Chords for Lou Reed - Downtown Dirt (Official Audio)
Tempo:
86.15 bpm
Chords used:
E
D
A
C
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Picking up pieces of information
[D] down [E] on the docks
Picking up pieces of information about [D] you and [G] how to [E] pick locks
Scouting around on the Lower East Side
[D]
On mattresses in [E] the rain
Those uptown ladies in their uptown coats
[D] Come down here [E] to get laid
[C] [Gm] [Dm]
[E] It's a boring macho trip
[C] [Gm]
[C] [E] And I'm the type that fascinates
Hey, Mrs.
Pamela Brown
[D] How's [E] the Dakota?
You're 28 years old and your face has been lifted
[D] But you still look so [E] much older
Your bed is soiled, your linen is drab
[D] You [E] got crabs
Things that sell you, you're critical of
[D] I love [E] you for it, I love you for it
[Gm] [C] Silly sugar, [E]
I'm a humanitarian
[A]
[Gm] I give [C] it all [Gm] to myself, that way [E] you're clean
And [E] I stay out of debt
[D]
[A] And psychologically, [E] you know
Hey, [A] psychologically, it's better that I [Eb] think that I'm dirt
[E] Psychologically, [A] it's better that I think that I'm dirt
Don't you know it's better that [E] I think that I'm dirt
[B] [E] Hey, don't you [A] like to have some dirt?
That's all it's worth, it's just [E] dirt
[A] Cheap, cheap [E] damn dirt
Hey, Pam, dirt
Cheap, dirt, earth, dirt
Uptown dirt
[A] [E] [A] [E]
[D] [E]
[Em]
[N]
[D] down [E] on the docks
Picking up pieces of information about [D] you and [G] how to [E] pick locks
Scouting around on the Lower East Side
[D]
On mattresses in [E] the rain
Those uptown ladies in their uptown coats
[D] Come down here [E] to get laid
[C] [Gm] [Dm]
[E] It's a boring macho trip
[C] [Gm]
[C] [E] And I'm the type that fascinates
Hey, Mrs.
Pamela Brown
[D] How's [E] the Dakota?
You're 28 years old and your face has been lifted
[D] But you still look so [E] much older
Your bed is soiled, your linen is drab
[D] You [E] got crabs
Things that sell you, you're critical of
[D] I love [E] you for it, I love you for it
[Gm] [C] Silly sugar, [E]
I'm a humanitarian
[A]
[Gm] I give [C] it all [Gm] to myself, that way [E] you're clean
And [E] I stay out of debt
[D]
[A] And psychologically, [E] you know
Hey, [A] psychologically, it's better that I [Eb] think that I'm dirt
[E] Psychologically, [A] it's better that I think that I'm dirt
Don't you know it's better that [E] I think that I'm dirt
[B] [E] Hey, don't you [A] like to have some dirt?
That's all it's worth, it's just [E] dirt
[A] Cheap, cheap [E] damn dirt
Hey, Pam, dirt
Cheap, dirt, earth, dirt
Uptown dirt
[A] [E] [A] [E]
[D] [E]
[Em]
[N]
Key:
E
D
A
C
Gm
E
D
A
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Picking up pieces of information _
[D] down _ [E] on the docks _ _
Picking up pieces of information about [D] you and [G] how to [E] pick locks _
Scouting around on the Lower East Side
[D]
On mattresses in [E] the rain _
Those uptown ladies in their uptown coats _
[D] Come down here [E] to get laid _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ It's a boring macho trip
[C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [E] _ _ And I'm the type that fascinates
_ Hey, Mrs.
Pamela Brown
_ [D] _ _ How's [E] the Dakota?
_ You're 28 years old and your face has been lifted
[D] But you still look so [E] much older
_ _ Your bed is soiled, your linen is drab
_ [D] _ _ You [E] got crabs
_ _ _ Things that sell you, you're critical of
[D] _ _ I love [E] you for it, _ _ I love you for it _
[Gm] _ _ _ [C] Silly sugar, _ [E] _
_ I'm a humanitarian
[A] _ _ _
[Gm] _ I give [C] it all [Gm] to myself, that way [E] you're clean
And [E] I stay out of debt _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] And psychologically, [E] _ _ you know
Hey, [A] psychologically, it's better that I [Eb] think that I'm dirt
[E] _ _ _ Psychologically, [A] it's better that I think that I'm dirt
_ _ Don't you know it's better that [E] I think that I'm dirt
_ [B] _ [E] Hey, don't you [A] like to have some dirt?
_ _ That's all it's worth, it's just [E] dirt _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] Cheap, _ _ _ cheap [E] damn dirt
_ _ Hey, Pam, dirt _
_ _ _ _ Cheap, dirt, earth, dirt _ _ _ _ _ _
Uptown dirt
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Picking up pieces of information _
[D] down _ [E] on the docks _ _
Picking up pieces of information about [D] you and [G] how to [E] pick locks _
Scouting around on the Lower East Side
[D]
On mattresses in [E] the rain _
Those uptown ladies in their uptown coats _
[D] Come down here [E] to get laid _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ It's a boring macho trip
[C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [E] _ _ And I'm the type that fascinates
_ Hey, Mrs.
Pamela Brown
_ [D] _ _ How's [E] the Dakota?
_ You're 28 years old and your face has been lifted
[D] But you still look so [E] much older
_ _ Your bed is soiled, your linen is drab
_ [D] _ _ You [E] got crabs
_ _ _ Things that sell you, you're critical of
[D] _ _ I love [E] you for it, _ _ I love you for it _
[Gm] _ _ _ [C] Silly sugar, _ [E] _
_ I'm a humanitarian
[A] _ _ _
[Gm] _ I give [C] it all [Gm] to myself, that way [E] you're clean
And [E] I stay out of debt _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] And psychologically, [E] _ _ you know
Hey, [A] psychologically, it's better that I [Eb] think that I'm dirt
[E] _ _ _ Psychologically, [A] it's better that I think that I'm dirt
_ _ Don't you know it's better that [E] I think that I'm dirt
_ [B] _ [E] Hey, don't you [A] like to have some dirt?
_ _ That's all it's worth, it's just [E] dirt _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] Cheap, _ _ _ cheap [E] damn dirt
_ _ Hey, Pam, dirt _
_ _ _ _ Cheap, dirt, earth, dirt _ _ _ _ _ _
Uptown dirt
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _