Faces and Names chords by John Cale and Lou Reed

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Verse 1
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 (D major) Faces and names,
I wish they were the same
Faces and names only
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cause trouble for  (E major) me
D 
Faces and names  (D major) 
If we all looked the same
and we all had the same name
I wouldn't be jealous of you
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or you jealous of  (E major) me
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Faces and names  (D major) 
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I  (G minor) always fall in love with
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 (D major) someone who looks
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D 
the way  (G minor) I wish that I could be  (D major) 
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Eb 
I'm  (G minor) always staring  (E flat major) at
D 
someone  (D major) who hurts
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A 
And the  (E major) one they hurt is me  (A major) 
D 
 (D major) Faces and names,
to me they're all the same
If I looked like you and you
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looked like  (E major) me
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There'd be less trouble you see  (D major) 
Faces and names I wish they'd go away
I'd disappear into that
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wall and never talk  (E major) 
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Faces and names  (D major) 
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D 
I  (G minor) wish I was a robot  (D major) or a machine
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D 
Without  (G minor) a feeling or a thought  (D major) 
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D 
 (G minor) People who want to meet the name  (D major) I have
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Are  (E major) always disappointed when
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D 
E 
D 
they meet me  (A major)  (D major)  (E major)  (D major) 
Faces and names I wish
they were the same
Faces and names only cause
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problems for  (E major) me
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Faces and names  (D major) 
I'd rather be a hole in the wall
- looking out on the other side
I'd rather look and listen,
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listen and not  (E major) talk
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To faces and names  (D major) 
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D 
 (G minor) I   had a breakdown when I  (D major) was a kid
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D 
I  (G minor) lost my hair when I was  (D major) young
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D 
If  (G minor) you dress older when  (D major) you are not,
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as  (E major) you really age
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you look the same  (A major)  (D major) 
If we all looked the same,
we wouldn't play these games
Me dressing for you and you
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dressing for  (E major) me - undressing
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for me  (D major) 
Faces and names if they all were the same
You wouldn't be jealous
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of me or me jealous of  (E major) you
Me jealous of you - I'm
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jealous of  (D major) you
Your face and your name
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Your face and your name  (D major) 
Faces and names