The Velvet Underground – Louise (Guitar)

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[Intro] Am C F#m F E Am [Chorus 1]
Am              Dm
Louise, take it all back to town

Am                      Dm
Ain't it a shame you're too old to get around

    C         Am                F#m
But everybody knows you used to dance the hoochy coo

F                            E
Just can't shake it like you used to do

Am
Louise
[Verse 1]
Am
Louise, you used to work so hard

Dm
No one could compare

Am
Always used to build a house

F              E
They came from everywhere

Am
Men would scream, the ladies faint

Dm
The childrens weren't allowed

Am                           F           E
No one on another bill could ever draw a crowd
[Chorus 2]
Dm
That was a long time ago

E7
How you keep it up
I just don't know [Chorus 1]
Am              Dm
Louise, take it all back to town

Am                      Dm
Ain't it a shame you're too old to get around

    C         Am                F#m
But everybody knows you used to dance the hoochy coo

F                            E
Just can't shake it like you used to do

Am        G F#m F E Am G D F E Am
Louise
[Verse 2]
Am
Younger girls keep coming up

Dm
anxious for a chance

Am
They've all been to college

    F                 E
got degrees in modern dance

Am
Things keep getting rougher now

Dm
Where they once was slick

Am
Old routines are getting tired

F            E
Tassels just don't stick
[Chorus 2]
Dm
That was a long time ago

E7
How you keep it up
I just don't know [Chorus 1]
Am              Dm
Louise, take it all back to town

Am                      Dm
Ain't it a shame you're too old to get around

    C         Am                F#m
But everybody knows you used to dance the hoochy coo

F                            E
Just can't shake it like you used to do

Am
Louise