Men Of Good Fortune Chords by Lou Reed

Tempo:
157.9 bpm
Chords used:

F

Gm

Dm

Bb

Eb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Lou Reed - "Men of Good Fortune" chords
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[Bb] Men of [F] good fortune
[Gm]
[D] often [Dm] cause [Gm] empires [F] to fall,
[Bb]
While men of poor [F]
beginnings often
[Gm] [Dm] can't [Eb] do anything at [F] all.
[Gm] The rich son waits for his father to die,
[F] [Eb] The poor just drink and cry,
[F] [Gm]
And me, [F]
I just don't care [Eb] at all.
[Bb]
Men of good [C] [F] fortune very [Gm] [Dm]
often [Gm] can't do [F] a thing,
[Bb] While men of poor [F] beginnings often [Gm]
[Dm] [Eb] can't do
[F] anything.
[G]
At heart [Gm] they try to act like a man,
[F] [Eb]
Handle things the best way they can,
[F] [Gm]
They have no rich [F]
daddy to [D] fall [Eb] back on.
[A] [Eb] [F]
[Bb] [Dm]
[Gm] [F]
[Bb] [Dm]
[Gm] [Bb]
[F] Men of good [Am] fortune
[F] often [Gm]
[Dm] cause [Gm] empires [F] to fall,
[Bb]
While men of poor [F]
beginnings [Gm]
often [Dm] can't [Eb] do anything at [F] all.
[G]
[Gm] It takes money to make money they say,
[F]
[Eb] Look at the poor, didn't they start that way?
[F]
[Gm] Anyway,
[F] makes no difference [Eb] to me.
[Cm] [Eb]
[Bb]
Men of [F] good fortune [Gm]
often [Dm] wish [Gm] that they could [F] die,
[Bb]
While men of poor [F]
beginnings [Gb] want [Gm] what [Dm] they have,
And [Eb] to get it they'll [F] die.
[Gm] All those great things that life has to give,
[F]
[Eb] They want to have money in their [C] hands,
[Gm] But me, [F] I just don't [Eb] care at all.
[F]
[Bb] [D] [Dm]
[Gm] Men of good fortune, [Bb] [Dm]
[Gm] men of poor beginnings,
[Bb] [Dm]
[Gm] Men of good [Bb] fortune, [Dm]
[Gm] men of poor [Bb]
beginnings,
[Dm] Men
[Gm] of good
[Bb] fortune, [Dm]
[Gm] men of poor [Dm] beginnings,
[Bb] [Dm]
[Gm] [G] Men of good fortune, [Bb] [Dm]
[Gm] men of poor beginnings
[Bb] [Dm]
[Gm]
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Gm
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Dm
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Bb
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Eb
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F
134211111
Gm
123111113
Dm
2311
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Let's start jamming Lou Reed - Men Of Good Fortune chords, Practice these chords sequence - F, Gm, Bb, Dm, F, Eb, F, Dm and Eb. A good strategy is to initiate at 78 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 158 BPM. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: Bb Major.

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[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ Men of [F] good _ fortune _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
[D] often _ [Dm] cause _ [Gm] _ empires [F] to fall,
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ While men of poor [F] _
beginnings _ _ _ often _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [Dm] can't _ [Eb] do anything at [F] all. _ _
[Gm] The _ rich son waits for his father to die,
[F] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ The _ poor _ just drink and cry,
_ [F] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
And me, _ _ [F] _ _ _
I just don't care [Eb] at all. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ Men of good [C] _ [F] fortune _ _ _ very _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
often _ [Gm] can't do [F] a thing,
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ While men of poor [F] _ beginnings _ _ _ _ often [Gm] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] can't do _ _
[F] anything.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
At heart [Gm] they try to act like a man,
_ [F] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ Handle things the best way they can,
_ [F] _ _ [Gm] _
They have no rich _ [F] _
_ daddy _ _ to [D] fall [Eb] back _ on. _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] Men of good _ [Am] fortune _
_ _ [F] often [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ cause _ [Gm] _ empires [F] to fall,
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _
While men of poor [F] _
beginnings _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ often [Dm] _ can't [Eb] do anything at [F] all.
_ _ [G] _
[Gm] It takes money to make money they say,
[F] _ _
[Eb] _ _ Look at the poor, _ _ _ didn't they start that way?
[F] _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ Anyway, _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ makes no difference [Eb] to me. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ Men of [F] good _ fortune _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
often [Dm] _ wish _ [Gm] that they could [F] _ die,
_ _ [Bb] _ _
_ While men of poor [F] _
beginnings _ _ _ _ [Gb] want [Gm] _ _ what [Dm] they have,
And [Eb] to get it they'll [F] _ die. _
[Gm] _ _ _ All those great things that life has to give,
[F] _
_ [Eb] _ They want to have money _ _ _ in their [C] hands,
[Gm] _ _ But me, _ _ [F] _ _ _ I just don't [Eb] care at all. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ [Gm] _ Men of good fortune, [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ men of poor _ beginnings,
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ Men of good _ [Bb] fortune, _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] men of poor _ [Bb]
beginnings,
_ _ _ [Dm] _ Men _
_ [Gm] _ _ of good _ _
[Bb] fortune, _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ men of poor _ [Dm] beginnings,
[Bb] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ [G] Men of good fortune, [Bb] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] men of poor beginnings
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was penned by Lou Reed.

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