The Black Angel's Death Song original guitar chords by
The Velvet Underground

1967•Folk•83 views•

Key: C major•

Intro 1

C

C

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Dm7

Dm7

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D7

D7

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C

C

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Verse 1

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C

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Myriad choice of his fate

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C

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Set themselves out upon a plate

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for him to choose

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C

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What had he to lose?

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Not a ghost bloodied country

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C

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all covered with sleep

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C

C

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Where the Black Angel did weep,

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C

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not an old city street in the east

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Gone to choose

Verse 2

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And wandering's brother

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walked on through the night

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With his hair in his face

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C

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on a long splintered cut from the knife

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C

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Of GT

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The rally man's patter

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C

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ran on through the dawn

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Until we said, "So long" to his skull

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C

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Shrill yell

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Shining brightly red-rimmed

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and redlined with the time

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Infused with the choice of the mind

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on ice skates scraping chunks

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From the bells

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C

C

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(tsshh)

Verse 3

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Cut mouth bleeding razors, forgetting the pain

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C

C

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Antiseptic remains cool, good buy

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So you fly to the cozy brown snow of the east

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Gonna choose, choose again

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(tsshh)

Verse 4

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Sacrificials remain make it hard to forget

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Where you come from,

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C

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the stools of your eyes serve to realize fame

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Choose again

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And Rovermans' refrain

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C

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of the sacrilege recluse

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C

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For the loss of a horse

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D7

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With the bowels and a tail of a rat

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Come again, choose to go

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(tsshh)

Verse 5

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And if Epiphany's terror

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reduced you to shame

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Have your head bobbed and weaved

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Choose a side to be on

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And if the stone glances off,

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split didactics in two

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Leave the color of the mouse trails,

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D7

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don't scream, try between If you choose

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If you choose, try to lose

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For the loss of remain come and start

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Start the game

I-che-che

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Che-che- I

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Che-che- che

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Ka-tah- ko

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Choose to choose

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Choose to choose

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Choose to go (tsshh)

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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

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Chords

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of The Black Angel's Death Song by The Velvet Underground is C major.

The primary chords used in The Black Angel's Death Song are C, Dm, D.

No capo is required for this song.

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

If the simplified chords are too easy, you can visit the original chords page for a more advanced arrangement.

The tempo of The Black Angel's Death Song is approximately 122 beats per minute.

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