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"The Ostrich"
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7" single
(The Primitives, 1964)
album _Mondo Frat Dance Bash A Go Go_
(Various Artists, 1996)
written by
Lou Reed/Jimmie Sims/Jerry Vance/Terry Philips
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Okay, when everybody settle down
now, we got some .........
knock ......... come upside ....
Get ready, you say, you go, yeah, all right
come on, come on, come on, let's go, yeah
All right, everybody get down on your face, man
Get ready, yeah, okay, come on
Hey, put your head, oh, upside your knees
now, do the ostrich, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, you take a step forward, you step on your head
now, do the ostrich, all right, here we go
Woh, woh, woh
all right, do the ostrich
You take a step forward, then you turn to the right
now, do the ostrich, woh, woh, wow, yeah, yeah
You turn your left and then your feet upside your left
do the ostrich, oh, oh, oh
Now, yeah, go, oh, ahh-oh
ahh-oh, ahh-oh
Yeah, do it, do it, do, now
yeah, do it, do it, do, now
Yeah, yeah, yeah, go, go, go
hey, come on, baby, .......
All right, one more
yeah
Oooooh, baby you're carrying down
you get a little softer, now .....
You take you forward, put your head onto your knees
do the ostrich, ohh, one more time, yeah
Yeah, do just 'bout anything you please
now, come on, get ready, baby, here we go
Woh, woh, woh
all right, hey, hey, hey
Oh, woh, wow, woh
oh, woh, wow, woh
Oh, do it, do it, do it, do it, do it, do it, do
hey, do it, do it, do it, do it, do it, do it, do
Hey, yeah, come on, hey, baby, come on
hey, come on, yeah, yeah, all right, all right, yeah ...
intro {A#}{A#}{A#}{A#} (All right ...)
{A#}{A#}{A#}{A#} (- put your head ...)
{A#}{A#}{A#}{A#} (- take a step ...)
{A#}{A#}{A#}{A#} (Woh, woh, woh ...)
{A#}{A#}{A#}{A#} (- take a step ...)
{A#}{A#}{A#}{A#} (You turn your ...)
{A#/A#.D#}{A#/A#.D#}{A#/A#.D#}{A#} (- oh, ahh-oh ...)
{A#}{A#}{A#}{A#} (- do, now, yeah ...)
{A#}{A#} (- go, hey, come ...)
g.solo {A#}{A#}{A#}{A#} (All right, one ...)
{A#}{A#} (yeah)
....
* riff (bass)
{A#} {A#}
G ------------------------------
D ------------------------------ ...
A --------5-6--5-------5-6--5---
E ---6------------6-------------
* Lou's "Ostrich guitar" tuning (all the strings tuned to A#)
1a# ----- * downtuned to a# (from e to a#)
2a# ----- * downtuned to a# (from B to a#)
3a# ----- * uptuned to a# (from G to a#)
4A# ----- * downtuned to A# (from D to A#)
5A# ----- * uptuned to A# (from A to A#)
6A#_----- * downtuned to A#_(from E to A#_)
* opening (all the strings tuned to A#)
Okay, when everybody settle down ...
*1a# --15--15--15--15---15--15--15--15---
*2a# --15--15--15--15---15--15--15--15---
*3a# ------------------------------------ ...
*4A# ------------------------------------
*5A# ------------------------------------
*6A#_------------------------------------
* riff (all the strings tuned to A#)
Hey, put your head, oh, upside your knees, now, do the -
{A#} {A#}
*1a# --0-------------------0------------------
*2a# --0-------------------0------------------
*3a# --0-------------------0------------------
*4A# --0-------------------0------------------
*5A# --0-------------------0------------------
*6A#_--0-------------------0------------------
- ostrich, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ...
{A#} {A#}
--0-------------------0------------------
--0-------------------0------------------
--0-------------------0------------------ ...
--0-------------------0------------------
--0-------------------0------------------
--0-------------------0------------------
* solo (all the strings tuned to A#)
All right, one more
{A#} {A#}
*1a# --0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--
*2a# --0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--
*3a# --0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--
*4A# --0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--
*5A# ---------------------------------------
*6A#_---------------------------------------
{A#} {A#}
--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0---12-9...--12-9...--
--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0---12-9...--12-9...--
--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0---12-9...--12-9...--
--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0---12-9...--12-9...--
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yeah
{A#} {A#}
--9-9-7-7--7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--
--9-9-7-7--7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--
--9-9-7-7--7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-- ...
--9-9-7-7--7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--
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thanks: Jose Alberto (brooklyn@usuarios.retecal.es)
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The Ostrich
C'mon, let's go
All right, everybody get down on your face
Get ready, yeah, okay, c'mon
...your knees,
Do the ostrich
Do the ostrich
Take a step forward
step on your face
Do the ostrich, go, go, go
All right
Do the ostrich
Then take a step forward
Then you turn to the right
Do the ostrich
wow, wow,
You turn your left and then your feet upside your left
do the ostrich
Oh, baby you're carrying down
You get a little softer, now
you take you forward
put your head onto your knees
Do the ostrich
Do just anything you please
All right, wow, wow, wow,
Do, do, do
C'mon, all right
(fade out)
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chords/tabs transcribed by Shiroh KOUCHI (wildside@mx21.tiki.ne.jp)
http://ww21.tiki.ne.jp/~wildside/
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