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Caroline Says II by Lou Reed
Caroline Says II
C B/C Am F
Caroline says,
C B/C Am F
as she gets up off the floor
C B/C Am F
Why is it that you beat me,
D G
it isn't any fun
C B/C Am F
Caroline says,
C B/C Am F
as she makes up her eye
C B/C Am F
You ought to learn more about yourself,
D G
think more than just I
C F
She's not afraid to die
C F
All of her friends call her Alaska
C F
When she takes speed, they laugh and ask her
C F G
What is in her mind
C F G
What is in her mind
C B/C Am F
Caroline says,
C B/C Am F
as she gets up from the floor
C B/C Am F
You can hit me all you want to,
D G
but I don't love you anymore
C B/C Am F
caroline says,
C B/C Am F
while biting her lip
C B/C Am F
Life is meant to be more than this,
D G
and this is a bum trip
C F
She's not afraid to die
C F
All of her friends call her Alaska
C F
When she takes speed, they laugh and ask her
C F G
What is in her mind
C F G
What is in her mind
Dm G
She put her fist through the window pane
Dm G
It was such a funy feeling
C F
It's so cold in Alaska
C F
It's so cold in Alaska
C F
It's so cold in Alaske
C F G
What is in her mind
C F G
What is in her mind
C B/C Am F
C B/C Am F
C
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version 2
# NOTES:
within the verse lines Lou Reed appears to play a standard Bm chord
between C and Am; I prefer playing this as an Cmaj7/E, i.e. Em with
an additional first fret on the B string
INTRO:
C Bm Am G (2x)
VERSE:
C Cmaj7/E Am F (G)
Caroline says,
C Cmaj7/E Am F (G)
As she gets up off the floor
C Em Am Em Am
Why is it that you beat me,
D G
It isn't any fun
C Cmaj7/E Am F (G)
Caroline says,
C Cmaj7/E Am F (G)
As she makes up her eye
C Em Am Em Am
You've ought to learn more about your-self,
D G
Think more than just I
CHORUS:
C F G
But she's not a-fraid to die
C F G
All of her friends call her Alaska
C F
When she takes speed, they laugh and ask her
C F C G
What is in her mind
C F C G
What is in her mind
VERSE:
C Cmaj7/E Am F (G)
Caroline says,
C Cmaj7/E Am F (G)
As she gets up from the floor
C Em Am Em Am
You can hit me all you want to,
D G
But I don't love you any-more
C Cmaj7/E Am F (G)
Caroline says,
C Cmaj7/E Am F (G)
While biting her lip
C Em Am Em Am
Life is meant to be more than this,
D G
And this is a bum trip
CHORUS:
C F G
But she's not a-fraid to die
C F G
All of her friends call her Alaska
C F
When she takes speed, they laugh and ask her
C F C G
What is in her mind
C F C G
What is in her mind
BRIDGE:
Dm G C F C
She put her fist through the window pane
Dm G
It was such a funny feeling
CHORUS 2:
C F G
It's so cold in Alaska
C F G
It's so cold in Alaska
C F G
It's so cold in Alaska
OUTRO:
C Bm Am G
C
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version 3
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: C
[Chord Voicings in Recording]
C Bm Am G D Em F Dm
e|---0---2---0---3---2---0---1---1---|
b|---1---3---1---0---3---0---1---3---|
G|---0---4---2---0---2---0---2---2---|
D|---2---4---2---0---0---x---3---0---|
A|---3---2---0---2---x---x---x---x---|
E|---x---x---x---3---x---x---x---x---|
[Intro]
e|--------------------------------------------------3-3-3---|
B|-----------------------------------------------0--0-0-0---|
G|---------0------------4------------2----------0---0-0-0---| x2
D|------2------------4------------2------------0------0-----|
A|---3--------3---2--------2---0--------0-------------------|
E|------------------------------------------3---------------|
[Verse 1]
C Bm Am F
Caroline says
C Bm Am F C Bm
As she gets up off the floor
Am Em Am
Why is it that you beat me
D G
It isn't any fun
[Verse 2]
C Bm Am F
Caroline says
C Bm Am F C Bm
As she makes up her eye
Am Em Am
You ought to learn more about yourself
D G
Think more than just I
[Chorus]
C F
But she's not afraid to die
C F
All of her friends call her "Alaska"
C F
When she takes speed, they laugh and ask her
C F C G
What is in her mind
C F C G
What is in her mind
[Verse 3]
C Bm Am F
Caroline says
C Bm Am F C Bm
As she gets up from the floor
Am Em Am
You can hit me all you want to
D G
But I don't love you anymore
[Verse 4]
C Bm Am F
Caroline says
C Bm Am F C Bm
While biting her lip
Am Em Am
Life is meant to be more than this
D G
And this is a bum trip
[Chorus]
C F
But she's not afraid to die
C F
All of her friends call her "Alaska"
C F
When she takes speed, they laugh and ask her
C F C G
What is in her mind
C F C G
What is in her mind
[Bridge]
Dm G C
She put her fist through the window pane
Dm G
It was such a funny feeling
[Outro]
C F G
It's so cold in Alaska
C F G
It's so cold in Alaska
C F G
It's so cold in Alaska
C Bm Am G C
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