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Iced Honey

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didn't sound that bad. Maybe it was the hypnotic riff or Lou's lyrics, but
Lou's part was. Just two chords. The same two chords throughout the entire
song. The same two basic beginner chords throughout the entire song. Anyone
playing guitar. If you somehow are having any problems with the strumming
Chords: lowEADGBe
         D:XX0232
         G:32003X
Each chord is played for two measures of 4/4 timing in a constant loop. 
Intro:
D G D G
Verse 1:
You Dcan't put a butterfly in a jar
GIf the effort's too high no matter who you are
You Dcan't catch the moon, or the sun or the stars
GIt doesn't matter who you are
Chorus:
Iced Dhoney
Iced Ghoney
Verse 2:
 DNow me I've tried a million tricks
To Gmake life cold and make it stick
Not Drunning heat that flames then out
But the Gproud piece of ice that always floats
(Repeat Chorus)
Verse 3:
If I Dcan't trap a butterfly or a bee
If I Gcan't keep my heart where I want it to be
If no Dmatter how much soul and heart I put to the wood
If a Gflaming heart is not that good
(Repeat Chorus)
Verse 4:
If you Dcan't put a butterfly in a jar
If Gviolence mars your final hour
If you Dmake others feel like jam
GPoured on a piece of charbroiled lamb
Verse 5:
If it's Dall mixed up and you cannot shout
And your Goxygen starts to run out
If your Dfinal gasp has the recipe wrong
And Ginstead of hello you say so long
Verse 6:
If your Denergy starts to leak out
And Gpeople wonder what you're all about
A Dheartbreaker with an unattached heart
The Gstory of love gives them all a start
Verse 7:
And Dme, I've always been this way
Not by Gchoice, just this way
I Dcan't put my honey pot in a jar 
Or a Gheart or a fist of some young boy
Verse 8:
If you Dcan't put a butterfly in a jar
No wonder Gno need to wonder where you are
It Dmight seem like Hell, the river Styx
GYour affection never sticks
Verse 9:
DNo matter what you say, no matter what you do
A Gbutterfly heart flies right past you
There's Dnothing to say, nothing to do
GSee if the ice will melt for you
Bridge:
DSee if the ice will melt for you
GSee if the ice will melt for you
DSee if the ice will melt for you
DSee if the ice will melt for you
Chorus:
Iced Dhoney
Iced GHoney
Iced Dhoney
Iced GHoney
(Repeat Bridge)
Outro Chorus:
Iced Dhoney (See if the ice will melt for you)
Iced GHoney (See if the ice will melt for you)
Iced Dhoney (See if the ice will melt for you)
See if the, see if the Gice will melt for you
                      (See if the ice will melt for you)
Iced Dhoney (See if the ice will melt for you)
Iced GHoney (See if the ice will melt for you)
Iced Dhoney
tried to get the chord changes as best as I can to match with Lou's spoken

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Iced Honey

by Lou Reed

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

didn't sound that bad. Maybe it was the hypnotic riff or Lou's lyrics, but

Lou's part was. Just two chords. The same two chords throughout the entire

song. The same two basic beginner chords throughout the entire song. Anyone

playing guitar. If you somehow are having any problems with the strumming

Chords: lowEADGBe

:XX0232

:32003X

Each chord is played for two measures of 4/4 timing in a constant loop.

Intro:

D G D G

Verse 1:

You can't put a butterfly in a jar

If the effort's too high no matter who you are

You can't catch the moon, or the sun or the stars

It doesn't matter who you are

Chorus:

Iced honey

Verse 2:

Now me I've tried a million tricks

To make life cold and make it stick

Not running heat that flames then out

But the proud piece of ice that always floats

(Repeat Chorus)

Verse 3:

If I can't trap a butterfly or a bee

If I can't keep my heart where I want it to be

If no matter how much soul and heart I put to the wood

If a flaming heart is not that good

(Repeat Chorus)

Verse 4:

If you can't put a butterfly in a jar

If violence mars your final hour

If you make others feel like jam

Poured on a piece of charbroiled lamb

Verse 5:

If it's all mixed up and you cannot shout

And your oxygen starts to run out

If your final gasp has the recipe wrong

And instead of hello you say so long

Verse 6:

If your energy starts to leak out

And people wonder what you're all about

A heartbreaker with an unattached heart

The story of love gives them all a start

Verse 7:

And me, I've always been this way

Not by choice, just this way

I can't put my honey pot in a jar

Or a heart or a fist of some young boy

Verse 8:

If you can't put a butterfly in a jar

No wonder no need to wonder where you are

It might seem like Hell, the river Styx

Your affection never sticks

Verse 9:

No matter what you say, no matter what you do

A butterfly heart flies right past you

There's nothing to say, nothing to do

See if the ice will melt for you

Bridge:

See if the ice will melt for you

Chorus:

Iced honey

Iced Honey

Iced honey

Iced Honey

(Repeat Bridge)

Outro Chorus:

Iced honey (See if the ice will melt for you)

Iced Honey (See if the ice will melt for you)

Iced honey (See if the ice will melt for you)

See if the, see if the ice will melt for you

(See if the ice will melt for you)

Iced honey (See if the ice will melt for you)

Iced Honey (See if the ice will melt for you)

Iced honey

tried to get the chord changes as best as I can to match with Lou's spoken

About Iced Honey Chords by Lou Reed

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