Chords for Lou Reed - Coney Island Baby (1998 Perfect Night Live in London)
Tempo:
93.2 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
G
D
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F] [G]
[C] [G] [F] [G]
[C] [F] [D]
[C] [F] [G]
[C]
[Dm] [G]
[C] [F] [D]
[C] [F] [D]
[C] You know, when I was a [F] young man in high school, [C]
I wanted to play [F] football for the coach.
[A]
[C] [D] [F] All the older guys, they said, he's mean, [C] he's cruel.
But you know, I wanted to play [G] football for the coach.
[C] They said I was a little [F] too lightweight to play linebacker.
So I [C] played right in.
I wanted to play football [F] for the coach.
[G]
[C] Because you know someday you've [G] got to stand up straight, or else you're going to [C] fall,
and then you're [F] going to die.
[C]
And the straightest dude [F] I ever knew was [G] standing right by me all the time.
[C] So I had to play football for the coach.
[G]
[C] I wanted to play [F] football for the coach.
[G]
[C] When you're all [G] alone and you're lonely,
[C] it's your midnight hour, [G]
[C] and you find [F] that your
very soul, it's been up for [Dm] sale.
[G]
[C] [F] [Am] You begin to think about all the [C] things that you've done, [G] how
[C] [G] much you started to hate
just about [Dm] every single one.
[E] [G] [A]
Remember [F] the princess on the hill, [A]
who loved you [G] even though [F] she knew you were wrong.
[Em] [A]
And right, right now her love [F] just might come true.
[C] And the glory [G] of love, [C] [G] glory of [Am] love, [C] [G] glory [F] of love [G] might see [D] you through.
[G]
[C] When [G] all your two-bit friends, they've gone [C] and ripped you off, [G] [F]
[C] [A] and they're talking behind
your back saying you'll never be a [Am] human being.
[G]
[C] You begin to think about all the things that you've done, and who it was and what it was
and all the different [Em] scenes you made every [Dm] single one.
[D] [G] [A]
Remember [Em] that the [F] city is a funny place, [A]
something [G] like a circus [F] or a sewer.
[A] And [Em] different people, [F] they've got peculiar tastes.
[C] And the glory [F] of love,
[C] the glory [F] of love, [C]
the glory [F] of love just might see you [Dm] through.
[D] [C]
The glory of [F] love, [C] the glory [F] of love, [C] the glory [F] of love might come [D] right through.
[G]
[C] The glory [F] of love, [C] glory [F] of love,
[C] glory [F] of love, [C] glory of love, [F] glory of [C] love,
[F] [C] glory [F] of love.
And the glory of love will see you through.
I'd like to send this one [F] out to the kids, [C] PS192.
[F] [C] [F]
Say thank you baby, [C] and the glory of love.
I keep it all [C] up, all up here now.
[F] The glory of the [C] corny-headed baby.
The glory [F] of the corny-headed baby.
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
[F] Whoa, [C] whoa, whoa.
[F] [C]
I'm a corny [G]-headed baby.
[Cm] [G] [B] [G]
[C] [G] [F] [G]
[C] [F] [D]
[C] [F] [G]
[C]
[Dm] [G]
[C] [F] [D]
[C] [F] [D]
[C] You know, when I was a [F] young man in high school, [C]
I wanted to play [F] football for the coach.
[A]
[C] [D] [F] All the older guys, they said, he's mean, [C] he's cruel.
But you know, I wanted to play [G] football for the coach.
[C] They said I was a little [F] too lightweight to play linebacker.
So I [C] played right in.
I wanted to play football [F] for the coach.
[G]
[C] Because you know someday you've [G] got to stand up straight, or else you're going to [C] fall,
and then you're [F] going to die.
[C]
And the straightest dude [F] I ever knew was [G] standing right by me all the time.
[C] So I had to play football for the coach.
[G]
[C] I wanted to play [F] football for the coach.
[G]
[C] When you're all [G] alone and you're lonely,
[C] it's your midnight hour, [G]
[C] and you find [F] that your
very soul, it's been up for [Dm] sale.
[G]
[C] [F] [Am] You begin to think about all the [C] things that you've done, [G] how
[C] [G] much you started to hate
just about [Dm] every single one.
[E] [G] [A]
Remember [F] the princess on the hill, [A]
who loved you [G] even though [F] she knew you were wrong.
[Em] [A]
And right, right now her love [F] just might come true.
[C] And the glory [G] of love, [C] [G] glory of [Am] love, [C] [G] glory [F] of love [G] might see [D] you through.
[G]
[C] When [G] all your two-bit friends, they've gone [C] and ripped you off, [G] [F]
[C] [A] and they're talking behind
your back saying you'll never be a [Am] human being.
[G]
[C] You begin to think about all the things that you've done, and who it was and what it was
and all the different [Em] scenes you made every [Dm] single one.
[D] [G] [A]
Remember [Em] that the [F] city is a funny place, [A]
something [G] like a circus [F] or a sewer.
[A] And [Em] different people, [F] they've got peculiar tastes.
[C] And the glory [F] of love,
[C] the glory [F] of love, [C]
the glory [F] of love just might see you [Dm] through.
[D] [C]
The glory of [F] love, [C] the glory [F] of love, [C] the glory [F] of love might come [D] right through.
[G]
[C] The glory [F] of love, [C] glory [F] of love,
[C] glory [F] of love, [C] glory of love, [F] glory of [C] love,
[F] [C] glory [F] of love.
And the glory of love will see you through.
I'd like to send this one [F] out to the kids, [C] PS192.
[F] [C] [F]
Say thank you baby, [C] and the glory of love.
I keep it all [C] up, all up here now.
[F] The glory of the [C] corny-headed baby.
The glory [F] of the corny-headed baby.
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
[F] Whoa, [C] whoa, whoa.
[F] [C]
I'm a corny [G]-headed baby.
[Cm] [G] [B] [G]
Key:
C
F
G
D
A
C
F
G
_ _ _ _ [F] _ [G] _ _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [D] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ [G] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [D] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [D] _ _
[C] _ You know, when I was a [F] young man in high school, [C] _ _
_ I wanted to play [F] football for the coach.
[A] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [D] [F] All the older guys, they said, he's mean, [C] he's cruel.
But you know, I wanted to play [G] football for the coach. _ _
[C] _ They said I was a little [F] too lightweight to play linebacker.
So I [C] played right in.
I wanted to play football [F] for the coach.
[G] _ _
[C] Because you know someday you've [G] got to stand up straight, or else you're going to [C] fall,
and then you're [F] going to die.
[C] _ _
_ And the straightest dude [F] I ever knew was [G] standing right by me all the time.
[C] So I had to play football for the coach.
[G] _ _ _ _
[C] _ I wanted to play [F] football for the coach.
[G] _ _
[C] _ When you're all [G] alone and you're lonely, _ _
[C] it's your midnight hour, _ [G] _ _ _
[C] _ _ and you find [F] that your
very soul, it's been up for [Dm] sale.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [F] [Am] You begin to think about all the [C] things that you've done, [G] _ how _ _ _
[C] _ _ [G] much you started to hate
just about [Dm] every single one.
_ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ Remember [F] the princess on the hill, _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ who loved you [G] even though [F] she knew you were wrong.
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ [A] _ _ _
And right, right now her love [F] just might come true. _
_ [C] And the _ glory [G] of love, _ _ [C] _ _ [G] glory of [Am] love, _ [C] _ _ [G] glory [F] of love [G] might see [D] you through.
_ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [C] _ When [G] all your two-bit friends, they've gone [C] and ripped you off, _ [G] _ [F] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [A] and they're talking behind
your back saying you'll never be a [Am] human being.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ You begin to think about all the things that you've done, _ _ and who it was and what it was
and all the different [Em] scenes you made every [Dm] single one.
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ Remember [Em] that the [F] city is a funny place, _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
something [G] like a circus [F] or a sewer. _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ And [Em] different people, [F] they've got peculiar tastes.
[C] And the glory [F] of love, _
[C] _ the glory [F] of love, _ [C] _
the glory [F] of love just might see you [Dm] through.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
The glory of [F] love, _ [C] _ the glory [F] of love, _ [C] _ the glory [F] of love might come [D] right through.
_ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ The glory [F] of _ love, [C] _ glory [F] of love, _
[C] _ glory _ [F] _ of love, [C] glory of love, [F] _ glory of [C] love, _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ glory _ _ [F] of love.
And the glory of love will see you through.
I'd like to send this one [F] out to the kids, _ [C] _ PS192. _
[F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _
Say thank you baby, [C] and the glory of love.
I keep it all [C] up, all up here now.
[F] The glory of the [C] corny-headed baby.
The glory _ [F] of the corny-headed baby.
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
_ _ [F] _ Whoa, [C] whoa, whoa. _
_ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
I'm a corny [G]-headed baby.
_ [Cm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [D] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ [G] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [D] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [D] _ _
[C] _ You know, when I was a [F] young man in high school, [C] _ _
_ I wanted to play [F] football for the coach.
[A] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [D] [F] All the older guys, they said, he's mean, [C] he's cruel.
But you know, I wanted to play [G] football for the coach. _ _
[C] _ They said I was a little [F] too lightweight to play linebacker.
So I [C] played right in.
I wanted to play football [F] for the coach.
[G] _ _
[C] Because you know someday you've [G] got to stand up straight, or else you're going to [C] fall,
and then you're [F] going to die.
[C] _ _
_ And the straightest dude [F] I ever knew was [G] standing right by me all the time.
[C] So I had to play football for the coach.
[G] _ _ _ _
[C] _ I wanted to play [F] football for the coach.
[G] _ _
[C] _ When you're all [G] alone and you're lonely, _ _
[C] it's your midnight hour, _ [G] _ _ _
[C] _ _ and you find [F] that your
very soul, it's been up for [Dm] sale.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [F] [Am] You begin to think about all the [C] things that you've done, [G] _ how _ _ _
[C] _ _ [G] much you started to hate
just about [Dm] every single one.
_ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ Remember [F] the princess on the hill, _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ who loved you [G] even though [F] she knew you were wrong.
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ [A] _ _ _
And right, right now her love [F] just might come true. _
_ [C] And the _ glory [G] of love, _ _ [C] _ _ [G] glory of [Am] love, _ [C] _ _ [G] glory [F] of love [G] might see [D] you through.
_ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [C] _ When [G] all your two-bit friends, they've gone [C] and ripped you off, _ [G] _ [F] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [A] and they're talking behind
your back saying you'll never be a [Am] human being.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ You begin to think about all the things that you've done, _ _ and who it was and what it was
and all the different [Em] scenes you made every [Dm] single one.
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ Remember [Em] that the [F] city is a funny place, _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
something [G] like a circus [F] or a sewer. _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ And [Em] different people, [F] they've got peculiar tastes.
[C] And the glory [F] of love, _
[C] _ the glory [F] of love, _ [C] _
the glory [F] of love just might see you [Dm] through.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
The glory of [F] love, _ [C] _ the glory [F] of love, _ [C] _ the glory [F] of love might come [D] right through.
_ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ The glory [F] of _ love, [C] _ glory [F] of love, _
[C] _ glory _ [F] _ of love, [C] glory of love, [F] _ glory of [C] love, _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ glory _ _ [F] of love.
And the glory of love will see you through.
I'd like to send this one [F] out to the kids, _ [C] _ PS192. _
[F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _
Say thank you baby, [C] and the glory of love.
I keep it all [C] up, all up here now.
[F] The glory of the [C] corny-headed baby.
The glory _ [F] of the corny-headed baby.
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
_ _ [F] _ Whoa, [C] whoa, whoa. _
_ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
I'm a corny [G]-headed baby.
_ [Cm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _