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Halloween Parade

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DThere's a down town fairy singing out "Proud Mary"
Aas she cruises Christopher SDtreet
AAnd some Southern Queen is acting loud and mean
where the docks and the Badlands mDeet
BmThis Halloween is something to be suGre
BmEspecially to be here without yGou
AThere's a Greta Garbo and an Alfred Hitchcock
and some black Jamaican Dstud
AThere's five Cinderellas and some leather drags
I almost fell into Dmy mug
BmThere's a Crawford, Davis and a tacky Cary GGrant
BmAnd some Homeboys lookin' for trouble dGown here from the BroAnx
DBut there ain't no Hairy and no Virgin Mary
you won't hear those voices aGgain
DAnd Johnny Rio and Rotten Rita
you'll never see those faces Gagain
EmThis Halloween is something to be Csure
EmEspecially to be here without Cyou
DThere's the Born Again Losers and the Lavender Boozers
and some crack team from Washington GHeights
DThe boys from Avenue B and the girls from Avenue D
a Tinkerbell in tigGhts
EmThis celebration somehow get mCe down
EmEspecially when I see you're nCot arDound
GThere's no Peter Pedantic saying things romantic
in Latin, Greek or CSpic
GThere's no Three bananas or Brandy Alexander
dishing all their trCicks
AmIt's a different feeling that I have Ftoday
AmEspecially when I know you've gone aFway
GThere's a girl from Soho with a teeshirt saying "I Blow"
she's with the "jive five 2 pClus 3"
GAnd the girls for pay dates are giving cut rates
or else doing it for Cfree
AmThe past keeps knock, knock, knocking on my Fdoor
AmAnd I don't want to hear it anFymoreG  
CNo consolations please for feelin' funky
I got to get my head above my kFnees
CBut it makes me mad and mad makes me sad
and then I start to freFeze
DmIn the back of my mind I was afraid it might bBbe true
DmIn the back of my mind I was afraid that they Bbmeant yC#ou
FThe HallBboween ParadCe
FAt the HBballoween paCrade
FAt the HBballoween paCrade
FSee you next yeBbar, at the HalloweeCn parade  

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Halloween Parade

by Lou Reed

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There's a down town fairy singing out "Proud Mary"

A D

as she cruises Christopher Street

And some Southern Queen is acting loud and mean

where the docks and the Badlands meet

Bm G

This Halloween is something to be sure

Bm G

Especially to be here without you

There's a Greta Garbo and an Alfred Hitchcock

and some black Jamaican stud

There's five Cinderellas and some leather drags

I almost fell into my mug

Bm G

There's a Crawford, Davis and a tacky Cary Grant

Bm G A

And some Homeboys lookin' for trouble down here from the Bronx

But there ain't no Hairy and no Virgin Mary

you won't hear those voices again

And Johnny Rio and Rotten Rita

you'll never see those faces again

Em C

This Halloween is something to be sure

Em C

Especially to be here without you

There's the Born Again Losers and the Lavender Boozers

and some crack team from Washington Heights

The boys from Avenue B and the girls from Avenue D

a Tinkerbell in tights

Em C

This celebration somehow get me down

Em C D

Especially when I see you're not around

There's no Peter Pedantic saying things romantic

in Latin, Greek or Spic

There's no Three bananas or Brandy Alexander

dishing all their tricks

Am F

It's a different feeling that I have today

Am F

Especially when I know you've gone away

There's a girl from Soho with a teeshirt saying "I Blow"

she's with the "jive five 2 plus 3"

And the girls for pay dates are giving cut rates

or else doing it for free

Am F

The past keeps knock, knock, knocking on my door

Am F G

And I don't want to hear it anymore

No consolations please for feelin' funky

I got to get my head above my knees

But it makes me mad and mad makes me sad

and then I start to freeze

Dm Bb

In the back of my mind I was afraid it might be true

Dm Bb C#

In the back of my mind I was afraid that they meant you

F Bb C

The Halloween Parade

F Bb C

At the Halloween parade

F Bb C

At the Halloween parade

F Bb C

See you next year, at the Halloween parade

About Halloween Parade Chords by Lou Reed

Learn how to play Halloween Parade by Lou Reed with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Halloween Parade chords”, “Halloween Parade guitar chords”, or “Lou Reed Halloween Parade 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 Halloween Parade chords and for experienced players who want accurate Halloween Parade lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include D, A, Bm, G, Em, C.

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