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"We"
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album _Wild Angel_
(Nelson Slater, 1976)
written by Nelson Slater
Lou Reed:
produce, piano, guitar, background vocals
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If I could see the firm young face
you used to wear
As I can almost see it now
yet I am painfully aware
Of letting you decide
knowing well I should have tried
To dry those tears that always seemed
to cloud your eyes
For then the truth would make you free
to realize
We built our nest
in a falling tree
We did our best
to make you and me
To make you and me
we
To make our names agree
We sold our lives
to an enemy
As soon as we tried
to make you and me
To make you and me
we
You and I could never be
We
If there could be a way for frozen
love to thaw
If there could be and endless source
from which to draw
The strength to set things right
there still would be a plight
Too great for either of our hardened
hearts to bear
And in the end the bitter truth
would still be there
We built our nest
in a falling tree
We did our best
to make you and me
To make you and me
we
To make our names agree
woh, wow-wow
We sold our lives
to an enemy
As soon as we tried
to make you and me
To make you and me
we
You and I could never be
We
we
Of letting you decide
knowing well I should have tried
To dry those tears that always seemed
to cloud your eyes
For then the truth would make you free
to realize
If there could be a way for frozen (WE SOLD OUR LIVES)
love to thaw (TO AN ENEMY)
If there could be and endless source (WE SOLD OUR LIVES)
from which to draw (TO AN ENEMY)
The strength to set things right (WE SOLD OUR LIVES)
there still would be a plight (TO AN ENEMY)
Too great for either of our hardened (WE SOLD OUR LIVES)
hearts to bear (TO AN ENEMY)
And in the end the bitter truth (WE SOLD OUR LIVES)
would still be there (TO AN ENEMY)
We, we, we
intro {A}{G}{D}{D} guitar
{A}{G}{D}{D} hi-hat
{A}{G}{D}{D}
{A}{G}{D}{D} (If I could -)
{G}{A}{D}{D} (- see the firm young face ...)
{G}{A}{D}{D} (- almost see it now ...)
{G}{A}{D}{D} (Of letting you decide ...)
{G}{A}{D}{D} (- tears that always seemed ...)
{G}{A}{D}{A} (- truth would make you free ...)
chorus {D}{G}{A}{A} (We built our nest in a falling tree)
{D}{G}{A}{A} (We did our best to make you and me ...)
{G}{G}{A}{A} (- you and me, we)
{G}{G}{A}{A} (To make our names agree)
chorus {D}{G}{A}{A} (We sold our lives to an enemy, As -)
{D}{G}{A}{A} (- soon as we tried to make you and me ...)
{G}{G}{A}{A} (- you and me, we)
{G}{G}{A}{A} (You and I could never be)
{A}{G}{D}{D} (We)
{A}{G}{D}{D} (If there could -)
{G}{A}{D}{D} (- be a way for frozen ...)
{G}{A}{D}{D} (- be and endless source ...)
{G}{A}{D}{D} (- strength to set things right ...)
{G}{A}{D}{D} (- either of our hardened ...)
{G}{A}{D}{A} (- end the bitter truth ...)
chorus {D}{G}{A}{A} (We built our nest in a falling tree)
{D}{G}{A}{A} (We did our best to make you and me ...)
{G}{G}{A}{A} (- you and me, we ...)
{G}{G}{A}{A} (To make our names agree, woh, wow-wow)
chorus {D}{G}{A}{A} (We sold our lives to an enemy, As -)
{D}{G}{A}{A} (- soon as we tried to make you and me ...)
{G}{G}{A}{A} (- you and me, we)
{G}{G}{A}{A} (You and I could never be)
{A}{G}{D}{D} (We)
{A}{G}{D}{D}
{A}{G}{D}{D}
{A}{G}{D}{D}
{A}{G}{D}{D}
{A}{G}{D}{D} (we)
{A}{G}{D}{D} (Of letting -)
{A}{G}{D}{D} (- you decide, knowing well I should ...)
{A}{G}{D}{D} (- tears that always seemed ...)
{A}{G}{D}{D} (- truth would make you free ...)
{A}{G}{D}{D} (- be a way for frozen ...)
{A}{G}{D}{D} (- be and endless source ...)
{A}{G}{D}{D} (- set things right ...)
{A}{G}{D}{D} (- either of our hardened ...)
{A}{G}{D}{D} (- end the bitter truth ...)
{A}{G}{D.... (We, we, we)
* intro: guitar 1 (standard-tuning)
{A} {G}
1e --------9--12--x--9----------------7--10--x--7--------
2B ----10---------------10---------8---------------8-----
3G -----9-------------------9---7---------------------7--
4D --0---------------------------------------------------
5A ------------------------------------------------------
6E ------------------------------------------------------
{D} {D}
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--------7--10--x---7-----7---------7--10--x--7------
-----7----------------7---------7---------------7/-- ....
--7--------------------------7----------------------
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* riff: all through the song (background)
(1st and 6th string downtuned to D)
{A} {G}
*1d ---------------------------------------
2B ---------------------------------------
3G ---------------------------------------
4D ------0--------0---------0--------0----
5A ---------------------------------------
*6D --0--------0---------0--------0--------
{D} {D}
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------0--------0---------0--------0----
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--0--------0---------0--------0--------
* guitar 2: harmonics play on intro
(1st and 6th string downtuned to D)
{A} {G}
*1d ----------------------------------------------------
2B ----------------------------------------------------
3G ----------------------------------------------------
4D ----------------------------------------------------
5A ----------------------------------------------------
*6D ----------------------------------------------------
{D} {D}
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----------------------------7^----------------------
----------------------------7^----------------------
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{A} {G}
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{D} {D}
--------------------------------------12^-----------
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{A} {G}
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{D} {D}
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----------------------------7^----------------------
----------------------------------7^----------------
----------------------------------------7^----------
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{A} {G}
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If I could -
{D} {D}
----------------------------------------7^----------
----------------------------7^----------------------
----------------------------------7^---------------- ....
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* guitar 2: harmonics play on chorus
(1st and 6th string downtuned to D)
We built our nest in a -
{D} {G}
*1d --------------7^-------------------------12^--------
2B --7^----7^------------------------12^---------------
3G --7^-------7^--------------12^----------------------
4D ----------------------------------------------------
5A ----------------------------------------------------
*6D ----------------------------------------------------
- falling tree
{A} {A}
-----------------12^-----------------------12^------
---------12^-----------------------12^--------------
--12^---------9^------------12^---------9^----------
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We did our best to make -
{D} {G}
--------------7^-------------------------12^--------
--7^----7^------------------------12^---------------
--7^-------7^--------------12^----------------------
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you and me To make -
{A} {A}
-----------------12^-----------------------12^------
---------12^-----------------------12^--------------
--12^---------9^------------12^---------9^----------
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- you and me
{G} {G}
-----------------12^-----------------------12^------
---------12^-----------------------12^--------------
--12^---------9^------------12^---------9^----------
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we
{A} {A}
-----------------12^-----------------------12^------
---------12^-----------------------12^--------------
--12^---------9^------------12^---------9^----------
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To make our names ag-
{G} {G}
-----------------12^-----------------------12^------
---------12^-----------------------12^--------------
--12^---------9^------------12^---------9^----------
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-ree
{A} {A}
-----------------12^-----------------------12^------
---------12^-----------------------12^--------------
--12^---------9^------------12^---------9^---------- ....
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* guitar 2: other licks on chorus (1st string downtuned to D)
We sold our lives to an -
{D} {G}
*1d --------------7^-------------------------12^--------
2B --------7^------------------------12^---------------
3G --7^-------7^--------------12^----------------------
4D ----------------------------------------------------
5A ----------------------------------------------------
6E ----------------------------------------------------
- enemy As -
{A} {A}
---------------12^-----------------------12^--------
---------12^-----------------------12^--------------
-------------------7^------------------------7^-----
--7^-------------------------7^---------------------
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- soon as we tried to make -
{D} {G}
-----------------------------------------12^--------
--------7^------------------------12^---------------
--7^-------7^--------------12^----------------------
--------------7^------------------------------------
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you and me To make -
{A} {A}
---------------12^----------------------------------
---------12^----------------------------------------
-------------------7^------------------------------- ....
--7^------------------------------------------------
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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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transcribed by Shiroh KOUCHI (wildside@mx21.tiki.ne.jp)
http://ww21.tiki.ne.jp/~wildside/
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