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Halloween Parade

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D
There's a down town fairy singing out "Proud Mary"
A                           D
as she cruises Christopher Street
A
And some Southern Queen is acting loud and mean
                                  D
where the docks and the Badlands meet
Bm                                  G
This Halloween is something to be sure
Bm                             G
Especially to be here without you
A
There's a Greta Garbo and an Alfred Hitchcock
                        D
and some black Jamaican stud
A
There's five Cinderellas and some leather drags
                  D
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
D
But there ain't no Hairy and no Virgin Mary
                             G
you won't hear those voices again
D
And Johnny Rio and Rotten Rita
                            G
you'll never see those faces again
Em                                C
This Halloween is something to be sure
Em                            C
Especially to be here without you
D
There's the Born Again Losers and the Lavender Boozers
                                   G
and some crack team from Washington Heights
D
The boys from Avenue B and the girls from Avenue D
                   G
a Tinkerbell in tights
Em                            C
This celebration somehow get me down
Em                            C    D
Especially when I see you're not around
G
There's no Peter Pedantic saying things romantic
                  C
in Latin, Greek or Spic
G
There's no Three bananas or Brandy Alexander
                    C
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
G
There's a girl from Soho with a teeshirt saying "I Blow"
                             C
she's with the "jive five 2 plus 3"
G
And the girls for pay dates are giving cut rates
                    C
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
C
No consolations please for feelin' funky
                               F
I got to get my head above my knees
C
But it makes me mad and mad makes me sad
                       F
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  

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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Is "Halloween Parade" easy to play on guitar?

Many players learn "Halloween Parade" by Lou Reed with our free chords. Use transpose and chord diagrams to simplify tricky shapes, and browse related songs by Lou Reed below.

What key is "Halloween Parade" in?

The chords for "Halloween Parade" show the original chord names (including D, A, Bm, G, Em, C). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.