My Friend George chords by Lou Reed
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Intro 1
(E major) (C major) (D major) (G major) (E major) (C major) (D major) (G major)
Verse 1
(E major) Read in the paper
about (C major) a man killed with a sword (D major)
And that made my think of
(G major) my friend George
(E major) People said the man was (C major) five foot six
(D major) Sounds like George with his (G major) killing stick
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Verse 2
(F major) Hey Bro, (C major) what's the word (E major)
Talkin' 'bout My (A minor) Friend George (F major)
Hey Bro, (C major) what's the word (E major)
Talkin' 'bout My (F major) Friend
George
You're talkin' 'bout My Friend (E major) George
Verse 3
I knew George since (C major) he's eight (D major)
I always thought (G major) that he was great (E major)
Anything that (C major) George would do (D major)
You know that I would (G major) do it too
Verse 4
(E major) George liked music and George (C major) liked to fight
(D major) He worked out in a downtown
gym (G major) every (A minor) night (G major)
(E major) I'd spar with him when
(C major) work has done
We split (D major) lips but it was (G major) all in fun
Verse 5
(F major) Hey Bro, (C major) what's the word (E major)
Talkin' 'bout My (A minor) Friend George (F major)
Hey Bro, (C major) what's the word (E major) (F major)
Talkin' 'bout My Friend (E major) George
Verse 6
Next thing I hear George's (C major) got this stick
(D major) And using it (G major) for more than kicks
(E major) I see him down at Smal (C major) ley's bar
He (D major) was wired up,
I tried to calm (G major) him down
Verse 7
Avenge (E major) yourself he says (C major) to me
(D major) Avenge yourself for human (G major) ity
Avenge (E major) yourself for
the weak (C major) and the poor
(D major) Stick it to these guys fight
(G major) through their heads
Well, the fight (E major) is my music,
(E minor) the stick (C major) is my sword
And (D major) you know that I love you, so
please (G major) don't say a word
Can't you gear (E major) the music playing,
the (C major) anthem, it's my call
And the last (D major) I seen of George was
him (G major) running through the door
Verse 8
I says, (F major) Hey Bro, (C major) what's the word (E major)
Talkin' 'bout My (A minor) Friend George (F major)
Hey Bro, (C major) what's the word (E major)
You're (F major) talkin' 'bout My Friend George
(C major) (E major) (A minor) (D minor) (F major) (C major) (E major) (A minor)
(F major) (C major) (E major)
Talkin' 'bout My (A minor) (F major) (C major) (E major) (A minor) (F major) (C major) (E major)
(A minor) Friend George
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My Friend George
Lou Reed
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