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Velvet Underground - Venus In Furs Tabs

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Venus In Furs Tabs

(ver. 3)
Velvet Underground
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"Venus In Furs"
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album _The Velvet Underground and Nico_
(The Velvet Underground, 1967)

written by Lou Reed
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Iconic Velvet song, great thrill to play and sing this one on just an acoustic guitar



* intro (all the strings downtuned a half-tone)

      {Dm}               {Dm}
*1d# -------------0-0-0-----1-1-1--0-1-0----|
*2A# ----3-3-3----3-3-3-----3-3-3--3-3-3-3--|
*3F# ----2-2-2---------------------------2--|
*4C# --0--------0---------0-----------------|
*5G# --0--------0---------0-----------------|
*6D# ---------------------------------------|

 {Dm}               {Dm}
-------------0-0-0-----1-1-1--0-1-0----|
----3-3-3----3-3-3-----3-3-3--3-3-3-3--|
----2-2-2---------------------------2--|
--0--------0---------0-----------------|
--0--------0---------0-----------------|
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* verse (all the strings downtuned a half-tone)

         Shiny shiny,  shiny boots of leather
      {Dm}               {Dm}
*1d# ---------------------------------------|
*2A# --3-3-3-3--3-3-3-0---1-1-1-0--1-1-1-0--|
*3F# --2-2-2-0--2-2-2-0---2-2-2-0--0-0-0-0--|
*4C# --0-0-0-0--2-2-2-0---3-3-3-0--2-2-2-0--|
*5G# --0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--3-3-3-0--|
*6D# ---------------------------------------|

 whiplash girlchild in the dark
 {Dm}               {Dm     / A}
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--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-0---1-1-1-0--2-2-2-0--|
--2-2-2-0--2-2-2-0---2-2-2-0--2-2-2-0--|
--0-0-0-0--2-2-2-0---3-3-3-0--2-2-2-0--|
--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--|
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Comes in bells, your servant, don't forsake him
 {Dm}               {Dm}
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--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-0---1-1-1-0--1-1-1-0--|
--2-2-2-0--2-2-2-0---2-2-2-0--0-0-0-0--|
--0-0-0-0--2-2-2-0---3-3-3-0--2-2-2-0--|
--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--3-3-3-0--|
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strike dear mistress and cure his heart
 {Dm}               {Dm}
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--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-0---1-1-1-0----3---3--|
--2-2-2-0--2-2-2-0---2-2-2-0----2---2--|
--0-0-0-0--2-2-2-0---3-3-3-0--0---0----|
--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--0---0----|
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* chorus (all the strings downtuned a half-tone)

          I am  tired,       I am weary
      {F      / A#}      {C      / F}
*1d# ---------------------------------------|
*2A# --1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3---5-5-5-5--1-1-1-1--|
*3F# --2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3---5-5-5-5--2-2-2-3--|
*4C# --3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3---5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3--|
*5G# --3-3-3-3--1-1-1-1---3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--|
*6D# --1-1-1-1---------------------1-1-1-1--|

  I could sleep for a thousand years
 {F      / A#}      {C      / F}
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--1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3---5-5-5-5--1-1-1-1--|
--2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3---5-5-5-5--2-2-2-3--|
--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3---5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3--|
--3-3-3-3--1-1-1-1---3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--|
--1-1-1-1---------------------1-1-1-1--|

A thousand dreams that would awake me
 {F      / A#}      {C      / F}
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--1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3---5-5-5-5--1-1-1-0--|
--2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3---5-5-5-5--2-2-2-0--|
--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3---5-5-5-5--3-3-3-0--|
--3-3-3-3--1-1-1-1---3-3-3-3--3-3-3-0--|
--1-1-1-1---------------------1-1-1----|

  different colors   made of tears
 {Dm}               {Dm}
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--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-0---1-1-1-0----3---3--|
--2-2-2-0--2-2-2-0---2-2-2-0----2---2--|
--0-0-0-0--2-2-2-0---3-3-3-0--0---0----|
--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--0---0----|
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*** please note ***

h - hammer on
p - pull off
b - bend string up
r - release bend
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
v - vibrato
^ - harmonics

That's all there is to it
enjoy
            
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