Reed Lou - Vicious guitar chord

Subject: ./r/lou_reed/vicious.crd

"Vicious"

(Lou Reed)

[Inspired by Andy Warhol, who told Lou Reed "I think you should write a

song called 'Vicious'."]

Intro [main riff, 2X]:

D C G C *

/ / / / / / / /

* bass plays A under second C chord throughout

Verse 1:

D C G

Vicious

C D C G

You hit me with a flower

C D C G

You do it every hour

C D C G C

Ohh, baby you're so vicious

Verse 2:

Vicious

You want me to hit you with a stick

But all I've got's a guitar pick

D C G D

/ / / / /

Huh... baby you're so vicious

Bridge 1:

A

When I watch you come

G D C G D

/ / / / /

I just want to run far away

A

You're not the kind of person

G D C D

/ / / / /

Around whom I want to stay

Em F#m G

When I see you comin' down the street

Em F#m G

I step on your hands and I mangle your feet

Em F#m G A

You're not the kind of person that I wanna meet

D

Oh, baby, you're so vicious

[Guitar solo over main riff]

(You're just so vicious)

[repeat verse 1]

Verse 3:

Vicious

Hey, why don't you swallow razor blades

You must think I'm some kinda gay blade

D C G D

/ / / / /

But baby, you're so vicious

Chorus 2:

When I watch you comin'

I just have to run

You're not good and you certainly aren't very much fun

When I see you walkin' down the street

I step on your hand and I mangle your feet

You're not the kind of person that I even wanna meet

'Cause you're so vicious

Coda [repeat main riff to fade]:

Vicious

Vicious...

-- another ace 70's tab from Andrew Rogers