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Velvet Underground - Venus In Furs Ukulele

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Venus In Furs Ukulele

(ver. 1)
Velvet Underground
Finally i learned this

tuning: drop E but drop the high E an extra tone so it should be

Db
Bb
Gb
Db
Ab
Eb

now for the chords

these are the correct names for these chords in this tuning

D5:     Dsus2:    Dm:    G5/D:    D7:     D7sus4:

Db-0    Db-2      Db-3   Db-0     Db-0    Db-0
Bb-3    Bb-3      Bb-3   Bb-3     Bb-1    Bb-1
Gb-2    Gb-2      Gb-2   Gb-0     Gb-2    Gb-0
Db-0    Db-0      Db-0   Db-0     Db-0    Db-0
Ab-x    Ab-x      Ab-x   Ab-x     Ab-x    Ab-x
Eb-x    Eb-x      Eb-x   Eb-x     Eb-x    Eb-x

F7:    Aadd11:    Bbadd11:     C7(#9):

Db-1   Db-0       Db-1         Db-1
Bb-1   Bb-2       Bb-3         Bb-1
Gb-2   Gb-2       Gb-3         Gb-0
Db-1   Db-2       Db-3         Db-2
Ab-3   Ab-0       Ab-1         Ab-3
Eb-1   Eb-x       Eb-x         Eb-x

Crotchet = 72

Time signature: Common time (4/4)

Intro:

D5    Dsus2   Dm    Dsus2   x2

Verse:
D5      G5/D   D7        D7sus4
Shiny, shiny, shiny boots of leather
D5     G5/D      F7    Aadd11
Whiplash girlchild in the dark
D5      G5/D      D7        D7sus4
Clubs and bells, your servant, dont forsake him
D5      G5/D         D7       D5
Strike, dear mistress, and cure his heart

Repeat intro

Verse:
D5      G5/D   D7        D7sus4
Downy sins of streetlight fancies
D5     G5/D      F7    Aadd11
Chase the costumes she shall wear
D5      G5/D      D7        D7sus4
Ermine furs adorn the imperious
D5      G5/D         D7       D5
Severin, severin awaits you there

Chorus:
F7   Bbadd11  C7(#9)    F7
I am tired,   I am weary
     Bbadd11  C7(#9)    F7
I could sleep for a thousand years
     Bbadd11  C7(#9)    F7
A thousand dreams that would awake me
D5           D7     D5
Different colors made of tears

Intro again

Verse:
D5      G5/D   D7        D7sus4
Kiss the boot of shiny, shiny leather
D5     G5/D      F7    Aadd11
Shiny leather in the dark
D5      G5/D   D7        D7sus4
Tongue of thongs, the belt that does await you
D5      G5/D         D7       D5
Strike, dear mistress, and cure his heart

Intro yet again :P

Verse:
D5      G5/D   D7        D7sus4
Severin, severin, speak so slightly
D5     G5/D      F7    Aadd11
Severin, down on your bended knee
D5      G5/D   D7        D7sus4
Taste the whip, in love not given lightly
D5      G5/D         D7       D5
Taste the whip, now plead for me

Intro

Chorus:
F7   Bbadd11  C7(#9)    F7
I am tired, I am weary
     Bbadd11  C7(#9)    F7
I could sleep for a thousand years
     Bbadd11  C7(#9)    F7
A thousand dreams that would awake me 
D5           D7     D5
Different colors made of tears

Intro last time

Verse:
D5      G5/D   D7        D7sus4
Shiny, shiny, shiny boots of leather
D5     G5/D      F7    Aadd11
Whiplash girlchild in the dark
D5      G5/D   D7        D7sus4
Severin, your servant comes in bells, please dont forsake him
D5      G5/D         D7       D5
Strike, dear mistress, and cure his heart

Well i sorta lied played intro again
however repeat four times
and end on D5
Enjoy, thank you.
            
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