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Head Held High Chords by The Velvet Underground

Head Held High chords by The Velvet Underground

Guitar chords with lyrics

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

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

🎸 Instrumental:
C G D
C G D

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

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

🎸 Instrumental:
D C G
D C F
G C F

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

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

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The Velvet Underground chords for Head held high

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