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"Lady Day"
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album _Berlin_
(Lou Reed, 1973)
written by Lou Reed
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When she walked on down the street
She was like a child staring at her feet
But when she passed the bar
and she heard the music play
She had to go in and sing
it had to be that way
She had to go in and sing
it had to be that way
And I said no no no
oh Lady Day
And I said no no no
oh Lady Day
After the applause had died down
And the people drifted away
She climbed down off the bar
and went out the door
To the hotel
that she called home
It had greenish walls
a bathroom in the hall
And I said no no no
oh Lady Day
And I said no no no
oh Lady Day
I said no no no
oh Lady Day
And I said no no no
oh Lady Day
And I said no no no
oh Lady Day
I said no no no
oh Lady Day
And I said no no no
oh Lady Day
And I said no no no
oh Lady Day
...
/C.Am}
{Dm}{Gm}{C}{C/C.Am} (When she walked on down ...)
{Dm}{Gm}{C}{C} (She was like a child ...)
{F}{F}{D#}{D#} (- passed the bar, and ...)
{Gm}{F}{D#}{D#} (- go in and sing, it had ...)
{Gm}{F}{D#}{D#} (- go in and sing, it had ...)
chorus {Gm}{Gm/Gm.F}{D#}{D#} (- no no no, oh Lady Day ...)
{Gm}{Gm/Gm.F}{D#}{D#} (- no no no, oh Lady Day ...)
strings {Bm}{Bm/Bm.A}{G}{G/G.A}
{Bm}{Bm/Bm.A}{G}{C.F/G.A}
{Dm}{Gm}{C}{C/C.Am}
{Dm}{Gm}{C}{C/C.Am} (After the applause had ...)
{Dm}{Gm}{C}{C} (And the people drifted ...)
{F}{F}{D#}{D#} (- off the bar, and went ...)
{Gm}{F}{D#}{D#} (- the hotel, that she ...)
{Gm}{F}{D#}{D#} (- greenish walls, a ...)
chorus {Gm}{Gm/Gm.F}{D#}{D#} (- no no no, oh Lady Day ...)
{Gm}{Gm/Gm.F}{D#}{D#} (- no no no, oh Lady Day ...)
{Gm}{Gm/Gm.F}{D#}{D#} (- no no no, oh Lady Day ...)
{Gm}{Gm/Gm.F}{D#}{D#} (- no no no, oh Lady Day ...)
{Gm}{Gm/Gm.F}{D#}{D#} (- no no no, oh Lady Day ...)
{Gm}{Gm/Gm.F}{D#}{D#} (- no no no, oh Lady Day ...)
... fade out
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* chords for down-tuning
* 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)
/D.Bm}
{Em}{Am}{D}{D/D.Bm} (When she walked on down ...)
{Em}{Am}{D}{D} (She was like a child ...)
{G}{G}{F}{F} (- passed the bar, and ...)
{Am}{G}{F}{F} (- go in and sing, it ...)
{Am}{G}{F}{F} (- go in and sing, it ...)
chorus {Am}{Am/Am.G}{F}{F} (- no no no, oh Lady Day ...)
{Am}{Am/Am.G}{F}{F} (- no no no, oh Lady Day ...)
strings {C#m}{C#m/C#m.B}{A}{A/A.B}
{C#m}{C#m/C#m.B}{A}{D.G/A.B}
{Em}{Am}{D}{D/D.Bm}
{Em}{Am}{D}{D/D.Bm} (After the applause had ...)
{Em}{Am}{D}{D} (And the people drifted ...)
{G}{G}{F}{F} (- off the bar, and went ...)
{Am}{G}{F}{F} (- the hotel, that she ...)
{Am}{G}{F}{F} (- greenish walls, a ...)
chorus {Am}{Am/Am.G}{F}{F} (- no no no, oh Lady Day ...)
{Am}{Am/Am.G}{F}{F} (- no no no, oh Lady Day ...)
{Am}{Am/Am.G}{F}{F} (- no no no, oh Lady Day ...)
{Am}{Am/Am.G}{F}{F} (- no no no, oh Lady Day ...)
{Am}{Am/Am.G}{F}{F} (- no no no, oh Lady Day ...)
{Am}{Am/Am.G}{F}{F} (- no no no, oh Lady Day ...)
... fade out
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"Lady Day"
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album _Rock 'N' Roll Animal_
(Lou Reed, 1974)
Dec 21, 1973
The Academy of Music, NYC
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When she walked on down the street
She was like a child staring at her feet
But when she passed the bar
and she heard the music play
She had to go in and sing
oh, it had to be that way
She had to go in and sing
it had to be that way
And I said no no no, oh
ooohhh Lady Day
No no no no
ooohhh Lady Day
After the applause had died down
And all the people had drifted away
She walked, climbed out the door
and out of the bar
To go hotel
that she called home
And had greenish walls
a bathroom in the hall
And I said no no no no, oh
oh please, please, Lady Day
No, no, no, no, no no no no no
woh Lady Day
Oh no
no no no Lady Day
I said now no no no no, no no no no, no no no
oh please now Lady Day, oh no
/C.Am}
{Dm}{Gm}{C}{C/C.Am} (When she walked on down ...)
{Dm}{Gm}{C}{C} (She was like a child ...)
{F}{F}{D#}{D#} (- passed the bar, and ...)
{Gm}{F}{D#}{D#} (- go in and sing, it had ...)
{Gm}{F}{D#}{D#} (- go in and sing, it had ...)
{Gm}{Gm/Gm.F}{D#}{D#} (- no no no, oh, ooohhh ...)
{Gm}{Gm/Gm.F}{D#}{D#} (No no no no, ooohhh ...)
guitar {Bm}{Bm/Bm.A}{G}{G/G.A}
{Bm}{Bm/Bm.A}{G}{C.F/G.A}
{Dm}{Gm}{C}{C/C.Am}
{Dm}{Gm}{C}{C/C.Am} (After the applause had ...)
{Dm}{Gm}{C}{C} (And all the people had ...)
{F}{F}{D#}{D#} (- out the door, and out ...)
{Gm}{F}{D#}{D#} (- go hotel, that she ...)
{Gm}{F}{D#}{D#} (- greenish walls, a ...)
{Gm}{Gm/Gm.F}{D#}{D#} (- no no no no, oh ...)
{Gm}{Gm/Gm.F}{D#}{D#} (No, no, no, no ...)
{Gm}{Gm/Gm.F}{D#}{D#} (Oh no, no no no, Lady Day ...)
{Gm}{Gm/Gm.F}{D#}{D#} (- no no no no, no no no no ...)
guitar {Gm}{Gm/Gm.F}{D#}{D#}
{Gm}{Gm/Gm.F}{D#}{D#}
{Gm}{Gm/Gm.F}{D#}{D#}
{Gm}{Gm/Gm.F}{D#}{D#}
{Bm...
* riff
/C.Am}
1e --------
2B --------
3G --------
4D --------
5A --3--0--
6E --------
When she walked on down the street
{Dm} {Gm} {C} {C/C.Am}
---------------------------------------------
------------------------6--5-----------------
------------------------5--5-----------------
------------------------5--5-----------------
--5v-----------------------------------3--0--
---------------------------------------------
She was like a child staring at her feet. But when she -
{Dm} {Gm} {C} {C}
-----------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------
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-----------------------------------2--3--5-----
--5v--------------------3---3--5------------3--
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- passed the bar, and she heard the music play, She had to -
{F} {F} {D#} {D#}
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----------------10--------8...-----------------
-------------------10-----8...-----------------
----------------------10--8...-----------------
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- go in and sing, oh, it had to be that way, She had to -
{Gm} {F} {D#} {D#}
--------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------8...-----------------------
-----------------------------8...----------------5-7-8--
-----------------------------8...----------5-6-8--------
--5--3--1------3--1--0-------6...------6-8--------------
-----------3-----------3-1------------------------------
- go in and sing, it had to be that way. And I said -
{Gm} {F} {D#} {D#}
--------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------8...---------------------
-------------------------------8...----------------5v---
-------------------------------8...----------5-6-8------
--5--3--1-0-----3-1-0--0-------6...------6-8------------
------------3------------3--1---------------------------
- no no no, oh ooohhh, Lady Day
{Gm} {Gm /Gm .F}{D#} {D#}
--x-x-5--x--x-x-5-3--x-x-5-x--5-3-1-------------------------
--x-x-3--x--x-x-3-3--x-x-3-x--3-3-1--8...-------------------
--x-x-3--x--x-x-3-3--x-x-3-x--3-3-2--8...--------------5v---
--x-x-3--x--x-x-3-3--x-x-3-x--3-3-3--8...--------5-6-8------
--x-x-5--x--x-x-5-5--x-x-5-x--5-5-3--6...----6-8------------
------------------------------------------------------------
No no no no ooohhh, Lady Day
{Gm} {Gm /Gm .F}{D#} {D#}
--x-x-5--x--x-x-5-3--x-x-5-x--5-3-1----------------------------
--x-x-3--x--x-x-3-3--x-x-3-x--3-3-1--8...----------------------
--x-x-3--x--x-x-3-3--x-x-3-x--3-3-2--8...----------------------
--x-x-3--x--x-x-3-3--x-x-3-x--3-3-3--8...--------5-6-8-9-11----
--x-x-5--x--x-x-5-5--x-x-5-x--5-5-3--6...----6-8------------9--
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*** please note ***
h - hammer on
p - pull off
b - bend string up
r - release bend
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
v - vibrato
^ - harmonics
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"Lady Day"
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album _Berlin: Live At St. Ann's Warehouse_
(Lou Reed, 2008)
Dec 15 (or 16), 2006
St. Ann's Warehouse, Brooklyn, NY
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When she walked on down the street
She's like a child staring at her feet
But when she passed the bar
and she heard the music play
She had to go in and sing
it had to be that way
She had to go in and sing
it had to be that way
And I said no no no
oh Lady Day
I said no no no
oh Lady Day
After the applause had died down
And the people drifted away
She climbed down off the bar
and went out the door
To the hotel
that she called home
It had greenish walls
a bathroom in the hall
And I said no no no
oh Lady Day
I said no no no
oh Lady Day
(No no no)
(oh Lady Day)
(No no no)
(oh Lady Day)
(No no no)
(oh Lady Day)
(No no no)
(oh Lady Day)
(No no no)
(oh Lady Day)
(No no no)
(oh Lady Day)
No no no
intro /C.Am}
{Dm}{Gm}{C}{C/C.Am}
{Dm}{Gm}{C}{C/C.Am}
{Dm}{Gm}{C}{C/C.Am} (When she walked on down ...)
{Dm}{Gm}{C}{C} (She's like a child staring ...)
{F}{F}{D#}{D#} (- passed the bar, and ...)
{Gm}{F}{D#}{D#} (- go in and sing, it had ...)
{Gm}{F}{D#}{D#} (- go in and sing, it had ...)
chorus {Gm}{Gm/Gm.F}{D#}{D#} (- no no no, oh Lady Day ...)
{Gm}{Gm/Gm.F}{D#}{D#} (- no no no, oh Lady Day ...)
strings {Bm}{Bm/Bm.A}{G}{G/G.A}
{Bm}{Bm/Bm.A}{G}{C.F/G.A}
{Dm}{Gm}{C}{C/C.Am}
{Dm}{Gm}{C}{C/C.Am}
{Dm}{Gm}{C}{C/C.Am} (After the applause had ...)
{Dm}{Gm}{C}{C} (And the people drifted ...)
{F}{F}{D#}{D#} (- off the bar, and went ...)
{Gm}{F}{D#}{D#} (- the hotel, that she ...)
{Gm}{F}{D#}{D#} (- greenish walls, a ...)
chorus {Gm}{Gm/Gm.F}{D#}{D#} (- no no no, oh Lady Day ...)
{Gm}{Gm/Gm.F}{D#}{D#} (- no no no, oh Lady Day ...)
{Gm}{Gm/Gm.F}{D#}{D#} background vocals
{Gm}{Gm/Gm.F}{D#}{D#} background vocals
{Gm}{Gm/Gm.F}{D#}{D#} background vocals
{Gm}{Gm/Gm.F}{D#}{D#} background vocals
{Gm}{Gm/Gm.F}{D#}{D#} background vocals
{Gm}{Gm/Gm.F}{D#}{D#} background vocals
{Gm/ (No no no)
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transcribed by Shiroh KOUCHI (wildside@mx21.tiki.ne.jp)
http://ww21.tiki.ne.jp/~wildside/
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