Andys Chest bass tab by Lou Reed

Bass tabs

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Tuning: Standard (E A D G)


Key of C Major

(D) If I could be  Anything    (G) In this world that
                           Flew
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|-0--------------|-----0---2---4--|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------0---2--|
E|----------------|----------------|-3--------------|-----3----------|


(D) I would be a  Bat and come   (G) Swooping after
                           You,     and
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|-0--------------|-----4---2---0--|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------0---2--|
E|----------------|----------------|-3--------------|-----3----------|

(D) If the last time
          You were here  (G) Things were a bit
                           Askew,  well you
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|-0--------------|-----0---2---4--|----------------|-------------0--|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------2------|
E|----------------|----------------|-3--------------|----------------|

(Eb) Know what   (Bb) Happens after
                  (F) Dark           when
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|-1-------0------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|-------------3--|-1-------0------|----------------|-3/------8/--3--|
E|----------------|-------------3--|-1--------------|----------------|

(Eb) Rattlesnakes lose their
          (Bb) Skins and their
                  (F) Hearts          and
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|-1-------0------|----------------|----------------|----------3333--|
A|-------------3--|-1-------0------|----------------|-3-------------3|
E|----------------|-------------3--|-1--------------|----------------|


(Eb) All the mission-
          (Bb) Aries lose their
                  (F) Barks           oh
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|-1-------0------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|-------------3--|-1-------0------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|-------------3--|-1\-------15\---|-------------1--|

(C) All the trees are
          (F) Calling after
                  (G) You            and
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|-----3-------3\-|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|-----1------1/--|-3/-------15----|---------\3-----|

(C) All the venom (F) Snipers after
                  (G) You            and
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|-----3-------3\-|----------------|----------------|------------0-2-|
E|----------------|-----1------1-2-|-3-------3------|---------3------|


(C) All the mountains
          (F) Bolder after (G) You
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|-----3-------3\-|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|-----1------1/--|-3-------3/------|-------15\---3-|


(D) If I could be Anything     (G) In this world that
                           Bites
G|----------------|----------------|-0--------0-----|----------0-----|
D|-0--------0-----|----------0-2-4-|----------------|------------3-2-|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

(D) Instead of a dentured
          Ocelot on a leash,
                  (G) I'd rather be your
                           Kite
G|----------------|----------------|-0--------0-----|----------0-----|
D|-0--------0-----|----------0-2-4-|----------------|------------3-2-|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

(D) Be tied to the End of your string and
                  (G) Fly through the air babe at
                           Night, cos you
G|----------------|----------------|-0--------0-----|----------0-----|
D|-0--------0-----|----------0-2-4-|----------------|------------3-2-|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

(Eb) Know what they
          (Bb) Say about honey
                  (F) Bears        when you
G|-8-------7---5--|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|-8-------7---5--|-8/------15-----|---------\8-----|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

(Eb) Shave off   (Bb) All their baby
                  (F) Hair           and
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|-1-------0------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|-------------3--|-1-------0------|----------------|-0--------------|
E|----------------|-------------3--|-1/---------8---|---------\1-----|

(Eb) You have a hairy-minded
          (Eb) Minded pink bare
                  (F) Bear           and
G|-------------0--|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|-1-------3------|-3-------1---0--|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|-3\-------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------1-----|

(C) All the bells are
          (F) Rolling out for
                  (G) You            and
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|-----5/10\------|-----3-3--2h3h4-|h5-------5---5--|--------3---2-0-|
A|--3-------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

(C) All the stones are
          (F) Erupting out for
                  (G) You            and
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|-----5/10\------|-----3-3--2h3h4-|----------------|----------------|
A|--3-------------|----------------|----------------|------------0-2-|
E|----------------|-------1-0--1---|-3--------------|---------3------|

(C) All the cheap blood
          (F) suckers are flying after
                  (G) You
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|-----3------/13\|-----8----------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------0-2-|
E|----------------|----------------|-3--------------|---------3------|

(D) Yesterday Daisy May and Biff were
                  (G) Grooving on the
                           Street
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|-0--------------|-----0---2---4--|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|-3--------------|-----3---1---0--|

(D) And just like in a
          Movie her    (G) Hands became her
                           Feet
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|-0--------------|-----0---2---4--|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------0---2--|
E|----------------|----------------|-3--------------|-----3----------|

(D) Her belly button
          Was her mouth which meant
                  (G) She tasted all she'd
                           Eat   but the
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|-0--------------|-----0---2---4--|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------0---2--|
E|----------------|----------------|-3--------------|-----3----------|

(Eb) Funny thing was what
          (Bb) Happened to her
                  (F) Nose          ooh it
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|-1-------0------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|-------------3--|-1-------0------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|-------------3--|-1--------------|-8\--------1----|

(Eb) Grew until it (Bb) Reached all of her
                  (F) Toes
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|-1-------0------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|-------------3--|-1-------0------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|-------------3--|-1--------------|-8\--------1----|

(Eb) Now when people say her
          (Bb) Feet smell they mean her
                  (F) Nose
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|-1-------0------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|-------------3--|-1-------0------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|-------------3--|-1--------------|-8\--------1----|

(C) And curtains laced with
          (F) Diamonds dear for
                  (G) You            and
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|-----3-------3--|----------------|----------------|------------0-2-|
E|----------------|--------0--1--2-|-3-------3------|---------3------|

(C) All the Roman (F) Noblemen for (G) You            and
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|-----3-----/13\-|-----8------10--|----------------|------------0-2-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------3------|

(C) Kingdom's christian
          (F) Soldiers dear for
                  (G) You           and
G|----------------|----------0---2-|-0--------------|----------------|
D|----------------|-----3----------|--------0-------|----------------|
A|-----3----0---2-|----------------|----------------|------------0-2-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------3------|

(C) Melting ice cap (F) Mountain tops for
                  (G) You      (wo oh oh) and
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|-----0------0---|----------------|----------------|
A|-----3-------3--|----------3-----|----------------|--------------0-|
E|----------------|--------------3-|-1-------1------|---------1--3---|

(C) Bats that with a
          (F) Kiss turn prince for
                  (G) You
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|-----3-------3\-|-----0------0---|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------0-2-|
E|----------------|----------------|-3-------3------|---3-----3------|

(C)        (F) Swoop, swoop (G) Oh baby rock, rock
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|-----3-----/13\-|-----8/---------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------0-2-|
E|----------------|----------------|-3--------------|---------3------|

(C)        (F) Swoop, swoop (G) Oh baby rock, rock
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|-----3-----/13\-|-----8/---------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------0-2-|
E|----------------|----------------|-3--------------|---------3------|

(C)        (F) Swoop, swoop (G) Oh baby rock, rock
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|-----3-----/13\-|-----8/---------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------0-2-|
E|----------------|----------------|-3--------------|---------3------|


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