Chords for Blue Oyster Cult: Veteran of the Psychic Wars
Tempo:
172.75 bpm
Chords used:
C
Gm
G
Bb
Eb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Gm]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Gm]
[Eb]
[Gm]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Gm] [Bb]
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[Gm]
[C] [Gm]
[C] [Gm]
You [G] see me now, veteran of [C] a thousand psychic [Gm] wars.
I've been living on the edge [G] so long, [C] where the winds of [Gm] limbo roar.
And I'm [C] digging [Gm] up to the gap, [C] and far too [Gm] old to see.
All [Eb] the spraws are on [G] these sides.
[Gm] [D] [G] [C]
I'm not sure that [A] there's anything left in [D]
me.
[C] Don't let these shakes [G] go on.
It's [C] time we had [G] a [C] break from it.
[Gm] [C]
[Cm] It's time we had [G] some leave.
[Bb] We've [C] been living in the flames.
We've been eating our brains.
[Bb] [C] Oh, [Bb] please, don't let [G] these shakes go on.
You ask me why I'm weary.
[Dm]
[C] Why I can't speak [Gm] to you.
You blame me for [B] my silence.
[Dm] Say [C] it's time I changed [Gm] you through.
But [C] the war's still going [Gm] on, dear, and [C] there's no end that [G] I know.
[Eb] And I can't say [Gm] if we're ever, [G]
I [C]
can't say if we're ever [B] gonna be [D]
free.
[C] Don't let these shakes [G] go on.
[C] It's time we had [G] a [C] break from it.
[Gm] [Cm]
[G] [C] [Cm] It's time we had [G] some leave.
We've [C] been living in the flames.
[Gm] We've [C] been eating our brains.
Oh, [Bb] please, don't let [G] these shakes go on.
[Gm]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Gm]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Gm]
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[Gm]
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[Gm] [C]
[Gm] [C]
[Bb] [C] [Bb]
[G] [F] [G]
You see me now, veteran of [C] a thousand psychic [Gm] wars.
[G] My energy is spent at last, and [C] my armor is [Gm] destroyed.
I [C] have used up all my [Gm]
weapons, [C] and I'm helpless and [Gm]
bereaved.
[Eb] On to [Gm] Ronald Reader.
[G]
[D] [G] [C] Did I even [Eb] say that this is [D] victory?
[C] Don't let these shakes [G] go on.
It's [C] time we had a break from it.
[Gm] [C]
[Cm] Send me to [G] the rear.
Where [C] the times of madness swell,
[Bb] and be [C] slime-less as hell.
Oh, [Bb] please, don't let these shakes [F] [Gm] go on.
[Eb] Don't let these shakes [Gm] go on.
[Eb] [Bb] [Eb]
Don't let these shakes [Gm] go on.
[Eb] [Bb]
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[Eb]
[Gm]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Gm] [Bb]
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[Gm]
[C] [Gm]
[C] [Gm]
You [G] see me now, veteran of [C] a thousand psychic [Gm] wars.
I've been living on the edge [G] so long, [C] where the winds of [Gm] limbo roar.
And I'm [C] digging [Gm] up to the gap, [C] and far too [Gm] old to see.
All [Eb] the spraws are on [G] these sides.
[Gm] [D] [G] [C]
I'm not sure that [A] there's anything left in [D]
me.
[C] Don't let these shakes [G] go on.
It's [C] time we had [G] a [C] break from it.
[Gm] [C]
[Cm] It's time we had [G] some leave.
[Bb] We've [C] been living in the flames.
We've been eating our brains.
[Bb] [C] Oh, [Bb] please, don't let [G] these shakes go on.
You ask me why I'm weary.
[Dm]
[C] Why I can't speak [Gm] to you.
You blame me for [B] my silence.
[Dm] Say [C] it's time I changed [Gm] you through.
But [C] the war's still going [Gm] on, dear, and [C] there's no end that [G] I know.
[Eb] And I can't say [Gm] if we're ever, [G]
I [C]
can't say if we're ever [B] gonna be [D]
free.
[C] Don't let these shakes [G] go on.
[C] It's time we had [G] a [C] break from it.
[Gm] [Cm]
[G] [C] [Cm] It's time we had [G] some leave.
We've [C] been living in the flames.
[Gm] We've [C] been eating our brains.
Oh, [Bb] please, don't let [G] these shakes go on.
[Gm]
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[Gm]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Gm]
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[Gm]
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[Gm] [Bb]
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[Gm] [C]
[Gm] [C]
[Bb] [C] [Bb]
[G] [F] [G]
You see me now, veteran of [C] a thousand psychic [Gm] wars.
[G] My energy is spent at last, and [C] my armor is [Gm] destroyed.
I [C] have used up all my [Gm]
weapons, [C] and I'm helpless and [Gm]
bereaved.
[Eb] On to [Gm] Ronald Reader.
[G]
[D] [G] [C] Did I even [Eb] say that this is [D] victory?
[C] Don't let these shakes [G] go on.
It's [C] time we had a break from it.
[Gm] [C]
[Cm] Send me to [G] the rear.
Where [C] the times of madness swell,
[Bb] and be [C] slime-less as hell.
Oh, [Bb] please, don't let these shakes [F] [Gm] go on.
[Eb] Don't let these shakes [Gm] go on.
[Eb] [Bb] [Eb]
Don't let these shakes [Gm] go on.
[Eb] [Bb]
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Key:
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_ _ [C] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
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_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
You [G] see me now, veteran _ of [C] a thousand psychic [Gm] wars.
_ I've been living on the edge [G] so long, [C] where the winds of [Gm] limbo roar.
And I'm [C] digging _ [Gm] up to the gap, [C] and far too [Gm] old to see.
All [Eb] the spraws are on [G] these _ sides. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [C]
I'm not sure that [A] there's anything left in [D]
me.
_ _ _ _ [C] Don't let these shakes [G] go on.
_ It's [C] time we had [G] a [C] break from it. _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] It's time we had [G] some leave. _ _ _
[Bb] We've [C] been living in the flames. _
_ We've been eating our brains. _
[Bb] _ [C] Oh, _ [Bb] please, don't let [G] these shakes go _ on. _ _
_ You ask me why I'm weary.
[Dm] _
_ [C] Why I can't speak [Gm] to you.
_ You blame me for [B] my silence.
[Dm] Say [C] it's time I changed [Gm] you through.
But [C] the war's still going [Gm] on, dear, and [C] there's no end that [G] I know.
[Eb] And I can't say [Gm] if we're ever, _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ I _ _ _ [C] _
can't say if we're ever [B] gonna be [D]
free.
_ _ _ _ [C] Don't let these shakes [G] go on.
_ [C] It's time we had [G] a [C] break from it. _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ [G] _ [C] _ _ [Cm] It's time we had [G] some leave. _ _ _
We've [C] been living in the flames. _
[Gm] We've [C] been eating our brains. _
Oh, _ _ [Bb] please, don't let [G] these shakes go _ _ _ on.
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
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[Gm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[G] _ [F] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
You see me now, veteran _ of [C] a thousand psychic [Gm] wars.
_ [G] My energy is spent at last, and [C] my armor is [Gm] destroyed.
I [C] have used up all my [Gm]
weapons, [C] and I'm helpless and [Gm]
bereaved.
_ [Eb] _ On to [Gm] Ronald Reader.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ [C] Did I even [Eb] say that this is [D] victory?
_ _ _ _ _ [C] Don't let these shakes [G] go on.
It's [C] time we had a break from it. _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] Send me to [G] the rear. _ _ _
Where [C] the times of madness swell, _
[Bb] and be [C] slime-less as hell. _
_ Oh, _ [Bb] please, don't let these shakes [F] [Gm] go _ on. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] Don't let these shakes [Gm] go on. _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb]
Don't let these shakes [Gm] go on. _
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_ _ [C] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
You [G] see me now, veteran _ of [C] a thousand psychic [Gm] wars.
_ I've been living on the edge [G] so long, [C] where the winds of [Gm] limbo roar.
And I'm [C] digging _ [Gm] up to the gap, [C] and far too [Gm] old to see.
All [Eb] the spraws are on [G] these _ sides. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [C]
I'm not sure that [A] there's anything left in [D]
me.
_ _ _ _ [C] Don't let these shakes [G] go on.
_ It's [C] time we had [G] a [C] break from it. _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] It's time we had [G] some leave. _ _ _
[Bb] We've [C] been living in the flames. _
_ We've been eating our brains. _
[Bb] _ [C] Oh, _ [Bb] please, don't let [G] these shakes go _ on. _ _
_ You ask me why I'm weary.
[Dm] _
_ [C] Why I can't speak [Gm] to you.
_ You blame me for [B] my silence.
[Dm] Say [C] it's time I changed [Gm] you through.
But [C] the war's still going [Gm] on, dear, and [C] there's no end that [G] I know.
[Eb] And I can't say [Gm] if we're ever, _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ I _ _ _ [C] _
can't say if we're ever [B] gonna be [D]
free.
_ _ _ _ [C] Don't let these shakes [G] go on.
_ [C] It's time we had [G] a [C] break from it. _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ [G] _ [C] _ _ [Cm] It's time we had [G] some leave. _ _ _
We've [C] been living in the flames. _
[Gm] We've [C] been eating our brains. _
Oh, _ _ [Bb] please, don't let [G] these shakes go _ _ _ on.
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
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[Gm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[G] _ [F] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
You see me now, veteran _ of [C] a thousand psychic [Gm] wars.
_ [G] My energy is spent at last, and [C] my armor is [Gm] destroyed.
I [C] have used up all my [Gm]
weapons, [C] and I'm helpless and [Gm]
bereaved.
_ [Eb] _ On to [Gm] Ronald Reader.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ [C] Did I even [Eb] say that this is [D] victory?
_ _ _ _ _ [C] Don't let these shakes [G] go on.
It's [C] time we had a break from it. _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] Send me to [G] the rear. _ _ _
Where [C] the times of madness swell, _
[Bb] and be [C] slime-less as hell. _
_ Oh, _ [Bb] please, don't let these shakes [F] [Gm] go _ on. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] Don't let these shakes [Gm] go on. _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb]
Don't let these shakes [Gm] go on. _
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