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Velvet Underground by Jonathan Richman
Velvet Underground
Capo:no capo
[Intro]
A
[Verse 1]
A
They were wild like the USA
A mystery band in a New York way
D
Rock and roll but not like the rest
A
And to me America at its best
E
How in the world were they making that sound?
A E
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[Verse 2]
A
A spooky tone on a Fender bass
Played less notes and left more space
D
Stayed kind of still, looked kind of shy
A
Kind of far away, kind of dignified
E
How in the world were they making that sound?
A
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[Verse 3]
D A
Well you can look at that band and wonder where
B E
All that sound was coming from with just four people there
A
Twangy sounds of the cheapest types
Sounds as stark as black and white stripes
D
Bold and brash, sharp and rude
A
Like the heat's turned off and you're low on food
E
How in the world were they making that sound?
A
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(Like this)
G A G A
[Verse 3]
A G A
Doug and Sally inside
G A
She's cooking for the down pipe
G A
She's staring at Miss Rayon
G A
She's busy licking off her pusher's hand
G A
I'm searching for my mainline
G A
I said I couldn't hit it sideways
G A
I said I co-couldn't hit it sideways
G A
She does it just like Sister Ray said
G A
Alright
G A x4
[Verse 4]
A
Wild, wild parties when they start to unwind
A
A close encounter of the thirdest kind
D
On the bandstand playing
A
Everybody's saying
E
How in the world were they making that sound?
A
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D A
Well you could look at that band and at first sight
B E
Say that certain rules about modern music wouldn't apply tonight
[Verse 5]
A
Twangy sounds of the cheapest kind
A
Like "Guitar sale $29.99,"
D
Bold and brash, stark and still
A
Like the heat's turned off and you can't pay the bill
E
How in the world were they making that sound?
A
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[Verse 6]
A
Both guitars got the fuzz tone on
A
The drummer's standing upright pounding along
D
A howl, a tone, a feedback whine
A
Biker boys meet the college kind
E
How in the world were they making that sound?
A
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[Verse 7]
A
Wild, wild parties when they start to unwind
A
A close encounter of the thirdest kind
D
On the bandstand grooving
A
Everybody moving
E
How in the world are they making that sound?
A
Velvet Underground
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