Lou Reed – My Friend George (Guitar)

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except for E, play the next chord early on the & of 4 and then dont strum on 1 There is a cool bass line that plays throughout the verses Here is both sheet music and Tableture for it https://musescore.com/user/36304974/scores/6482090/s/Shrq4Z?share=copy_link [Intro] E C D G x2 [Verse]
E                         C
Read in the paper 'bout a man killed with a sword

D                      G
And that made my think of my friend George

E                       C
People said the man was five foot six

D                        G
Sounds like George with his killing stick
[Chorus]
F          C
Hey bro, what's the word

E             Am
Talkin' 'bout my friend George

F         C
Hey bro, what's the word

E             F
Talkin' 'bout my friend George
N.C. You talkin' 'bout my friend George [Verse]
E               C
I knew George since he's eight

D                 G
I always thought that he was great

E                  C
And anything that George would do

D                  G
You know that I would do it too

E                   C
George liked music and George liked to fight

D                            G
He worked out in a downtown gym every night

E                    C
I'd spar with him when work was done

      D               G
We split lips but it was all in fun
[Chorus]
F         C
Hey bro, what's the word

E                 Am
You talkin' 'bout my friend George

F          C
Hey bro, what's the word

E              F
Talkin' 'bout my friend George
N.C. Talkin' 'bout my friend George [Verse]
E                    C
Next thing I hear George's got this stick

D                   G
He's using it for more than kicks

E                     C
I seen him down at Smalley's bar

        D                G
He was wired up, I tried to calm him down

E                  C
"Avenge yourself" he says to me

D                 G
"Avenge yourself for humanity

E                    C
Avenge yourself for the weak and the poor

D                       G
Stick it to these guys right through their heads"

           E                           C
know, the fight is my music, and the stick is my sword

         D                        G
And you know that I love you, so please don't say a word

           E                         C
Can't you hear the music playing, the anthem, it's my call

         D
And the last I seen of Georgey was him

 G
Running through the door, I says -
[Chorus]
F         C
Hey bro, what's the word

E             Am
Talkin' 'bout my friend George

F          C
Hey bro, what's the word

E                  F
You talkin' 'bout my friend George
N.C. Talkin' 'bout my friend George [Instrumental] |C |E E7 |Am |F | |F |C |E |Am | [Outro]
F         C
Hey bro, what's the word

E                 Am
You talkin' 'bout my friend George

F          C
Hey bro, what's the word

E                    Am
What me saying 'bout my friend George

F          C
Hey bro, what's the word

E                      Am
Hear you talkin' 'bout my friend George

F          C
Hey bro, what's the word

E                        F
I hear you talkin' 'bout my friend George
F C E Am x3 F C E F