Chords for Lou Reed - Men of Good Fortune (lyrics)

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 (lyrics) chords
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Men of [F] good fortune
[Gm]
[D] often [Dm] cause [Gm] empires [F] to fall
[G] [Bb]
While men of poor [F]
beginning often
[Gm] [Dm] can't [Eb] do anything at [F] all
[Gm] A rich son waits for his father [D] 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 [G] [F] fortune very [Gm] [Dm] often [Gm] can't do [F] a thing
[Bb] While men of poor [F] beginning often [Gm]
[Dm] [Eb] can't do [F] anything
[Gm] At heart they try to act like a man
[C] [Eb]
Handle things the best way they can
[F] [Gm]
They have no rich [F]
daddy to fall [Eb] back on
[A] [F]
[Bb] [Dm]
[G] [F]
[Bb] [Dm]
[Gm] [Dm]
[Bb]
[F] Men of good fortune
[Gm]
often [Dm] cause [Gm] empires [F] to fall
[Bb]
While men of poor [F]
beginning often [Gm]
[Dm] can't [Eb] do anything at [F] all
[G]
[Gm] It takes money to make money they say
[C]
[Eb] Look at the poor, didn't they start that way?
[F]
[Gm] Anyway,
[F] makes no [Eb] difference to me
Men [Cm] [Eb]
[D] [Bb]
of [F] good fortune often [Gm]
[Dm] wish [Gm] that they could [F] die
[Bb]
[F] While men [Bb] of poor [F]
beginning 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 to live
[Gm] But me, [F] I just don't [Eb] care at all
[Bb] [F]
[Bb] [D] [Dm]
[Gm] Men of [Dm] good fortune, [Bb] [Dm]
[Gm] men of poor beginning
[Bb] [Dm] Men
[G] of good fortune, [F] [Bb] [Dm]
[Gm] men of poor [Bb]
beginning
[Dm]
[Gm] Men of good [Bb] fortune, [Dm]
[Gm] men of poor beginning
[Dm] [Bb] Men [Dm]
[Gm] [G] of good fortune, [Bb] [Dm]
[Gm] men of poor beginning
[Bb] [Dm]
[Gm]
Key:  
F
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Gm
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Dm
2311
Bb
12341111
Eb
12341116
F
134211111
Gm
123111113
Dm
2311
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To learn Lou Reed - Men Of Good Fortune chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - Dm, Eb, Gm, Bb, Dm, F, Eb, F and Gm in sequence. Kick off your practice at a gentle 74 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 148 BPM. With the song's key of Bb Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Men of [F] good _ fortune _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
[D] often _ [Dm] cause _ [Gm] _ empires [F] to fall
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [Bb] _
_ While men of poor _ [F]
beginning _ _ _ often _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ can't [Eb] do anything at _ [F] all _
_ [Gm] _ A rich son waits for his father [D] 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 [G] _ [F] fortune _ _ _ _ very [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] often _ _ [Gm] can't do [F] a thing
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ While men of poor [F] _ beginning _ _ _ _ often [Gm] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] can't do _ _ [F] anything
_ _ [Gm] At _ _ _ heart they try to act like a man
[C] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ Handle things the best way they can
_ [F] _ _ [Gm] _
They have no rich _ [F] _
daddy _ _ _ to fall [Eb] back _ on _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] Men of good _ fortune _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
often [Dm] _ cause _ [Gm] _ empires [F] to fall
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ While men of poor [F] _
beginning _ _ _ often [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ can't [Eb] do anything at [F] all
_ _ [G] _
[Gm] It takes money to make money they say
[C] _ _
[Eb] _ _ Look at the poor, _ _ _ didn't they start that way?
[F] _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ Anyway, _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ makes no [Eb] difference to me
_ _ Men _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Eb] _
_ [D] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ of [F] good fortune _ _ _ often _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ wish _ [Gm] that they could [F] _ die
_ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [F] While men [Bb] of poor [F]
beginning _ _ _ _ _ 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 _ to _ _ live
_ _ [Gm] _ _ But me, _ _ [F] _ _ I just don't [Eb] care at all _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ [Gm] _ Men of [Dm] good fortune, _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ men of poor _ beginning
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [Dm] Men _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ of good fortune, [F] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] men of poor [Bb] _
beginning
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ Men of good [Bb] fortune, _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ men of poor beginning
[Dm] _ [Bb] _ Men [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ [G] _ of good _ fortune, [Bb] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] men of poor _ beginning
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was authored by Lou Reed.

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