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"Edgar Allan Poe"
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album _The Raven_
(Lou Reed, 2003)
written by Lou Reed
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These are the stories of Edgar Allan Poe
not exactly the boy next door
He'll tell you tales of horror
then he'll play with your mind
if you haven't heard of him
you must be deaf or blind
These are the stories of Edgar Allan Poe
not exactly the boy next door
He'll tell you about Usher
whose house burned in his mind
his love for his dear sister
her death would drive him wild
The murder of a stranger
the murder of a friend
the callings from the pits of hell
that never seem to end
These are the stories of Edgar Allan Poe
not exactly the boy next door
These are the stories of Edgar Allan Poe
not exactly the boy next door
The diabolic image of the city and the sea
the chaos and the carnage that reside deep within me
Decapitations, poisonings, hellish not a bore
you won't need 3D glasses to pass beyond this door
Edgar Allan Poe
not exactly the boy next door
No Nosferatu Vincent Price or naked women here
a mind unfurled, a mind unbent is all we have here
Truth, fried orangutans flutter to the stage
leave your expectations home
And listen to the stories of Edgar Allan Poe
We give you the soliloquy the raven at the door
flaming pits the moving walls no equilibrium
No ballast, no bombast
the unvarnished truth we've got
mind swoons guilty
cooking ravings in a pot
Edgar Allan Poe
not exactly the boy next door
Edgar Allan Poe
not exactly the boy next door
Tell-tale heart a rotting cask
a valley of unrest
a conqueror worm devouring souls
keep the best for last
Rings for Annie Lee
as Poe's buried alive
regretting his beloved's death in
all her many guises
These are the stories of Edgar Allan Poe
not exactly the, not exactly the boy next door
Edgar Allan Poe
not exactly the boy next door
These are the stories of Edgar Allan Poe
not exactly the boy next door
Edgar Allan Poe
intro {A/C#m}{A/C#m}{D/E}{A}
{A/C#m}{A/C#m}{D/E}{A}
{A}
.x} drums
{A}{A}{A}{A} (These are the stories of ...)
{A}{A}{A}{A} (He'll tell you tales of ...)
chorus {D}{A}{D}{A} (These are the stories of ...)
{A}{A}{A}{A}
{A}{A}{A}{A} (He'll tell you about Usher ...)
{A}{A}{D}{A} (The murder of a stranger ...)
chorus {A}{A}{D}{A} (These are the stories of ...)
{A}{A}{D}{A} (These are the stories of ...)
{A}{A.G/G.D}{A}{A.G/G.D}
{A}{A}{A}{A} (The diabolic image of the ...)
{A}{A}{D}{A} (Decapitations, poisonings ...)
chorus {A}{A}{D}{A} (Edgar Allan Poe ...)
{A}{A}{D}{D/A} (No Nosferatu Vincent Price ...)
{A}{A}{D}{D} (Truth, fried orangutans ...)
{D}{D/A} (And listen to the stories ...)
{A}{A.G/G.D}{A}{A.G/G.D}
{A}{A}{A}{A} (We give you the soliloquy ...)
{A}{A}{D}{A} (No ballast, no bombast ...)
chorus {A}{A}{D}{D/A} (- pot, Edgar Allan Poe ...)
{A}{A}{D}{A} (Edgar Allan Poe ...)
{A}{A}{D}{A} (Tell-tale heart a rotting ...)
{A}{A}{D}{D} (- last, Rings for Annie ...)
{D}{D} (all her many guises)
chorus {A}{A}{D}{D/A} (These are the stories of ...)
{A}{A}{D}{D/A} (- boy next door, Edgar ...)
{A}{A}{D}{D/A} (These are the stories of ...)
{A}{A}{D}{D/A} (- boy next door, Edgar ...)
coda {A}{A}{D}{D/A}
{A}{A}{D}{D/A...
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"Edgar Allan Poe Intro Song"
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from the play _POEtry_
(Robert Wilson/Lou Reed, 2000)
written by Lou Reed
performed by actors, local musicians (?)
May 09, 2001
Muziek Theater, Amsterdam, Holland
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These are the stories of Edgar Allan Poe
not exactly the boy next door
He'll tell you tales of horror
then he'll play with your mind
if you haven't heard of him
you must be deaf or blind
These are the stories of Edgar Allan Poe
not exactly the boy next door
He'll tell you about Usher
whose house burned in his mind
his love for his dear sister
her death would drive him wild
The murder of a stranger
the murder of a friend
the callings from the pits of hell
that never seem to end
These are the stories of Edgar Allan Poe
not exactly the boy next door
These are the stories of Edgar Allan Poe
not exactly the boy next door
The diabolic image of the city and the sea
the chaos and the carnage that reside deep within me
Decapitations, poisonings, though hellish not a bore
you won't need 3D glasses to pass beyond this door
These are the stories of Edgar Allan Poe
not exactly the boy next door
No Nosferatu Vincent Price or naked women here
a mind unfurled, a mind unbent is all that we have here
Truth, fried orangutans flutter to the stage
leave your expectations home
And listen to the stories of Edgar Allan Poe
We give you the soliloquy the raven at the door
flaming pits the moving walls no equilibrium
No ballast but no bombast
the unvarnished truth we've got
a mind that swoons guilty at night
cooking ravings in a pot
These are the stories of Edgar Allan Poe
not exactly the boy next door
Oh, Edgar Allan Poe
not exactly the boy next door
Tell-tale heart a rotting cask
a valley of unrest
a conqueror worm devouring souls
but keep the best for last
Bells that ring for Annie Lee
as Poe's buried alive
regretting his beloved's death
in all her many guises
These are the stories of Edgar Allan Poe
not exactly the boy next door
Oh, Edgar Allan Poe
not exactly the boy next door
Oh, Edgar Allan Poe
not exactly the boy next door
These are the stories of Edgar Allan Poe
not exactly the boy next door
Oh, Edgar Allan Poe
not exactly the boy next door
These are the stories of Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe
intro {A/C#m}{A/C#m}{D/E}{A}
{A/C#m}{A/C#m}{D/E}{A}
{A}
.x} drums
{A}{A}{A}{A} (These are the stories of ...)
{A}{A}{A}{A} (He'll tell you tales of ...)
chorus {D}{A}{D}{A} (These are the stories of ...)
{A}{A}{A}{A}
{A}{A}{A}{A} (He'll tell you about Usher ...)
{A}{A}{D}{A} (The murder of a stranger ...)
chorus {A}{A}{D}{A} (These are the stories of ...)
{A}{A}{D}{A} (These are the stories of ...)
{A}{A.G/G.D}{A}{A.G/G.D}
{A}{A}{A}{A} (The diabolic image of the ...)
{A}{A}{D}{A} (Decapitations, poisonings ...)
chorus {A}{A}{D}{A} (These are the stories of ...)
{A}{A}{D}{D/A} (No Nosferatu Vincent Price ...)
{A}{A}{D}{D} (Truth, fried orangutans ...)
{D}{D/A} (And listen to the stories ...)
{A}{A.G/G.D}{A}{A.G/G.D}
{A}{A}{A}{A} (We give you the soliloquy ...)
{A}{A}{D}{A} (No ballast but no bombast ...)
chorus {A}{A}{D}{D/A} (These are the stories of ...)
{A}{A}{D}{A} (Oh, Edgar Allan Poe ...)
{A}{A}{D}{A} (Tell-tale heart a rotting ...)
{A}{A}{D}{D} (Bells that ring for Annie ...)
{D}{D} (in all her many guises ...)
chorus {A}{A}{D}{D/A} (These are the stories of ...)
{A}{A}{D}{D/A} (Oh, Edgar Allan Poe ...)
{A}{A}{D}{D/A} (Oh, Edgar Allan Poe ...)
{A}{A}{D}{D/A} (These are the stories of ...)
{A}{A}{D}{D/A} (Oh, Edgar Allan Poe ...)
{A}{A}{D}{D/A. (These are the stories of ...)
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transcribed by Shiroh KOUCHI (wildside@mx21.tiki.ne.jp)
http://ww21.tiki.ne.jp/~wildside/
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