Chords for Lou Reed - Heroin - May 1965 Demo (from Words & Music, May 1965)
Tempo:
101.275 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Ab] heroin were words
Music and [B] lyrics Lou Reed
[C]
[Dm] [Am] [C]
[Dm] [C]
[D] [C]
Know just where I'm going
Gonna try for the kingdom if I can
You know I feel that I'm a man when I put [F] the spike [C] into my vein
[F] Then you know [C] things aren't quite the same
[F] when I'm [C] rushing for my run [F] and I [E] feel [C] like Jesus son and I guess that I just
Don't know [F] and I guess that [C] I just don't know
I have made [Em] a [C]
decision
I'm gonna find my life
Cause [F] when the blood [C] begins to flow
When [F] it squirts up the [C] drop of his neck
[F] When the smack goes [C] and hits my blood
When I'm closing in on death
And my head begins to whirl
You can't help me not you girls
All [F] you guys with all [C] your talk
You [F] can all [C] go take a walk
And [F] I guess that I just [C] don't know
[F] And I [C] guess that I just don't know
I wish that I lived a hundred years ago
[G] [C]
[G] I [C] wish that I sailed darkened [Cm] seas [F] on a great big [C] clipper ship
[F] From this land [C] here to that
In a sailing suit and cap
[F] Away [C] from the big city
[F] Where a man [C] cannot be free from [F] all the evils [C] of his town
[F] [C] I wish [F] that I traveled all around [C] and I guess I [F] just don't [C] know
And I [F] guess I [C] just don't know
Be the death of a king
Be the ruin of a woman
Kiss my wife and kiss my life
Cause I made it to my vein
Leads to [C] a center in my head
Then I'm bitter all [F] condened
With that [C] smack blood starting to flow
[F] Then I really don't [C] care no more
About [F] those Jim [C] Jim's in this town
And the animals making sound
People telling me pound by pound
And politicians and clowns
And do-gooders with their crowns
Dead bodies plowing around
But [F] while that heroin is in [Cm] my blood
[F] And that blood is [C] in my veins
[F] Thank [G] God I'm good as
[F] [C] But I don't care
And I guess that I just don't know
[F] And I guess that [C] I just don't know
[C]
Music and [B] lyrics Lou Reed
[C]
[Dm] [Am] [C]
[Dm] [C]
[D] [C]
Know just where I'm going
Gonna try for the kingdom if I can
You know I feel that I'm a man when I put [F] the spike [C] into my vein
[F] Then you know [C] things aren't quite the same
[F] when I'm [C] rushing for my run [F] and I [E] feel [C] like Jesus son and I guess that I just
Don't know [F] and I guess that [C] I just don't know
I have made [Em] a [C]
decision
I'm gonna find my life
Cause [F] when the blood [C] begins to flow
When [F] it squirts up the [C] drop of his neck
[F] When the smack goes [C] and hits my blood
When I'm closing in on death
And my head begins to whirl
You can't help me not you girls
All [F] you guys with all [C] your talk
You [F] can all [C] go take a walk
And [F] I guess that I just [C] don't know
[F] And I [C] guess that I just don't know
I wish that I lived a hundred years ago
[G] [C]
[G] I [C] wish that I sailed darkened [Cm] seas [F] on a great big [C] clipper ship
[F] From this land [C] here to that
In a sailing suit and cap
[F] Away [C] from the big city
[F] Where a man [C] cannot be free from [F] all the evils [C] of his town
[F] [C] I wish [F] that I traveled all around [C] and I guess I [F] just don't [C] know
And I [F] guess I [C] just don't know
Be the death of a king
Be the ruin of a woman
Kiss my wife and kiss my life
Cause I made it to my vein
Leads to [C] a center in my head
Then I'm bitter all [F] condened
With that [C] smack blood starting to flow
[F] Then I really don't [C] care no more
About [F] those Jim [C] Jim's in this town
And the animals making sound
People telling me pound by pound
And politicians and clowns
And do-gooders with their crowns
Dead bodies plowing around
But [F] while that heroin is in [Cm] my blood
[F] And that blood is [C] in my veins
[F] Thank [G] God I'm good as
[F] [C] But I don't care
And I guess that I just don't know
[F] And I guess that [C] I just don't know
[C]
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[Ab] heroin were words _ _
Music and [B] lyrics Lou Reed
[C] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ [Am] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ [C] _
_ [D] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
Know just _ _ where I'm going _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Gonna try for the kingdom if I can
You know I feel that I'm a man when I put [F] the spike [C] into my vein
[F] Then you know [C] things aren't quite the same
[F] when I'm [C] rushing for my run [F] and I [E] feel [C] like Jesus son and I guess that I just
Don't know [F] and I guess that [C] I just don't _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ know
I _ _ have made _ [Em] a [C]
decision _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I'm gonna _ find my life
Cause [F] when the blood [C] begins to flow
When [F] it squirts up the [C] drop of his neck
[F] When the smack goes [C] and hits my blood
When I'm closing in on death
And my head begins to whirl
You can't help me not you girls
All [F] you guys with all [C] your talk
You [F] can all [C] go take a walk
And [F] I guess that I just [C] don't know
[F] And I [C] guess that _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I _ just don't know
I wish that I lived a hundred years ago _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [G] I [C] wish that I sailed darkened [Cm] seas [F] on a great big [C] clipper ship
[F] From this land [C] here to that
In a sailing suit and cap
[F] Away [C] from the big city
[F] Where a man [C] cannot be free from [F] all the evils [C] of his town
[F] _ [C] I wish [F] that I traveled all around [C] and I guess I [F] just don't [C] know
And I [F] guess I [C] just don't know _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Be the death of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ a king
Be the ruin of a woman
Kiss my wife and kiss my life
Cause I made it to my vein
Leads to [C] a center in my head
Then I'm bitter all [F] condened
With that [C] smack blood starting to flow
[F] Then I really don't [C] care no more
About [F] those Jim [C] Jim's in this town
And the animals making sound
People telling me pound by pound
And politicians and clowns
And do-gooders with their crowns
Dead bodies plowing around
But [F] while that heroin is in [Cm] my blood
[F] And that blood is [C] in my veins
[F] Thank [G] God I'm good as_
[F] _ _ [C] _ But I don't care
And I guess that I just don't know
[F] And I guess that [C] I just don't know _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
Music and [B] lyrics Lou Reed
[C] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ [Am] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ [C] _
_ [D] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
Know just _ _ where I'm going _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Gonna try for the kingdom if I can
You know I feel that I'm a man when I put [F] the spike [C] into my vein
[F] Then you know [C] things aren't quite the same
[F] when I'm [C] rushing for my run [F] and I [E] feel [C] like Jesus son and I guess that I just
Don't know [F] and I guess that [C] I just don't _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ know
I _ _ have made _ [Em] a [C]
decision _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I'm gonna _ find my life
Cause [F] when the blood [C] begins to flow
When [F] it squirts up the [C] drop of his neck
[F] When the smack goes [C] and hits my blood
When I'm closing in on death
And my head begins to whirl
You can't help me not you girls
All [F] you guys with all [C] your talk
You [F] can all [C] go take a walk
And [F] I guess that I just [C] don't know
[F] And I [C] guess that _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I _ just don't know
I wish that I lived a hundred years ago _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [G] I [C] wish that I sailed darkened [Cm] seas [F] on a great big [C] clipper ship
[F] From this land [C] here to that
In a sailing suit and cap
[F] Away [C] from the big city
[F] Where a man [C] cannot be free from [F] all the evils [C] of his town
[F] _ [C] I wish [F] that I traveled all around [C] and I guess I [F] just don't [C] know
And I [F] guess I [C] just don't know _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Be the death of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ a king
Be the ruin of a woman
Kiss my wife and kiss my life
Cause I made it to my vein
Leads to [C] a center in my head
Then I'm bitter all [F] condened
With that [C] smack blood starting to flow
[F] Then I really don't [C] care no more
About [F] those Jim [C] Jim's in this town
And the animals making sound
People telling me pound by pound
And politicians and clowns
And do-gooders with their crowns
Dead bodies plowing around
But [F] while that heroin is in [Cm] my blood
[F] And that blood is [C] in my veins
[F] Thank [G] God I'm good as_
[F] _ _ [C] _ But I don't care
And I guess that I just don't know
[F] And I guess that [C] I just don't know _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _