Coney Island Baby

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Lou Reed

Version
studio
published by
iri
Tone
A-
A+
Slide
A -> La
Video
Chords
	 
[Intro]
(C G) x2
[Verse]
C F
You know, man, when I was a young man in high school
F C F
you believe in or not I wanted to play football for the coach
F C F
And all those older guys
F
they said he was mean and cruel, but you know
F C
wanted to play football for the coach
[Verse]
C F
They said I was to little too light weight to play line-backer
C F
So I say I'm playing right-end, Wanted to play football for the coach
C F
'Cause, you know some day, man you gotta stand up straight unless you're gonna
C F
fall then you're gone to die
C F
And the straightest dude, Ever knew was standing right for me all the time
C F
So I had to play football for the coach
C F
and I wanted to play football for the coach
[Bridge]
(C F) x2
[Verse]
C F
When you're all alone and lonely
C F
in your midnight hour
C F
And you find that your soul
F F G
it's been up for sale
C F
And you begin to think 'bout
C F
all the things that you've done
C F
And you begin to hate
F F G
just 'bout everything
[Chorus]
Am F F-G
But remember the princess who lived on the hill
Am F F-G
Who loved you even though she knew you was wrong
Am F G
And right now she just might come shining through
G
and the
[Chorus]
C F C F
Glory of love, glory of love
C F F G
glory of love, just might come through
C F C F
And all your two-bit friends, have gone and ripped you off
C F Dm G
They're talking behind your back saying man you're never going to be no human being
C F
And you start thinking again
C F
'bout all those things that you've done
C F
And who it was and what it was
F Dm G
and all the different things you made every different scene
[Chorus]
Am F F-G
Ahhh, but remember that the city is a funny place
Am F F-G
Something like a circus or a sewer
Am F G
And just remember different people have peculiar tastes
G
and the
[Outro]
C F C F
Glory of love, The glory of love
C F G
the glory of love, might see you through
C F
yeah, but now, now Glory of love,
C F
the glory of love
C F Dm G
the glory of love, might see you through
C F C F
Glory of love, ah, huh, huh, the glory of love
C F
Glory of love, glory of love
C F
Glory of love, now, glory of love, now
C F
Glory of love, now, now, now, glory of love
C F
Glory of love(give it to me now) glory of love(see you through)
C F
Oh, my Coney Island baby, now
C F
(I'm a Coney Island baby, now)
C F
I'd like to send this one out for Lou and Rachel
C F C
And all the kids at P.S. one-ninety-two (Coney Island baby)
Man, I'd swear, I'd give the whole thing up for you