“Cool It Down”–by the Velvet Underground

This is a poppin’ track off of VU’s last(and final?)studio
album “Loaded”. A somewhat simplified version, but play
the D and G of the verse with a bluesy-type groove and mute
the high E string in the D chord so that you can use that
finger to give a pull on the D string which will simulate
the second guitar surprisingly well. The same is true of
the G chord, but bend the G string with your third finger.
Have fun–it’s an incredible song and amazingly easy to
play.

Somebody took the papers, and somebody’s got the key
And somebody’s nailed the door shut
Says hey whatch’you think that you see?
But me, I’m down around the corner
you know I’m looking for Miss Linda Lee
Because she’s got the power, to love me by the hour
Gives me W-L-O-V-E
Hey Baby, you want it so fast
Don’t you know that it ain’t gonna last?
Of course, you know it makes no difference to me

Somebody’s got the time-time(?), somebody’s got the right
all of you other people, trying to use up the night

But me, I’m out on the corner–y’know I’m looking for…

Hey, if you want it so fast,
don’t you know honey you can’t get it so fast
Of course, you know it makes no difference to me
Woh-oh you better--cool it down
You know you better–cool it down
You know you better–cool it down
You know you better c-o-o-o-ol it down, you’d better cool
it down

–piano solo–(same as verse)

Hey, if you want it so fast
Better lookey-look baby don’t you–want it to last?
But of course you know that, hey it makes no difference to

me—–woh-oh you better, cool it down…(end on D)

–greg nelson

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gregory nelson
u03gmn@abdn.ac.uk

1. I think that I am falling down
2. I’m gonna fly from side to side
3. One minute up, and one minute down

1. What goes on in your mind
2. See the bells up in the sky
3. What goes on in your mind

1. I think that I am upside down
2. Somebody cut the string in two
3. I think that I am falling down

all) Lady be good, do what you should

all) You know it’ll work all right

all) Lady be good, do what you should
D : (fine)
all) You know it’ll be all right
after second verse:(SOLO)

make sure to play line 1. all the way through, then
the chorus, then go back up to
the top, starting with line 2., etc

From: Harlan L Thompson

WHAT GOES ON- Velvet Underground

What goes on in your mind?
I think that I am falling down
What goes on in your mind?
I think that I am upside down
Lady, be good, do what you should
you know it will work alright
Lady, be good, do what you should
you know it will be alright

I’m going up, and I’m going down
I’m gonna fly from side to side
See the bells up in the sky
Somebody’s cut their string in two
Lady, be good, do what you should
you know it will work alright
Lady, be good, do what you should
you know it will be alright

SOLO

One minute born, one minute doomed
One minute up, and one minute down
What goes on in your mind?
I think that I am falling down
Lady, be good, do what you should
you know it will work alright
Lady, be good, do what you should
you know it will be alright

(from The Velvet Underground, 1969)
(sent by Harlan at harlant@hawaii.edu)

Sunday Morning by The Velvet Under Ground
from “The Velvet Underground & Nico 1967 Verve
written by Lou Reed

Here is an open chord version for guitar.
I know the Album version of this song is tuned down to match
Cale’s Viola but I dont know how much.
This version is for standard tuning.

Sunday Morning, The Velvet Underground

Sunday morning
Brings the dawn in
It’s just a restless feeling
By my side
Early dawning
Sunday Morning
It’s just the wasted years
So close behind
(Chorus)
Watchout the worlds behind ya
Theres always some one around ya
who will call it’s nothin at all

Sunday Maorning
And I’m falling
Iv’e got a feeling
I dont want to know.
Early dawning
Sunday morning
It’s all the streets you crossed
not so long ago

(Chorus)
(Solo)
(Chorus)

(end by repeating “Sunday morning” to fade)

A few things I’ve added to this are nuances from live
versions of the songs
1. I like to do a little flip on the (D) chords that goes like this

e-2-3-2-0-2
[B-3-3-3-3-3]G-2-2-2-0-2
D-0-0-0-0-0
A-x-x-x-x-x
E-x-x-x-x-x

2. On “Live In 1969” they shuffle (G) and (C) in the closing
refrain of “Sunday morning”

Sunday Morning

The solo is a little beyond me and I couldn’t tab it any way
because I’m not sure what the true tuning is.
I read about the tune down in the notes for the box set but I
don’t own it. Perhaps someone could help on that note.

Date: Sun, 16 Feb 1997 16:16:55 -0500
From: Marcus Hernandez
Subject: “sunday morning” by velvet underground (chords)

sunday morning, praise the dawning
it’s just a restless feeling by my side
early dawning, sunday morning
it’s just the wasted years so close behind
watch out, the world’s behind you()
there’s always someone around you who will call()
it’s nothing at all()
sunday morning, and i’m falling
I’ve got a feeling i don’t want to know
early dawning, sunday morning
it’s all the streets you crossed not so long ago

REPEAT LINES 5,6 and 7 which are marked by an asterisk() 2x
sunday morning
sunday morning

sunday morning , written by lou reed appears on the album velvet
underground and nico and also appears on velvet underground live at max’s
kansas city. transcribed by dan hernandez

p.s if you know the chords to any of these lou reed/velvet tunes please email me
ride into the sun,oh sweet nuthin,ocean, or i found a reason.

FEMME FATALE
Velvet Underground

Here she comes
You better watch your step
She’s gonna break your heart in two, yes it’s true
It’s not hard to realize
Just look into her false colored eyes
She’ll bring you up just to put you down, what a clown

CHORUS
Cos everybody knows (she’s a femme fatale)
The things she does to please (she’s a femme fatale)
She’s just a little tease (she’s a femme fatale)
Just see the way she walks and hear the way she talks
You’re written in her book
Number 47 have a look
She’s going to play you for a fool, it’s true
The voices in the street
Before you start you’re already beat
She’s going to smile just to make you frown, what a clown
CHORUS
CHORUS

> Could someone post Sweet Jane by the Velvet underground

Here’s how I play the chords:

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

I play everything as bar chords, but it sounds good as open chords as
well…

[–]gateley@rice.edu
Si pots llegir aquest, m’agradaria si contestessis.

From: Harlan L Thompson

SWEET JANE- The Velvet Underground

Standing on the corner, suitcase in my hand
Jack is in his coat, and Jane is her vest, and me
I’m in a rock’n’roll band Hah!
Ridin’ in a Stutz-Bearcat, Jim
Y’know, those were different times!
Oh, all the poets they studied rules of verse
And the ladies, they rolled their eyes
Sweet Jane! Whoa! Sweet Jane, oh-oh-a! Sweet Jane!

I’ll tell you something
Jack, he is a banker
And Jane, she is a clerk
Both of them save their monies, ha
And when, when they come home from work
Sittin’ down by the fire, oh!
The radio does play
The classical music there, Jim
“The March of the Wooden Soldiers”
All you protest kids
You can hear Jack say, get ready, ah
Sweet Jane! Come on baby! Sweet Jane! Oh-oh-a! Sweet Jane!

Some people, they like to go out dancing
And other peoples, they have to work, Just watch me now!
And there’s even some evil mothers
Well they’re gonna tell you that everything is just dirt
Y’know that, women, never really faint
And that villains always blink their eyes, woo!
And that, y’know, children are the only ones who blush!
And that, life is just to die!
And, everyone who ever had a heart
They wouldn’t turn around and break it
And anyone who ever played a part
Oh wouldn’t turn around and hate it!

Sweet Jane! Whoa-oh-oh! Sweet Jane! Sweet Jane!
Sweet Jane Sweet Jane
Sweet Jane Sweet Jane (repeat and fade)

NOTE: I got the lyrics from the lyrics achive- thanks. Repeat the chords
mentioned in the first line over and over, except for the very last part.
(from Loaded, 1970)
(sent by Harlan at harlant@hawaii.edu)

VELVET UNDERGROUND
Heroin
riff 1:

-2——-2—2- -3——-3—– -2—–3-2—2- -3——-3—0-
-3—–3—3— -0—–0—0— -3———3— -0—–0—0—
-2—2——— -0—0——— -2—2——— -0—0———
-0————- -0————- -0————- -0————-
————— -2————- ————— -2————-
————— -3————- ————— -3————-

riff 2:

-2—-7—-9—7—-
-3—-8—-10–8—- listen to the song to get the timing for
-2—-7—-9—7—- this part – it isn’t broken up into bars
-0—————— here.
——————–
——————–

riff 1 2X

I don’t know just where I’m going
D G D G Dt know
riff1 2X
F arpeggio