The Debt I Owe
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
Music by Lou Reed
Lyrics by Woody Guthrie
[Verse 1]
A Asus2 D Gm/C
Every day, several times a day, a thought comes over me
A Asus2 D Gm/C
I owe more debts than I ever can pay back, more money than I'll ever see
A Asus2 D Gm/C
I walk around the streets of Coney Island, I look through the windows of every store
A Asus2 D A
I peep through the hallways and the doorways and, I think of this debt I owe
A Asus2 D A
I peep through the hallways and the doorways and I think of this debt I owe
[Verse 2]
A Asus2 D Gm/C
I feel like a piece of crushed wreckage, some smashed car in a salvage yard
A Asus2 D Gm/C
A vision of an old newspaper blown across an old navy yard-aah
A Asus2 D Gm/C
Curbstone chipped and beaten, a piece of gum stuck to a shoe
A Asus2 D Gm/C
An empty pack of used matches, an empty version of you
A Asus2 D Gm/C
An empty pack of used matches, an empty version of you
[Break]
A Esus4 D Gm/C Am D
A D Gm/C A Em7 D C13
[Verse 3]
A Asus2 F Dm6
People stroll and they saunter, like paper cups thrown in the trash
A Asus2 F Dm6
They're crawling all over the sidewalks, their wallets stuck in their pants
A Asus2 F Dm6
And it comes over me like a mist rising, a fog falling over a ship
A Asus2 F Dm6
The bell is ringing out danger, but it's too late to cancel this trip
[Verse 4]
A Asus2 D Gm/C
I see the mist rising before me, my hand reappears by my face
A Asus2 D Gm/C
By my waist a cold empty pocket, on my wrist the tears from your face
A Asus2 D
And I think of what I thought this cold morning, it's the same thing I'm thinking at
Gm/C
three
A Asus2 D Gm/C
I owe more than I can ever pay back, more than I'll ever see
[Verse 5]
A Asus2 D Gm/C
And I think of what I thought this cold morning, I think of what I'm thinking at three
A Asus2 D Gm/C
I owe more than I can ever pay back, more than I'll ever see
A Asus2 D Gm/C
At ten and at midnight the same damn thing, I wish this debt was about money
A Asus2 D Gm/C
At ten and at midnight the same damn thing, I wish this debt was about money
[Outro]
E D Gm/C
E D Gm/C
A Asus2 D Gm/C
A Asus2 D Gm/C A
How to play The Debt I Owe
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.