Velvet Underground Chords by Jonathan Richman
Tempo:
85.7 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
B
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
They were wild like the USA, a mystery band in a New York [D] way.
Rock and roll but not like [A] the rest, and to me, America at its [E] best.
How in the world were they making [A] that sound?
Velvet underground, a spooky tone on a Fender bass,
played less notes and left more [D] bass.
Stayed kinda still, looked kinda [A] shy, kinda far away, kinda dignified.
[E] How in the world were they making [A] that sound?
Velvet underground, [D] well you could look at that band and [A] wonder where
[B] all that sound was coming from [E] with just four people there.
[A] Swangy sounds of the cheapest type, sounds as stark as black and white [D] stripes,
bold and brash, sharp and [A] rude, like the heat's turned off and you're low on [E] food.
How in the world were they making that [A] sound?
Velvet underground, like this.
[G] [A] Ducking Sally inside, she's cooking for the down five.
She's staring at Miss Rae, [D] uh-huh, [A]
she's busy licking up her [D] butcher's hand.
[A]
I'm searching for my main line, [A] I said I could hear sideways.
I said I could, could, [G] could hear sideways.
[A] She does it just like Sister A said, alright.
Wild, wild, pounding at the stocking, one wine,
a close encounter of the thirties kind.
[D] On the bandstand playing, [A]
everybody's saying.
[E] How in the world were they making that [A] sound?
Velvet underground, well [D] you could look at that band and ask [A] for a sight.
[B] Said there's certain rules about modern [E] music, wouldn't apply tonight.
[A] Flangy sounds of the cheapest kind, like guitar sale $29.99.
[D] Bold and brash, stark and [A] stiff, like the heat's turned off and you can't pay the [E] bill.
How in the world were they making that [A] sound?
Velvet underground, vocal tabs got the fuzz tone on.
Drummer standing up right and pounding [D] along.
A howl, a tone, a feedback [A] whine, like a boy that's mid to college [E] time.
How in the world were they making that [A] sound?
Velvet underground, a wild, wild party when the stocking, one wine,
a close encounter of the thirties [D] kind.
On the bandstand grooving, [A] everybody's moving.
[E] How in the world were they making that sound?
Velvet underground.
Rock and roll but not like [A] the rest, and to me, America at its [E] best.
How in the world were they making [A] that sound?
Velvet underground, a spooky tone on a Fender bass,
played less notes and left more [D] bass.
Stayed kinda still, looked kinda [A] shy, kinda far away, kinda dignified.
[E] How in the world were they making [A] that sound?
Velvet underground, [D] well you could look at that band and [A] wonder where
[B] all that sound was coming from [E] with just four people there.
[A] Swangy sounds of the cheapest type, sounds as stark as black and white [D] stripes,
bold and brash, sharp and [A] rude, like the heat's turned off and you're low on [E] food.
How in the world were they making that [A] sound?
Velvet underground, like this.
[G] [A] Ducking Sally inside, she's cooking for the down five.
She's staring at Miss Rae, [D] uh-huh, [A]
she's busy licking up her [D] butcher's hand.
[A]
I'm searching for my main line, [A] I said I could hear sideways.
I said I could, could, [G] could hear sideways.
[A] She does it just like Sister A said, alright.
Wild, wild, pounding at the stocking, one wine,
a close encounter of the thirties kind.
[D] On the bandstand playing, [A]
everybody's saying.
[E] How in the world were they making that [A] sound?
Velvet underground, well [D] you could look at that band and ask [A] for a sight.
[B] Said there's certain rules about modern [E] music, wouldn't apply tonight.
[A] Flangy sounds of the cheapest kind, like guitar sale $29.99.
[D] Bold and brash, stark and [A] stiff, like the heat's turned off and you can't pay the [E] bill.
How in the world were they making that [A] sound?
Velvet underground, vocal tabs got the fuzz tone on.
Drummer standing up right and pounding [D] along.
A howl, a tone, a feedback [A] whine, like a boy that's mid to college [E] time.
How in the world were they making that [A] sound?
Velvet underground, a wild, wild party when the stocking, one wine,
a close encounter of the thirties [D] kind.
On the bandstand grooving, [A] everybody's moving.
[E] How in the world were they making that sound?
Velvet underground.
Key:
A
D
E
B
G
A
D
E
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ They were wild like the USA, a mystery band in a New York [D] way.
Rock and roll but not like [A] the rest, and to me, America at its [E] best.
How in the world were they making [A] that sound?
Velvet underground, a spooky tone on a Fender bass,
played less notes and left more [D] bass.
Stayed kinda still, looked kinda [A] shy, kinda far away, kinda dignified.
[E] How in the world were they making [A] that sound?
Velvet underground, [D] well you could look at that band and [A] wonder where _
[B] all that sound was coming from [E] with just four people there.
[A] Swangy sounds of the cheapest type, sounds as stark as black and white [D] stripes,
bold and brash, sharp and [A] rude, like the heat's turned off and you're low on [E] food.
How in the world were they making that [A] sound?
Velvet underground, like this. _ _
[G] _ [A] _ _ Ducking Sally inside, _ _ she's cooking for the down five.
_ She's staring at Miss Rae, [D] uh-huh, [A]
she's busy licking up her [D] butcher's hand.
_ [A]
I'm searching for my main line, [A] I said I could hear sideways.
I said I could, could, [G] could hear sideways.
[A] She does it just like Sister A said, alright. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Wild, wild, pounding at the stocking, one wine,
a close encounter of the thirties kind.
[D] On the bandstand playing, [A] _
everybody's saying.
[E] How in the world were they making that [A] sound?
Velvet underground, well [D] you could look at that band and ask [A] for a sight. _
[B] Said there's certain rules about modern [E] music, wouldn't apply tonight.
[A] Flangy sounds of the cheapest kind, like guitar sale $29.99.
[D] Bold and brash, stark and [A] stiff, like the heat's turned off and you can't pay the [E] bill.
How in the world were they making that [A] sound?
Velvet underground, vocal tabs got the fuzz tone on.
Drummer standing up right and pounding [D] along.
A howl, a tone, a feedback [A] whine, like a boy that's mid to college [E] time.
How in the world were they making that [A] sound?
Velvet underground, a wild, wild party when the stocking, one wine,
a close encounter of the thirties [D] kind.
On the bandstand grooving, [A] _ everybody's moving.
[E] How in the world were they making that sound?
Velvet underground. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ They were wild like the USA, a mystery band in a New York [D] way.
Rock and roll but not like [A] the rest, and to me, America at its [E] best.
How in the world were they making [A] that sound?
Velvet underground, a spooky tone on a Fender bass,
played less notes and left more [D] bass.
Stayed kinda still, looked kinda [A] shy, kinda far away, kinda dignified.
[E] How in the world were they making [A] that sound?
Velvet underground, [D] well you could look at that band and [A] wonder where _
[B] all that sound was coming from [E] with just four people there.
[A] Swangy sounds of the cheapest type, sounds as stark as black and white [D] stripes,
bold and brash, sharp and [A] rude, like the heat's turned off and you're low on [E] food.
How in the world were they making that [A] sound?
Velvet underground, like this. _ _
[G] _ [A] _ _ Ducking Sally inside, _ _ she's cooking for the down five.
_ She's staring at Miss Rae, [D] uh-huh, [A]
she's busy licking up her [D] butcher's hand.
_ [A]
I'm searching for my main line, [A] I said I could hear sideways.
I said I could, could, [G] could hear sideways.
[A] She does it just like Sister A said, alright. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Wild, wild, pounding at the stocking, one wine,
a close encounter of the thirties kind.
[D] On the bandstand playing, [A] _
everybody's saying.
[E] How in the world were they making that [A] sound?
Velvet underground, well [D] you could look at that band and ask [A] for a sight. _
[B] Said there's certain rules about modern [E] music, wouldn't apply tonight.
[A] Flangy sounds of the cheapest kind, like guitar sale $29.99.
[D] Bold and brash, stark and [A] stiff, like the heat's turned off and you can't pay the [E] bill.
How in the world were they making that [A] sound?
Velvet underground, vocal tabs got the fuzz tone on.
Drummer standing up right and pounding [D] along.
A howl, a tone, a feedback [A] whine, like a boy that's mid to college [E] time.
How in the world were they making that [A] sound?
Velvet underground, a wild, wild party when the stocking, one wine,
a close encounter of the thirties [D] kind.
On the bandstand grooving, [A] _ everybody's moving.
[E] How in the world were they making that sound?
Velvet underground. _ _ _ _ _
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