Chords for Lou Reed - Harry's Circumcision (Reverie Gone Astray)
Tempo:
85.15 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
Gm
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D]
[G] [D]
[G]
[A] [D]
[G] [D] [G]
[D]
[A] [G]
[Gm] [D]
Looking in the mirror, [G] Harry didn't like what he saw.
[D] The cheeks of his mother, the eyes of his father, as each day crashed around him, [G] the future stood revealed.
He was turning into his [A] parents.
[D]
The final disappointment.
[G]
[D]
[A] [D] [G]
[D]
Stepping out of the shower, Harry [G] stared at himself, [D]
his hairline receding, a slight overbite.
He picked up the [G] razor to begin his shaving and thought,
[A] [D]
I wish I was different.
[G]
[D]
[A] [G]
[D] I wish I was [G] stronger.
[D] [G] I wish I was thinner.
I wish I didn't have this nose.
[D]
These ears that stick out remind me of my father, and I don't want to [G] be reminded at all.
The [A] final [D] disappointment.
[G]
[D]
[A] [G]
[D]
Harry looked in the mirror, thinking of Vincent [G] Van Gogh, and with a quick swipe,
lopped off his nose, [D]
and happy with that, he made a slice where his chin was.
[G] He'd always wanted a dimple, the end of all illusion.
[F#m] [D] Then peering down, straight between his legs, Harry thought of the range [G] of possibilities.
A new face, a new life, no memories of [D] the past, [A] and slid his throat from ear to ear.
[G]
[D]
[G]
[D]
[G]
[A] [D]
[G]
[D]
[A] [G]
[D]
Harry woke up with a cough, [G]
the stitches made in his lungs.
[D]
A doctor smiled at him from [G] somewhere across the room.
[A] [D] Son, we saved your life, [G] but you'll never look the same.
[Em] [D] And when he heard that, [A] Harry had a laugh.
[D] And when [G] he heard that, Harry had a laugh.
[D] Although [A] it hurt, Harry had a laugh.
[G] The final disappointment.
[D]
[G] [D]
[G]
[A] [D]
[G] [D] [G]
[D]
[A] [G]
[Gm] [D]
Looking in the mirror, [G] Harry didn't like what he saw.
[D] The cheeks of his mother, the eyes of his father, as each day crashed around him, [G] the future stood revealed.
He was turning into his [A] parents.
[D]
The final disappointment.
[G]
[D]
[A] [D] [G]
[D]
Stepping out of the shower, Harry [G] stared at himself, [D]
his hairline receding, a slight overbite.
He picked up the [G] razor to begin his shaving and thought,
[A] [D]
I wish I was different.
[G]
[D]
[A] [G]
[D] I wish I was [G] stronger.
[D] [G] I wish I was thinner.
I wish I didn't have this nose.
[D]
These ears that stick out remind me of my father, and I don't want to [G] be reminded at all.
The [A] final [D] disappointment.
[G]
[D]
[A] [G]
[D]
Harry looked in the mirror, thinking of Vincent [G] Van Gogh, and with a quick swipe,
lopped off his nose, [D]
and happy with that, he made a slice where his chin was.
[G] He'd always wanted a dimple, the end of all illusion.
[F#m] [D] Then peering down, straight between his legs, Harry thought of the range [G] of possibilities.
A new face, a new life, no memories of [D] the past, [A] and slid his throat from ear to ear.
[G]
[D]
[G]
[D]
[G]
[A] [D]
[G]
[D]
[A] [G]
[D]
Harry woke up with a cough, [G]
the stitches made in his lungs.
[D]
A doctor smiled at him from [G] somewhere across the room.
[A] [D] Son, we saved your life, [G] but you'll never look the same.
[Em] [D] And when he heard that, [A] Harry had a laugh.
[D] And when [G] he heard that, Harry had a laugh.
[D] Although [A] it hurt, Harry had a laugh.
[G] The final disappointment.
[D]
Key:
D
G
A
Gm
F#m
D
G
A
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _
_ [Gm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Looking in the mirror, [G] Harry didn't like what he saw. _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] The cheeks of his mother, the eyes of his father, as each day crashed around him, [G] the future stood revealed.
He was turning into his [A] parents.
_ [D] _
The final disappointment.
_ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
Stepping out of the shower, _ _ _ Harry [G] stared at himself, _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
his hairline receding, a slight overbite.
He picked up the [G] razor to begin his shaving and thought,
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ I wish I was different.
_ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ I wish I was [G] stronger.
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] I wish I was thinner.
_ I wish I didn't have this nose.
_ [D] _
These ears that stick out remind me of my father, and I don't want to [G] be reminded at all.
_ _ _ The [A] final [D] disappointment.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Harry looked in the mirror, thinking of Vincent [G] Van Gogh, and with a quick swipe,
lopped off his nose, _ [D] _
and happy with that, he made a slice where his chin was.
[G] He'd always wanted a dimple, the end of all illusion.
_ _ _ [F#m] [D] Then peering down, straight between his legs, _ Harry thought of the range [G] of possibilities.
A new face, a new life, no memories of [D] the past, _ _ [A] and slid his throat from ear to ear.
_ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Harry woke up with a cough, [G] _ _
the stitches made in his lungs.
_ [D] _ _ _
A doctor smiled at him from [G] _ _ somewhere across the room.
_ [A] _ [D] _ _ Son, we saved your life, [G] but you'll never look the same. _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [D] And when he heard that, [A] Harry had a laugh.
_ [D] _ _ And when [G] he heard that, Harry had a laugh.
_ [D] _ _ Although [A] it hurt, Harry had a laugh.
_ [G] The final disappointment. _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _
_ [Gm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Looking in the mirror, [G] Harry didn't like what he saw. _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] The cheeks of his mother, the eyes of his father, as each day crashed around him, [G] the future stood revealed.
He was turning into his [A] parents.
_ [D] _
The final disappointment.
_ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
Stepping out of the shower, _ _ _ Harry [G] stared at himself, _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
his hairline receding, a slight overbite.
He picked up the [G] razor to begin his shaving and thought,
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ I wish I was different.
_ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ I wish I was [G] stronger.
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] I wish I was thinner.
_ I wish I didn't have this nose.
_ [D] _
These ears that stick out remind me of my father, and I don't want to [G] be reminded at all.
_ _ _ The [A] final [D] disappointment.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Harry looked in the mirror, thinking of Vincent [G] Van Gogh, and with a quick swipe,
lopped off his nose, _ [D] _
and happy with that, he made a slice where his chin was.
[G] He'd always wanted a dimple, the end of all illusion.
_ _ _ [F#m] [D] Then peering down, straight between his legs, _ Harry thought of the range [G] of possibilities.
A new face, a new life, no memories of [D] the past, _ _ [A] and slid his throat from ear to ear.
_ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Harry woke up with a cough, [G] _ _
the stitches made in his lungs.
_ [D] _ _ _
A doctor smiled at him from [G] _ _ somewhere across the room.
_ [A] _ [D] _ _ Son, we saved your life, [G] but you'll never look the same. _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [D] And when he heard that, [A] Harry had a laugh.
_ [D] _ _ And when [G] he heard that, Harry had a laugh.
_ [D] _ _ Although [A] it hurt, Harry had a laugh.
_ [G] The final disappointment. _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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