Lou Reed Was My Babysitter
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: AbCapotraste: Sem capotraste
As recorded by Jeff Tweedy
(2025 release)
[Intro]
Ab
[Verse 1]
Ab Cm
I wanna sweat next to you
Db
Sweat next to you
Ab Db
With a sticky carpet sucking on my shoes
Ab Db
’Cause rock ‘n’ roll ain’t never gonna lose
Ab
Nah-ah
[Verse 2]
Ab Cm
I want you to dance into me
Db
Spill my drink
Ab Db
I wanna feel the kick kickin’ in my teeth
Ab Db
My bleeding heart bleeding to the beat
Ab
Uh
Ab
Look out
[Interlude]
F#m B E A E Ab F#m B E A E Ab
F#m B E A E Ab F#m B E A E Ab
[Verse 3]
Ab Cm
I want you to blow smoke in my eyes
Db
Smoke in my eyes
Ab Db
I wanna shake shake shake shake shake until my shoes untie
Ab Db
’Cause rock ‘n’ roll ain’t ever gonna die
Ab Db Ab
Not as long as you and I are alive
Db
’Cause rock ‘n’ roll is dead
Ab
But the dead don’t die
[Bridge]
Ab
The dead don’t die
Ab
The dead don’t die
Ab
The dead don’t die
Db
The dead don’t die
Ab
Whoo!
Ab
The dead don’t die
Ab
The dead don’t die
Ab
The dead don’t die
Db
The dead don’t die
Ab
Raooh!
Ab
Look out
[Interlude]
F#m B E A E Ab F#m B E A E Ab
F#m B E A E Ab F#m B E A E Ab
[Verse 4]
Ab Cm
I wanna feel everything
Db
I wanna feel everything
Ab Db
I wanna listen to the idiot sing
Ab Db Ab
Until I can’t feel anything
Db
’Cause rock ‘n’ roll is dead
Ab
But the dead don’t die
[Bridge]
Ab
The dead don’t die
Ab
The dead don’t die
Ab
The dead don’t die
Db
The dead don’t die
Ab
Whooo!
Ab
The dead don’t die
Ab
The dead don’t die
Ab
The dead don’t die
Db
The dead don’t die
Ab
Raaaaoow!
Ab
Look out
[Interlude]
F#m B E A E Ab F#m B E A E Ab
F#m B E A E Ab F#m B E A E
[Outro]
Ab
The dead don’t die (x15)
B E A E
The dead don’t die
How to play Lou Reed Was My Babysitter
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