Chords for Lou Reed - Men of good fortune (lyrics on clip)

Tempo:
147.25 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 on clip) chords
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Men of good [F] fortune
[Gm] often [D] cause [Gm] empires [F] to fall
[G] [Bb]
While men of poor beginning [F]
often [Gm]
[Dm] can't [Eb] do anything at [F] all
[Gm] The rich son waits for his [D] father to die
[F] [Eb]
The poor just drink and cry
[F] [Gm]
And me, [F]
I just [F] don't care [Eb] at all
[Bb]
Men of good [G]
fortune very
[Gm] [Dm] often [Gm]
can't do a [F] thing
[Bb] While [Gm] men of [F] poor beginnings often [Gm] [Dm]
[Eb] can't do [F] anything
At heart they try to act like a man
[Eb] Handle things the best way they can
[C]
They have no rich [F]
daddy to fall [Eb] back on
[A] [Bb]
[Dm] [G]
[F] [Bb]
[Dm] [Gm]
[Dm] [Bb]
[F] Men of good fortune often
[Dm] cause [Gm]
empires [F] to fall
[Bb]
While men of poor [F]
beginnings [Gm]
[Dm] often can't [Eb] do anything at [F] all
[G]
It [Gm] takes money to make money they say
[C] [Eb]
Look at the foils, but didn't they start that way?
[F] [Gm]
Anyway, [F]
makes no difference [Eb] to me
[Eb]
[G] [Bb]
Men [Gm] of good [F]
fortune [F] often [Gm]
[Dm] wish [Gm] that they could [F] die
[Bb]
While men of poor [F]
beginnings want [Gb] [Gm]
what [Dm] they have
And [Eb] to get it they'll die
[Gm]
All those great things that life has to give
[F] [Eb]
They wanna have money, do they?
[F] [Gm]
But me, I just don't [Eb] care at all
[Eb] [Bb] [G]
[F] [Bb] [D]
[Dm] [Gm] Men of good [Bb]
fortune, [Dm]
men of poor beginnings
[Bb] [D] [Dm]
[G] Men of good fortune, [Bb]
[Dm]
[Gm] men of poor [Bb] beginnings
[Dm] [Gm]
Men of good fortune, [Bb]
[Dm] [Gm] men of poor [Dm] beginnings
[Bb]
[G] Men of good fortune, men of [Dm]
[Gm] poor beginnings
[Bb] [Dm] [G]
Key:  
F
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Gm
123111113
Dm
2311
Bb
12341111
Eb
12341116
F
134211111
Gm
123111113
Dm
2311
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To jam and learn Lou Reed - Men Of Good Fortune chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: Dm, Gm, Bb, Gm, F, Eb, Dm, Eb, F and Gm. For best results, commence at 74 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 148. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of Bb Major in mind.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Men of good [F] _ _ fortune _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ often [D] _ cause _ _ [Gm] empires [F] to fall
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [Bb] _
While men of poor _ beginning [F] _
_ _ often _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ can't [Eb] do anything at [F] all
_ [Gm] The _ rich son waits for his [D] father to die
_ [F] _ _ [Eb] _ _
The poor _ _ just drink and cry
_ [F] _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ And me, _ _ _ [F] _
_ I just [F] don't care [Eb] at all _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ Men of good [G] _
fortune _ _ _ very _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [Dm] often _ [Gm] _
can't do a [F] thing _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ While [Gm] men of [F] poor _ beginnings _ _ _ often [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[Eb] can't do _ [F] anything _ _ _
_ _ At heart they try to act like a man _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ Handle things the best way they can
_ [C] _ _
They have no rich _ [F] _
_ daddy _ to fall [Eb] back on _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] Men of good fortune _ _ _ often _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] cause _ [Gm] _
empires [F] to fall
_ _ [Bb] _
_ _ While men of poor [F] _
beginnings _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ [Dm] often can't [Eb] do anything at [F] all
_ _ [G] _
It [Gm] takes money to make money they say
[C] _ _ [Eb] _ _
Look at the foils, but didn't they start that way?
[F] _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ Anyway, _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ makes no difference [Eb] to me
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ Men [Gm] of good [F]
fortune _ _ _ [F] often [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] wish _ [Gm] that they could [F] _ die
_ [Bb] _ _
_ While men of poor [F]
beginnings _ _ _ want [Gb] _ [Gm] _
_ what [Dm] they have
And [Eb] to get it they'll die
_ [Gm] _ _
All those great things that life has to give
[F] _ _ [Eb] _
They wanna have money, _ _ _ do they?
[F] _ _ [Gm] _ _
But me, _ _ _ _ _ I just don't [Eb] care at all _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [G] _
_ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [Gm] Men of good [Bb]
fortune, _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ men of poor beginnings _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [G] Men of good fortune, [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] men of poor _ [Bb] beginnings _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
Men of good fortune, [Bb] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] men of poor _ [Dm] beginnings
_ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ Men of good fortune, men of _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ poor beginnings
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was penned by Lou Reed.

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