Velvet Underground - Candy Says guitar tab

Here is a more complete chord transcription for this song. I've formatted

the chords to the lyrics (as well as I could), and included all the words.

Thanks to Citizen Kane for the original posting

from which I took the chords.

This is one of the best VU songs (in my humble opinion). It's the first

track on their third album, "The Velvet Underground"; and is written (of

course) by Lou Reed. A "closet mix" version is also available on the new VU

box set. Enjoy.

Candy Says: The Velvet Underground

VERSE 1:

D F#m F B

Candy says, I've come to hate my body,

Em A

and all that it requires

D A

in this world.

D F#m F B

Candy says, I'd like to know completely,

Em A

what other souls discreetly

D A

talk about.

CHORUS:

D G E

I'm gonna watch the blue birds fly,

A

over my shoulder.

D G E

I'm gonna watch them pass me by,

A

maybe when I'm older.

C G

What do you think I'd see,

A C

if I could walk away from me? (4 beat pause)

VERSE 2: (same chords as verse 1)

Candy says, I hate the quite places,

that cause the smallest taste

of what will be.

Candy says, I hate the big descisions,

that cause endless revisions

in my mind.

CHORUS (again)

EXTRO:

D (8 bts) G (8 bts)

..........Doo, Doo, Whaa.........

D G

Doo.......Doo, Doo, Whaa......... (x4)

(end on)

D

Doo...

It is kind of difficult to convey where exactly the chords change, as they

don't line up perfectly with the words. Every chord lasts for 4 beats and

the words are placed over them. There is also a lot of chord picking that

goes on that I have no clue how to play. And that's it...

SC Sarvis

csarvis@calumet.yorku.ca

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* "Space Patrol, uh ... I gotta be brief ... I said cheese!... *

* My elastic's all stretched out ... She's a gas powered witch! *

* ...[10-4], Over." *

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