat and fade)
From: dmsinge@erenj.com (Dave Singer) This is the same song originally done by the Velvet Underground. It was done on the Runaways(Joan Jetts' first band) first release and it features a real cool riff. The song is in 4/4 and we used to start it by having the drummer play a steady beat on the cow bell. Here is our arrangement: riff: D C |------|--------------------|----------------------| |------|----------7\--------|----------5\----------| |------|-------4--7\--------|-------2--5\----------| |------|-------4--7\--------|-------2--5\----------| |-(17)\|-5--7---------------|-3--5-----------------| |------|--------------------|----------------------| 4 1 & 2 & 3 4 1 & 2 & 3 4 G D |---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|----------7\----------| B=bend |---------------------|-------4--7\----------| R=release |-----------2-B3---R2-|-------4--7\----------| \=slide down |-----2--5------------|-5--7-----------------| |--3------------------|----------------------| 1 & 2 & 3 4 1 & 2 & 3 4 riff 2x guitar and cowbell riff 2x whole band play chords indicated above(D C G D) D C Jenny said when she was just five years old you know there's G D nothing goin' down at all. D C G D She turned on that radio and there was nothin' happening at all. D C G She turned on that L.A. station couldn't believe what she heard D at all. D C She started dancin' to that fine fine music G D Her life was saved by rock and roll. E G chorus: Despite all the complications they could just A G dance to that rock and roll station D G And it was alright(it's alright) D G It was alright(it's alright) D G It was alright(it's alright) D It was alright. riff 2x Jenny said when she was five years old you know her parents will be the death of us all. Two TV sets and two Cadillac cars well they don't mean nothin' at all, not at all. She turned on that L.A. station couldn't believe what she heard at all. She started dancin' to that fine fine music, her life was saved by rock and roll. chorus solo over verse chords chorus 1st verse chorus-end on last "alright"
From: 16583691@UMICHUM.BITNET Stephanie says that she wants to know G C G C Why she's given half her life, to people she hates now G Am C D Stephanie says that she wants to know... why is... But she's not afraid to die, the people all call her Alaska G C G C Between worlds so the people ask her 'cause it's all in her mind G C G D It's all in her mind G D Stephanie says... She asks you is it good or bad C D G It's such an icy feeling... it's so cold in Alaska, it's so cold in Alaska C D G C G C It's so cold in Alaska...
From: Fred Maslin fmaslin@netcom.com I've dragged so much stuff off Nevada, I figured it's time to post something. This is the version from "VU Live 1969" and includes the "Why am I So Shy?" interlude. Lisa Says By Lou Reed F C Bb Lisa says on a night like this, C F be so nice if you'd give me a kiss. F C Bb And Lisa says for just one little smile, C F I'll sit next to you for a little while. CHORUS: F C Bb F C Bb F Lisa says, Lisa says, Lisa says, Lisa says F C Bb Lisa says you must be some kind of fool, C F The way you treat everybody so cruel. C Bb And Lisa says you must be a funny kind of guy, C F The way you're always staring at the sky. CHORUS: F C Bb F C Bb F Lisa says, Lisa says, Lisa says, Lisa says BRIDGE: Am Bb If you're lookin for a good-time Charlie, C F Well that's not really what I am. Am Bb Gm C You know a good-time Charlie's wastin time. Am Bb Cause the good-time Charlie, C F That's not baby where I am. Am Bb Gm C You know that good times just seem to pass me by. F C Bb Lisa says on a night like this, C F be so nice if you'd give me a kiss. F C Bb And Lisa says for just one little smile, C F I'll sit next to you for a little while. F C Bb F C Bb F Lisa says, Lisa says, Lisa says, Lisa says ------------ C D Dm G F C D G Why am I so shy, why am I so shy. C D Dm G Good times you know they just seem to pass me by. F G C C A F G Why am I so shy. C D First time I saw you I was talkin to myself Dm G C I said wow she's got such pretty pretty eyes Such pretty eyes... C D Now that you are next to me I just get so upset Dm G C Oh will you tell me why am I so shy C D Dm G F C D G Why am I so shy, why am I so shy. C D Dm G Good times you know they just seem to pass me by. F G C Why am I so shy. ------------ F C Bb Lisa says on a night like this, C F be so nice if you'd give me a kiss. F C Bb Lisa says you must be some kind of fool, C F The way you treat everybody so cruel. CHORUSF C Bb F C Bb F Lisa says, Lisa says, Lisa says, Lisa says