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Open House

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| | = 1 bar
|....| = 1 bar, 4 counts
|  D|  G|  D| Bm  
Please
|                                     D|                       G|  D| Bm  
   Come over to 81st street I'm in the apartment above the bar
   |                                           D| G  
You know you can't miss it, it's across from the subway
                            |               D| Bm  
and the tacky store with the Mylar scarves
  | D  
My skin's as pale as outdoors moon
|                                G|  D| G  
  My hair's silver like a Tiffany watch
      |                                 D| G  
I like lots of people around me but don't kiss hello
                |      D| Bm  
And please don't touch
|                                A| A  
  It's a Czechoslovakian custom my mother passed on to me
|                                           G| G  
  The way to make friends Andy is invite them up for tea
           |  D|              G|  D|  G|
Open house          open house
I've got a lot of cats, here's my favorite
She's lady called Sam
I made a paper doll of her - you can have it
That's what I did when I had St.Vitus dance
It's a Czechoslovakian custom my mother pased on to me
Give people little presents so they remember me
Open house, open house
Someone bring the vegetables, someone please bring heat
My mother showed up yesterday, we need something to eat
I think I got a job today they want me to draw shoes
The ones I drew were old and used
They told me - draw something new
Open house, open house
Fly me to the moon, fly me to a star
But there are no stars in the New York sky
They're all on the ground
You scared yourself with music, I scared myself with paint
I drew 550 different shoes today
It almost made me faint
Open house, open house

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Open House

by Lou Reed

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

| | = 1 bar

|....| = 1 bar, 4 counts

D G D Bm

| | | |

Please

D G D Bm

| | | |

Come over to 81st street I'm in the apartment above the bar

D G

| |

You know you can't miss it, it's across from the subway

D Bm

| |

and the tacky store with the Mylar scarves

My skin's as pale as outdoors moon

G D G

| | |

My hair's silver like a Tiffany watch

D G

| |

I like lots of people around me but don't kiss hello

D Bm

| |

And please don't touch

A A

| |

It's a Czechoslovakian custom my mother passed on to me

G G

| |

The way to make friends Andy is invite them up for tea

D G D G

| | | | |

Open house open house

I've got a lot of cats, here's my favorite

She's lady called Sam

I made a paper doll of her - you can have it

That's what I did when I had St.Vitus dance

It's a Czechoslovakian custom my mother pased on to me

Give people little presents so they remember me

Open house, open house

Someone bring the vegetables, someone please bring heat

My mother showed up yesterday, we need something to eat

I think I got a job today they want me to draw shoes

The ones I drew were old and used

They told me - draw something new

Open house, open house

Fly me to the moon, fly me to a star

But there are no stars in the New York sky

They're all on the ground

You scared yourself with music, I scared myself with paint

I drew 550 different shoes today

It almost made me faint

Open house, open house

About Open House Chords by Lou Reed

Learn how to play Open House by Lou Reed with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Open House chords”, “Open House guitar chords”, or “Lou Reed Open House chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Open House chords and for experienced players who want accurate Open House lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include D, G, Bm, A.

FAQ — Open House by Lou Reed

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Can I transpose "Open House" to a different key?

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Can I see chord diagrams for "Open House"?

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Is "Open House" easy to play on guitar?

Many players learn "Open House" by Lou Reed with our free chords. Use transpose and chord diagrams to simplify tricky shapes, and browse related songs by Lou Reed below.

What key is "Open House" in?

The chords for "Open House" show the original chord names (including D, G, Bm, A). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.