Lou Reed – Lady Day (Guitar)

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[Intro] C A [Verse 1]
Dsus4 Dm         Gm/D               Csus4 C     C  A
        When she walked on down the street

Dsus4 Dm               Gm/D                 C
        She was like a child staring at her feet

C  Dm  Eb  F  G    C7
               But when she
[Pre-chorus]
F                      Eb/F
passed the bar and she heard the music play

           Gm            F           Eb
She had to go in and sing, it had to be that way

           Gm            F           Eb
She had to go in and sing, it had to be that way
[Chorus]
F          Gm
And I said no, no, no

F    Eb
  Oh Lady Day

F          Gm
And I said no, no, no

F    Eb
  Oh Lady Day
[Transition riff] N.C. [Interlude] Bm Bm A G G A Bm Bm A G C F C/G A [Verse 2] Dsus4 Dm Gm/D Csus4 C C A
Dsus4 Dm       Gm/D                  Csus4 C     C  A
         After the applause had died down

Dsus4 Dm         Gm/D            C
         And the people drifted away

C  Dm  Eb  F  G     C7
                She climbed down
[Pre-chorus]
F                    Eb/F
off the bar and went out the door

         Gm   F        Eb
To the hotel      that she called home

       Gm             F           Eb
It had greenish walls, a bathroom in the hall
[Chorus]
F          Gm
And I said no, no, no

F  Eb
Oh Lady Day

F          Gm
And I said no, no, no

F  Eb
Oh Lady Day

F      Gm
I said no, no, no

F  Eb
Oh Lady Day

F          Gm
And I said no, no, no

F  Eb
Oh Lady Day
[Outro chorus]
F          Gm
And I said no, no, no

F  Eb
Oh Lady Day

F          Gm
And I said no, no, no

F  Eb
Oh Lady Day

F      Gm
I said no, no, no

F  Eb
Oh Lady Day

F          Gm
And I said no, no, no

F  Eb
Oh Lady Day