{"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":2162215,"song":"Last Great American Whale","artist":"Lou Reed","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/2162215-last-great-american-whale-chords-by-lou-reed/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2162215?type=chord","rating":4.87036,"votes":19,"content":"Riff repeats all the way through.\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Asus[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThey say he didn't have an enemy[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Asus[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHis was a greatness to behold[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Asus[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nHe was the last surviving progeny[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Asus[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe last one on this side of the world[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Asus[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nHe measured a half mile from tip to tail[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Asus[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSilver and black with powerful fins[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Asus[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThey say he could split a mountain in two[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Asus[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThat's how we got the Grand Canyon[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Asus[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nLast great American whale[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Asus[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nLast great American whale[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Asus[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nLast great American whale[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Asus[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nLast great American whale[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Asus[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nSome say they saw him at the Great Lakes[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Asus[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSome say they saw him off of Florida[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Asus[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nMy mother said she saw him in Chinatown[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Asus[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut you can't always trust your mother[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Asus[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nOff the Carolinas the sun shines brightly in the day[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Asus[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe lighthouse glows ghostly there at night[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Asus[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThe chief of a local tribe had killed a racist mayor's son[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Asus[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd he'd been on death row since 1958[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Asus[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThe mayor's kid was a rowdy pig[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Asus[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSpit on Indians and lots worse[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Asus[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThe old chief buried a hatchet in his head[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Asus[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nLife compared to death for him seemed worse[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Asus[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThe tribal brothers gathered in the lighthouse to sing[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Asus[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd tried to conjure up a storm or rain[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Asus[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThe harbor parted, the great whale sprang full up[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Asus[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd caused a huge tidal wave[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Asus[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThe wave crushed the jail and freed the chief[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Asus[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe tribe let out a roar[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Asus[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThe whites were drowned, the browns and reds set free[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Asus[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut sadly one thing more[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Asus[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nSome local yokel member of the NRA[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Asus[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nKept a bazooka in his living room[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Asus[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd thinking he had the chief in his sights[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Asus[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBlew the whale's brains out with a lead harpoon[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Asus[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nLast great American whale[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Asus[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nLast great American whale[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Asus[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nLast great American whale[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Asus[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nLast great American whale[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Asus[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWell Americans don't care for much of anything[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Asus[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nLand and water the least[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Asus[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd animal life is low on the totem pole[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Asus[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWith human life not worth more than infected yeast[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Asus[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAmericans don't care too much for beauty[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Asus[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThey'll shit in a river, dump battery acid in a stream[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Asus[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThey'll watch dead rats wash up on the beach[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Asus[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd complain if they can't swim[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Asus[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThey say things are done for the majority[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Asus[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nDon't believe half of what you see and none of what you hear[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Asus[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nIt's like what my painter friend Donald said to me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Asus[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\"Stick a fork in their ass and turn them over, they're done\"[/tab]","plain_text":"Riff repeats all the way through.\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 5]","chords":["D","A","Asus","G"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}