Lou Reed – The Blue Mask (Guitar)
D Tuning (D-G-C-F-A-D)
Key
-
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
Whole Step Down
[Verse]
E They tied his arms behind his back A E To teach him how to swim E They put blood in his coffee A E And milk in his gin E They stood over the soldier A E In the midst of the squalor E There was war in his body A E And it caused his brain to holler
[Chorus]
A E Make the sacrifice A E Mutilate my face A E If you need someone to kill A E I'm a man without a will A E Wash the razor in the rain A E Let me luxuriate in pain A E But please don't set me free A E Death means a lot to me
[Verse]
E
The pain was leanAnd it made him scream
A E He knew he was alive E He put a pin through the nipples
On his chest
A E He thought he was a saint E I've made love to my mother
Killed my father and brother
A E What am I to do? E When a sin goes too far
It's like a runaway car
A E It cannot be controlled E Spit upon his face and scream
There's no oedipus today
This is no play
You're thinking you are in
A E What will you say? E Take the blue mask down from my face A E And look me in the eye E I get a thrill from punishment A E I've always been that way E I loathe and despise repentance A E You are permanently stained E Your weakness buys indifference A E And indiscretion in the streets E Dirty's what you are
And clean is what you're not
A E You deserve to be soundly beat
[Chorus]
A E Make the sacrifice A E Take it all the way A E There's no "won't" high enough A E To stop this desperate day A E Don't take death away A E Cut the finger at the joint A E Cut the stallion at his mount A E And stuff it in his mouth