Lou Reed – My House (Guitar)

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[Intro] G [Verse 1]
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The image of the poet's in the breeze

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Canadian geese are flying above the trees

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A mist is hanging gently on the lake

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My house is very beautiful at night
[Verse 2]
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My friend and teacher occupies a spare room

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He's dead, at peace at last the wandering Jew

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Other friends had put stones on his grave

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He was the first great man that I had ever met
[Verse 3]
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Sylvia and I got out our Ouija Board

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To dial a spirit, across the room it soared

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We were happy and amazed at what we saw

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Blazing stood the proud and regal name Delmore
[Verse 4]
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Delmore, I missed all your funny ways

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I missed your jokes and the brilliant things you said

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My Dedalus to your Bloom, was such a perfect wit

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And to find you in my house makes things perfect
[Verse 5]
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I've really got a lucky life

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My writing, my motorcycle and my wife

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And to top it all off, a spirit of pure poetry

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Is living in this stone and wood house with me
[Verse 6]
C                              Am
The image of the poet's in the breeze

Dm                            G
Canadian geese are flying above the trees

C                               Am
A mist is hanging gently on the lake

Dm                             G
Our house is very beautiful at night
[Outro]
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Our house is very beautiful at night

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Our house is very beautiful at night

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Our house is very beautiful at night