============================== "I'm Set Free" ============================== album _The Velvet Underground_ (The Velvet Underground, 1969) written by Lou Reed ============================== I've been set free and I've been bound To the memories of yesterday's clowns I've been set free and I've been bound and now I'm set free I'm set free I'm set free to find a new illusion I've been blinded but now I can see What in the world has happened to me The prince of stories who walks right by me and now I'm set free I'm set free I'm set free to find a new illusion I've been set free and I've been bound Let me tell you people what I've found I saw my head laughing, rolling on the ground and now I'm set free I'm set free I'm set free to find a new illusion * all the strings downtuned a whole-tone 1d ----- * downtuned a whole-tone (from e to d) 2A ----- * downtuned a whole-tone (from B to A) 3F ----- * downtuned a whole-tone (from G to F) 4C ----- * downtuned a whole-tone (from D to C) 5G ----- * downtuned a whole-tone (from A to G) 6D ----- * downtuned a whole-tone (from E to D) intro {D}{D}{D}{D} {D}{D}{G}{Em} (I've been set free and I've been ...) {D}{D}{G}{Em} (To the memories of yesterday's ...) {D}{D}{G}{Em} (I've been set free and I've been ...) chorus {D}{G}{D}{G} (I'm set free, I'm set free) {D}{G}{Em}{A} (I'm set free to find a new illusion) {D}{D}{D}{D} {D}{D}{G}{Em} (I've been blinded but now ...) {D}{D}{G}{Em} (What in the world has happened ...) {D}{D}{G}{Em} (The prince of stories who walks ...) chorus {D}{G}{D}{G} (I'm set free, I'm set free) {D}{G}{Em}{A} (I'm set free to find a new illusion) {A} guitar {D}{C/G}{F#m}{G} {D}{C/G}{F#m}{G} {D}{G}{D}{G} {D}{G}{Em}{G} {D}{D}{D}{D} {D}{D}{G}{Em} (I've been set free and I've been ...) {D}{D}{G}{Em} (Let me tell you people, what I ...) {D}{D}{G}{Em} (I saw my head laughing, rolling ...) chorus {D}{G}{D}{G} (I'm set free, I'm set free) {D}{G}{Em}{A} (I'm set free to find a new illusion) {A}{D... * intro: left channel (all the strings downtuned a whole-tone) {D} {D} *1d --2-2-2-0--0-2-2-2---3-2-2-0--0-2-2-0-- *2A --3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-- *3F --2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-- *4C --0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-- *5G --------------------------------------- *6D --------------------------------------- {D} {D} --2-2-2-0--0-2-2-2---3-2-2-0--0-2-2-0-- --3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-- --2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-- --0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-- --------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- * intro: right channel (all the strings downtuned a whole-tone) {D} {D} *1d --------------------------------------- *2A ------7--------7---------7--------7---- *3F -----7--7-----7--7------7--7-----7--7-- *4C --7--------7---------7--------7-------- *5G --------------------------------------- *6D --------------------------------------- {D} {D} --------------------------------------- ------7--------7---------7--------7---- -----7--7-----7--7------7--7-----7--7-- --7--------7---------7--------7-------- --------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- * verse: left channel (all the strings downtuned a whole-tone) I've been set free and {D} {D} *1d --2-2-2-0--0-2-2-2---3-2-2-0--0-2-2-0-- *2A --3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-- *3F --2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-- *4C --0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-- *5G --------------------------------------- *6D --------------------------------------- I've been bound {G} {Em} --3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3---0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-- --0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-3--3-0-0-0-- --0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-- ... --0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0---2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-- --2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-- --3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3---0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-- * verse: right channel (all the strings downtuned a whole-tone) I've been set free and {D} {D} *1d --------------------------------------- *2A ------7--------7---------7--------7---- *3F -----7--7-----7--7------7--7-----7--7-- *4C --7--------7---------7--------7-------- *5G --------------------------------------- *6D --------------------------------------- I've been bound {G} {Em} --------------------------------------- ------8--------8---------8--------8---- -----7--7-----7--7------9--9-----9--9-- ... --9--------9---------9--------9-------- --------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- * chorus: left channel (all the strings downtuned a whole-tone) I'm set free {D} {G} *1d --2-2-2-0--0-2-2-2---3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-- *2A --3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3---0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-- *3F --2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2---0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-- *4C --0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-- *5G ---------------------2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-- *6D ---------------------3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-- I'm set free {D} {G} --2-2-2-0--0-2-2-2---3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-- --3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3---0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-- --2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2---0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-- --0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-- ---------------------2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-- ---------------------3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-- I'm set free to find a new il- {D} {G} --2-2-2-0--0-2-2-2---3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-- --3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3---0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-- --2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2---0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-- --0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-- ---------------------2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-- ---------------------3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-- -lusion {Em} {A} --0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-- --0-0-0-3--3-0-0-0---2-2-2-0--0-2-2-0-- --0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0---2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-- --2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-- --2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2---0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-- --0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--------------------- * chorus: right channel (all the strings downtuned a whole-tone) I'm set free {D} {G} *1d --------------------------------------- *2A ------7--------7---------8--------8---- *3F -----7--7-----7--7------7--7-----7--7-- *4C --7--------7---------9--------9-------- *5G --------------------------------------- *6D --------------------------------------- I'm set free {D} {G} --------------------------------------- ------7--------7---------8--------8---- -----7--7-----7--7------7--7-----7--7-- --7--------7---------9--------9-------- --------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- I'm set free to find a new il- {D} {G} --------------------------------------- ------7--------7---------8--------8---- -----7--7-----7--7------7--7-----7--7-- --7--------7---------9--------9-------- --------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- -lusion {Em} {A} --------------------------------------- ------8--------8---------5--------5---- -----9--9-----9--9------6--6-----6--6-- --9--------9---------7--------7-------- --------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- * guitar solo: scale (all the strings downtuned a whole-tone) 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 *1d -|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|- *2A -|---|---|---|---|---|---|-o-|---|-o-|-o-|---|-o-|- *3F -|-o-|-o-|---|-o-|---|-o-|---|---|-o-|---|---|---|- *4C -|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|- *5G -|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|- *6D -|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|- --------------------------------------------------------------------- * chords for standard-tuning intro {C}{C}{C}{C} {C}{C}{F}{Dm} (I've been set free and I've been ...) {C}{C}{F}{Dm} (To the memories of yesterday's ...) {C}{C}{F}{Dm} (I've been set free and I've been ...) chorus {C}{F}{C}{F} (I'm set free, I'm set free) {C}{F}{Dm}{G} (I'm set free to find a new illusion) {C}{C}{C}{C} {C}{C}{F}{Dm} (I've been blinded but now ...) {C}{C}{F}{Dm} (What in the world has happened ...) {C}{C}{F}{Dm} (The prince of stories who walks ...) chorus {C}{F}{C}{F} (I'm set free, I'm set free) {C}{F}{Dm}{G} (I'm set free to find a new illusion) {G} guitar {C}{A#/F}{Em}{F} {C}{A#/F}{Em}{F} {C}{F}{C}{F} {C}{F}{Dm}{F} {C}{C}{C}{C} {C}{C}{F}{Dm} (I've been set free and I've been ...) {C}{C}{F}{Dm} (Let me tell you people, what I ...) {C}{C}{F}{Dm} (I saw my head laughing, rolling ...) chorus {C}{F}{C}{F} (I'm set free, I'm set free) {C}{F}{Dm}{G} (I'm set free to find a new illusion) {G}{C... * guitar solo: scale (standard-tuning) 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 1e -|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|- 2B -|---|---|---|---|---|---|-o-|---|-o-|-o-|---|-o-|- 3G -|-o-|-o-|---|-o-|---|-o-|---|---|-o-|---|---|---|- 4D -|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|- 5A -|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|- 6E -|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|- ================================= "I'm Set Free" ================================= album _Live At Max's Kansas City_ 2-CD edition (The Velvet Underground, 2004) Jul 26, 1970 Max's Kansas City, NYC ================================= Well I've been set free and I've been bound To the memories of yesterday's clowns I've been set free and I've been bound and now I'm set free I'm set free I'm set free to find a new illusion I've been blinded but now I can see What in the world has happened to me The prince of stories who walks right by me and now I'm set free I'm set free I'm set free to find a new illusion I've been set free and I've been bound ..... tell somebody what I have found I saw my head laughing, rolling on the ground and now I'm set free, oh I'm set free, oh I'm set free I'm set free intro {C}{C}{C}{C} {C}{C}{F}{Dm} (Well I've been set free and I've ...) {C}{C}{F}{Dm} (To the memories of yesterday's ...) {C}{C}{F}{D} (I've been set free and I've been ...) chorus {C}{F}{C}{F} (I'm set free, I'm set free) {C}{F}{D7}{G7} (I'm set free to find a new illusion) {C}{C} {C}{C}{F}{Dm} (I've been blinded but now ...) {C}{C}{F}{Dm} (What in the world has happened ...) {C}{C}{F}{D} (The prince of stories who walks ...) chorus {C}{F}{C}{F} (I'm set free, I'm set free) {C}{F}{D7}{G7} (I'm set free to find a new illusion) {G7} guitar {C}{A#/F}{Em}{F} {C}{A#/F}{Em}{F} {C}{F}{C}{F} {C}{F}{Dm}{F} {C}{C}{C}{C} {C}{C}{F}{Dm} (I've been set free and I've been ...) {C}{C}{F}{Dm} (.... tell somebody ...) {C}{C}{F}{D} (I saw my head laughing, rolling ...) chorus {C}{F}{C}{F} (I'm set free, oh, I'm set free, oh) {C}{F}{C}{F} (I'm set free, I'm set free) {C}{F}{C}{F} {C}{F}{C}{F} {C... ********************************************************************* transcribed by Shiroh KOUCHI (wildside@mx21.tiki.ne.jp) http://ww21.tiki.ne.jp/~wildside/ *********************************************************************