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Lou Reed - Berlin (“Lou Reed” Album Version)
NOTE: This is primarily a piano song and therefore sometimes difficult to convert it to 
guitar (as you will see with chords like F7/Eb and Gm/F)
=============================
---------chords-used---------
=============================                
       Cm7x35343 
       G/Bx2543x
       Bb6x15331
G5/      Ax0x03x
     Gmaj7354433
      D/F#xx4232
     Dmaj7xx0222
         F133211 or xx3211 
Fmaj7/   E032211 or xx2211 
F7/     Ebxx1241 or xx1211   
        Bbx13331
         Cx32010
        Ebx65343         
        Gm355333 or xx5333
Gm/      F155333 or xx3333
Gm/      E055333 or xx2333
      C/Bbx1x010 
       C/Ax02010 
      C/Ab4x2x10 
   Cmaj7/G332000
        Dmx57765
         G355433         
        C2x35553
=============================
------------verse------------
=============================                
   Cm7In BerlinG/B, by the Wall
                      Bb6  G5/A  
  you were five foot ten inches tall
           Gmaj7riff*
It was very nice
candlelD/F#ight and Dubonnet on iceDmaj7  
    Cm7We were iG/Bn  a small cafe
  Bb6you could hear the gG/Auitars play
           Gmaj7riff*
It was very nice
it wD/F#as paradise
*
e-------------------|
b-----------4-------|
g-----4-5-7---7-5-4-|
d-5-7---------------|
a-------------------|
E-------------------|
==============================
------------chorus------------
==============================
           F  Fmaj7/E  
  You're right     and I'm wrong
F7/                    Eb                         Bb  Gm  
    hey babe, I'm gonna miss you now that you're gone
One sweet dCay
             F  Fmaj7/    E  
Oh, you're right    and I'm wrong
F7/                    Eb                         Bb  Gm  
     you know I'm gonna miss you now that you're gone
One sweet dEbay
One sweet dCay
=============================
----------interlude----------
=============================
|       Gm|       Gm|Gm/     F|Gm/     E|
|       Gm|       Gm|Gm/     F|Gm/     E|
|  C    C/Bb| C/A   C/Ab|  C  C/  Bb|C/ A  C/ Ab|
|  C    C/Bb| C/A   C/Ab| C/Ab   Cmaj7/G|
=============================
------------verse------------
=============================                
   Cm7In a smallG/B, small cafe
                   Bb6  G5/A  
   we could hear the guitars play
               Gmaj7riff*
    It was very nice
candlelight D/F#and Dubonnet on iceDmaj7  
Cm7Don't forgetG/B, hire a vet
                   Bb6  G5/A  
   he hasn't had that much fun yet
              Gmaj7riff*
It was very nice
hey honey, it was D/F#paradise
==============================
------------chorus------------
==============================
            F  Fmaj7/E  
  You're right     and I'm wrong
F7/                    Eb                         Bb  Gm  
    hey babe, I'm gonna miss you now that you're gone
One sweet dCay
             F  Fmaj7/    E  
Oh, you're right    and I'm wrong
F7/                    Eb                         Bb  Gm  
     you know I'm gonna miss you now that you're gone
One sweet dEbay
One sweet dCay
==============================
------------bridge------------
==============================
|       Gm|       Gm|Gm/     F|Gm/     E|
|       Gm|       Gm|Gm/     F|Gm/     E|
|  C    C/Bb| C/A   C/Ab|  C  C/  Bb|C/ A  C/ Ab|
|  C    C/Bb| C/A   C/Ab| C/Ab   G|
=============================
------------outro------------
=============================                
    C2      F       Dm   GOne sweet day 
    C2      F       Dm   GOne sweet day 
    C2      F     Dmoh GOne sweet day 
    C2      F       Dm   GOne sweet day 
    C2  FBaby Dmbaby GOne sweet day 
    C2      F       Dm   GOne sweet day 
    C2      F       Dm   GOne sweet day 

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Berlin

by Lou Reed

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cm7

G/B

Bb6

Gmaj7

D/F#

Dmaj7

Fmaj7

C/Bb

C/A

C/Ab

Cmaj7/G

G/A

Lou Reed - Berlin (“Lou Reed” Album Version)

NOTE: This is primarily a piano song and therefore sometimes difficult to convert it to

guitar (as you will see with chords like F7/Eb and Gm/F)

=============================

---------chords-used---------

=============================

Cm7

x35343

G/B

x2543x

Bb6

x15331

G5 A

/ x0x03x

Gmaj7

354433

D/F#

xx4232

Dmaj7

xx0222

133211 or xx3211

Fmaj7 E

/ 032211 or xx2211

F7 Eb

/ xx1241 or xx1211

x13331

x32010

x65343

355333 or xx5333

Gm F

/ 155333 or xx3333

Gm E

/ 055333 or xx2333

C/Bb

x1x010

C/A

x02010

C/Ab

4x2x10

Cmaj7/G

332000

x57765

355433

x35553

=============================

------------verse------------

=============================

Cm7 G/B

In Berlin, by the Wall

Bb6 G5 A

you were five foot ten inches tall

Gmaj7

riff*

It was very nice

D/F# Dmaj7

candlelight and Dubonnet on ice

Cm7 G/B

We were in a small cafe

Bb6 G/A

you could hear the guitars play

Gmaj7

riff*

It was very nice

D/F#

it was paradise

e-------------------|

b-----------4-------|

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

d-5-7---------------|

a-------------------|

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

==============================

------------chorus------------

==============================

F Fmaj7 E

You're right and I'm wrong

F7 Eb Bb Gm

hey babe, I'm gonna miss you now that you're gone

One sweet day

F Fmaj7 E

Oh, you're right and I'm wrong

F7 Eb Bb Gm

you know I'm gonna miss you now that you're gone

One sweet day

=============================

----------interlude----------

=============================

Gm Gm Gm F Gm E

| | |/ |/ |

Gm Gm Gm F Gm E

| | |/ |/ |

C C/Bb C/A C/Ab C C Bb C A C Ab

| | | / |/ / |

C C/Bb C/A C/Ab C/Ab Cmaj7/G

| | | |

=============================

------------verse------------

=============================

Cm7 G/B

In a small, small cafe

Bb6 G5 A

we could hear the guitars play

Gmaj7

riff*

It was very nice

D/F# Dmaj7

candlelight and Dubonnet on ice

Cm7 G/B

Don't forget, hire a vet

Bb6 G5 A

he hasn't had that much fun yet

Gmaj7

riff*

It was very nice

D/F#

hey honey, it was paradise

==============================

------------chorus------------

==============================

F Fmaj7 E

You're right and I'm wrong

F7 Eb Bb Gm

hey babe, I'm gonna miss you now that you're gone

One sweet day

F Fmaj7 E

Oh, you're right and I'm wrong

F7 Eb Bb Gm

you know I'm gonna miss you now that you're gone

One sweet day

==============================

------------bridge------------

==============================

Gm Gm Gm F Gm E

| | |/ |/ |

Gm Gm Gm F Gm E

| | |/ |/ |

C C/Bb C/A C/Ab C C Bb C A C Ab

| | | / |/ / |

C C/Bb C/A C/Ab C/Ab G

| | | |

=============================

------------outro------------

=============================

C2 F Dm G

One sweet day

C2 F Dm G

One sweet day

C2 F Dm G

oh One sweet day

C2 F Dm G

One sweet day

C2 F Dm G

Baby baby One sweet day

C2 F Dm G

One sweet day

C2 F Dm G

One sweet day

About Berlin Chords by Lou Reed

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