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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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Shiny shiny, shiny boots of leather
whiplash girlchild in the dark
Comes in bells, your servant, don't forsake him
strike dear mistress and cure his heart
Downy sins of streetlight fancies
chase the costumes she shall wear
Ermine furs adorn imperious
Severin, Severin awaits you there
I am tired, I am weary
I could sleep for a thousand years
A thousand dreams that would awake me
different colors made of tears
Kiss the boot of shiny shiny leather
shiny leather in the dark
Tongue of thongs, the belt that does await you
strike dear mistress and cure his heart
Severin, Severin, speak so slightly
Severin, down on your bended knee
Taste the whip, in love not given lightly
taste the whip, now bleed for me
I am tired, I am weary
I could sleep for a thousand years
A thousand dreams that would awake me
different colors made of tears
Shiny shiny, shiny boots of leather
whiplash girlchild in the dark
Severin your servant, comes in bells
please don't forsake him
strike dear mistress and cure his heart
* all the strings downtuned a half-tone
1d# ----- * downtuned a half-tone (from e to d#)
2A# ----- * downtuned a half-tone (from B to A#)
3F# ----- * downtuned a half-tone (from G to F#)
4C# ----- * downtuned a half-tone (from D to C#)
5G# ----- * downtuned a half-tone (from A to G#)
6D# ----- * downtuned a half-tone (from E to D#)
intro {Dm}{Dm}{Dm}{Dm}
{Dm}{Dm}{Dm}{Dm/A} (Shiny shiny, shiny boots of ...)
{Dm}{Dm}{Dm}{Dm} (Comes in bells, your servant ...)
{Dm}{Dm}{Dm}{Dm}
{Dm}{Dm}{Dm}{Dm/A} (Downy sins of streetlight ...)
{Dm}{Dm}{Dm}{Dm} (Ermine furs adorn imperious ...)
{Dm}{Dm}{Dm}{Dm}
chorus {F/A#}{C/F}{F/A#}{C/F} (I am tired, I am weary ...)
{F/A#}{C/F}{Dm}{Dm} (A thousand dreams that would ...)
{Dm}{Dm}{Dm}{Dm}
{Dm}{Dm}{Dm}{Dm/A} (Kiss the boot of shiny shiny ...)
{Dm}{Dm}{Dm}{Dm} (Tongue of thongs, the belt ...)
{Dm}{Dm}{Dm}{Dm}
{Dm}{Dm}{Dm}{Dm/A} (Severin, Severin, speak so ...)
{Dm}{Dm}{Dm}{Dm} (Taste the whip, in love not ...)
{Dm}{Dm}{Dm}{Dm}
chorus {F/A#}{C/F}{F/A#}{C/F} (I am tired, I am weary ...)
{F/A#}{C/F}{Dm}{Dm} (A thousand dreams that would ...)
{Dm}{Dm}{Dm}{Dm}
{Dm}{Dm}{Dm}{Dm/A} (Shiny shiny, shiny boots of ...)
{Dm}{Dm}{Dm}{Dm} (Severin your servant, comes ...)
{Dm}{Dm}{Dm}{Dm}
{Dm}{Dm}{Dm}{Dm}
{Dm...
* intro (all the strings downtuned a half-tone)
{Dm} {Dm}
*1d# -------------0-0-0---0-1-1-1--0-1-0----
*2A# --3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--
*3F# --2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--
*4C# --0-0-0-0--0------------------------0--
*5G# ---------------------------------------
*6D# ---------------------------------------
{Dm} {Dm}
-------------0-0-0---0-1-1-1--0-1-0----
--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--
--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--
--0-0-0-0--0------------------------0--
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* intro: detailed chord progression
(all the strings downtuned a half-tone)
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
| / / / / / / / / | / / / / / / / / |
Dm Dsus2(onE) Dm(onF) Dsus2(onE)
*1d# --1-----------0------------1-----------0----------
*2A# --3-----------3------------3-----------3----------
*3F# --2-----------2------------2-----------2----------
*4C# --0-----------2------------3-----------2----------
*5G# --------------------------------------------------
*6D# --------------------------------------------------
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
| / / / / / / / / | / / / / / / / / |
Dm Dsus2(onE) Dm(onF) Dsus2(onE)
--1-----------0------------1-----------0----------
--3-----------3------------3-----------3----------
--2-----------2------------2-----------2----------
--0-----------2------------3-----------2----------
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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--3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--
*3F# --2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--
*4C# --0-0-0-0--2-2-2-0---3-3-3-0--2-2-2-0--
*5G# ---------------------------------------
*6D# ---------------------------------------
whiplash girlchild in the dark
{Dm} {Dm / A}
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--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3--2-2-2-0--
--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2--2-2-2-0--
--0-0-0-0--2-2-2-0---3-3-2-0--2-2-2-0--
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[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/v/velvet_underground/venus_in_furs_tab_ver_4.html ]
Comes in bells, your servant, don't forsake him
{Dm} {Dm}
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--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--
--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--
--0-0-0-0--2-2-2-0---3-3-3-0--2-2-2-0--
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strike dear mistress and cure his heart
{Dm} {Dm}
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--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--
--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--
--0-0-0-0--2-2-2-0---3-3-3-2--0-0-0-0--
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* verse: detailed chord progression
(all the strings downtuned a half-tone)
Shiny shiny, shiny boots of leather
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
| / / / / / / / / | / / / / / / / / |
Dm Dsus2(onE) Dm(onF) Dsus2(onE)
*1d# --1-----------0------------1-----------0----------
*2A# --3-----------3------------3-----------3----------
*3F# --2-----------2------------2-----------2----------
*4C# --0-----------2------------3-----------2----------
*5G# --------------------------------------------------
*6D# --------------------------------------------------
whiplash girlchild in the dark
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
| / / / / / / / / | / / / / / / / / |
Dm Dsus2(onE) Dm(onF) A
--1-----------0------------1-----------0----------
--3-----------3------------3-----------2----------
--2-----------2------------2-----------2----------
--0-----------2------------3-----------2----------
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Comes in bells, your servant, don't forsake him
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
| / / / / / / / / | / / / / / / / / |
Dm Dsus2(onE) Dm(onF) Dsus2(onE)
--1-----------0------------1-----------0----------
--3-----------3------------3-----------3----------
--2-----------2------------2-----------2----------
--0-----------2------------3-----------2----------
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strike dear mistress and cure his heart
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
| / / / / / / / / | / / / / / / / / |
Dm Dsus2(onE) Dm(onF) Dm
--1-----------0------------1-----------1----------
--3-----------3------------3-----------3----------
--2-----------2------------2-----------2----------
--0-----------2------------3-----------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--2-2-2-2h3--
*4C# --3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3---5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3----
*5G# -----------------------------------------
*6D# -----------------------------------------
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--2-2-2-2h3--
--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3---5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3----
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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--1-1-1-1--
--2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3---5-5-5-5--2-2-2-x--
--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3---5-5-5-5--3-3-3-2--
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different colors made of tears
{Dm} {Dm}
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--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--
--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--
--0-0-0-0--2-2-2-0---3-3-3-2--0-0-0-0--
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* chorus: detailed chord progression
(all the strings downtuned a half-tone)
I am tired, I am weary
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
| / / / / / / / / | / / / / / / / / |
F A# C F
*1d# --1-----------1------------3-----------1----------
*2A# --1-----------3------------5-----------1----------
*3F# --2-----------3------------5-----------2----------
*4C# --3-----------3------------5-----------3----------
*5G# --3-----------1------------3-----------3----------
*6D# --1------------------------------------1----------
I could sleep for a thousand years
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
| / / / / / / / / | / / / / / / / / |
F A# C F
--1-----------1------------3-----------1----------
--1-----------3------------5-----------1----------
--2-----------3------------5-----------2----------
--3-----------3------------5-----------3----------
--3-----------1------------3-----------3----------
--1------------------------------------1----------
A thousand dreams that would awake me
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
| / / / / / / / / | / / / / / / / / |
F A# C F
--1-----------1------------3-----------1----------
--1-----------3------------5-----------1----------
--2-----------3------------5-----------2----------
--3-----------3------------5-----------3----------
--3-----------1------------3-----------3----------
--1------------------------------------1----------
different colors made of tears
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
| / / / / / / / / | / / / / / / / / |
Dm Dsus2(onE) Dm(onF) Dm
--1-----------0------------1-----------1----------
--3-----------3------------3-----------3----------
--2-----------2------------2-----------2----------
--0-----------2------------3-----------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
