Chords for Lou Reed - Men of Good Fortune (Official Audio)

Tempo:
157.1 bpm
Chords used:

F

Gm

Dm

Bb

Eb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Lou Reed - Men of Good Fortune (Official Audio) chords
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[Bb] Men of [F] good fortune
[Gm] often [D] cause [Gm] empires [F] to fall
[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 father to die
[F]
[Eb] The poor just drink and cry
[F] [Gm] And me, [F]
I just don't [Eb] care at all
[Bb]
Men of good [Am]
[F] fortune very
[Gm] [Dm] often
[Gm] can't do [F] a thing
[Bb] While men of [F] poor beginnings [Gm] often [Dm]
[Eb] can't do [F]
anything
[G] At heart [Gm] they try to act like a man
[F] [Eb] Handle things the best way they can
[F] [Gm] They have no rich [F]
daddy to [D] fall [Eb] back on
[A] [Eb] [F] [Bb]
[Dm] [Gm]
[Bb]
[Dm]
[Gm] [Bb]
[F] Men of good fortune
[Gm] [Dm] often 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] [Gm] It takes money to make money they say
[F] [Eb] Look at the Fords, didn't they start that [F] way?
[Gm]
Anyway, [F]
makes no [Eb] difference to me
[Cm] [Eb]
[Bb] Men of [F] good fortune often [Gm] [Dm]
wish [Gm] that they [F] could die
[Bb] While men of poor [F] beginnings
[Gb] [Gm] want what [Dm] they have
And [Eb] to get it they'll [F] die
[Gm] All those great things that life has to give
[F] [Eb] They wanna have money, you live
[F] [Gm]
But me, [F]
I just don't [Eb] care at all
[F] [Bb]
[D] [Dm] [Gm]
Men of good [Dm] fortune, [Bb]
[Dm] [Gm] men of poor beginnings
[Bb]
[Dm] Men [Gm]
of good fortune, [Bb]
[Dm] [Gm] men of poor [Dm] beginnings
[Bb]
[Dm] [Gm]
Men of good [Dm] [Bb] fortune,
[Dm] [Gm] men of poor beginnings
[Dm] [Bb]
[Dm] Men [Gm] [G]
of good fortune, [Bb]
[Dm] [Gm] men of poor [Bb] beginnings
[Dm] [G]
Key:  
F
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Gm
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Dm
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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: Eb, F, Eb, F, Gm, Bb, Dm, Gm and Dm. Ease into the song by practicing at 78 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 157 BPM. With Bb Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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

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