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Street Hassle by Lou Reed
Street Hassle
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: E
[Intro Chords]
E E A A
E E A A
E E A A
E E F#m A
[Intro tab 1]
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B|---------------|
G|--------4-1----|
D|-2-2--2--------|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|
[Intro Tab 2]
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B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|-------1-2-1-2-1-2-4-|
A|-4-2-4---------------|
E|---------------------|
[Verse 1]
E
Waltzing Matilda whipped out her wallet
A
Sexy boys smiled in dismay
E
She took out four twenties cause she liked round figures
A
Everybody's queen for a day
[Verse 2]
E
Oh babe, I'm on fire and you know I admire your body
A
Why don't we slip away
E
Although I'm sure you're certain, it's a rarity me flirtin'
A
Sha la la la this way
E
Oh sha la la la la - sha la la la la
A
Hey baby
E
Come on, let's slip away
E E F#m A
[Verse 3]
E
Luscious and gorgeous, oh what humping muscle
A
Call out the National Guard
E
She creamed in her jeans as he picked up her knees
A
From off of the Formica topped bar
[Verse 4]
E
And cascading slowly, he lifted her wholly and
A
boldly Out of this world
E
And despite people's derision proved to be more than diversion
A
And sha la la la la later on
[Verse 5]
E
And then sha la la la la la He entered her slowly and
A
showed her where he was coming from
E
And then sha la la la la he made love to her gently
A
It was like she'd never ever come
E
And then sha la la la la, sha la la la la
A
When the sun rose and he made to leave
E
You know sha la la la la, sha la la la la
A
Neither one regretted a thing
E E F#m A
Part B Street Hassle
[Intro]
N.C
Mmmm Mmmm Mmmm Mmmm
N.C
Slip away
N.C
Oooh Oooh Oooh Oooh
[Verse 1]
E
Hey, that cunt's not breathing
E F#m
I think she's had too much of something or other
A
Hey, man, you know what I mean
E
I don't mean to scare you
But you're the one who came here
F#M A
And you're the one who's gotta take her when you leave
[Verse 2]
E
I'm not being smart or trying to be cold on my part
F#m A
And I'm not gonna wear my heart on my sleeve
E
But you know people get all emotional
And sometimes man they just don't act rationally
F#M A
Oh, they think they're just on TV
E F#m
Sha la la la, man
A E
Why don't you just slip her away
E E F#m A
[Verse 3]
E
You know, I'm glad that we met man
It was really nice talking
F#m A
And I really wish that there was a little more time to speak
E
But you know it could be a hassle
E
Trying to explain myself to a police officer
F#m A
About how it was your old lady got herself stiffed
[Verse 4]
E
And it's not like we could help
E
But there's nothing no one could do
F#m A
And if there was, man, you know I would have been the first
E
Oh when someone turns that blue
E
Well, it's a universal truth
F#m A
Then you just know that bitch will never fuck again
[Verse 5]
E
By the way, that's really some bad shit
E
That you came to our place with
F#m A
But you ought to be more careful around the little girls
E
It's either the best or it's the worst
E
And since I don't have to choose, I guess I won't
F#m A
And I know this ain't no way to treat a guest
E
But why don't you grab your old lady by the feet
E
And just lay her out in the darkest street
F#m A
And by morning, she's just another hit and run
[Verse 6]
E
You know, some people got no choice
E
And they can never find a voice
F#m A
To talk with that they can even call their own
E
So the first thing that they see
N.C
That allows them the right to be
N.C
Why they follow it
You know, it's called bad luck
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D|-6-4-2--4-2-4/6--|
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[Bass Riff]
E|v
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E|-0-----0-0---| x3
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E|-0-5-4-2-1-4-2-1-|
Part C
[Verse 1]
E
Well hey man, that's just a lie
E
It's the lie she tells her friends
F#m
'Cause a real song
A
The real song she won't even admit to herself
E
The beating in her heart
F#m
It's a song lots of people know
A
It's a painful song
E
With a load of sad truth
E
But life's full of sad songs
F#m A
Penny for a wish
E
But wishin' won't make you so, Joe
F#m A
But a pretty kiss or a pretty face can't have its way
E E F#m A
Joe, tramps like us, we were born to pay
[Verse 2]
E F#m
Love has gone away
A
And there's no one here now
E
And there's nothing left to say
F#m A E
But oh how I miss him, baby
F#m A E
Oh baby, come on and slip away
F#m A E
Come on baby, why don't you slip away
E E F#m A
[Verse 3]
E
Love has gone away
F#m A
Took the rings off my fingers
E F#m
And there's nothing left to say
A E
But oh how, oh how I need it, baby
F#m A
Come on baby, I need you baby
E
Oh, please don't slip away
E F#m A
I need your loving so bad, babe
E
Please don't slip away
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