Lou Reed : Lou Reed

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It's hard being a man Living in a garbage pail My landlady called me up, ooh She tried to hit me with a mop

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I can't stand it anymore more I can't stand it anymore more, oh

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I can't stand it anymore more

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But if Candy would just come back, it'd be all right

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Yeah, if Candy would just come back it'd be all right Come on baby I live with thirteen dead cats A purple dog that wears spats They're all out livin' in the hall And I can't stand it anymore I can't stand it anymore more I can't stand it anymore more I can't stand it anymore more But if Candy would just come back it'd be all right Ooh, if Candy would just come back it'd be all right, be all right now Ah, come on baby |

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I'm tired of living all alone Yeah, nobody ever calls me on the phone But when, ah, things start getting bad, ah I just play my music louder I can't stand it anymore more I can't stand it anymore more I can't stand it anymore more

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I can't stand it, I can't stand it, oh I can't stand it, I can't stand it ...

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When you're in a dream

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) And you think you got your problems all nailed down

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Pieces of the scheme

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) Seem to rattle up and then to rattle down

Amaj7

Dmaj7

And when you start to fall And those footsteps they start to fade

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Well then you know you're going down Yeah, you're falling all around And you know you're going down

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For the last time When you're in the air And you're thinking you'll drift off into the west Your friends polite, advise Hey, look you're pushing too hard and perhaps you need a rest And when you start to fall And all those footsteps they start to fade Then you know you're going down Yeah, you're crashing upside down And you know you're going down For the last -

Amaj7

A7

Time's not what it seems

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It just seems longer, when you're lonely in this world

Amaj7

A7

Everything it seems

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Would be brighter if your nights were spent with some girl Yeah, you're falling all around Yeah, you're crashing upside down Oh, oh, and you know you're going down

Amaj7

For the last time |

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Capo:

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I got hearts, ah, in my loony tunes

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I got dreams and you do, too

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I got ten wheel drive to pick you up, up to your ears

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I got refined carbon in my eyelids, dear

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I've got no one to love and no one to fear

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You better walk it

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And talk it less you lose that beat

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You better lose yourself mama

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And knock yourself right off of your feet

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If you're moving too fast

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Don't you want it to last

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You better walk it, talk it

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You better walk it as you talk it less you lose that beat Oh, I've got dimes in my shoes real nice I've got bells that are laid on ice I've got dreams, let me mix it with a little gin I got cool when I'm cold and warm when I'm hot But me is the one thing baby, you ain't got You got to walk it And talk it less you lose that beat You better lose yourself mama And knock yourself right off of your feet Yeah, if you're moving too fast Now don't you want it to last, ah You better walk it, talk it You better walk it as you talk it less you lose that beat |

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Capo:

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Lisa says, on a night like this

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It'd be so nice if you gave me a great big kiss

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And Lisa says, hey honey, for just one little smile

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I'll sing and play for you for the longest while

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Lisa says

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Lisa says

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Lisa says, oh

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Lisa says Lisa says, honey, you must think I'm some kinda California fool The way you treat me just like some kind of tool Lisa says, hey baby, if you stick your tongue in my ear Then the scene around here will become very clear Lisa says, oh no Lisa says, hey, don't you be a little baby Lisa says, oh no Lisa says

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Hey, if you're looking for a good time Charlie

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Well that's not really what I am

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You know some good time Charlie

Am

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Always out having his fun But if you're looking for some good, good lovin' Then sit yourself right over here You know that those good, those good times, they just seem To pass me by, just like pie in the sky And Lisa says, on a night like this It'd be so nice if you gave me a great big kiss And Lisa says, hey baby, for just one little smile I'll sing and play for you for the longest while (let me hear you now) Lisa says, oh no-no Lisa says, hey, don't you be a little baby Lisa says, oh no Lisa says |

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Why am I so shy?

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Why am I so shy? Jeez, you know

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That those good-good times, they just seem to pass me by

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Why am I so shy?

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First time I saw you I was talking to myself

Em7

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I says, hey you got those pretty-pretty eyes (such pretty eyes)

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Now that you are next to me I just get so upset

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Hey Lisa, will you tell me why am I so shy? Why am I so shy? Why am I so shy? Well you know That those good-good times, they just seem to pass me by

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Why am I so shy? And Lisa says, on a night like this It'd be so nice if you gave me a great big kiss And Lisa says, honey, for just one little smile I'll sing and play for you for the longest while Lisa says, oh no, now Lisa says, hey, don't you be a little baby Lisa says, oh no Lisa says

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Cm7+

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Cm6

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In Berlin, by the wall

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You were five foot ten inches tall

Gmaj7

It was very nice

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Candlelight and Dubonnet on ice We were in a small cafe You could hear the guitars play It was very nice It was paradise

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Fmaj7

You're right and I'm wrong

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Gm

Hey babe, I'm gonna miss you now that you're gone

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One sweet day

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Fmaj7

Oh, you're right and I'm wrong

F7

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You know I'm gonna miss you now that you're gone

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One sweet day

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One sweet day |

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| In a small, small cafe We could hear the guitars play It was very nice Candlelight and Dubonnet on ice Don't forget, hire a vet He hasn't had that much fun yet It was very nice Hey honey, it was paradise You're right and I'm wrong Oh babe, I'm gonna miss you now that you're gone One sweet day You're right, oh, and I'm wrong You know I'm gonna miss you now that you're gone One sweet day One sweet day |

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| ... One sweet day, one sweet day Oh, one sweet day One sweet day, baby baby, one sweet day One sweet day, one sweet day

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When I think of all the things I've done

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And I know that it's only just begun

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Those smiling faces, you know I just can't forget 'em

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But I love you When I think of all the things I've seen And I know that it's only the beginning You know those smiling faces, I just can't forget 'em But for now, I love you

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Just for a little while

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Oh baby, just to see you smile

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Just for a little while |

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| When I think of all those things I've done And I know that it's only just begun Oh, smiling faces, Jesus, you know I can't forget 'em But for now, I love you Right this minute, baby now, I love you At least for now, I love you |

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x4

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I was talking to Chuck in his Genghis Khan suit and his wizard's hat

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He spoke of his movie and how he was making a new soundtrack

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And then we spoke of kids on the coast

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And different types of organic soap

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And the way suicides don't leave notes

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Then we spoke of Lorraine, always back to Lorraine I was speaking to Phil who was given to pills and small racing cars He had given 'em up since his last crack-up had carried him too far Then we spoke of movies and verse And the way an actress held her purse And the way life at times could get worse Then we spoke of Lorraine, always back to Lorraine

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Ah, she's a wild child

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And nobody can get at her

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She's a wild child

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Oh, and nobody can get to her

Bm

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Sleeping out on the street

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Oh, living all alone

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G

Without a house or a home

F#m

And then she asked you, please

A

Hey baby, can I have some spare change (

D

) Oh, can I break your heart

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G

She's a wild child

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G

She's a wild child I was talking to Betty about her auditions, how they made her ill The life of the theater is certainly fraught with many spills and chills But she calmed down after some wine Which is what happens most of the time Then we sat and both spoke in rhyme Till we spoke of Lorraine, ah, it's always back to Lorraine I was talking to Ed who'd been reported dead by mutual friends He thought it was funny that I had no money to spend on him So we both shared a piece of sweet cheese And sang of our lives and our dreams And how things can come apart at the seams And we talked of Lorraine, always back to Lorraine She's a wild child Oh, and nobody can get at her She's a wild child Oh, and nobody can get to her Sleeping out on the street Oh, living all alone Without a house or a home And then she asked you, please Oh baby, can I have some spare change Now can I break your heart She's a wild child She's a wild child |

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Csus2

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A6

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| Life isn't what is seems |

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Asus4

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| I'm forever drifting into dreams |

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A6

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| Such a sad affair |

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| To always be drifting into air |

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| But it's not what you say or you do That makes me feel like I am falling |

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| It's things that we've both been through That makes me feel like I am upside down |

Dmaj7

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| And love makes you feel ten foot tall |

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| Yes, love makes you feel ten foot tall Just a funny thing I'm forever drifting into dreams Huh, just not the proper thing To always be drifting into dreams But it's not what you say or you do That makes me feel like I am falling It's things that we've both been through That makes me feel like I am upside down And love makes you feel ten foot tall Yes, love makes you feel ten foot tall And it sounds like this |

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x3

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Bm

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Looking for another chance

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For someone else to be

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Bm

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Looking for another place

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To ride into the sun

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Ride into the sun

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Ride into the sun

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Bm

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Ride into the sun

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Ride into the sun

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Bm

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Where everything seems so pretty

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Gm

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Bm

But if you're tired and you're sick of the city

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Em

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Remember that it's just a flower made out of clay

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Bm

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Oh the city, where everything seems so dirty

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Gm

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Bm

But if you're tired and you're filled with self-pity

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Remember that you're just one more person who's there |

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It's hard to live in the city It's hard to live in the city, oh, oh oh It's hard to live in the city, oh, wow wow It's hard to live in the city |

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Capo:

-II

See also the Velvet Underground version: Ocean

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| Here comes the ocean And the waves down by the sea |

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| Here comes the ocean And the waves where have they been |

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| Don't swim tonight my love, the sea is mad my love It's known to drive men crazy |

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| Malcolm has burned at sea, the castle it sits and reeks The madness can make you hazy |

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| But here come the waves Down by the shore |

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| Washing the rocks that have been here Centuries or more |

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| Down by the sea |

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| Here come the ocean And the waves down by the sea Here comes the ocean And the waves where have they been Castles glowing at night, towers above out fright Warlocks decapitating Malcolm he lives on hate, serve your brain on a plate Feasts on your mouth for dinner But here come the waves Down by the sea Washing the eyes of the men Who have died Down by the sea |

C#m

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| Here come the waves Here come the waves Here come the waves Here come the waves |

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| ...

Lou Reed : Lou Reed
1972

I Can't Stand It

Going Down

Walk And Talk It

Lisa Says

Berlin

I Love You

Wild Child

Love Makes You Feel

Ride Into The Sun

Ocean

Lou Reed : Lou Reed 1972

I Can't Stand It

Going Down

Walk And Talk It

Lisa Says

Berlin

I Love You

Wild Child

Love Makes You Feel

Ride Into The Sun

Ocean

Lou Reed : Lou Reed
1972