Chords for Lou Reed - Lady Day (lyrics on clip)
Tempo:
103.2 bpm
Chords used:
C
Eb
G
F
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C] [A] [D]
When she walked on down the street,
[C] [A] [D]
she's like a child staring at [C] her feet.
[Dm] [C] [F] [C] [F] But when she passed the bar [Cm] and she heard [Eb] the music [F] play,
[Eb] she had [Gm] to go in and sing.
[C] [Bb] [A] [F] It [Eb] had to be that way.
She had to [C] go in [A] and sing.
[G] [C] [A]
[G] It [Eb] had to be that way.
[Bb]
[Ab] [G] And I said, no, [D] no, [Gm] no, [G] [Dm]
[F] [Eb] old lady day.
[G] [Bb] [Ab] [G] And I [Dm] said, no, [D] no, no, [G]
[D] [F] [Eb] old lady day.
[Gm] [Bb] [B] [Gb] [B] [Bm]
[C] [B] [Bm] [G]
[A] [Bm]
[C] [Bm] [G]
[C] [F] [G] [A]
[D] [Gm]
[Dm] [C]
[A] [Dm] [Gm] After the other [D] folks had [Dm] died down, [C]
[A] [Dm] [Gm]
[D] drifted [C] away,
she [Bb] [C]
[F] climbed out of the bar and went out [Eb] the door
[Cm] to [Gm] [C] the [Bb] hotel [C]
[Bb] that [A] [F] [Eb] she called home.
[Cm] It [D] had [Gm] greenish walls, [C]
[A] [G] a [Eb] bedroom in the hall.
[B] [Bb] [Ab] And I said, [Gm] no, no, no, [Dm] [Eb] old lady day.
[G] And [Gm] I said, no, no, no, [F] [Eb] old lady day.
[G] [Ab] I [Gm] said, no, no, no, [F] [Eb] old lady day.
I said, [D] no, no, no, [Gm] [F] [Eb] old lady day.
[Abm] [Ab] [G] I said, no, no, no, [Dm] [Eb] old lady day.
I said [D] no, no, no.
[G] [Gm] [F] [Eb] Oh, baby, baby.
[Bb] [Ab] [Gm] I said no, no, no.
[Dm] [F] [Eb] Oh, baby.
When she walked on down the street,
[C] [A] [D]
she's like a child staring at [C] her feet.
[Dm] [C] [F] [C] [F] But when she passed the bar [Cm] and she heard [Eb] the music [F] play,
[Eb] she had [Gm] to go in and sing.
[C] [Bb] [A] [F] It [Eb] had to be that way.
She had to [C] go in [A] and sing.
[G] [C] [A]
[G] It [Eb] had to be that way.
[Bb]
[Ab] [G] And I said, no, [D] no, [Gm] no, [G] [Dm]
[F] [Eb] old lady day.
[G] [Bb] [Ab] [G] And I [Dm] said, no, [D] no, no, [G]
[D] [F] [Eb] old lady day.
[Gm] [Bb] [B] [Gb] [B] [Bm]
[C] [B] [Bm] [G]
[A] [Bm]
[C] [Bm] [G]
[C] [F] [G] [A]
[D] [Gm]
[Dm] [C]
[A] [Dm] [Gm] After the other [D] folks had [Dm] died down, [C]
[A] [Dm] [Gm]
[D] drifted [C] away,
she [Bb] [C]
[F] climbed out of the bar and went out [Eb] the door
[Cm] to [Gm] [C] the [Bb] hotel [C]
[Bb] that [A] [F] [Eb] she called home.
[Cm] It [D] had [Gm] greenish walls, [C]
[A] [G] a [Eb] bedroom in the hall.
[B] [Bb] [Ab] And I said, [Gm] no, no, no, [Dm] [Eb] old lady day.
[G] And [Gm] I said, no, no, no, [F] [Eb] old lady day.
[G] [Ab] I [Gm] said, no, no, no, [F] [Eb] old lady day.
I said, [D] no, no, no, [Gm] [F] [Eb] old lady day.
[Abm] [Ab] [G] I said, no, no, no, [Dm] [Eb] old lady day.
I said [D] no, no, no.
[G] [Gm] [F] [Eb] Oh, baby, baby.
[Bb] [Ab] [Gm] I said no, no, no.
[Dm] [F] [Eb] Oh, baby.
Key:
C
Eb
G
F
Gm
C
Eb
G
[C] _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _ _ _
When she walked on down the street, _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ [A] _ [D] _ _ _
she's like a child staring at [C] her feet.
_ [Dm] _ [C] _ [F] _ [C] _ [F] But when she passed the bar _ _ _ _ [Cm] and she heard [Eb] the music [F] play,
[Eb] _ she had [Gm] to go in and sing.
[C] _ [Bb] _ [A] [F] It [Eb] had to be that way. _ _ _ _
She had to [C] go in [A] and sing.
[G] _ [C] _ [A] _
[G] It [Eb] had to be that way.
_ _ _ [Bb] _
[Ab] [G] And I said, no, [D] no, [Gm] no, [G] _ [Dm] _
_ _ [F] [Eb] old lady day. _
[G] _ [Bb] _ [Ab] [G] And I [Dm] said, no, [D] no, no, [G] _
_ [D] _ _ [F] [Eb] old lady day.
[Gm] _ [Bb] _ [B] _ [Gb] _ [B] _ [Bm] _ _
_ [C] _ [B] _ _ _ [Bm] _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ [Bm] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ [F] _ [G] _ [A] _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] After the other [D] folks had [Dm] died down, _ _ _ [C] _
_ [A] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ [D] drifted [C] away,
she [Bb] _ [C] _
_ _ [F] climbed out of the bar and _ went out [Eb] the door
[Cm] to _ _ [Gm] [C] the [Bb] hotel [C]
[Bb] that [A] _ [F] _ [Eb] she called home. _ _
_ [Cm] It [D] had [Gm] greenish walls, [C] _
[A] _ [G] a [Eb] bedroom in the hall. _
[B] _ [Bb] _ [Ab] And I said, [Gm] no, no, no, _ _ _ _ [Dm] [Eb] old lady day.
[G] And [Gm] _ I said, no, no, no, _ _ _ [F] [Eb] old lady day.
_ [G] _ [Ab] I [Gm] said, no, no, no, _ _ _ _ [F] [Eb] old lady day.
I _ said, [D] no, no, no, [Gm] _ _ _ [F] _ [Eb] old lady day.
[Abm] _ [Ab] _ [G] I said, no, no, no, _ [Dm] _ _ [Eb] old lady day.
_ _ I said [D] no, no, no.
_ [G] _ [Gm] _ _ [F] [Eb] Oh, baby, baby.
[Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ [Gm] I said no, no, no.
_ [Dm] _ _ [F] [Eb] Oh, baby. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
When she walked on down the street, _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ [A] _ [D] _ _ _
she's like a child staring at [C] her feet.
_ [Dm] _ [C] _ [F] _ [C] _ [F] But when she passed the bar _ _ _ _ [Cm] and she heard [Eb] the music [F] play,
[Eb] _ she had [Gm] to go in and sing.
[C] _ [Bb] _ [A] [F] It [Eb] had to be that way. _ _ _ _
She had to [C] go in [A] and sing.
[G] _ [C] _ [A] _
[G] It [Eb] had to be that way.
_ _ _ [Bb] _
[Ab] [G] And I said, no, [D] no, [Gm] no, [G] _ [Dm] _
_ _ [F] [Eb] old lady day. _
[G] _ [Bb] _ [Ab] [G] And I [Dm] said, no, [D] no, no, [G] _
_ [D] _ _ [F] [Eb] old lady day.
[Gm] _ [Bb] _ [B] _ [Gb] _ [B] _ [Bm] _ _
_ [C] _ [B] _ _ _ [Bm] _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ [Bm] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ [F] _ [G] _ [A] _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] After the other [D] folks had [Dm] died down, _ _ _ [C] _
_ [A] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ [D] drifted [C] away,
she [Bb] _ [C] _
_ _ [F] climbed out of the bar and _ went out [Eb] the door
[Cm] to _ _ [Gm] [C] the [Bb] hotel [C]
[Bb] that [A] _ [F] _ [Eb] she called home. _ _
_ [Cm] It [D] had [Gm] greenish walls, [C] _
[A] _ [G] a [Eb] bedroom in the hall. _
[B] _ [Bb] _ [Ab] And I said, [Gm] no, no, no, _ _ _ _ [Dm] [Eb] old lady day.
[G] And [Gm] _ I said, no, no, no, _ _ _ [F] [Eb] old lady day.
_ [G] _ [Ab] I [Gm] said, no, no, no, _ _ _ _ [F] [Eb] old lady day.
I _ said, [D] no, no, no, [Gm] _ _ _ [F] _ [Eb] old lady day.
[Abm] _ [Ab] _ [G] I said, no, no, no, _ [Dm] _ _ [Eb] old lady day.
_ _ I said [D] no, no, no.
_ [G] _ [Gm] _ _ [F] [Eb] Oh, baby, baby.
[Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ [Gm] I said no, no, no.
_ [Dm] _ _ [F] [Eb] Oh, baby. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _