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: