Chords for Lou Reed - Lady Day from Rock n Roll Animal

Tempo:
111.4 bpm
Chords used:

Gm

C

Eb

F

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Lou Reed - Lady Day from Rock n Roll Animal chords
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[C] [A] [D]
[Dm] When [Gm] she walked on down the [F] [C] street,
[Am] [Dm] she was like [Gm] a child staring at [Fm] her feet.
[C]
[D] [E] [F] [Gm] [F] And when she passed the bar, [Eb] and she heard music playing,
she had [Gm] to [C] go and [Bb] sing.
[C] [Bb] [F]
Oh, it [Eb] had to be that way.
[Cm] [Gm] [C] [F]
[G] It had [Eb] to be that way.
[Bbm] [C] [G] Now [Gm] there's no, [D] [Gm]
no [Dm] [Eb] fooling me.
[C] [Gm] No, no, no, no [Dm] [Eb] fooling me.
[Gb] [Bm]
[G]
[D] [B]
[Bm] [G]
[C] [F] [G] [Dm]
[Eb]
[C]
[A] [D] [Dm] [Eb] After the applause had [C] died down,
[A] [D] and [Gm] all the people had drifted [C] away,
[D]
[Em] [F] [C] she [F] walked right out that door, [Eb] out of the bar, [Gm] through the [C]
[Bb] hotel.
[C] [Bb] [F] [Eb] And she'd go home, [Gm] and that dream is gone.
[C] [F] I [Eb] sat down in the hall, [C] and I [Gm] said, no, no, no, no.
[Dm] [Eb] Oh, please, please say anything.
[Ab] [Gm]
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, [Eb] no, no, no, no, no, no fooling me.
[Cm] [G]
[Gm] Oh, no.
No, [Eb] no, no, no, no, no, [Bbm] no, no, [Gm]
no, no, no, no, no.
[F] Oh, [Eb] please, now, say anything.
[Bbm] Oh, no.
[C] [Gm] [Bb] [Eb]
[Gm] [G]
[Gm] [Dm] [Eb]
[Cm] [Gm]
[F] [Eb]
[Gm] [Gm]
[Dm] [Eb]
[Bb] [B] [Gb] [B]
[Bm] [Db] [Bm]
[G] [Db]
[N]
[Ebm]
[C] [Gb]
[C]
Key:  
Gm
123111113
C
3211
Eb
12341116
F
134211111
Dm
2311
Gm
123111113
C
3211
Eb
12341116
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To learn Lou Reed - (Live) Lady Day chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - F, Eb, Gm, D, Dm, Eb, C, A, C, Gm and Dm. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 55 BPM before aiming for the song's 111 BPM. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: B Major.

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[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [D] _
_ _ [Dm] When [Gm] she walked on down the [F] _ [C] street, _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ [Dm] _ she was like [Gm] a child staring at [Fm] her feet.
[C] _ _
[D] _ [E] _ [F] _ [Gm] _ [F] And when she passed the bar, _ _ _ [Eb] and she heard music playing,
she had [Gm] to [C] go and [Bb] sing.
[C] _ _ [Bb] _ [F]
Oh, it [Eb] had to be that way. _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ [F] _
[G] It had [Eb] to be that way. _ _
_ [Bbm] _ [C] [G] Now [Gm] there's no, [D] _ _ [Gm] _
no _ [Dm] _ [Eb] fooling me. _
_ _ _ [C] _ [Gm] No, no, no, no _ _ _ [Dm] _ [Eb] fooling me.
_ _ _ _ [Gb] _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ [F] _ [G] _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ [D] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Eb] After the applause had [C] died down, _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ [D] _ _ and [Gm] all the people had drifted [C] away,
_ [D] _
[Em] _ [F] _ [C] she [F] walked right out that door, _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ out of the bar, _ _ _ [Gm] through the [C]
[Bb] hotel.
_ [C] _ [Bb] _ [F] _ [Eb] And she'd go home, _ _ _ _ [Gm] and that dream is gone.
[C] [F] I _ [Eb] sat down in the hall, _ _ [C] and I [Gm] said, no, no, no, no.
_ _ _ [Dm] [Eb] Oh, please, please say anything.
_ _ [Ab] _ [Gm] _
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, [Eb] no, no, no, no, no, no fooling _ me.
_ [Cm] _ [G] _
_ [Gm] Oh, no.
No, [Eb] no, no, no, no, no, [Bbm] no, no, [Gm] _ _
_ _ no, no, no, no, no.
[F] Oh, [Eb] please, now, say anything.
_ [Bbm] Oh, no.
[C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Dm] _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [B] _ [Gb] _ [B] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _

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