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Lou Reed
"Ecstasy"
From "Ecstasy" (2000)
[Intro]
e|-F------0---E0---0-0---Fmaj7b50--0--0--0-0---------------------------|
B|-1--1------0---0-0---0--0--0--0-0---------------------------|
G|-2--2------1---1-1---2--2--2--2-2---------------------------|
D|-3--3------2---2-2---3--3--3--3-3---------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse]
FThey call you Eecstasy,nothing Fmaj7b5ever sticks to you
FNot Velcro, not EScotch Tape
Fmaj7b5Not my arms dipped in glue
Not if I wraFp myself in nylonE  
A piece of duct tape dFmaj7b5own my back
FLove pierced the arrow with Ea 12
And I can't Fmaj7b5get you back
[Chorus]
FAh, ecstEasy, ecsFmaj7b5tasy
FEcstasy, Eah, ecsFmaj7b5tasy
[Verse]
FAcross the streets an old FEord
They took off its Fmaj7b5wheels, the engine is gone
FIn it seat sits a boxE  
With a note that says, "Fmaj7b5Goodbye Charlie, thanks a lot"
I see a child thFrough a window with a biEb
And I think of us and whaFmaj7b5t we almost did
FThe Hudson rocketing with lighEt
Ships pass the Fmaj7b5Statue of Liberty at night
[Chorus]
FAh, eEcstasy, ecFmaj7b5stasy
FEcstaEsy, ah, ecFmaj7b5stasy
[Verse]
Some meFn call me St. IvorEy
Some call me Fmaj7b5St. Maurice
I'm smootFh as alabasterE  
With white veinFmaj7b5s running through my cheeks
Big sFtud through my eyebrowE  
A scar on my aFmaj7b5rm that says, "Domain"
I put it Fover the tattoo E  
That conFmaj7b5tained your name
[Chorus]
FAh, eEcstasy, ecFmaj7b5stasy
FEcstaEsy, ah, ecstFmaj7b5asy
[Verse]
The moon pFassing through a cloudE  
A body facing up Fmaj7b5is floating towards a crowd
And I tFhink of a time and what I couldn'Et do
I couldn't holFmaj7b5d you close, I couldn't become you
They call you Fecstasy
I can't hold you doEwn, I can't hold Fmaj7b5you up
I fFeel like that car that I saEw today
No radio, no Fmaj7b5engine, no hood
I'm going to the caFfe, I hope they've got Emusic there
And I hFmaj7b5ope those guys can play
But if Fwe have to part
I'll have a new Escar right over my heart
Fmaj7b5I'll call it ecstasy
[Chorus]
FAh, eEcstasy, ecFmaj7b5stasy
FEcstaEsy, ah, ecstFmaj7b5asy 

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Ecstasy

by Lou Reed

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Fmaj7b5

Lou Reed

"Ecstasy"

From "Ecstasy" (2000)

[Intro]

F E Fmaj7b5

e|-------0---0---0-0---0--0--0--0-0---------------------------|

B|-1--1------0---0-0---0--0--0--0-0---------------------------|

G|-2--2------1---1-1---2--2--2--2-2---------------------------|

D|-3--3------2---2-2---3--3--3--3-3---------------------------|

A|------------------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------------------|

[Verse]

F E Fmaj7b5

They call you ecstasy,nothing ever sticks to you

F E

Not Velcro, not Scotch Tape

Fmaj7b5

Not my arms dipped in glue

F E

Not if I wrap myself in nylon

Fmaj7b5

A piece of duct tape down my back

F E

Love pierced the arrow with a 12

Fmaj7b5

And I can't get you back

[Chorus]

F E Fmaj7b5

Ah, ecstasy, ecstasy

F E Fmaj7b5

Ecstasy, ah, ecstasy

[Verse]

F E

Across the streets an old Ford

Fmaj7b5

They took off its wheels, the engine is gone

F E

In it seat sits a box

Fmaj7b5

With a note that says, "Goodbye Charlie, thanks a lot"

F E

I see a child through a window with a bib

Fmaj7b5

And I think of us and what we almost did

F E

The Hudson rocketing with light

Fmaj7b5

Ships pass the Statue of Liberty at night

[Chorus]

F E Fmaj7b5

Ah, ecstasy, ecstasy

F E Fmaj7b5

Ecstasy, ah, ecstasy

[Verse]

F E

Some men call me St. Ivory

Fmaj7b5

Some call me St. Maurice

F E

I'm smooth as alabaster

Fmaj7b5

With white veins running through my cheeks

F E

Big stud through my eyebrow

Fmaj7b5

A scar on my arm that says, "Domain"

F E

I put it over the tattoo

Fmaj7b5

That contained your name

[Chorus]

F E Fmaj7b5

Ah, ecstasy, ecstasy

F E Fmaj7b5

Ecstasy, ah, ecstasy

[Verse]

F E

The moon passing through a cloud

Fmaj7b5

A body facing up is floating towards a crowd

F E

And I think of a time and what I couldn't do

Fmaj7b5

I couldn't hold you close, I couldn't become you

They call you ecstasy

E Fmaj7b5

I can't hold you down, I can't hold you up

F E

I feel like that car that I saw today

Fmaj7b5

No radio, no engine, no hood

F E

I'm going to the cafe, I hope they've got music there

Fmaj7b5

And I hope those guys can play

But if we have to part

I'll have a new scar right over my heart

Fmaj7b5

I'll call it ecstasy

[Chorus]

F E Fmaj7b5

Ah, ecstasy, ecstasy

F E Fmaj7b5

Ecstasy, ah, ecstasy

About Ecstasy Chords by Lou Reed

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