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Hookywooky chords by
Lou Reed
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Key: D major•
Intro 1
D
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Verse 1
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I'm standing with you on your roof
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Looking at the chemical sky
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All purple blue and oranges
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D

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Some pigeons flying by
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The traffic on canal street's so noisy
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D

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It's a shock
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G

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And someone's shooting
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A

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fireworks or a gun
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On the next block
Verse 2
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An-an-and, I I I wanna
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D

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G

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hookywooky with you
A
A

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I wanna hookywooky with you
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D

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Verse 3

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The traffic's so noisy it's a shock
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D

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Sounds like fireworks or
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G

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a gun on the next block
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A

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Ah, hookywooky with you
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D

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Verse 4

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G

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Your ex-lover satchel satchel
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is here from france
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D

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Yet another ex
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G

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They gather about you
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A

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like a mother superior
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D

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All of you still friends, but -
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A

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None of my old flames ever
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D

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talk to me when things
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G

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End for me they end

They take your pants,
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your money, your name
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D

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But the song still remains
Verse 5
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G

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An-an-and, I I
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I wanna hookywooky with you
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A

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Ah-ha-ha-ha, I I I I wanna
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hookywooky with you
Verse 6
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Then they take your pants,
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your money, your name
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G

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But the song still remains, sayin' -
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A

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I wanna hookywooky with you
Interlude 1
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Verse 7
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G

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You're so civilized it hurts
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I guess I could learn a lot, ha-ha...
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G

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About About people,
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plants and relationships
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How not to get hurt a lot
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And each lover I meet up your roof
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I wouldn't want to throw him off,

mmmmm..

Into the chemical sky,
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down into the streets to die
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Under the wheels of a car on canal street
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And each lover I meet up on your roof
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I wouldn't want to throw him off,

mmmmm..

Into the chemical sky
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Under the wheels of a car to die
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on canal street
Verse 8
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Ah-ah-hi, I I I wanna, ah, ah,
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ah, ah, hookywooky with you
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Ah-huh, huh-huh-huh-ah
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I wanna hookywooky with you
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Verse 9

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I wouldn't want to throw him
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off into the chemical sky
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Down in to the streets to die

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on canal street
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Verse 10

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Under the wheels of a car
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on canal street
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Under the wheels of a car on
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canal street

Hookywooky
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Under the wheels of a car on
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canal street

Hookywooky
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Under the wheels of a car
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on canal street
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Under the wheels of a car on canal
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street

Hooky-hooky-hooky-wooky
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(under the the wheels of a car
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on canal street)
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(under the wheels of a car
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(under the wheels of a car

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(under the wheels of a car
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Outro 1
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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Hookywooky by Lou Reed is D major.

The primary chords used in Hookywooky are D, A, G.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like D, A, G, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Hookywooky is approximately 158 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Hookywooky using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

Yes! Click the Print icon to generate a clean, one-page version of the chords and lyrics for Hookywooky. This is perfect for practicing offline or adding to a physical songbook.

Yes, we have integrated a Mini-Tuner directly on this page. Use it to quickly check your string pitch (Standard Tuning: E A D G B E) before you start playing along with Lou Reed.

Absolutely. Click the Save or Heart icon to add Hookywooky to your account. You can access all your saved songs under My Library at any time.

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