Heroin Chords by The Velvet Underground

Tempo:
146.4 bpm
Chords used:

C#

F#

G#

C#m

A#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Heroin chords
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[F#] [C#]
[F#]
[C#]
[F#]
[C#]
[F#]
[C#]
[F#]
[C#]
[C#] [C#m]
[C#]
[F#] I [G#] don't know just where I'm going
But I'm gonna try for [Fm] the kingdom if I [C#] can
Cause it makes me feel like I'm a man
When I put a spike into my vein
And I tell you things aren't quite the same
When I'm rushing on my run
[G#] And I feel just like Jesus' son
And I guess that I just don't know
[C#]
[F#] [Fm]
[C#m] [A#m]
I [C#] have
[G#]
[C#m] made a [C#]
big decision
[Fm]
[C#] I'm [G#]
gonna try to nullify my [C#] life
Cause when the blood begins to flow
And it shoots up the dropper's neck
When I'm closing on death
Eyes
[C#]
[G#]
[C#] on all you sweet girls with all your sweet talk
You can [G#]
all go take a walk
And I guess I just don't know
And I guess that I just [C#] don't know
[Fm] [C#]
[G#]
I wish that I was born a thousand years ago
I
[C#]
[G#]
wish that I'd sail the darkened seas
On a great big clipper ship
Going from this land here to that
On a sailor's suit and cap
[C#]
[G#] [C#]
[A#m] Away from the city
Where a man cannot be [C#] free
Of all of [G#] the evils of this town
When he looks around
And I guess that I just don't [C#]
know
And I guess that I just don't know
[A#m]
[C#]
[G#]
[C#] Heroin
Be the death of me
[C#m]
[Fm] [C#m] Heroin
[A#m] It's my wife and it's [C#] my life
Because a [G#] manor to my [C#] vein
Leads [G#] to a center [C#] in my head
And then I'm better off than dead
[F#]
[C#] [F#]
[C#]
[F#]
[C#] [F#]
[C#] [F#]
[C#] Cause [F#] when the stacks [C#] explode
I [F#] really don't care anymore
About all the Jim Jim's in this [C#] town
And all [F#] the politicians making busy [C#] sounds
And [F#] everybody putting everybody [C#] else down
And all the [F#] dead bodies piled up [C#] in mounds
[F#] That [C#] [F#]
[C#] [G#]
[C#] [F#]
[D#] [F#]
[C#m] [F#]
[C#m] [D#m]
[C#] [G#]
[C#] [G#]
[F] [F#]
[F] [G#]
[F#]
[C#] [D#m] hill with the sea
[A#] And [F#] that blood is in [C#] my head
And thank [G#] God that I'm good [C#] as dead
And [F#] thank your God that I'm not [C#] aware
[A#m] And thank God that I just [C#] don't care
I [F#] guess I just [C#] don't know
[A#m] And I guess I just don't know
[C#] [F#] [C#]
[G#] [A#]
[C#]
[A#m] [A#] [C#]
[G#]
[C#]
Key:  
C#
12341114
F#
134211112
G#
134211114
C#m
13421114
A#m
13421111
C#
12341114
F#
134211112
G#
134211114
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Learn the basic chords of The Velvet Underground - Heroin chords, with this master sequence: C#, F# and C#. Ease into the song by practicing at 73 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 147 BPM. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: C# Major.

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_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
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_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] I _ [G#] _ don't know _ _ _ just _ _ _ _ where I'm going _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ But I'm _ _ _ _ _ _ gonna _ try _ for [Fm] the kingdom _ _ if I [C#] can
Cause it makes me feel like I'm a man
When I put a spike into my vein
And I tell you things aren't quite the same
When I'm rushing on my run
[G#] And I feel just like Jesus' son
And I guess that I just don't know _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [A#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ I [C#] have _
_ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] made a _ [C#] _ _ _
_ big decision _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ I'm _ _ [G#] _
_ _ _ gonna try _ _ to _ _ nullify my [C#] life
Cause when the blood begins to flow
And it shoots up the dropper's neck
When I'm closing on death
Eyes _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ on all you sweet girls with all your sweet talk
You can [G#] _
all go take a walk
And I guess I just don't know
And I guess that I just [C#] don't know _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I _ _ _ wish that _ _ I _ was born a thousand years ago
_ I _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ wish _ _ _ that _ _ _ _ I'd sail the darkened seas
On a great big clipper ship
Going from this land here to that
On a sailor's suit and cap _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ [G#] _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
[A#m] Away from the city
Where a man cannot be [C#] free
Of all of [G#] the evils of this town
When he looks _ _ _ around _
_ And I guess that I just don't [C#]
know
And I guess that I just don't know
_ _ _ [A#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ Heroin
_ Be _ _ the death of me _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [C#m] Heroin _
_ [A#m] _ It's my wife _ and it's [C#] my life
_ Because a [G#] manor to my [C#] vein
Leads [G#] to a center [C#] in my head
And then I'm better off than dead
_ _ [F#] _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ Cause [F#] when the stacks _ [C#] explode
I [F#] really don't care _ anymore
About all the Jim Jim's in this [C#] town
And all [F#] the politicians making busy [C#] sounds
And [F#] everybody putting everybody [C#] else down
And all the [F#] dead bodies piled up [C#] in _ mounds
[F#] That _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [D#] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [D#m] _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [F#] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [D#m] hill with the sea
[A#] And _ _ [F#] that blood is in [C#] my head
And thank [G#] God that I'm good [C#] as dead
And [F#] thank your God that I'm not [C#] aware
_ [A#m] And thank God that I just [C#] don't care
I [F#] guess I just [C#] don't know
_ [A#m] And I guess I just don't know
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ [A#] _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A#m] _ _ _ _ [A#] _ _ [C#] _ _
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