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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Lou Reed -  Lady Day (lyrics on clip) chords
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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.
Key:  
C
3211
Eb
12341116
G
2131
F
134211111
Gm
123111113
C
3211
Eb
12341116
G
2131
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To learn Lou Reed - Lady Day chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: Gm, F, Eb, D, C, A, G and C. For best results, commence at 51 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 103. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: G Minor.

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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. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was penned by Lou Reed.

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