Head Held High chords by The Velvet Underground

Chords with lyrics

• Difficulty: Beginner

🎸 Verse 1:
G+G           C majorC
Mama told me, ever since I was seven
G+G
"Hold your head up high"
G+G            C majorC
My parents told me, ever since I was eleven
G+G
"Hold your head up high"
C majorC              FF
They said the answer was to become a dancer
G+G
Hold your head up high
C majorC                    FF
Oh, just like I figured, they're always disfigured
G+G
With their heads up high

🎸 Verse 2:
G+G            C majorC
Now I am older, I'm getting so much bolder
G+G
With my head up high (head up high)
G+G            C majorC
Oh, as I figured, just like I figured
      G+G
Since your head's up high, baby (head up high)
C majorC                     FF
Oh, just like I figured you know, they was disfigured
G+G
Hold your head up high (head up high)
G+G                  FF
You know, they said the answer was to become a dancer
G+G
Hold your head up high, boy (head up high)

🎸 Instrumental:
C majorC G+G D MajorD
C majorC G+G D MajorD

🎸 Verse 3:
G+G               C majorC
Ever since I was a baby on my mama's knee
G+G              C majorC
Oh, just to listen to what everybody told me
G+G
And yes, I did
C majorC              FF
But still the answer was to become a dancer
G+G
And hold your head up high
G+G                    FF
But just like I figured, they're always disfigured
G+G
They hold their heads up high
G+G
Watch out

🎸 Bridge:
G+G
Yeah
G+G
Do the dog
G+G
Oh
G+G
Watch out

🎸 Instrumental:
D MajorD C majorC G+G
D MajorD C majorC FF
G+G C majorC FF

(Repeat Verse 2)
G+G            C majorC
Now I am older, I'm getting so much bolder
G+G
With my head up high (head up high)
G+G            C majorC
Oh, as I figured, just like I figured
      G+G
Since your head's up high, baby (head up high)
C majorC                     FF
Oh, just like I figured you know, they was disfigured
G+G
Hold your head up high (head up high)
G+G                   FF
You know, they said the answer was to become a dancer
G+G
Hold your head up high, boy (head up high)

🎸 Outro:
  C majorC  Bb majorBb FF
Oh, head up high (hey, yeah, yeah)
C majorC  Bb majorBb FF
Head up high (oh, baby)
C majorC  Bb majorBb FF
Head up high (oh, oh, now)
C majorC  Bb majorBb FF
Head up high (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
C majorC  Bb majorBb FF
Head up high (oh)