Velvet Underground Chords by Jonathan Richman
Tempo:
86.05 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
G
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A]
They were wild like the USA, a mystery band in a New York way.
[D] Rock and roll but not like the [A] rest, and to me, America at its best.
[E] How in the world were they making that [A] sound?
Velvet [E] underground.
[A] A spooky tone on a Fender bass, played less notes and left more space.
[D] Stayed kinda still, looked kinda [A] shy, kinda far away, kinda [E] dignified.
How in the world were they making that [A] sound?
Velvet underground.
[D] Well you could look at that band and [A] wonder where [B] all that sound was coming from.
[E] With just four people there.
[A] Swangy sounds of the cheapest types, sounds as stark as black and white [D] stripes.
Bold and brash, sharp and rude, like the heat's turned off and you're low on [E] food.
How in the world were they making that [A] sound?
Velvet underground.
Like this.
[G] [A]
Chuck and Sally [G] inside, [A] she's cooking for the down [D] five.
[A] She's staring at Miss Rae, uh-huh.
She's busy licking up her butcher's ham.
I'm searching for my main [G] line.
[A] I said I could hear it sideways.
I said I could, could, could [G] hear it sideways.
[A] She does it just like Sister [Em] Rae said.
[A] Alright.
[Em] [A]
Wild, wild party, let's start to unwind.
A close encounter of the thirdest kind.
[D] On the bench, they're playing.
[A] Everybody's saying.
[E] How in the world were they making that [A] sound?
Velvet underground.
Well [D] you could look at that band and at [A] her sight.
[B] Say the settling rules about modern [E] music wouldn't apply tonight.
[A] Swangy sounds of the cheapest kind, like guitar sale $29.99.
[D] Bold and brash, stock and still, like the heat's turned off and [E] you can't pay the bill.
How in the world were they making [A] that sound?
Velvet underground.
Both guitars got the first tone on.
Drums are standing up like counting [D] along.
A howl, a tone, a shh, back [A] one.
Like a boy through the college [E] kind.
How in the world were they making [A] that sound?
Velvet underground.
Wild, wild party, let's start to unwind.
A close encounter of the thirdest [D] kind.
On the bench, they're [A] moving.
Everybody's [E] moving.
How in the world were they making that sound?
Velvet [A] underground.
[A]
They were wild like the USA, a mystery band in a New York way.
[D] Rock and roll but not like the [A] rest, and to me, America at its best.
[E] How in the world were they making that [A] sound?
Velvet [E] underground.
[A] A spooky tone on a Fender bass, played less notes and left more space.
[D] Stayed kinda still, looked kinda [A] shy, kinda far away, kinda [E] dignified.
How in the world were they making that [A] sound?
Velvet underground.
[D] Well you could look at that band and [A] wonder where [B] all that sound was coming from.
[E] With just four people there.
[A] Swangy sounds of the cheapest types, sounds as stark as black and white [D] stripes.
Bold and brash, sharp and rude, like the heat's turned off and you're low on [E] food.
How in the world were they making that [A] sound?
Velvet underground.
Like this.
[G] [A]
Chuck and Sally [G] inside, [A] she's cooking for the down [D] five.
[A] She's staring at Miss Rae, uh-huh.
She's busy licking up her butcher's ham.
I'm searching for my main [G] line.
[A] I said I could hear it sideways.
I said I could, could, could [G] hear it sideways.
[A] She does it just like Sister [Em] Rae said.
[A] Alright.
[Em] [A]
Wild, wild party, let's start to unwind.
A close encounter of the thirdest kind.
[D] On the bench, they're playing.
[A] Everybody's saying.
[E] How in the world were they making that [A] sound?
Velvet underground.
Well [D] you could look at that band and at [A] her sight.
[B] Say the settling rules about modern [E] music wouldn't apply tonight.
[A] Swangy sounds of the cheapest kind, like guitar sale $29.99.
[D] Bold and brash, stock and still, like the heat's turned off and [E] you can't pay the bill.
How in the world were they making [A] that sound?
Velvet underground.
Both guitars got the first tone on.
Drums are standing up like counting [D] along.
A howl, a tone, a shh, back [A] one.
Like a boy through the college [E] kind.
How in the world were they making [A] that sound?
Velvet underground.
Wild, wild party, let's start to unwind.
A close encounter of the thirdest [D] kind.
On the bench, they're [A] moving.
Everybody's [E] moving.
How in the world were they making that sound?
Velvet [A] underground.
[A]
Key:
A
D
E
G
B
A
D
E
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
They were wild like the USA, a mystery band in a New York way.
[D] Rock and roll but not like the [A] rest, and to me, America at its best.
[E] How in the world were they making that [A] sound?
Velvet [E] underground.
[A] A spooky tone on a Fender bass, played less notes and left more space.
[D] Stayed kinda still, looked kinda [A] shy, kinda far away, kinda [E] dignified.
How in the world were they making that [A] sound?
Velvet underground.
[D] Well you could look at that band and [A] wonder where _ _ [B] all that sound was coming from.
[E] With just four people there.
_ [A] Swangy sounds of the cheapest types, sounds as stark as black and white [D] stripes.
Bold and brash, sharp and rude, like the heat's turned off and you're low on [E] food.
How in the world were they making that [A] sound?
Velvet underground.
Like this.
_ _ [G] _ [A] _
Chuck and Sally [G] inside, [A] _ she's cooking for the down [D] five.
[A] She's staring at Miss Rae, uh-huh.
She's busy licking up her butcher's ham.
I'm searching for my main [G] line.
[A] I said I could hear it sideways.
I said I could, could, could [G] hear it sideways.
[A] She does it just like Sister [Em] Rae said.
[A] Alright.
_ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Wild, wild party, let's start to unwind.
A close encounter of the thirdest kind.
[D] On the bench, they're playing.
[A] _ Everybody's saying.
[E] How in the world were they making that [A] sound?
Velvet underground.
Well [D] you could look at that band and at [A] her sight.
_ [B] Say the settling rules about modern [E] music wouldn't apply tonight.
[A] Swangy sounds of the cheapest kind, like guitar sale $29.99.
[D] Bold and brash, stock and still, like the heat's turned off and [E] you can't pay the bill.
How in the world were they making [A] that sound?
Velvet underground.
Both guitars got the first tone on.
Drums are standing up like counting [D] along.
A howl, a tone, a shh, back [A] one.
Like a boy through the college [E] kind.
How in the world were they making [A] that sound?
Velvet underground.
Wild, wild party, let's start to unwind.
A close encounter of the thirdest [D] kind.
On the bench, they're [A] moving.
_ Everybody's [E] moving.
How in the world were they making that sound?
Velvet [A] underground.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
They were wild like the USA, a mystery band in a New York way.
[D] Rock and roll but not like the [A] rest, and to me, America at its best.
[E] How in the world were they making that [A] sound?
Velvet [E] underground.
[A] A spooky tone on a Fender bass, played less notes and left more space.
[D] Stayed kinda still, looked kinda [A] shy, kinda far away, kinda [E] dignified.
How in the world were they making that [A] sound?
Velvet underground.
[D] Well you could look at that band and [A] wonder where _ _ [B] all that sound was coming from.
[E] With just four people there.
_ [A] Swangy sounds of the cheapest types, sounds as stark as black and white [D] stripes.
Bold and brash, sharp and rude, like the heat's turned off and you're low on [E] food.
How in the world were they making that [A] sound?
Velvet underground.
Like this.
_ _ [G] _ [A] _
Chuck and Sally [G] inside, [A] _ she's cooking for the down [D] five.
[A] She's staring at Miss Rae, uh-huh.
She's busy licking up her butcher's ham.
I'm searching for my main [G] line.
[A] I said I could hear it sideways.
I said I could, could, could [G] hear it sideways.
[A] She does it just like Sister [Em] Rae said.
[A] Alright.
_ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Wild, wild party, let's start to unwind.
A close encounter of the thirdest kind.
[D] On the bench, they're playing.
[A] _ Everybody's saying.
[E] How in the world were they making that [A] sound?
Velvet underground.
Well [D] you could look at that band and at [A] her sight.
_ [B] Say the settling rules about modern [E] music wouldn't apply tonight.
[A] Swangy sounds of the cheapest kind, like guitar sale $29.99.
[D] Bold and brash, stock and still, like the heat's turned off and [E] you can't pay the bill.
How in the world were they making [A] that sound?
Velvet underground.
Both guitars got the first tone on.
Drums are standing up like counting [D] along.
A howl, a tone, a shh, back [A] one.
Like a boy through the college [E] kind.
How in the world were they making [A] that sound?
Velvet underground.
Wild, wild party, let's start to unwind.
A close encounter of the thirdest [D] kind.
On the bench, they're [A] moving.
_ Everybody's [E] moving.
How in the world were they making that sound?
Velvet [A] underground.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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