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"The Power Of Positive Drinking"
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album _Growing Up In Public_
(Lou Reed, 1980)
written by Lou Reed/Michael Fonfara
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Some like wine and some like hops
but what I really love is my scotch
It's the power, the power of positive drinking
Some people ruin their drinks with ice
and then they, they ask you for advice
They tell you, I've never told anyone else before
They say, Candy is dandy but liquor makes quipsters
and I don't like mixers, or sippers or sob sisters
You know, you have to be real careful where you sit down
in a bar these days
And then some people drink to unleash their libidos
and other people drink to prop up their egos
It's my burdon, man, people say
I have the kind of face you can trust
The pow-pow-pow-pow-power of positive drinking
The pow-pow-pow-pow-power of positive
The pow-pow-pow-pow-power of positive
the pow-pow-pow-pow-power of positive
the pow-pow-pow-pow-power of positive drinking
Some people say, alcohol makes you less lucid
and think that's true if you're kind of stupid
I'm not that kind that get's himself burned twice
And some say liquor kills the cells in your head
and for that matter so does getting out of bed
When I exit, I'll go out gracefully, shot in my hand
The pow-pow-pow-pow-power of positive drinking
The pow-pow-pow-pow-power of positive
The pow-pow-pow-pow-power of positive
the pow-pow-pow-pow-power of positive
the pow-pow-pow-pow-power of positive drinking
intro {C/G}{F/G}{C/G}{F/G}
{C/G}{F/G}
break {C}{C}{C}{C}
{C}{C}{C}{C} (Some like wine and some like ...)
{F}{G}{C}{C} (It's the power, the power of ...)
{C}{C}{C}{C} (Some people ruin their drinks ...)
{F}{G}{C}{C} (I've never told anyone this before)
{C}{C}{C}{C} (They say, Candy is dandy but ...)
{F}{G}{C}{C} (You know, you have to be real ...)
{C}{C}{C}{C} (And then some people drink to ...)
{F}{G}{C}{C} (It's my burdon, man, people say ...)
{G}{G}{C/F}{C} (The pow-pow-pow-pow-power of ...)
{G}{G}{C/G}{F/G} (The pow-pow-pow-pow-power of ...)
{C/G}{F/G}{C/G}{F/G} (The pow-pow-pow-pow-power of ...)
break {C}{C}{C}{C}
...
...
{G}{G}{C/F}{C} (The pow pow pow pow power of ...)
{G}{G}{C/G}{F/G} (The pow pow pow pow power of ...)
{C/G}{F/G}{C/G}{F/G} (The pow pow pow pow power of ...)
{C. (- drinking)
* intro and "pow-pow-pow-pow-power ..." part
{C / G }{F / G }
1e --3--3-x-7--7-x-5--5-x-7---7-----
2B --5--5-x-8--8-x-6--6-x-8---------
3G -----------------------------7\--
4D --5--5-x-9--9-x-7--7-x-9---------
5A ---------------------------------
6E ---------------------------------
{C / G }{F / G }
---3--3-x-7--7-x-5--5-x-7---10-7-----
---5--5-x-8--8-x-6--6-x-8------------
---------------------------------7---
---5--5-x-9--9-x-7--7-x-9------------
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{C / G }{F / G }
---3--3-x-7--7-x-5--5-x-7---7-----
---5--5-x-8--8-x-6--6-x-8---------
------------------------------7\--
---5--5-x-9--9-x-7--7-x-9---------
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* break
{C} {C (organ part)}
---8-------------------(-12---10-x-----------
---8--/13---12-x-10----------------13-12-)---
---9----------------12-----------------------
--10-----------------------------------------
--10-----------------------------------------
---8-----------------------------------------
{C} {C}
---x----------------------------------
---x--13---12-x-10-x------10----------
---x-----------------12v-----12--9\---
---x----------------------------------
---x----------------------------------
---x----------------------------------
* riff
Some like wine and some like hops
{C} {C}
1e ------------------------------------
2B ------------------------------------
3G --x-x-5-5-5-5-----5-x-x-5-x-5-------
4D --x-x-5-5-5-5-----5-x-x-5-x-5-------
5A --------------6h7-------------6h7---
6E ------------------------------------
but what I really love is my scotch
{C} {C}
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--x-x-5-5-5-5-----5-x-x-5-x-5-------
--x-x-5-5-5-5-----5-x-x-5-x-5-6-7---
--------------6h7-------------------
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It's the power, the power of positive -
{F} {G}
--x-x-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-x-x-10-x-x-7-----
--x-x-6-6-6-6-5-6--8-x-x--8-x-x-8-8---
--x-x-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-x-x--7-x-----7---
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- drinking
{C} {C}
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--x-x-5-5-5-5-----5-x-x-5---------------
--x-x-5-5-5-5-----5-x-x-5---------------
--------------6h7---------5b7r5p3p0h3---
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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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thanks: Detlef Juergens (detlef.juergens@nwn.de)
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Maybe it helps.
The Power Of Positive Drinking
Some like wine and some like hops
But what I really love is my scotch
It's the power of positive drinking
Some people ruin their drinks with ice
Anmd then they, they ask you for advice
They tell you, "I've never told anyone this before"
They say, "Candy is dandy but liquor makes quipsters."
And I don't like mixers, or sippers or sob sisters,
You know, you have to be real careful
where you sit down in a bar these days
The pow pow pow pow power of positive drinking
The pow pow pow pow power of positive drinking
The pow pow pow pow power of positive drinking
The pow pow pow pow power of positive drinking
The pow pow pow pow power of positive drinking
And then some people drink to unleash their libidos
And other people drink to prop up their egos
It's my burdon, man, people say I
Have the kind of face you can trust
Some people say, alcohol makes you less lucid
And think that's true if you're kind of stupid
I'm not that kind that get's himself burned twice
And some say liquor kills the cells in your head
And for that matter so does getting out of bed
When I exit, I'll go out gracefully, shot in my hand
The pow pow pow pow power of positive drinking
The pow pow pow pow power of positive drinking
The pow pow pow pow power of positive drinking
The pow pow pow pow power of positive drinking
The pow pow pow pow power of positive drinking
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transcribed by Shiroh KOUCHI (wildside@mx21.tiki.ne.jp)
http://ww21.tiki.ne.jp/~wildside/
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