{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":268699,"song":"I Found A Reason","artist":"The Velvet Underground","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11220366-i-found-a-reason-chords-by-the-velvet-underground/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/268699?type=chord","rating":5,"votes":64,"content":"The Velvet Underground – I Found A Reason\r\nLoaded (1970)\r\nStandard Tuning (EADGBe)\r\n\r\n(All chord and times are approximations. This song is supposed to be in drop D tuning\r\n(DGCFAd). I tuned the song to standard tuning (don't like switching back and forth\r\ntoo much). This sounds pretty close to the song. If you don't like it, just play the\r\nchords 1 step higher (F = G; Bb = C and so on) on drop D. Solo is the same way (5=7).\r\nI didn't quite get all the riffs in the verses. They change many times. I'll work on\r\nthat later. This is a beautiful song (my favorite VU song). It is not too difficult\r\neither.)\r\n\r\n[Chords]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]  [ch]Bb[/ch]      [ch]Gm[/ch]  [ch]Dm[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\n1  1    6  3   5   3[/tab]\r\n1  3    6  3   6   5\r\n2  3 OR 7  3   7   5\r\n3  3    8  5   7   5\r\n3  1    8  5   5   3\r\n1  X    6  3   5   X\r\n\r\n[tab][Intro]\r\n    [ch]F[/ch]                            [ch]Bb[/ch]               [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\ne|------5---5--------5---6-5-3-----1---1------1---3-1p0-------------------|\r\nB|------------------------------------------------------------------------|\r\nG|--3/5---5--------5---5---------3---3------3---3-------------------------|\r\nD|------------------------------------------------------------------------|\r\nA|------------------------------------------------------------------------|\r\nE|------------------------------------------------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus 1]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]           [ch]Bb[/ch]       [ch]Gm[/ch] \r\nPa pa pa pa pa pa pa pa [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]           [ch]Bb[/ch]       [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nPa pa pa pa pa pa pa pa[/tab]\r\n \r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                         [ch]Bb[/ch]          [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nI found a reason to keep living[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                       [ch]Bb[/ch]            [ch]Gm[/ch]            \r\nOh and the reason, dear, is you[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                      [ch]Bb[/ch]             [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nI found a reason to keep singing[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                       [ch]Bb[/ch]            [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nOh and the reason, dear, is you[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]          [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nOh I do believe[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                             [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nIf you don't like things you leave[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]          [ch]Dm[/ch]                  [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nFor some place you never gone before[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus 1]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]           [ch]Bb[/ch]       [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nPa pa pa pa pa pa pa pa[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]           [ch]Bb[/ch]       [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nPa pa pa pa pa pa pa pa[/tab]\r\nOoh \r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                    [ch]Bb[/ch]                   [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nHoney, I found a reason to keep living[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                      [ch]Bb[/ch]                 [ch]Gm[/ch]        \r\nAnd you know the reason, dear it's you[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                                          [ch]Bb[/ch]                          [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nAnd I've walked down life's lonely highways  hand in hand with myself[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]             [ch]Bb[/ch]                                       [ch]Gm[/ch]             \r\nAnd I realized  how many paths have crossed between us[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus 2]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]          [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nOh I do believe[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                       [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nYou're all what you perceive[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]              [ch]Dm[/ch]                      [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nWhat comes is better than what came before[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][Solo]\r\n(2:39)\r\ne|-5h6r5----|-5h6r5----|-8---5---5----|-----------------------|\r\nB|-------6--|-------6--|---6---6---6--|-------5---------------|\r\nG|----------|----------|--------------|-5/7------7---5---3\\2--|\r\nD|----------|----------|--------------|-----------------------|\r\nA|----------|----------|--------------|-----------------------|\r\nE|----------|----------|--------------|-----------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]e|----------|---1--------|-------1---|-----------|------------|----------|\r\nB|----------|-1---1------|-----1---1-|-----6-----|-6------6---|-6h8-6----|\r\nG|-2h3-2----|--------2h3-|-2---------|---7---7h8-|---8--7---7-|----------|\r\nD|-------3--|------------|---3-------|-8---------|------------|----------|\r\nA|----------|------------|-----------|-----------|------------|----------|\r\nE|----------|------------|-----------|-----------|------------|----------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]e|-----5----|--5h6-5---|----------|----------|----------|----------|------|\r\nB|----------|----------|-6--8--10-|-6----6-x-|------6---|-6-----6--|-----6|\r\nG|-3/5---5--|--------5-|----------|----------|--5/7-----|---7h8---8|---7--|\r\nD|----------|----------|-7--8--10-|-5-7--8-x-|--------8-|----------|-8----|\r\nA|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|------|\r\nE|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]e|-3/5------|-5-8-5--5-|----8-5---|----------|----------|----------|\r\nB|----------|----------|-6------6-|-----6----|-6h8-6----|-6h8-6----|\r\nG|-3/5---5--|--------5-|----------|-5/7------|-------7--|--------7-|\r\nD|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|\r\nA|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|\r\nE|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus 2]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]          [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nOh I do believe[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                       [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nYou're all what you perceive[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]              [ch]Dm[/ch]                      [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nWhat comes is better than what came before[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus 1]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]           [ch]Bb[/ch]       [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nPa pa pa pa pa pa pa pa[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]           [ch]Bb[/ch]       [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nPa pa pa pa pa pa pa pa[/tab]\r\n \r\n[Outro]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]Bb[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd you'd better come, come come, come to me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nCome, come, come to me (you better)[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nCome, come, come to me[/tab]\r\nF              F (let ring)\r\nPa pa pa pa pa pa\r\n\r\n\r\n************************************\r\n\r\n| p  Pull-off\r\n| /  Slide up\r\n| h  Hammer-on\r\n| r  Release\r\n| \\  Slide down\r\n| x  Dead note\r\n\r\n************************************","plain_text":"The Velvet Underground – I Found A Reason\nLoaded (1970)\nStandard Tuning (EADGBe)\n\n(All chord and times are approximations. This song is supposed to be in drop D tuning\n(DGCFAd). I tuned the song to standard tuning (don't like switching back and forth\ntoo much). This sounds pretty close to the song. If you don't like it, just play the\nchords 1 step higher (F = G; Bb = C and so on) on drop D. Solo is the same way (5=7).\nI didn't quite get all the riffs in the verses. They change many times. I'll work on\nthat later. This is a beautiful song (my favorite VU song). It is not too difficult\neither.)\n\n[Chords]\n\n1  3    6  3   6   5\n2  3 OR 7  3   7   5\n3  3    8  5   7   5\n3  1    8  5   5   3\n1  X    6  3   5   X\n\n\n\n[Chorus 1]\n\n\n \n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 1]\n\n\nOoh \n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 2]\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 1]\n\n\n \n[Outro]\n\n\n\nF              F (let ring)\nPa pa pa pa pa pa\n\n\n************************************\n\n| p  Pull-off\n| /  Slide up\n| h  Hammer-on\n| r  Release\n| \\  Slide down\n| x  Dead note\n\n************************************","chords":["A","D","F","G","Bb","C","Gm","Dm","B","E"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"Gm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,1,1,1],"frets":[3,5,5,3,3,3]}}}