The Velvet Underground – Venus In Furs (Guitar)
Key
-
Versions
(4)
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
For those of us who want an easier version without having to tune into ostrich tuning.
Album: The Velvet Underground & Nico (1967)
(when playing the E F# G#7 part just play the root note as a walk up)
(You can make some bends during the instrumental C#m chords.)
The verse melody notes are
C# C# G# G# F# F# F# G# E C#
C# C# G# G# E E F# G#
[Chords]
C#m x46654
E 022100
F# x68886
F# 244322
G#7 464544
A x02220
B7 224242
[Intro]
C#m
[Verse 1]
C#m E F# G#7 Shiny, shiny, shiny boots of leather, whiplash girlchild in the dark C#m E F# G#7 Comes in bells, your servant, don't forsake him, strike, dear mistress, and cure his heart
C#m
[Verse 2]
C#m E F# G#7 Downy sins of streetlight fancies, chase the costumes she shall wear C#m E F# G#7 Ermine furs adorn the imperious, Severin Severin awaits you there
C#m
[Chorus 1]
E A B7 E I am tired, I am weary E A B7 E I could sleep for thousand years E A B7 E A thousand dreams that would awake me C#m E F# G#7 Different colors made of tears
C#m
[Verse 3]
C#m E F# G#7 Kiss the boot of shiny shiny leather, shiny leather in the dark C#m E F# G#7 Tongue of thongs, the belt that does await you, strike, dear mistress, and cure his heart
C#m
[Verse 4]
C#m E F# G#7 Severin, Severin, speak so slightly, Severin, down on your bended knee C#m E F# G#7 Taste the whip, in love not given lightly, taste the whip, now plead for me
C#m
[Chorus 2]
E A B7 E I am tired, I am weary E A B7 E I could sleep for thousand years E A B7 E A thousand dreams that would awake me C#m E F# G#7 Different colors made of tears
C#m
[Verse 5]
C#m E F# G#7 Shiny, shiny, shiny boots of leather, whiplash girlchild in the dark C#m E F# G#7 Severin, you servant comes in bells, please don't forsake him, strike, dear mistress, and cure his heart
C#m
(till fade)