Tatters chords by Lou Reed

Key: D

Intro:

A



Verse 1:
     Aadd9           C#m   C#m7
Some couples live in harmony
C#m     F#m/A  A F#m/A
Some do not
A         Aadd9       C#m   C#m7  C#m
Some couples yell and scream
F#m/A        F#m/A
Some do not.

Verse 2:
    Bm                C#m
But what you said was something
C#m7  C#m      D
That I     can't forget
Bm                C#m
It echoes in my head
D
Like a bullet made of lead.


Verse 3:
A    Aadd9           C#m   C#m7
Some people yell and scream
C#m         F#m/A   F#m/A
And some do not
A                Aadd9      C#m   C#m7  C#m
Some people sacrifice their lives
F#m/A
And some do not.


Verse 4:
Bm                   C#m7
Some people wait for sleep
D
To take them away
Bm                       C#m7
While others read books endlessly
D
Hoping problems will go away.


Verse 5:
A Aadd9  C#m                C#m7 C#m
       I know you're hoping everything
F#m/A  F#m/A
Works out
A Aadd9          C#m  C#m7 C#m
  Neither one of us is
F#m/A           F#m/A
The type who shouts.


Verse 6:
Bm                   C#m7
You sleep in the bedroom
D
While I pace up and down the hall
Bm7
Our baby stares at both of us
C#m7                         D  Dmaj7 D
Wondering which one of us to call.


Verse 7:
A                      Aadd9
I guess it's true that not
C#m   C#m7  C#m   F#m/A  F#m/A F#m
Every match burns bright
A               Aadd9
I guess it's true
A       C#m    C#m7 C#m  F#m/A  F#m
Not all that I say  is   right.


Verse 8:
Bm
But what you said still bounces
C#m7        D
Around in my head
Bm7     C#m7
    Who thought this could happen to us
D     Dmaj7   D  Dmaj7
When we first went to bed.


Verse 9:
A      Aadd9       C#m7
   I'm told in the end
C#m  C#m7  C#m  C#m7  F#m/A  F#m/A
That none  of  this   matters
A            Aadd9   C#m7    C#m
All couples have troubles
C#m C#m7    C#m  F#m/A  F#m
And none of this matters.




Verse 10:
    Bm7
But what you said
C#m7      C#m  D
Still echoes in my   head
Bm7
And I'm still in the hallway
C#m7       D                      Dmaj7 D
Downstairs sleeping alone instead.




Verse 11:
A   Aadd9   C#m7           C#m
          I know you don't care
C#m7    C#m     F#m/A  F#m/A
But here's my last thought
A       Aadd9
Not that it matters
A          C#m  C#m7  C#m  F#m/A  F#m
But here's the last thing I    thought.




Verse 12:
Bm7                 C#m7
Our little thing is lying
D
Here in tatters
Bm7        C#m7 C#m
And you my dear
D
Don't have any manners.


Outro:
F#m/A   F#m
F#m
Sad to leave this way
F#m F#m/A
To  leave it all in tatters
F#m/A
F#m/A
Saddening to leave this way
F#m
To leave it all in tatters
F#m/A  F#m/A
     A    F#m/A            F#m/A A F#m/A
I suppose we all could say
F#m/A                     F#m/A A F#m/A
That nothing of it matters
F#m/A
A          F#m/A
Still it's sad
A  F#m/A                     F#m/A A F#m/A
To see everything in tatters.
F#m/A
A F#m/A
F#m/A
A F#m/A
F#m/A
A F#m/A
F#m/A
A F#m/A
F#m/A
A F#m/A
(Fade Out)


Note: Please use the chord fingering as shown below to match what is played.
      For the outro play the F#m/A and A on the 5th fret. Only need to take pinkie off.


Chords:
Aadd9  xx7653:
C#m7   x46457:
F#m/A  xx7675:
F#m    xx11 11 10 9: