Sad Song chords by Lou Reed

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Intro:

e|---------------------------------------------|
BB|--7h10-7h10-7h10-7h10---8h10-8h10-8h10-8h10--|
G+G|--7----7----7----7------7----7----7----7-----|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------|


e|--------------------------------------------5--|
BB|--7h10-7h10-7h10-7h10---8h10-8h10--8--7--5-----|
G+G|--7----7----7----7------7----7-----9--7--6-----|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|

e|--------------0-----------------------------|
BB|-----------3--------------------------------|
G+G|--------2-----------------------------------|
D MajorD|------0-------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----0---------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--0-----------------------------------------|


Verse 1:

D MajorD        G+G
Staring at my picture book
D MajorD          G+G
She looks like Mary, Queen of Scots
D MajorD        G+G
She seemed very regal to me
D MajorD          G+G
Just goes to show how wrong you can be


Pre-Chorus:
D MajorD     E minorEm   G+G    G+G
I'm gonna stop wastin' my time
D MajorD     E minorEm     G+G      G+G
Somebody else would have broken both of her arms


Chorus:
D MajorD  E MajorE  G+G  D MajorD
Sad song, sad song
D MajorD  E MajorE  G+G  D MajorD
Sad song, sad song

e|-------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-11s---9v---11s--7v-------11s---9v----11s---7v---|
D MajorD|------------------7s--12v------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|

Verse 2:
D MajorD      G+G
My castle, kids and home
D MajorD            G+G
I thought she was Mary, Queen of Scots
D MajorD        G+G
I tried so very hard
D MajorD           G+G
Shows just how wrong you can be

Pre-Chorus:

D MajorD     E minorEm   G+G    G+G
I'm gonna stop wastin' my time
D MajorD     E minorEm     G+G      G+G
Somebody else would have broken both of her arms


Chorus:
D MajorD  E MajorE  G+G  D MajorD
Sad song, sad song
D MajorD  E MajorE  G+G  D MajorD
Sad song, sad song
D MajorD  E MajorE  G+G  D MajorD
Sad song, sad song
D MajorD  E MajorE  G+G  D MajorD
Sad song, sad song
D MajorD  E MajorE  G+G  D MajorD
Sad song, sad song
D MajorD  E MajorE  G+G  D MajorD
Sad song, sad song
D MajorD  E MajorE  G+G  D MajorD
Sad song, sad song
D MajorD  E MajorE  G+G  D MajorD
Sad song, sad song
D MajorD  E MajorE  G+G  D MajorD
Sad song, sad song
D MajorD  E MajorE  G+G  D MajorD
Sad song, sad song
D MajorD  E MajorE  G+G  D MajorD
Sad song, sad song


Outro:

e|-------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-11s---9v---11s--7v-------11s---9v----11s---7v---|
D MajorD|------------------7s--12v------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|


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| h Hammer-on
| BB Bend

| s Slide
| v Vibrato

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