The Velvet Underground – Shes My Best Friend (Guitar)

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"She's My Best Friend" (Lou Reed) Recorded May 1969 and released on "VU"(1985). [Intro] Gsus4 G (Bass descends to C via G-F-E-D-c) [Chorus]
C     G                F                 D         
She's my best friend, certainly not the average girl.

C     G               F               D
She's my best friend understands me when I'm fallin'

 G     D     G   
down, down, down.

       C       F        G          D     G  
Oh it hurts to be that way, Down, down, down!
[Verse]
       C        Am       D           G     
Oh it hurts to know the bad kind of fella,

 C                   D    F                          C  
here's to newspaper Joe...dropped his teeth on the floor. 

C                       D   
Caught his hand in the door,

F                              C
guess that's the way the news goes.
[Bridge]
               D   F                  G    C  
If you want to see me, sorry but I'm not around.

               D  F     C     Am           
If you want to be me...turn around,

            G                Gsus4
I'm by the window where the light is. 
[Refrain]
C     G              F              D
She's my best friend,better than a dog or car.

C     G               F               D
She's my best friend understands me when I'm fallin',

 G     D     G            C       F        G
down, down, down...Oh it hurts to be that way,

 G     D     G
Down, down, down...
[Verse]
       C        Am       D         G
Oh it hurts to know the bad kinda fella,

C                   D     F                      C
here's to Mulberry Jane...she made jam when she came.

C                     D
Somebody cut off her feet,

F                         C
Now jelly rolls in the street!
[Bridge]
                D   F                 G     C  
If you want to see me, sorry but I'm not around.

               D  F     C     Am           
If you want to be me...turn around,

            G                Gsus4 
I'm by the window where the light is.
[Chorus]
C     G              F              D
She's my best friend,better than a dog or car.

C     G               F               D
She's my best friend understands me when I'm fallin',

 G     D     G            C       F        G
down, down, down...Oh it hurts to be that way,

 G     D     G
Down, down, down..
[Outro]
 G      C     G       F
Fallin down, fallin' down

 F  G   C     G      F  
Fallin down, fallin down...
Repeat to fade with ad lib shouts.