Chords for Lou Reed - Dirty Boulevard Live (Night Music with David Sanborn, 1989)
Tempo:
117.05 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
G
Gm
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] [A]
[D] [A]
[D] [G] [D] [A]
[G] [A]
[D] Pedro lives out of the Wilshire [A] Hotel.
[D] He looks out a window without glass.
[A]
[D] The walls are made of cardboard, [A]
new [D] papers on his feet.
His father beats him because he's too tired to [A] beg.
[D] He's got nine [D] brothers and sisters brought up on their knees.
It's hard to run when a coat hanger hits you on the [A] thighs.
[D] Pedro [G] dreams of being older and killing the old man, but that's a slim chance.
He's going [A] to the boulevard.
He's going [G] down [D]
to the dirty boulevard.
Going [G] out [A] to the [D] dirty boulevard.
He's going out to the dirty boulevard.
Going down.
[A] [D] This room costs $2,000 a month.
You would believe it, man.
It's true.
Somewhere, landlords laugh until he pisses in his pants.
No one [G] dreams [D] of being a doctor or a lawyer or anything.
They just dream [Gm] of dealing [D] on the boulevard.
Give me your hungry, your [A] tired, your poor all [D] the time.
That's [Gm] what the statue of [D] bigotry says.
Your poor heart of masses, let's club him to death.
Get it over with, just dump him on the boulevard.
[G]
To [D] the dirty boulevard.
[G] Going out.
[D] To the dirty boulevard.
They're [G] going down.
To the [D] dirty boulevard.
[G]
[D] Outside, it's a bright night.
There's an opera at Lincoln Center.
The movie [Gm] stars [D] arrive on a limousine.
[A] [D] The cleat lights shoot up [A] over the skyline of [D] Manhattan.
The lights [G] are out on [D] the main streets.
[A] [D] A small [D] kid stands by the Lincoln Tunnel.
They're selling plastic roses for a buck.
[A] [Dm] [G] Traffic's [D] backed up to 39th [A] Street.
[D] The [Gm] TV halls [D] are calm.
The cops [G] are out for a
[D] The doctor will share.
Pedro sits there dreaming.
He's found a [G] book on [D] magic in a garbage [A] can.
[D] He [G] stares at the [D] pictures.
Looks up at the cracked ceiling.
Says, by [G] the count of [D] three, man, I wish I could [A] disappear.
And fly, fly [G] away.
[A] To the dirty [D] boulevard.
Fly [G] away.
[A] To the dirty [D] boulevard.
I [G] wanna fly.
To the [D] dirty boulevard.
Fly away.
[A] [D] I [G] wanna fly.
Fly, [A] fly, fly [D] away.
Fly, fly.
Fly, fly,
[A] fly away.
[D] Fly away.
Fly, [A] fly, fly away.
Fly away.
[D] Fly, fly, fly away.
[G] [D] [G] [A]
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[D] [G] [D] [A]
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[D] [G] [D]
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[D] [A]
[D] [G] [D] [A]
[G] [A]
[D] Pedro lives out of the Wilshire [A] Hotel.
[D] He looks out a window without glass.
[A]
[D] The walls are made of cardboard, [A]
new [D] papers on his feet.
His father beats him because he's too tired to [A] beg.
[D] He's got nine [D] brothers and sisters brought up on their knees.
It's hard to run when a coat hanger hits you on the [A] thighs.
[D] Pedro [G] dreams of being older and killing the old man, but that's a slim chance.
He's going [A] to the boulevard.
He's going [G] down [D]
to the dirty boulevard.
Going [G] out [A] to the [D] dirty boulevard.
He's going out to the dirty boulevard.
Going down.
[A] [D] This room costs $2,000 a month.
You would believe it, man.
It's true.
Somewhere, landlords laugh until he pisses in his pants.
No one [G] dreams [D] of being a doctor or a lawyer or anything.
They just dream [Gm] of dealing [D] on the boulevard.
Give me your hungry, your [A] tired, your poor all [D] the time.
That's [Gm] what the statue of [D] bigotry says.
Your poor heart of masses, let's club him to death.
Get it over with, just dump him on the boulevard.
[G]
To [D] the dirty boulevard.
[G] Going out.
[D] To the dirty boulevard.
They're [G] going down.
To the [D] dirty boulevard.
[G]
[D] Outside, it's a bright night.
There's an opera at Lincoln Center.
The movie [Gm] stars [D] arrive on a limousine.
[A] [D] The cleat lights shoot up [A] over the skyline of [D] Manhattan.
The lights [G] are out on [D] the main streets.
[A] [D] A small [D] kid stands by the Lincoln Tunnel.
They're selling plastic roses for a buck.
[A] [Dm] [G] Traffic's [D] backed up to 39th [A] Street.
[D] The [Gm] TV halls [D] are calm.
The cops [G] are out for a
[D] The doctor will share.
Pedro sits there dreaming.
He's found a [G] book on [D] magic in a garbage [A] can.
[D] He [G] stares at the [D] pictures.
Looks up at the cracked ceiling.
Says, by [G] the count of [D] three, man, I wish I could [A] disappear.
And fly, fly [G] away.
[A] To the dirty [D] boulevard.
Fly [G] away.
[A] To the dirty [D] boulevard.
I [G] wanna fly.
To the [D] dirty boulevard.
Fly away.
[A] [D] I [G] wanna fly.
Fly, [A] fly, fly [D] away.
Fly, fly.
Fly, fly,
[A] fly away.
[D] Fly away.
Fly, [A] fly, fly away.
Fly away.
[D] Fly, fly, fly away.
[G] [D] [G] [A]
[D] [A]
[D] [G] [D] [A]
[D] [G] [A]
[D] [G] [D]
[G] [A]
[D]
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Key:
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A
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Gm
Dm
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[D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] Pedro lives out of the Wilshire [A] Hotel.
_ [D] He looks out a window without glass.
[A] _
_ [D] _ _ The walls are made of cardboard, [A]
new [D] papers on his feet.
His father beats him because he's too tired to [A] beg.
_ [D] He's got nine [D] brothers and sisters brought up on their knees.
It's hard to run when a coat hanger hits you on the [A] thighs.
_ [D] _ Pedro [G] dreams of being older and killing the old man, but that's a slim chance.
He's going [A] to the boulevard.
_ He's going [G] down _ [D] _
to the dirty boulevard.
Going [G] out [A] to the [D] dirty boulevard.
He's going out _ _ to the dirty boulevard.
Going down. _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ This room costs $2,000 a month.
You would believe it, man.
It's true.
Somewhere, landlords laugh until he pisses in his pants.
No one [G] dreams [D] of being a doctor or a lawyer or anything.
They just dream [Gm] of dealing [D] on the boulevard.
_ _ _ Give me your hungry, your [A] tired, your poor all [D] the time.
That's [Gm] what the statue of [D] bigotry says.
_ _ _ Your poor heart of masses, let's club him to death.
Get it over with, just dump him on the boulevard.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
To [D] the dirty boulevard.
[G] Going out. _
[D] To the dirty boulevard.
They're [G] going down. _
To the [D] dirty boulevard.
[G] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ Outside, it's a bright night.
There's an opera at Lincoln Center.
The movie [Gm] stars [D] arrive on a limousine.
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ The cleat lights shoot up [A] over the skyline of [D] Manhattan.
The lights [G] are out on [D] the main streets.
[A] _ _ [D] _ A small [D] kid stands by the Lincoln Tunnel.
_ _ They're selling plastic roses for a buck.
[A] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] Traffic's [D] backed up to 39th [A] Street.
_ [D] _ The [Gm] TV halls [D] are calm.
The cops [G] are out for a_
[D] _ The doctor will share.
Pedro sits there dreaming.
He's found a [G] book on [D] magic in a garbage [A] can.
_ [D] _ He [G] stares at the [D] pictures.
Looks up at the cracked ceiling.
_ Says, by [G] the count of [D] three, man, I wish I could [A] disappear.
And fly, fly [G] away. _ _
[A] To the dirty [D] boulevard.
Fly [G] away. _
[A] To the dirty [D] boulevard.
I [G] wanna fly. _
To the [D] dirty boulevard.
Fly away. _ _ _
[A] _ _ [D] I [G] wanna fly.
Fly, [A] fly, fly [D] away.
Fly, fly.
Fly, fly, _
[A] fly away.
[D] Fly away.
Fly, [A] fly, fly away.
Fly away.
[D] Fly, fly, fly away.
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[D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
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_ _ _ _ [D] Pedro lives out of the Wilshire [A] Hotel.
_ [D] He looks out a window without glass.
[A] _
_ [D] _ _ The walls are made of cardboard, [A]
new [D] papers on his feet.
His father beats him because he's too tired to [A] beg.
_ [D] He's got nine [D] brothers and sisters brought up on their knees.
It's hard to run when a coat hanger hits you on the [A] thighs.
_ [D] _ Pedro [G] dreams of being older and killing the old man, but that's a slim chance.
He's going [A] to the boulevard.
_ He's going [G] down _ [D] _
to the dirty boulevard.
Going [G] out [A] to the [D] dirty boulevard.
He's going out _ _ to the dirty boulevard.
Going down. _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ This room costs $2,000 a month.
You would believe it, man.
It's true.
Somewhere, landlords laugh until he pisses in his pants.
No one [G] dreams [D] of being a doctor or a lawyer or anything.
They just dream [Gm] of dealing [D] on the boulevard.
_ _ _ Give me your hungry, your [A] tired, your poor all [D] the time.
That's [Gm] what the statue of [D] bigotry says.
_ _ _ Your poor heart of masses, let's club him to death.
Get it over with, just dump him on the boulevard.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
To [D] the dirty boulevard.
[G] Going out. _
[D] To the dirty boulevard.
They're [G] going down. _
To the [D] dirty boulevard.
[G] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ Outside, it's a bright night.
There's an opera at Lincoln Center.
The movie [Gm] stars [D] arrive on a limousine.
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ The cleat lights shoot up [A] over the skyline of [D] Manhattan.
The lights [G] are out on [D] the main streets.
[A] _ _ [D] _ A small [D] kid stands by the Lincoln Tunnel.
_ _ They're selling plastic roses for a buck.
[A] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] Traffic's [D] backed up to 39th [A] Street.
_ [D] _ The [Gm] TV halls [D] are calm.
The cops [G] are out for a_
[D] _ The doctor will share.
Pedro sits there dreaming.
He's found a [G] book on [D] magic in a garbage [A] can.
_ [D] _ He [G] stares at the [D] pictures.
Looks up at the cracked ceiling.
_ Says, by [G] the count of [D] three, man, I wish I could [A] disappear.
And fly, fly [G] away. _ _
[A] To the dirty [D] boulevard.
Fly [G] away. _
[A] To the dirty [D] boulevard.
I [G] wanna fly. _
To the [D] dirty boulevard.
Fly away. _ _ _
[A] _ _ [D] I [G] wanna fly.
Fly, [A] fly, fly [D] away.
Fly, fly.
Fly, fly, _
[A] fly away.
[D] Fly away.
Fly, [A] fly, fly away.
Fly away.
[D] Fly, fly, fly away.
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