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"Vanishing Act"
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album _The Raven_
(Lou Reed, 2003)
written by Lou Reed
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It must be nice to disappear
to have a vanishing act
to always be looking forward
and never looking back
How nice it is to disappear
float into a mist
with a young lady on your arm
looking for a kiss
It might be nice to disappear
to have a vanishing act
to always be looking forward
never look over your back
It must be nice to disappear
float into a mist
with a young lady on your arm
looking for a kiss
It must be nice to disappear
to have a vanishing act
to always be moving forward
and never looking back
How nice it is to disappear
float into a mist
with a young lady on your arm
looking for a kiss
Looking for a kiss
float into a mist
intro {A}{C#m}{D}{Dm}
{A}{C#m}{D}{Dm} (It -)
{A}{C#m}{D}{Dm} (- must be nice to disappear ...)
{A}{C#m}{D}{Dm} (- nice it is to disappear ...)
piano {A}{C#m}{D}{Dm} (It -)
{A}{C#m}{D}{Dm} (- might be nice to disappear ...)
{A}{C#m}{D}{Dm} (- must be nice to disappear ...)
piano {A}{C#m}{D}{Dm} (It -)
{A}{C#m}{D}{Dm} (- must be nice to disappear ...)
{A}{C#m}{D}{Dm} (- nice it is to disappear ...)
strings {A}{C#m}{D}{Dm} (Looking for a kiss, float into a mist)
{A}{C#m}{D}{Dm}
{A}{C#m}{D}{Dm}
{A}{C#m}{D}{Dm}
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"Vanishing Act"
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album _Animal Serenade_
(Lou Reed, 2004)
Jun 24, 2003
The Wiltern, Los Angeles
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It must be nice to disappear
to have a vanishing act
to always be moving forward
and never looking back
How nice it is to disappear
to float into a mist
with a young lady on your arm
looking for a kiss
It might be nice to disappear
to have a vanishing act
to always be moving forward
and never look over your back
It must be nice to disappear
float into a mist
with a young lady on your arm
looking for a kiss
It must be nice to disappear
to have a vanishing act
to always be moving forward
and never looking back
How nice it is to disappear
float into a mist
with a young lady on your arm
looking for a kiss
Never
* chords: same as _The Raven_ version.
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"Vanishing Act"
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from the play _Time Rocker_
(Robert Wilson/Darryl Pinckney/Lou Reed, 1996)
written by Lou Reed
(music is same as "Reverse Diminuendo",
also used in this play)
performed by actors, German musicians
Jun 11, 1996
Thalia Theater, Hamburg, Germany
(pre-premiere)
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It must be nice to disappear
to have a vanishing act
to always be moving forward
and never looking back
How nice it is to disappear
float into a mist
with a young lady on your arm
looking for a kiss
It might be nice to disappear
to have a vanishing act
to always be looking forward
never look over your back
It must be nice to disappear
float into a mist
with a young lady on your arm
looking for a kiss
Float into the mist
float into the mist
Disappear into the mist
and float into the mist
intro {A}{C#m}{D}{D}
{A}{C#m}{D}{D} (It -)
{A}{C#m}{D}{D} (- must be nice to disappear ...)
break {A}{C#m}{D}{D... (- nice it is to disappear ...)
guitar {E}{E/A}{E}{E/A}
{E}{E/A}{E}{E} (It -)
{A}{C#m}{D}{D} (- might be nice to disappear ...)
break {A}{C#m}{D}{D... (- must be nice to disappear ...)
guitar {E}{E/A}{E}{E/A}
{E}{E/A}{E}{E}
coda {A}{A}{D}{D} (Float into the mist, float into the ...)
{A}{A}{D}{D} (- mist, Disappear into the mist ...)
{A... (- mist)
* guitar part: rhythm ({E}{E/A} part)
______ ______ ______ ______
| / / / / / / / / | / / / / / / / / |
o o o x o
E E A A }
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"Vanishing Act"
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from the play _POEtry_
(Robert Wilson/Lou Reed, 2000)
written by Lou Reed
performed by actors, local musicians (?)
May 09, 2001
Muziek Theater, Amsterdam, Holland
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It must be nice to disappear
to have a vanishing act
to always be moving forward
and never looking back
How nice it is to disappear
float into a mist
with a young lady on your arm
looking for a kiss
It must be nice to disappear
to have a vanishing act
to always be moving forward
and never looking back
How nice it is to disappear
float into a mist
with a young lady on your arm
looking for a kiss
It might be nice to disappear
to have a vanishing act
to always be looking forward
and never look over your back
It must be nice to disappear
float into a mist
with a young lady on your arm
looking for a kiss
intro {A}{C#m}{D}{Dm} piano
{A}{C#m}{D}{Dm}
{A}{C#m}{D}{Dm} (It -)
{A}{C#m}{D}{Dm} (- must be nice to disappear ...)
{A}{C#m}{D}{Dm} (- nice it is to disappear ...)
piano {A}{C#m}{D}{Dm} (It -)
{A}{C#m}{D}{Dm} (- must be nice to disappear ...)
{A}{C#m}{D}{Dm} (- nice it is to disappear ...)
{A}{C#m}{D}{Dm} (- might be nice to disappear ...)
{A}{C#m}{D}{Dm} (- must be nice to disappear ...)
coda {A}{C#m}{D}{Dm} guitar and bass
{A}{C#m}{D}{Dm}
{A}{C#m}{D}{Dm}
{A}{C#m}{D}{Dm}
{A}{C#m}{D}{Dm} piano
{A}{C#m}{D.
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transcribed by Shiroh KOUCHI (wildside@mx21.tiki.ne.jp)
http://ww21.tiki.ne.jp/~wildside/
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