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Forever Changed

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"Forever Changed"
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album _Songs For Drella_
(Lou Reed/John Cale, 1990)
written by Lou Reed/John Cale
sung by John Cale
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        Train entering the city
        I lost myself and never came back
        Took a trip 'round the world and never came back
        Black silhouettes, crisscrossed tracks, never came back
        Forever changed
        Forever changed
        You might think I'm frivolous, uncaring and cold
        You might think I'm empty, depends on your point of view
        Society Andy who paints and records them
        The high and the low, never turn back
        Forever changed
        Forever changed
        Forever changed
        Forever changed
        Got to get to the city, get a job
        Got to get some work to see me through
        My old life's behind, I see it receding
        My life's disappearing, disappearing from view
        Hong Kong and I was changed
        Burma, Thailand and I was changed
        A few good friends to see me through
        Henry and Brigid to see me through
        Only art to see me through
        Only heart to see me through
        My old life's disappearing, disappearing from view
        Forever changed
        Forever changed
        I was forever changed
         D D G G
intro   {}{}{}{}
         D D G G
        {}{}{}{}
         D D G G
        {}{}{}{}      (Train entering the city)
         D D G G
        {}{}{}{}      (I lost myself and never came back)
         D D G G
        {}{}{}{}      (Took a trip 'round the world ...)
         D D G G
        {}{}{}{}      (Black silhouettes, crisscrossed ...)
         A#C D5D5
chorus  {}{}{}{}   (Forever changed)
         A#C D5D5
        {}{}{}{}   (Forever changed)
         A#C D5D5
        {}{}{}{}
         A#C D5D5
        {}{}{}{}
         D D G G
        {}{}{}{}
         D D G G
        {}{}{}{}
         D D G G
        {}{}{}{}      (You might think I'm frivolous ...)
         D D G G
        {}{}{}{}      (You might think I'm empty ...)
         D D G G
        {}{}{}{}      (Society Andy who paints and records them)
         D D G G
        {}{}{}{}      (The high and the low, never turn back)
         A#C D5D5
chorus  {}{}{}{}   (Forever changed)
         A#C D5D5
        {}{}{}{}   (Forever changed)
         A#C D5D5
        {}{}{}{}   (Forever changed)
         A#C D5D5
        {}{}{}{}   (Forever changed)
         D D G G
        {}{}{}{}
         D D G G
        {}{}{}{}
         D D G G
        {}{}{}{}      (Got to get to the city, get a job)
         D D G G
        {}{}{}{}      (Got to get some work to see me through)
         D D G G
        {}{}{}{}      (My old life's behind, I see it receding)
         D D G G
        {}{}{}{}      (My life's disappearing ...)
         A#C D5D5
chorus  {}{}{}{}   (Hong Kong and I was changed, Burma, -)
         A#C D5D5
        {}{}{}{}   (- Thailand and I was changed)
         A#C D5D5
        {}{}{}{}   (A few good friends to see me through ...)
         A#C D5D5
        {}{}{}{}   (- Brigid to see me through, Only -)
         A#C D5D5
        {}{}{}{}   (- art to see me through, Only -)
         A#C D5D5
        {}{}{}{}   (- heart to see me through, My -)
         A#C D5D5
        {}{}{}{}   (- old life's disappearing ...)
         A#C D5D5
        {}{}{}{}   (Forever changed)
         A#C D5D5
        {}{}{}{}   (Forever changed)
         A#C D5D5
        {}{}{}{}   (I was forever changed)
         D D G G
coda    {}{}{}{}
         D D G G
        {}{}{}{}
         D D G G
        {}{}{}{}
         D D D D
        {}{}{}{..
  D5
*  chord
 1e -------|
 2B -------|
 3G ---7---|
 4D ---7---|
 5A ---5---|
 6E -------|
* chorus part/single note play: scale ({A#}{C}{D5}{D5} part)
     4   5   6   7   8   9  10  11  12  13  14  15
1e --|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|-
2B --|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|-
3G --|-o-|---|-o-|---|-o-|-o-|---|-o-|---|-o-|---|-
4D --|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|-
5A --|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|-
6E --|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|-
*********************************************************************
transcribed by Shiroh KOUCHI (wildside@mx21.tiki.ne.jp)
http://ww21.tiki.ne.jp/~wildside/
*********************************************************************
Found here: http://ww21.tiki.ne.jp/~wildside/tabs/forever_changed.html

Forever Changed chords and lyrics

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

=============================
"Forever Changed"
=============================
album _Songs For Drella_
(Lou Reed/John Cale, 1990)
written by Lou Reed/John Cale
sung by John Cale
=============================
        Train entering the city
        I lost myself and never came back
        Took a trip 'round the world and never came back
        Black silhouettes, crisscrossed tracks, never came back
        Forever changed
        Forever changed
        You might think I'm frivolous, uncaring and cold
        You might think I'm empty, depends on your point of view
        Society Andy who paints and records them
        The high and the low, never turn back
        Forever changed
        Forever changed
        Forever changed
        Forever changed
        Got to get to the city, get a job
        Got to get some work to see me through
        My old life's behind, I see it receding
        My life's disappearing, disappearing from view
        Hong Kong and I was changed
        Burma, Thailand and I was changed
        A few good friends to see me through
        Henry and Brigid to see me through
        Only art to see me through
        Only heart to see me through
        My old life's disappearing, disappearing from view
        Forever changed
        Forever changed
        I was forever changed
intro   {D}{D}{G}{G}
        {D}{D}{G}{G}
        {D}{D}{G}{G}      (Train entering the city)
        {D}{D}{G}{G}      (I lost myself and never came back)
        {D}{D}{G}{G}      (Took a trip 'round the world ...)
        {D}{D}{G}{G}      (Black silhouettes, crisscrossed ...)
chorus  {A#}{C}{D5}{D5}   (Forever changed)
        {A#}{C}{D5}{D5}   (Forever changed)
        {A#}{C}{D5}{D5}
        {A#}{C}{D5}{D5}
        {D}{D}{G}{G}
        {D}{D}{G}{G}

Forever Changed Chords by Lou Reed

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