Coney Island Baby Chords by Lou Reed

[C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ [B] _ _ [G] _
[C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _
[C] _ [G] You know [F] man, when I was a young man in high school, _ [C]
you believe it or not, I wanted to
play [F] football for the coach.
_ _ [C] _
_ And all [F] those older guys, they said that he was mean and cruel, but you [C] know, _ I wanted
to [F] play football for the coach.
_ _ [C] _
_ _ [F] They said I was a little too lightweight [B] to play [G] linebacker, so I thought I'd [C] play in
the right end.
I wanted to play [F] football for the coach.
_ _ [C] _
_ _ [F] Cause you know some day man, you gotta stand up straight and [C] let your gunna fall.
Then [F] you're gonna die.
_ _ [C] _
_ And the [F] straightest dude I ever knew was standing right by me all [C] the time.
_ So I had to [F] play football for the coach.
_ _ [C] _
Man, I wanted to play [F] football for the coach.
_ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _
_ When [F] you're all alone and lonely, _ [C] in your midnight hour.
_ [F] _ _ _ [G] _ [C] _
_ And you [F] find that your soul has [Dm] been up for sale.
_ [G] _ _ And _ [C] _
_ you [F] begin to think about [Dm] all [Em] the things that you've [C] done.
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ And you [F] begin to hate [Am] just about [Dm] everything.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ But remember [Em] the princess [F] who lived on the hill.
_ _ _ _ [C] _ [Am] _ _
_ Who loved you, even though she knew [F] you was wrong.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ [Am] _
_ _ And right now [F] she just might come shining through.
_ _ [Em] And [C] the _ glory of [F] love, _ [C] _ _ _
[F] glory of love, _ [C] _ _ _
[F] glory of love.
Just might come [Dm] through. _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] When [F] all your stupid friends [C] have probably ripped you off.
_ [F] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ And [F] they're talking behind your back saying man you're never gonna [Dm] be no human being.
_ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ Then [Em] _ [B] _
[F] you start thinking [C] again about all those things that's done.
_ [F] _
_ _ _ [C] And who it was, and what it [F] was.
And all the different things you [Dm] made, every different scene.
_ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [A] _ [Am] _ _ _ But remember that the city [F] is a funny place.
_ _ _ [G] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ Something like a circus [F] or a zoo.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ [Am] _
_ And _ just remember different [F] people have peculiar tastes.
_ _ [C] And the _ [F] glory of love, _ _ [C] _
the glory [F] of love, _ [C] _ the glory [F] of love.
Might see you [Dm] through, _ _
_ [G] _ _ [C] yeah but now, now.
[G] Glory [F] of love, _ [C] _ _ the [G] glory [F] of love, [C] _ _ the glory [F] of love.
Might see [Dm] you through.
_ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ Glory of [F] love, _ [C] _ the glory [F] of love, _
[C] _ glory of [F] love.
Glory of [C] love, glory of love now, [F] glory of love [C] now.
Glory of love now, [F] glory of [C] love.
Glory [G] of love, give [F] it to me now.
Glory of love, I see you [C] through. _
_ _ [F] I'm a Coney Island [C] baby now. _ _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] Send this one [F] out to Lou and Rachel.
[C] _ _ _ [G] And all [F] the kids.
[Am] And EF192.
[G] _ _ [C] _ Coney Island baby.