Lou Reed - Berlin (“Lou Reed” Album Version)
NOTE: This is primarily a piano song and therefore sometimes hard to convert it to
guitar (as you will see with chords like F7/Eb and Gm/F)
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---------chords-used---------
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Cm7 x35343
G/B x2543x
Bb6 x15331
G5/A x0x03x
Gmaj7 354433
D/F# xx4232
Dmaj7 xx0222
F 133211 or xx3211
Fmaj7/E 033210 or xx2211
F7/Eb xx1241 or xx1211
Bb x13331
C x32010
Eb x65343
Gm 355333 or xx5333
Gm/F 155333 or xx3333
Gm/E 055333 or xx2333
C/Bb x1x010
C/A x02010
C/Ab 4x2x10
Cmaj7/G 332000
Dm x57765
G 355433
C2 x35553
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------------verse------------
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Cm7 G/B
In Berlin, by the Wall
Bb6 G5/A
you were five foot ten inches tall
Gmaj7 riff*
It was very nice
D/F# Dmaj7
candlelight and Dubonnet on ice
Cm7 G/B
We were in a small cafe
Bb6 G/A
you could hear the guitars play
Gmaj7 riff*
It was very nice
D/F#
it was paradise
*
e-------------------|
b-----------4-------|
g-----4-5-7---7-5-4-|
d-5-7---------------|
a-------------------|
E-------------------|
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------------chorus------------
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F Fmaj7/E
You're right and I'm wrong
F7/Eb Bb Gm
hey babe, I'm gonna miss you now that you're gone
C
One sweet day
F Fmaj7/E
Oh, you're right and I'm wrong
F7/Eb Bb Gm
you know I'm gonna miss you now that you're gone
Eb
One sweet day
C
One sweet day
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----------interlude----------
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|Gm |Gm |Gm/F |Gm/E |
|Gm |Gm |Gm/F |Gm/E |
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/l/lou_reed/berlin_crd_ver_2.html ]
|C C/Bb |C/A C/Ab |C C/Bb |C/A C/Ab |
|C C/Bb |C/A C/Ab |C/Ab Cmaj7/G |
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------------verse------------
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Cm7 G/B
In a small, small cafe
Bb6 G5/A
we could hear the guitars play
Gmaj7 riff*
It was very nice
D/F# Dmaj7
candlelight and Dubonnet on ice
Cm7 G/B
Don't forget, hire a vet
Bb6 G5/A
he hasn't had that much fun yet
Gmaj7 riff*
It was very nice
D/F#
hey honey, it was paradise
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------------chorus------------
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F Fmaj7/E
You're right and I'm wrong
F7/Eb Bb Gm
hey babe, I'm gonna miss you now that you're gone
C
One sweet day
F Fmaj7/E
Oh, you're right and I'm wrong
F7/Eb Bb Gm
you know I'm gonna miss you now that you're gone
Eb
One sweet day
C
One sweet day
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------------bridge------------
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|Gm |Gm |Gm/F |Gm/E |
|Gm |Gm |Gm/F |Gm/E |
|C C/Bb |C/A C/Ab |C C/Bb |C/A C/Ab |
|C C/Bb |C/A C/Ab |C/Ab G |
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------------outro------------
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C2 F Dm G
One sweet day
C2 F Dm G
One sweet day
C2 F Dm G
oh One sweet day
C2 F Dm G
One sweet day
C2 F Dm G
Baby baby One sweet day
C2 F Dm G
One sweet day
C2 F Dm G
One sweet day
