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Hey Lou Reed

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1/16

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 16Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

                             *** Capo 2 ***
Intro
                Em  Em9/             D            C7M  Em9/           D  
E||---0-----0-----2--------2-----|--3------3-----2--------2-----|
B||------0-----0--------0-----0--|------0-----0--------0-----0--|
G||*-----------------------------|------------------------------|
D||*--2-----------0--------------|---------------0--------------|
A||------------------------------|--3---------------------------|
E||------------------------------|------------------------------|
  Bm(5#)          C(5b)                              Em9  
|---------------------------------|--0-----------------||
|--3---------------5--------------|--0-----------------||
|---------0-----0--------0-----0--|--0----------------*||
|------------4--------------4-----|--4----------------*||
|--2---------------3--------------|--2-----------------||
|---------------------------------|--0-----------------||
            Em  Em9/       D    C7M  Em9/                           D  Em9/D=xx0002
With two tape decks and a microphone                           C7M=x32003
Bm(5#)       C(5b)                                          Em9  Bm(5#)=x2403x
   I bang on my guitar                                         C(5b)=x3405x
       Em  Em9/          D    C7M  Em9/ D  
Just two tape decks and microphone
Bm(5#)       C(5b)                                          Em9  Em9=024000
And I am a superstar
                             G        D/F#    Dsus4                 D  D/F#=2x0232
Though I may never leave this place
And Amall the stuff I Emhave Gto fCace:D  
HGey Lou RDeed   Do Amyou hear Emme?
  DI don't Cadd9want to be Bm7no oneDadd9  
I drGeam my drDeams   Suck Amin my scEmreams                         Cadd9=x32030
         D        Cadd9       Bm7                               Dadd9  Bm7=x24232
  I don't want to be no one                                    Dadd9=xx0230
   Bb    F/A      C      G                                          Em9  F/A=x03211
No   no   no                                                   Em9=024000
|--G3--5-----7--D75-----------|
|--------------------------|
|--4--5-----7--5-----------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
My walkman plays and this rain whipped train
It slowly fades away
My walkman plays and this rain whipped train
Swoops down on JFK
Though I may never leave this place 
And all the stuff I have to face:
Hey Lou Reed
Do you hear me?
I don't want to be no one
Lyrics
Freaked out scenes
Amphetamines
I don't want to be no one
No no no
                     C  C(5b)              C(5b)                 C  C=x3xx13
Does it get cold and alone   When you're all on your own        C(5b)=x3xx12
       Am7      Am6      Am6                                       Am7  Am7=x0xx13
In N   Y   C?                                                   Am6=x0xx13
Dsus4Li    Dsa says, Dadd9Caroline says, Dadd9Candy says she Dsus4wants to be wD7ith   D7=xx0212
Am7/   E     D7/F#                                                D6  Am7/E=xx2213
me                                                              D7/F#=xx4535
        G        D        Am           Em       D      C    Bsus4            D  D6=xx0777
Hey Lou Reed do you hear      me?       

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Hey Lou Reed

by The Servants

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Em9

C7M

D/F#

Dsus4

Cadd9

Bm7

Dadd9

F/A

Am7

Am6

D7/F#

Bsus4

*** Capo 2 ***

Intro

Em Em9 D C7M Em9 D

/ /

E||---0-----0-----2--------2-----|--3------3-----2--------2-----|

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

G||*-----------------------------|------------------------------|

D||*--2-----------0--------------|---------------0--------------|

A||------------------------------|--3---------------------------|

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

Bm C Em9

(5#) (5b)

|---------------------------------|--0-----------------||

|--3---------------5--------------|--0-----------------||

|---------0-----0--------0-----0--|--0----------------*||

|------------4--------------4-----|--4----------------*||

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

|---------------------------------|--0-----------------||

Em Em9 D C7M Em9 D Em9 D

/ / /=xx0002

With two tape decks and a microphone C7M=x32003

Bm C Em9 Bm

(5#) (5b) (5#)=x2403x

I bang on my guitar C(5b)=x3405x

Em Em9 D C7M Em9 D

/ /

Just two tape decks and microphone

Bm C Em9 Em9

(5#) (5b) =024000

And I am a superstar

G D/F# Dsus4 D D/F#

=2x0232

Though I may never leave this place

Am Em G C D

And all the stuff I have to face:

G D Am Em

Hey Lou Reed Do you hear me?

D Cadd9 Bm7 Dadd9

I don't want to be no one

G D Am Em

I dream my dreams Suck in my screams Cadd9=x32030

D Cadd9 Bm7 Dadd9 Bm7

=x24232

I don't want to be no one Dadd9=xx0230

Bb F/A C G Em9 F/A

=x03211

No no no Em9=024000

G D7

|--3--5-----7--5-----------|

|--------------------------|

|--4--5-----7--5-----------|

|--------------------------|

My walkman plays and this rain whipped train

It slowly fades away

My walkman plays and this rain whipped train

Swoops down on JFK

Though I may never leave this place

And all the stuff I have to face:

Hey Lou Reed

Do you hear me?

I don't want to be no one

Lyrics

Freaked out scenes

Amphetamines

I don't want to be no one

No no no

C C C C C

(5b) (5b) =x3xx13

Does it get cold and alone When you're all on your own C(5b)=x3xx12

Am7 Am6 Am6 Am7 Am7

=x0xx13

C Am6

In N Y ? =x0xx13

Dsus4 D Dadd9 Dadd9 Dsus4 D7

Li sa says, Caroline says, Candy says she wants to be with D7=xx0212

Am7 E D7/F# D6 Am7 E

/ /=xx2213

D7/F#

me =xx4535

G D Am Em D C Bsus4 D D6

=xx0777

Hey Lou Reed do you hear me?

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