Lady Day - Lou Reed (Original Album Version) Chords

Tempo:
103 bpm
Chords used:

Gm

C

Eb

F

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Lady Day - Lou Reed (Original Album Version) chords
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[C] [A] [D] When she walked on down the street,
[C] [A] [D] she's like a child staring at her [C] feet.
[Dm] [C] [F] [C] But when [F] she passed the bar and [Eb] she heard the music [F] play,
[Eb] she [Gm] had to go in and sing.
[C] [Bb] [A] [F] It had [Eb] to be that way.
She had to [C] go in [Gm] and [G] sing.
[Am] [G] It had [Eb] to be that way.
[Bb] [Ab] And I [G] said, no, [D] no, [Gm] no, [G] [Dm]
[F] [Eb] old lady Dave.
[Db] [Bb]
[Ab] And I [G] said, no, [Dm] no, [D] no, [G] [D]
[Gm] [F] old [Eb] lady Dave.
[Gm] [Bb] [Gb] [Bm]
[C] [B] [G]
[A] [Bm]
[C] [Bm] [G]
[C] [F] [G] [A] [D]
[Gm] [Dm]
[C] [A]
[Dm] After [Gm] the [D] applause had [Dm] died down, [C]
[A] [Dm] [Gm] [D]
[C] drifted away,
she [Bb] [C]
[F] climbed down off the bar and went out [Cm] the door
to
[Gm] [C] the [Bb] hotel [C] [Bb] that [A]
[F] [Eb] she called home.
[Ab]
[D] It had [Gm] greenish walls, [C] [A]
[G] a [Eb] bathroom in the hall.
[B] [Bb]
[C] And I said, [Gm] no, no, [D] no, [Gm]
[F] [Eb] old lady Dave.
[G] And [Gm] I said, no, no, no,
[F] [Eb] old lady Dave.
[G] [Ab] I [Gm] said, no, no, no,
[F] [Eb] old lady Dave.
[G] I [Eb] said, [Dm] no, no, no, [Gm]
[F] [Eb] old lady Dave.
[Ab] I [G] said, no, no, [Gm] no,
[Dm] [Eb] old lady Dave.
[Gm] I said [D] no, no, no.
[Gm]
[F] [Eb] Move it.
[Bb] I [Ab] [G] said no, [Gm] no, no.
[Dm] [F] [Eb] Move it.
Key:  
Gm
123111113
C
3211
Eb
12341116
F
134211111
G
2131
Gm
123111113
C
3211
Eb
12341116
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To start learning Lou Reed - Lady Day chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: Eb, G, Gm, F, Eb, Ab and Gm. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 51 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 103 BPM. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of G Minor.

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[C] _ [A] _ [D] _ _ _ When she walked on down the street, _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ [A] _ [D] _ _ she's like a child staring at her [C] feet. _ _
[Dm] _ [C] _ [F] _ [C] But when [F] she passed the bar _ _ _ and [Eb] she heard the music [F] play,
_ [Eb] she [Gm] had to go in and sing.
_ [C] _ [Bb] _ [A] [F] It had [Eb] to be that way.
_ _ _ She had to [C] go in [Gm] and [G] sing.
[Am] _ _ _ [G] It had [Eb] to be that way.
_ _ _ [Bb] _ [Ab] And I [G] said, no, [D] no, [Gm] no, _ [G] _ [Dm] _ _
[F] [Eb] old lady Dave.
_ [Db] _ [Bb] _
[Ab] And I [G] said, no, [Dm] no, [D] no, _ [G] _ [D] _
_ [Gm] [F] old [Eb] lady Dave. _
[Gm] _ [Bb] _ [Gb] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ [B] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ [Bm] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [C] _ [F] _ [G] _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
[Dm] _ _ _ After [Gm] the [D] applause had [Dm] died down, _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[A] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [D] _
[C] drifted away,
she [Bb] _ [C] _ _ _
[F] climbed down off the bar _ _ and went out [Cm] the door
to _
_ [Gm] [C] the [Bb] hotel [C] [Bb] that [A] _
[F] _ [Eb] she called home.
_ _ _ [Ab]
[D] It had [Gm] greenish walls, _ [C] _ [A]
[G] a [Eb] bathroom in the hall.
_ [B] _ [Bb] _
[C] And I said, [Gm] no, no, [D] no, [Gm] _ _
_ _ [F] [Eb] old lady Dave.
[G] And [Gm] _ I said, no, no, no, _
_ _ [F] [Eb] old lady Dave. _
[G] _ [Ab] I [Gm] said, no, no, no, _ _
_ _ [F] [Eb] old lady Dave.
[G] I [Eb] _ said, [Dm] no, no, no, _ [Gm] _
_ _ [F] [Eb] old lady Dave. _
_ [Ab] I [G] said, no, no, [Gm] no, _ _
[Dm] _ _ [Eb] old lady Dave. _
[Gm] _ I said [D] no, no, no.
[Gm] _
_ _ [F] [Eb] Move it. _
[Bb] I [Ab] _ [G] said no, [Gm] no, no. _ _
[Dm] _ _ [F] [Eb] Move it. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was penned by Lou Reed.

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