Lady Day tab by Lou Reed

Tune down 1 fret.
(The song is actually played in Gm and not in G#m)

This tab is supposed to feature both the rythm guitar
and the horn section which makes this song so special.



(verse 1)
  C# A# D#m                C#
       When she walked on down the street
----------6------------11--------------------9---
----6-----7------------11--------------------9---
----6--7--8------------11-------------------10---
----6--8--8--------------------------------------
----4--8--6--------------------------------------
-------6-----------------------------------------

  C# A# D#m                    C#
       She was like a child staring at her feet
----------6------------11--------------------------9---
----6-----7------------11--------------------------9---
----6--7--8------------11-------------------------10---
----6--8--8--------------------------------------------
----4--8--6--------------------------------------------
-------6-----------------------------------------------



   D#m C# F# C#        F#
           But when she passed the bar       and she
--9---6---4---2---1--------------------------------------------------
--9---7---6---2---2--------------------------------------------------
-10---8---6---3---1--------------------------------------------------
-11---8---6---4---3--------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------4-4-4--4---4--4--4--4-4-4--4---4--
-----------------------------------2-2-2--2---2--2--2--2-2-2--2---2--



 E
 heard the music play        she had to
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--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2---
--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---


 G#m          F#           E
 go in and sing           It had to be that way
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-------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------
--6-----6-----4-----------4----4----4------------------------
--6-----4-----2-----6-----4----2----1--6--4-----2------------
--------------------4------------------4--2-----0------------


            G#m        F#          E
       She had to go in and sing        it had to be that way
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------6----6----4-4------4-4-4----4----------------------
---------0--2--4--6--7--6----4----2-1-6----4-2-1----1-6-4------2-----------
-0--2--4------------------------------4---------------4-2------0-----------


(chorus)
             G#m                E
       And I said no, no, no          oh, la-----dy Day
--------------------------4-------------4---------4---------0----------0------
--------------------------4-------------4---------4---------0----------0------
--------------------------4-------------4---------4---------1----1-----1------
--------------------------6-------6-----6----6----6---------2----2-----2------
---------0--2--4--6--7------------6----------6-------------------2------------
-0--2--4--------------------------4----------4-------------------0------------


             G#m                E
       And I said no, no, no          oh, la-----dy Day
--------------------------4-------------4---------4---------0----------0------
--------------------------4-------------4---------4---------0----------0------
--------------------------4-------------4---------4---------1----1-----1------
--------------------------6-------6-----6----6----6---------2----2-----2------
---------0--2--4--6--7------------6----------6-------------------2------------
-0--2--4--------------------------4----------4-------------------0------------



(bridge)
           Cm       C#  Cm  G# A#
--------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------5---7---
------------------------------------------------6---8---
---------0--2--3--5----3-----1-3----1-4-1-3-----6---8---
-0--2--4-------------3--------------------------4---6---


 Cm      C#  Cm  C# A# Ebm
----------------------------------6--
----------------------------------7--
--------------------------6---7---8--
-5--------------6---5-----6---8---8--
-3-----1-3----1-4---3-----4---8---6--
------------------------------6------



(verse 2)
  C# A# D#m                C#
       After the applause had died down
----------6------------11--------------------9---
----6-----7------------11--------------------9---
----6--7--8------------11-------------------10---
----6--8--8--------------------------------------
----4--8--6--------------------------------------
-------6-----------------------------------------



  C# A# D#m              C#
       and the people drifted away
----------6------------11----------------9---
----6-----7------------11----------------9---
----6--7--8------------11---------------10---
----6--8--8----------------------------------
----4--8--6----------------------------------
-------6-------------------------------------



   D#m C# F# C#         F#
          she climbed down off the bar        and went
--9---6---4---2---1-----------------------------------------------------
--9---7---6---2---2-----------------------------------------------------
-10---8---6---3---1-----------------------------------------------------
-11---8---6---4---3-----------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------4-4-4--4---4--4--4--4-4-4--4---4--
--------------------------------------2-2-2--2---2--2--2--2-2-2--2---2--



 E
 out  the door               to
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--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2---
--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---


 G#m          F#           E
 the  ho---tel             that she called "home".
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-------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------
--6-----6-----4-----------4----4----4------------------------
--6-----4-----2-----6-----4----2----1--6--4-----2------------
--------------------4------------------4--2-----0------------


            G#m        F#          E
        it had greenish walls        a bathroom in the hall
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----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------6----6----4-4------4-4-4----4-----------------------
---------0--2--4--6--7--6----4----2-1-6----4-2-1----1-6-4-------2-----------
-0--2--4------------------------------4---------------4-2-------0-----------