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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
             F
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
       F
But if we have to part
                E
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 

Ecstasy chords and lyrics

Free chords for Ecstasy by Lou Reed. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Lou Reed
"Ecstasy"
From "Ecstasy" (2000)
[Intro]
[Verse]
[Chorus]
[Verse]
[Chorus]
[Verse]
[Chorus]
[Verse]
[Chorus]

Ecstasy Chords by Lou Reed

Learn how to play Ecstasy by Lou Reed with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Ecstasy chords”, “Ecstasy guitar chords”, or “Lou Reed Ecstasy 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 Ecstasy chords and for experienced players who want accurate Ecstasy lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include F, E, Fmaj7b5, B, G, D.

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The chords for "Ecstasy" show the original chord names (including F, E, Fmaj7b5, B, G, D). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.