Edition
Coney Island Baby
Lou Reed
Coney Island Baby
Instrument
guitar
Type
chords
Version
studio
Language
English
Tone
Tuning
Capo
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[Note]
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[Intro]
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(C G) x2
[Verse]
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C F

You know, man, when I was a young man in high school

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F C F

you believe in or not I wanted to play football for the coach

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F C F

And all those older guys

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F

they said he was mean and cruel, but you know

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F C

wanted to play football for the coach

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[Verse]
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C F

They said I was to little too light weight to play line-backer

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C F

So I say I'm playing right-end, Wanted to play football for the coach

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C F

'Cause, you know some day, man you gotta stand up straight unless you're gonna

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C F

fall then you're gone to die

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C F

And the straightest dude, Ever knew was standing right for me all the time

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C F

So I had to play football for the coach

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C F

and I wanted to play football for the coach

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[Bridge]
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(C F) x2
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[Verse]
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C F

When you're all alone and lonely

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C F

in your midnight hour

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C F

And you find that your soul

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F F G

it's been up for sale

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C F

And you begin to think 'bout

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C F

all the things that you've done

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C F

And you begin to hate

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F F G

just 'bout everything

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[Chorus]
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Am F F-G

But remember the princess who lived on the hill

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Am F F-G

Who loved you even though she knew you was wrong

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Am F G

And right now she just might come shining through

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G

and the

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[Chorus]
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C F C F

Glory of love, glory of love

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C F F G

glory of love, just might come through

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C F C F

And all your two-bit friends, have gone and ripped you off

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C F Dm G

They're talking behind your back saying man you're never going to be no human being

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C F

And you start thinking again

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C F

'bout all those things that you've done

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C F

And who it was and what it was

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F Dm G

and all the different things you made every different scene

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[Chorus]
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Am F F-G

Ahhh, but remember that the city is a funny place

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Am F F-G

Something like a circus or a sewer

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Am F G

And just remember different people have peculiar tastes

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G

and the

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[Outro]
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C F C F

Glory of love, The glory of love

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C F G

the glory of love, might see you through

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C F

yeah, but now, now Glory of love,

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C F

the glory of love

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C F Dm G

the glory of love, might see you through

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C F C F

Glory of love, ah, huh, huh, the glory of love

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C F

Glory of love, glory of love

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C F

Glory of love, now, glory of love, now

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C F

Glory of love, now, now, now, glory of love

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C F

Glory of love(give it to me now) glory of love(see you through)

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C F

Oh, my Coney Island baby, now

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C F

(I'm a Coney Island baby, now)

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C F

I'd like to send this one out for Lou and Rachel

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C F C

And all the kids at P.S. one-ninety-two (Coney Island baby)

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Man, I'd swear, I'd give the whole thing up for you

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