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The Heroine by Lou Reed
The Heroine
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: C
[Verse 1]
D Em
The heroine stood up on the deck
G
the ship was out of control
D Em
the bow was being ripped to shreds
G
men were fighting down below
D Em
The sea had pummeled them for so long
G Bb
that they knew nothing but fear
[Pre-Chorus]
C
And the baby's in his box
Am
he thinks the door is locked
C
the sea is in a state
Am G
the baby learns to wait
;Chorus]
C
for the heroine
F G C
Ooohhh-ooohhh, for the heroine
F G C
locked in his defense, he waits for the heroine
[Riff]
Em G Am A
[Verse 2]
D Em
The mast is cracking as the waves are slapping
G
sailors rolled across the deck
D Em
and when they thought no one was looking
G
they would cut a weaker man's neck
D Em
While the heroine dressed in a virgin white dress
G
tried to steer the mighty ship
D Em
But the raging storm wouldn't hear of it
G Bb
they were in for a long trip
[Pre-Chorus]
C
Baby's in a box
Am
thinks the door is locked
C
he finds it hard to breathe
Am
drawing in the sea
[Bridge]
C F
And where's the heroine to fire off the gun
C
to calm the raging seas
F
and let herself be seized by the -
[Pre-Chorus]
C
Baby in the box
Am
he thinks the door is locked
C
the woman has the keys
A
but there's no moment she can seize
[Bridge]
F
Here's to the heroine
G
who transcends all the men
C
Who are locked inside the box
Am
will the lady let him out
[Outro]
F Bb C F
Ooohhh, the heroine, ooohhh-ooohhh, the heroine
Bb F G Bb C
Strapped to the mast, the pale ascendant heroine
Bb F G Bb C
strapped to the mast, the pale ascendant heroine
Bb F G Bb C
Bb F G Bb C
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