Chords for Lou Reed Heroin

Tempo:
127.6 bpm
Chords used:

F

C

G

Dm

D

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Lou Reed Heroin chords
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[F]
[C] [F]
[C]
[F] [Dm]
[C]
[F] I don't [C] know
[F] just [C] where I'm going
But [F] I'm gonna try,
[C] I'm going to try
For the kingdom if I can
Cause it [F] makes me feel [C] like I'm a man
When I put a spike into my vein
[F] Then things [C] aren't quite the same
[F] When I'm rushing on [G] my run
[F] And I feel like Jesus' [C] son
And I guess I just don't know
And I guess that I just don't know
[F]
[C] [F]
[C]
I [F] [C] have made a [F] very [C] big decision
I'm gonna try to nullify my life
Cause [F] when the blood begins to flow
[F] [C]
When it shoots up the dropper's neck
When I'm closing in on death
You [F] can't help me, not you [C] guys
All you girls with all your sweet pretty talk
[F] You can all go [C] take a walk
And I guess I just don't know
[F] I guess that I just [C] don't know
[F] I [C]
wish that I was born a thousand years ago
[F] I wish that [C]
I [F] wish that I'd sailed the darkened [C] seas
On a great big clipper ship
Going from this land here to that
I'd put on a sailor's suit and a cap
[F]
[C]
[F] Away from the big [C] city
Where a man cannot be free
Of all the evils in this town
And himself and those around
And I guess that I just don't know
I guess that I just don't know
[D] [C]
Heroin, be the death of me
[F]
[C] Heroin, heroin, it's my wife and it's my life
Because of me, not you my lady
[G]
It's [F] you, a Santa in [G] my head
[C]
[F] [C]
Then I'm better off than dead
Because when the [F] smack begins to [C] flow
[F] I really don't care [C] anymore
About all you gin gems in this town
And everybody putting everybody [G] else down
And all [F] the dead bodies piled [C] up in mounds
And all the [F]
politicians making [C] crazy sound
[F]
[C] [Fm] While that heroin is in [G] my blood
And [C] that blood is in [G] my head
And oh baby [F] thank God that good is dead
[C] Thank God I'm not aware
[F] And thank God I just [C] don't care
[F] And I guess that I [C] just don't know
And I [F] guess that I just [C] don't know
[F] [C]
[F] [C]
Key:  
F
134211111
C
3211
G
2131
Dm
2311
D
1321
F
134211111
C
3211
G
2131
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_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] I _ don't _ _ [C] know _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ just [C] where I'm going _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ But [F] I'm gonna try, _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ I'm going to try
For the kingdom if I can
_ Cause it [F] makes me feel [C] like I'm a man _
_ When I put a spike into my vein
_ [F] Then _ things [C] aren't quite the same
_ [F] When I'm rushing on [G] my run
_ _ [F] And I feel like Jesus' [C] son _
And I guess I just don't know _
And I guess that I just don't know
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
I [F] _ _ _ _ _ [C] have made a _ [F] _ _ very [C] big decision _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I'm gonna try _ to _ _ _ _ _ _ _ nullify my life
Cause [F] when the blood _ begins to flow _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ When it shoots up the dropper's neck
_ _ When I'm closing in on death
You [F] can't help me, not you [C] guys
_ _ All you girls with all your sweet pretty talk _
[F] You can all go [C] take a walk _
_ _ And I guess I just don't know
_ _ [F] I guess that I just [C] don't know _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ I [C] _ _
wish that _ I _ was born a thousand years ago _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] I wish that _ [C] _ _
I _ [F] wish that I'd sailed the darkened [C] seas
_ On a great big clipper ship
_ _ _ Going from this land here to that _
I'd put on a sailor's suit and a cap
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] Away from the big [C] city
_ _ Where a man cannot be free
Of all the evils in this town
_ And himself and those around
_ And I guess that I just don't know _ _
I guess that I just don't know _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Heroin, _ _ _ _ _ _ be the death of me _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ Heroin, heroin, it's my wife and it's my life _
Because of me, not you my lady _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
It's [F] you, a Santa in [G] my head
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ Then I'm better off than dead
Because when the [F] smack begins to [C] flow
_ [F] I really don't care [C] anymore
About all you gin gems in this town
And everybody putting everybody [G] else down
And all [F] the dead bodies piled [C] up in mounds
And all the [F]
politicians making [C] crazy sound _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Fm] While that heroin is in [G] my blood
And [C] that blood is in [G] my head
And oh baby [F] thank God that good is dead
[C] _ _ Thank God I'm not aware
_ _ _ [F] And thank God I just [C] don't care
[F] And I guess that I [C] just don't know
_ And I [F] guess that I just [C] don't know _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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