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"My Red Joystick"
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album _New Sensations_
(Lou Reed, 1984)
written by Lou Reed
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The first bite of the apple made Eve smart
the second bite taught her how to break men's hearts
The third bite taught her how to strut her stuff
but she never got to the fourth bite that says
enough is enough
Enough is enough, baby, I've had enough of you
you can keep your dresses, you can keep your jewels
You can keep the color TV, those soaps just make me sick
all I'm asking you to leave me is my red joystick
My red joystick, my red joystick
all I'm asking you to leave me is my red joystick
My red joystick, my red joystick
all I'm asking you to leave me is my red joystick
Eve kissed Able, that's how he got murdered by Cain
Abraham gave up his son to keep his wife away
And even the Lord almighty
speaking from the trenches to the pits
spoke for all mankind when he said
Take the Porsche, take the kids
take the stocks, baby take the rugs
Take those roses from my poor heart wilting
but please, please, please leave me my red joystick
Leave me my red joystick
leave me my red joystick
Leave me my red joystick
Eve drank apple cider, Eve brewed good apple wine
Eve cooked up stewed apples, knew how to have a good time
She came into the bedroom, raised her skirts up high
she said, "If a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, baby
give me a piece before I die"
Hey, Eve take a bite of my apple
I know you think you're pretty slick
the one thing I ask you to leave me is my red joystick
My red joystick, ooohhh, my red joystick
all I'm asking you to leave me is my red joystick
My red joystick, baby, my red joystick
all I'm asking you to leave me is my red joystick
My red joystick
leave me my red joystick
Ooohhh, my red joystick
please leave me my red joystick
Oh, my red joystick
please leave me my red joystick
My red joystick
leave me my red joystick
(My red joystick, my red joystick)
(my red joystick, my red joystick)
intro .x} drums
{E9}{E9}{E9}{E9}
{E9}{E9}{E9}{E9}
{E9}{E9}{E9}{E9} (The first bite of the apple made ...)
{E9}{E9}{E9}{E9} (The third bite taught her how to ...)
{E9}{E9}{E9}{E9} (Enough is enough, baby, I've had ...)
{E9}{E9}{E9}{E9} (You can keep the color TV, those ...)
{E9}{E9}{E9}{E9} (- red joystick, my red joystick ...)
{E9}{E9}{E9}{E9} (- red joystick, my red joystick ...)
guitar {E9}{E9}{E9}{E9} * tab 2
{E9}{E9/
....
{E9}{E9}{E9}{E9} (Eve drank apple cider, Eve brewed ...)
{E9}{E9}{E9}{E9} (- came into the bedroom, raised her ...)
bridge {C#m}{D}{C#m}{D} (- Eve take a bite of my apple, I ...)
{E9}{E9}{E9}{E9} (- red joystick, ooohhh, my red ...)
{E9}{E9}{E9}{E9} (- red joystick, baby, my red j...)
guitar {E9}{E9}{E9}{E9} * tab 2
{E9}{E9/
coda {E9}{E9}{E9}{E9} (My red joystick, leave me my red ...)
{E9}{E9}{E9}{E9} (Ooohhh, my red joystick, please ...)
{E9}{E9}{E9}{E9} (Oh, my red joystick, please leave ...)
{E9}{E9}{E9}{E9} (My red joystick, leave me my Red ...)
{E9}{E9}{E9}{E9} background vocals
... fade out
* riff
{E9} {E9} ...
1e --6-7--x-7------x-6-7--x-7---
2B --6-7--x-7------x-6-7--x-7---
3G --6-7--x-7------x-6-7--x-7--- ...
4D --5-6--x-6------x-5-6--x-6---
5A --6-7--x-7------x-6-7--x-7---
6E -----------------------------
* tab 2
{E9} {E9} {E9} {E9}
1e ---------------------------------------------------------
2B --7--9---------7--9---------7--9-x-7--9---7--9-----------
3G --7--9---------7--9---------7--9-x-7--9---7--9----------- ...
4D --7--9--9------7--9--9------7--9-x-7--9---7--9-----------
5A --------7------------7-----------------------------------
6E --------0------------0---------------------------0-------
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"My Red Joystick"
(remixed)
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12" single
(Lou Reed, 1984)
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The first bite of the apple made Eve smart
the second bite taught her how to break men's hearts
The third bite taught her how to strut her stuff
but she never got to the fourth bite that says
enough is enough
Enough is enough, baby, I've had enough of you
you can keep your dresses, you can keep your jewels
You can keep the color TV, those soaps just make me sick
all I'm asking you to leave me is my red joystick
My red joystick, my red joystick
all I'm asking you to leave me is my red joystick
My red joystick, my red joystick
all I'm asking you to leave me is my red joystick
Eve kissed Able, that's how he got murdered by Cain
Abraham gave up his son to keep his wife away
And even the Lord almighty
speaking from the trenches to the pits
spoke for all mankind when he said
Take the Porsche, take the kids
take the stocks, baby take the rugs
Take those roses from my poor heart wilting
but please, please, please leave me my red joystick
Leave me my red joystick
leave me my red joystick
Leave me my red joystick
Eve drank apple cider, Eve brewed good apple wine
Eve cooked up stewed apples, knew how to have a good time
She came into the bedroom, raised her skirts up high
she said, "If a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, baby
give me a piece before I die"
Hey, Eve take a bite of my apple
I know you think you're pretty slick
the one thing I ask you to leave me is my red joystick
My red joystick, ooohhh, my red joystick
all I'm asking you to leave me is my red joystick
My red joystick, baby, my red joystick
all I'm asking you to leave me is my red joystick
Ooohhh, my red joystick
please leave me my red joystick
Oh, my red joystick
please leave me my red joystick
My red joystick
leave me my red joystick
(My red joystick, my red joystick)
(my red joystick, my red joystick)
(My red joystick, my red joystick)
(my red joystick, my red joystick)
Please leave me my red joystick
my red joystick
Leave me my red joystick
my red joystick
Leave me my red joystick
leave me my red joystick
Please leave me my red joystick now
* chords: same as _New Sensations_ version
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"My Red Joystick"
(instrumental version)
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12" single
(Lou Reed, 1984)
7" single "My Red Joystick" B-side
(Lou Reed, 1984)
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Take the Porsche, take the kids
take the stocks, baby take the rugs
Take those roses from my poor heart wilting
but please, please, please leave me my red joystick
Leave me my red joystick
Please leave me my red joystick
my red joystick
Leave me my red joystick
my red joystick
Leave me my red joystick
(my red joystick, my red joystick)
(My red joystick, my red joystick)
(my red joystick, my red joystick)
(My red joystick, my red joystick)
* chords: same as _New Sensations_ version
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thanks: Kirill Rodionov (thaumaturge@chat.ru)
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"My Red Joystick"
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And even the Lord Almighty, speaking from the trenches to the pits
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transcribed by Shiroh KOUCHI (wildside@mx21.tiki.ne.jp)
http://ww21.tiki.ne.jp/~wildside/
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