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Lou Reed : Transformer
1972


  1. Vicious
  2. Andy's Chest
  3. Perfect Day
  4. Hangin' 'Round
  5. Walk On The Wild Side

  6. Make Up
  7. Satellite Of Love
  8. Wagon Wheel
  9. New York Telephone Conversation
  10. I'm So Free
  11. Goodnight Ladies

Vicious

D
C
G
C/a
x2
D
C
G
Vicious
C
D
C
G
You hit me with a flower
C
D
C
G
You do it every hour
C
D
C
G
C
Oh baby you're so vicious
Vicious You want me to hit you with a stick But all I've got's a guitar pick
D
C
G
D
Huh... baby you're so vicious
A
When I watch you come
G
D
C
G
D
I just want to run far away
A
You're not the kind of person
G
D
C
D
Around whom I want to stay
Em
F#m
G
When I see you comin' down the street
Em
F#m
G
I step on your hands and I mangle your feet
Em
F#m
G
A
You're not the kind of person that I wanna meet
D
Oh baby, you're so vicious
Guitar solo over intro riff
(You're just so vicious)
D
C
G
Vicious
C
D
C
G
You hit me with a flower
C
D
C
G
You do it every hour
C
D
C
G
C
Oh baby you're so vicious
Vicious Hey, why don't you swallow razor blades You must think I'm some kinda gay blade
D
C
G
D
But baby, you're so vicious
When I watch you comin' I just have to run You're not good And you certainly aren't very much fun When I see you walkin' down the street I step on your hand and I mangle your feet You're not the kind of person that I even wanna meet 'Cause you're so vicious Vicious Vicious


Andy's Chest

Capo:
-II
E
Asus4
A
If I could be anything in the world that flew I would be a bat and come swooping after you And if the last time you were here, things were a bit askew
F
C
G
Well you know what happens after dark When rattlesnakes lose their skins and their hearts And all the missionaries lose their bark
D
G
A
Oh, all the trees are calling after you And all the venom snipers after you Are all the mountains bolder after you
If I could be any one of the things in this world that bite Instead of an indentured ocelot on a leash, I'd rather be a kite And be tied to the end of your string, and flying in the air, baby, at night 'Cause you know what they say about honey bears When you shave off all their baby hair You have a hairy minded pink bare bear And all the bells are rolling out for you And stones are all erupting out for you And all the cheap bloodsuckers are flying after you Yesterday Daisy May and Biff were groovin' on the street And just like in a movie her hands became her feet Her belly button was her mouth, which meant she tasted what she'd speak, oooh But the funny thing is what happened to her nose, oooh It grew until it reached all of her toes, oooh Now when people say her feet smell they mean her nose And curtains laced with diamonds dear for you And all the Roman noblemen for you And kingdom's Christian soldiers dear for you And melting ice cap mountains tops for you Oh-oh, and knights in flaming silver robes for you And bats that with a kiss turn prince for you Swoop-swoop, oh baby, rock, rock Swoop-swoop, rock, rock Swoop-swoop, rock, rock


Perfect Day

E
Am
E
Am
Am
D
Just a perfect day
G
C
Drink sangria in the park
F
Dm
And then later when it gets dark
E
We go home
Just a perfect day Feed animals in the zoo Then later a movie too And then home
A
D
Oh, it's such a perfect day
C#m
D
D
C#m
Bm
A
I'm glad I spent it with you
A
E
Oh, such a perfect day
F#m
E
D
You just keep me hanging on
F#m
E
D
You just keep me hanging on
Just a perfect day Problems all left alone Weekenders on our own It's such fun Just a perfect day You made me forget myself I thought I was someone else Someone good Oh, it's such a perfect day I'm glad I spent it with you Oh, such a perfect day You just keep me hanging on You just keep me hanging on
C#m
G
D
D
C#m
Bm
A
You're going to reap just what you sow You're going to reap just what you sow You're going to reap just what you sow You're going to reap just what you sow


Hangin' 'Round

A
D
A
Harry was a rich young man who would become a priest
A
D
A
He dug up his dear father who was recently deceased
B
D
A
B
D
A
He did it with tarot cards and a mystically attuned mind
B
D
A
E
And shortly there and after he did find
Jeanie was a spoiled young brat, she thought she knew it all She smoked mentholated cigarettes and she had sex in the hall But she was not my kind or even of my sign The kind of animal that I would be about
A
You keep hangin' round me
D
And I'm not so glad you found me
A
E
You're still doing things that I gave up years ago
You keep hangin' round me And I'm not so glad you found me You're still doing things that I gave up years ago Kathy was a bit surreal, she painted all her toes And on her face she wore dentures clamped tightly to her nose And when she finally spoke, her twang her glasses broke And no one else could smoke while she was in the room Hark, the herald angels sang and reached out for a phone And plucking it with a knife in hand dialled long distance home But it was all too much, sprinkling angel dust To AT&T who didn't wish you well Oh, but you keep hangin' round me And I'm not so glad you found me You're still doing things that I gave up years ago Ho-ho-ho-ho, you keep hangin' round me And I'm not so glad you found me You're still doing things that I gave up years ago
A
Hangin' round Hangin' round, that's all you're doing baby Hangin' round ...


Walk On The Wild Side

C
F6
C
F6
Holly came from Miami FLA Hitchhiked her way across the USA
C
Dm
Plucked her eyebrows on the way
F
Dm
Shaved her legs and then he was a she
C
F6
She says, hey babe, take a walk on the wild side
C
F6
Said, hey honey, take a walk on the wild side
Candy came from out on the island In the backroom she was everybody's darling But she never lost her head Even when she was givin' head She says, hey babe, take a walk on the wild side Said, hey babe, take a walk on the wild side And the colored girls go Doo, doo-doo... Little Joe never once gave it away Everybody had to pay and pay A hustle here and a hustle there New York City is the place where they said Hey babe, take a walk on the wild side I said, hey Joe, take a walk on the wild side Sugar Plum Fairy came and hit the streets Lookin' for soul food and a place to eat Went to the Apollo You should have seen him go, go, go They said, hey Sugar, take a walk on the wild side I said, hey babe, take a walk on the wild side All right, huh Jackie is just speeding away Thought she was James Dean for a day Then I guess she had to crash Valium would have helped that bash She said, hey babe, take a walk on the wild side I said, hey honey, take a walk on the wild side And the colored girls say Doo, doo-doo...


Make Up

Capo:
-II
Dm
C
Your face when sleeping is sublime
Dm
C
And then you open up your eyes
A
Then comes pancake factor number one Eyeliner, rose hips and lip gloss, such fun
Bm
E
You're a slick little girl
Bm
E
You're a slick little girl
A
Rouge and coloring, incense and ice Perfume and kisses, oooh, it's all so nice
Bm
E
You're a slick little girl
Bm
E
You're such a slick little girl
C/f
F
G/c
Now, we're coming out Out of our closets Out on the streets Yeah, we're coming out
When you're in bed it's so wonderful It'd be so nice to fall in love When you get dressed I really get my fill People say that it's impossible Gowns lovely made out of lace And all the things that you do to your face You're a slick little girl Oh, you're a slick little girl Eyeliner, whitener then color the eyes Yellow and green, oooh, what a surprise You're a slick little girl Oh, you're such a slick little girl Now, we're coming out Out of our closets Out on the streets Yes, we're coming out Yeah, we're coming out Yeah, we're coming out


Satellite Of Love

G
A
Am
D
Satellite's gone up to the skies
G
A
Am
D
Things like that drive me out of my mind
Em
Em
D
C
I watched it for a little while
Am
C
I like to watch things on TV
G
D
F
C
Satellite of love
G
D
F
C
Satellite of love
G
D
Em/d
C/d
Satellite of love Satellite of
Satellite's gone way up to Mars Soon it will be filled with parking cars I watched it for a little while I love to watch things on TV Satellite of love Satellite of love Satellite of love Satellite of
G/d
C/d
C/d
G
I've been told that you've been bold With Harry, Mark and John
G/d
C/d
C/d
G
Monday and Tuesday, Wednesday through Thursday With Harry, Mark and John
Satellite's gone up to the skies Things like that drive me out of my mind I watched it for a little while I love to watch things on TV Satellite of love Satellite of love ...


Wagon Wheel

D
A
D
Won't you be my wagon wheel
D
A
D
Won't you tell me, baby, how does it feel?
F#
Bm
C
G
Yeah you got to live yeah your life as though you're number one
F#
Bm
C
G
Yeah you got to live yeah your life And make a point of having some fun
A
But if you think that you get kicks from flirting with danger, danger ooh Just kick her in head and rearrange her
D
G
F#
Bm
Oh heavenly father, what can I do?
G
D
F#
Bm
G
What she's done to me is making me crazy Oh heavenly father, I know I have sinned But look where I've been, it's making me lazy
Won't you be my wagon wheel Won't you tell me, baby, how does it feel? Yeah you got to live yeah your life as though you're number one Yeah you got to live yeah your life And make a point of having some fun But if you think that you get kicks from flirting with danger, danger ooh Just kick her in head and rearrange her
G
And then why don't you wake me, shake me
C
G
Please don't you let me sleep too long...


New York Telephone Conversation

Capo:
II
C
G
F
G
I was sleeping, gently napping
Am
E
Am
E
Am
When I heard the phone
F
G
C
G
Who is on the other end talking
F
G
C
G
C
Am I even home
Did you see what she did to him Did you hear what they said Just a New York conversation Rattling in my head
G#
G
C
G
C
F
G
C
G
C
Oh, oh, my, and what shall we wear
G#
G
C
G
C
F
G
C
G
C
Oh, oh, my, and who really cares
Just a New York conversation Gossip all of the time Did you hear who did what to whom Happens all the time Who has touched and who has dabbled Here in the city of shows Openings, closings, bad repartee Everybody knows Oh, how sad and why do we call Oh, I'm glad to hear from you all I am calling, yes I am calling Just to speak to you For I know this night will kill me If I can't be with you
F
C/e
Dm
G
C
If I can't be with you


I'm So Free

A
G
D
D
D
A/g
C/g
G/d
Yes, I am mother nature's son And I'm the only one
D
A/g
C/g
G/d
I do what I want and I want what I see Huh, could only happen to me
A
G
D
D
I'm so free
A
G
D
D
I'm so free
Oh please, Saint Germaine I have come this way Do you remember the shape I was in I had horns and fins I'm so free I'm so free Do you remember the silver walks You used to shiver and I used to talk Then we went down to Times Square And ever since I've been hangin' round there I'm so free I'm so free Yes, I am mother nature's son And I'm the only one I do what I want and I want what I see Could only happen to me I'm so free I'm so free
G
D
G
D
Oh-oh-oh, I'm so free Oh-oh-oh, I'm so free Oh-oh-oh, I'm so free Early in the morning, I'm so free Late in the evening, I'm so free Yeah-yeah-yeah, I'm so free When I feel good, I'm so free When it's in the morning, I'm so free When it's in the evening, I'm so free I'm so free, I'm so free I'm so free, I'm so free Feel so good now, I'm so free Oh-oh-oh, I'm so free Yeah-yeah-yeah, I'm so free Oh-oh-oh, I'm so free Feel so good now, I'm so free Feel little nice, I'm so free Feel little down now, I'm so free You're so free, I'm so free I'm so free, I'm so free ....


Goodnight Ladies

Bb
Eb
Goodnight ladies, ladies goodnight
F
Bb
G
Eb
F
It's time to say goodbye... let me tell you, now
Bb
Eb
Goodnight ladies, ladies goodnight
F
Bb
/b
It's time to say goodbye
Cm
F
Bb
Now, all night long you've been drinking your tequila
Cm
F
Bb
But now you've sucked your lemon peel dry
G
So why not get high, high, high
Eb
F
Bb
G
Eb
F
And good night ladies, ladies goodnight
Goodnight ladies, ah, ladies goodnight It's time to say goodbye Goodnight sweet ladies, oh, ladies goodnight It's time to say goodbye, bye-bye Ah, we've been together for the longest time But now it's time to get high Come on, let's get high, high, high And goodnight ladies, ladies goodnight
Bb
C7
Oh, I'm still missing my other half
Eb
Bb
Oh, it must be something I did in the past
Eb
Bb
G
Don't it just make you wanna laugh
C7
F
It's a lonely Saturday night
Oh, nobody calls me on the telephone I put another record on my stereo But I'm still singing a song of you
C7
F
Bb
A
It's a lonely Saturday night
Dm
A
Now, if I was an actor, or a dancer who is glamorous
Dm
A/d
Dm
A/d
Dm
Then, you know, amorous life would soon be mine
G
But now the tinsel light of star break
G7
Is all that's left to applaud my heart break
Cm
F
And eleven o'clock I watch the network news
Bb
C7
Oh, whoa, whoa, something tells me that you're really gone
Eb
Bb
You said we could be friends, but that's not what I want
Eb
Bb
G
Ah, anyway, my TV dinner's almost done
C7
F
Bb
It's a lonely Saturday night
G
C7
F
Bb
I mean to tell you, it's a lonely Saturday night
G
C7
F
Bb
One more word, it's a lonely Saturday night