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"Rock Minuet"
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album _Ecstasy_
(Lou Reed, 2000)
written by Lou Reed
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Paralyzed by hatred and a piss ugly soul
if he murdered his father, he thought he'd become whole
While listening at night to an old radio
where they danced to the rock minuet
In the gay bars in the back of the bar
he consummated hatred on a cold sawdust floor
While the jukebox played backbeats, he sniffed coke off a jar
while they danced to a rock minuet
School was a waste, he was meant for the street
but school was the only way, the army could be beat
The two whores sucked his nipples 'til he came on their feet
as they danced to the rock minuet
He dreamt that his father was sunk to his knees
his leather belt tied so tight that it was hard to breathe
And the studs from his jacket were as cold as a breeze
as he danced to a rock minuet
He pictured the bedroom where he heard the first cry
his mother on all fours, ah, with his father behind
And her yell hurt so much, he had wished he'd gone blind
and rocked to a rock minuet
In the back of the warehouse were a couple of guys
they had tied someone up and sewn up their eyes
And he got so excited he came on his thighs
when they danced to the rock minuet
On Avenue B, someone cruised him one night
he took him in an alley and then pulled a knife
And thought of his father, as he cut his windpipe
and finally danced to the rock minuet
In the curse of the alley, the thrill of the street
on the bitter cold docks where the outlaws all meet
In euphoria drug in euphoria heat
you could dance to the rock minuet
In the thrill of the needle and anonymous sex
you could dance to the rock minuet
So when you dance hard, slow dancing
when you dance hard, slow dancing
When you dance hard, slow dancing
when you dance to the rock minuet
intro /x.E.E} guitar
{E}{E}{E}{E}
{E}{E}{E}{E} (Paralyzed by hatred and a piss ugly ...)
{E}{E}{E}{E} (- listening at night to an old radio ...)
{E}{E}{E}{E} (In the gay bars in the back of the bar ...)
{E}{E}{E}{E} (- jukebox played backbeats, he sniffed ...)
{E}{E} (- minuet)
guitar {E}{E}{E}{E} * see the tabs below
{E}{E}{E}{E} (School was a waste, he was meant for ...)
{E}{E}{E}{E} (- whores sucked his nipples 'til he ...)
{E}{E}{E}{E} (He dreamt that his father was sunk to ...)
{E}{E}{E}{E} (- studs from his jacket were as cold as ...)
{E}{E}
{E}{E}{E}{E} (He pictured the bedroom where he heard ...)
{E}{E}{E}{E} (- yell hurt so much, he had wished he'd ...)
{E}{E} (In the -)
{E}{E}{E}{E} (- back of the warehouse were a couple ...)
{E}{E}{E}{E} (- got so excited he came on his thighs ...)
{E}{E}{E}{E}
{E}{E}{E}{E} (On Avenue B, someone cruised him one ...)
{E}{E}{E}{E} (- thought of his father, as he cut his ...)
{E}{E} (In the -)
{E}{E}{E}{E} (- curse of the alley, the thrill of the ...)
{E}{E}{E}{E} (In euphoria drug in euphoria heat ...)
{E}{E}{E}{E} (- thrill of the needle and anonymous ...)
{E}{E}{E}{E} (- dance hard, slow dancing, when you ...)
{E}{E}{E}{E} (- dance hard, slow dancing, when you ...)
guitar {E}{E}{E}{E}
strings {E}{E}{E}{E}
guitar {E}{E}{E}{E}
strings {E}{E}{E}{E}
{E}{E}{E}{E}
{E}{E}{E}{E}
{E}{E}{E}{E}
... fade out
* intro - riff (left channel/distortion)
/x. E . E}
1e -----------
2B -----------
3G -----------
4D --2h4--2---
5A -----------
6E -----------
{E} {E}
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------------------------------------2h4--2---
--3v-----------------------------------------
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{E} {E}
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--/5v----------------------------------------
------------------------------------2h4--2---
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Paralyzed by hatred and a piss ugly soul
{E} {E}
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-----------------2------------------2h4--2---
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--0------------------------------------------
if he murdered his father, he thought he'd become whole, While -
{E} {E}
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--/5v----------------------------------------
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- listening at night to an old radio, where they -
{E} {E}
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------------------------------------2h4--2---
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- danced to the rock minuet
{E} {E}
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------------------------------------2h4---2--
--3v-----------------------------------------
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* intro and riff (right channel/non-distortion)
/x. E . E}
1e ------------
2B ------------
3G ------------
4D --9h11--9---
5A ------------
6E ------------
{E} {E}
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-----6---6-----7---7-------9----9----------2---
-----7---7-----9---9------11---11-----2h4------
--0---------0----------0-----------0-----------
{E} {E}
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--------------------------------------------9---
-----6---6-----7---7-------9----9-----9h11------
-----7---7-----9---9------11---11---------------
--0---------0----------0-----------0------------
Paralyzed by hatred and a piss ugly soul
{E} {E}
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-----6---6-----7---7-------9----9----------2---
-----7---7-----9---9------11---11-----2h4------
--0---------0----------0-----------0-----------
if he murdered his father, he thought he'd become whole
{E} {E}
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------------------------------------------------ ...
-----6---6-----7---7-------9----9-----9h11--9---
-----7---7-----9---9------11---11---------------
--0---------0----------0-----------0------------
* guitar solo - 3rd. verse (left channel/distortion)
{E} {E}
1e --------------------------------------------------------
2B --------------------------------------------------------
3G --------------------------------------------------------
4D --------------------------------------------------------
5A -------------7--7/9-9----9/11--11----11/14---/16--14\---
6E --0-----------------------------------------------------
{E} {E}
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--7--7-------7--7/9-9----9/11-11--------14---/16--14----
--0-----------------------------------------------------
School was a waste, he was meant for the street
{E} {E}
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--14v--------------------14-14v--------14/16--14---\---
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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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"Rock Minuet"
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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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Paralyzed by hatred and a piss ugly soul
if he murdered the old man, he thought he'd become whole
While listening at night to an old radio
where they danced to the rock minuet
In the gay bars in the back of the bar
he consummated hatred on a cold sawdust floor
While the jukebox played backbeats, he sniffed coke off a jar
while they danced to a rock minuet
School was a waste, he was meant for the street
but school was the only way that the army could be beat
The two whores sucked his nipples 'til he came on their feet
as they danced to the rock minuet
He dreamt that the old man was sunk to his knees
the leather belt tied so tight that it was hard to breathe
And the studs from his jacket were as cold as a breeze
as he danced to a rock minuet
He pictured the bedroom where he heard the first cry
Mama on all fours, with daddy behind
And her yell hurt so much, he had wished he'd gone blind
and rocked to a rock minuet
In the back of the warehouse were a couple of guys
they'd tied someone up and sewn up their eyes
And he got so excited he came on his thighs
when they danced to the rock minuet
On Avenue B, someone cruised him one night
he took him in an alley and then pulled a knife
And he thought of the old man, as he cut his windpipe
and finally danced to the rock minuet
In the curse of the alley, the thrill of the street
on the bitter cold docks where the outlaws all meet
In euphoria drug in euphoria heat
you could dance to the rock minuet
In the thrill of the needle and anonymous sex
you could dance to a rock minuet
So when you dance hard, slow dancing
when you dance hard, slow dancing
When you dance hard, slow dancing
when you dance to a rock minuet
* chords: same as _Ecstasy_ version
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thanks: Taco Veenstra (taco@tppveenstra.myweb.nl)
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They are the exact words he sings,
not just lyrics I copied from the booklet.
Rock minuet
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Paralyzed by hatred and a piss ugly soul
If he murdered his father he thought he'd become whole
While listening at night to an old radio
Where they danced to the rock minuet
In the gay bars in the back of the bar
He consummated hatred on a cold sawdust floor
While the jukebox played backbeats
He sniffed coke off a jar
While they danced to a rock minuet
School was a waste he was meant for the street
But school was the only way the army could be beat
The two whores sucked his nipples until he came on their feet
As they danced to the rock minuet
He dreamt that his father was sunk to his knees
His leather belt tied so tight that it was hard to breathe
And the studs from his jacket were as cold as a breeze
As he danced to a rock minuet
He pictured the bedroom where he heard the first cry
His mother on all fours, aah, with his father behind
And her yell hurt so much, he had wished he'd gone blind
And rocked to a rock minuet
In the back of the warehouse were a couple of guys
They had tied someone up and sewn up their eyes
And he got so excited he came on his thighs
When they danced to the rock minuet
On Avenue B someone cruised him one night
He took him in an alley and then pulled a knife
And thought of his father, as he cut his windpipe
And finally danced to the rock minuet
In the curse of the alley the thrill of the street
On the bitter cold docks
Where the outlaws all meet
In euphoria drug in euphoria heat
You could dance to the rock minuet
In the thrill of the needle and anonymous sex
You could dance to the rock minuet
So when you dance hard, slow dancing
When you dance hard, slow dancing
When you dance hard, slow dancing
When you dance to the rock minuet
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transcribed by Shiroh KOUCHI (wildside@mx21.tiki.ne.jp)
http://ww21.tiki.ne.jp/~wildside/
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