Strawman chords by Lou Reed

Chords with lyrics

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

Key: A augmentedA

Difficulty: Novice

Verse 1:

        A5A5   E5E5
We who have so much to you who have so little
  D5D5               A5A5
To you who don't have anything at all
               E5E5
We who have so much more than any one man does need
   D5D5                 A5A5
And you who don't have anything at all, ah

             E5E5
Does anybody need another million dollar movie?
    D5D5                A5A5
Does anybody need another million dollar star?
             E5E5
Does anybody need to be told over and over
 D5D5                       A5A5
Spitting in the wind comes back at you twice as hard?

Chorus:
   D5D5     A5A5
Strawman, going straight to the devil
   D5D5  A5A5
Strawman, going straight to hell
   D5D5     A5A5
Strawman, going straight to the devil

   D5D5
Strawman
   A5A5
Strawman
   D5D5
Strawman
   A5A5
Strawman, yes


Verse 2:
              E5E5
Does anyone really need a billion dollar rocket?
   D5D5           A5A5
Does anyone need a $60,000 car?
              E5E5
Does anyone need another president?
    D5D5                A5A5
Or the sins of Swaggart parts 6, 7, 8 and 9? Ah

           E5E5
Does anyone need yet another politician
            D5D5               A5A5
Caught with his pants down and money sticking in his hole?
          E5E5
Does anyone need another racist preacher?
         D5D5          A5A5
Spittin' in the wind can only do you harm, ooohhh

Chorus:
   D5D5     A5A5
Strawman, going straight to the devil
   D5D5  A5A5
Strawman, going straight to hell
   D5D5     A5A5
Strawman, going straight to the devil

   D5D5
Strawman
   A5A5
Strawman
  D5D5
Strawman
   A5A5
Strawman, yes


Verse 3:
         E5E5
Does anyone need another faulty shuttle
     D5D5            A5A5
Blasting off to the moon, Venus or Mars?
              E5E5
Does anybody need another self-righteous rock singer
    D5D5                  A5A5
Whose nose he says has led him straight to God?
            E5E5
Does anyone need yet another blank skyscraper?
        D5D5                A5A5
If you're like me I'm sure a minor miracle will do
                 E5E5
A augmentedA flaming sword or maybe a gold ark floating up the Hudson
     D5D5                   A5A5
When you spit in the wind it comes right back at you


Chorus:
   D5D5     A5A5
Strawman, going straight to the devil
   D5D5  A5A5
Strawman, going straight to hell
   D5D5  A5A5
Strawman, going to the devil


   D5D5
Strawman
   A5A5
Strawman

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