Chord Gitar Velvet Underground - Heroin

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the velvet underground  –  heroin
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modified by  :   louis cuthbert  , 
corrections / other questions  :  louis_cuthbert@hotmail . co . uk
adapted from  :  
              :  big thanks to spazomaniac for this version . 
thanks for playing ,  please rate  –  and good luck learning . 
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tuning  (  not standard  )   –   (  lowest to highest  :  E A C# G B E  ) 
this can be done without a tuner : 
play the 4th fret on the a string and then tune down the D string slowly until they make

the same sound .   (  it is not very far only 1 semitone / one fret down  ) 
this is done so you can have a drone  (  the C# string ringing  )  all through the track  . 
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tried to get it closer to the album version i have
ideally  –  1 guitar to play the riff and the second to strum the chords . 
         –  but sounds good acoustic with one guitarist . 
chords  : 
         |  C#                –  xx0121  | 
         |  C#2  [ version 1 ] *   –  xx0322  | 
         |  C#2  [ version 2 ] *   –  xx5322  | 
         |  C#2  [ version 3 ] *   –  2×0322  | 
 * note  –  the different versions of the chord can be used give the C#2 a building effect

similar to the way they do it on the track
also note  –  neither the E string or the a string are played open in any chord . 
riff  : 
   | :  C#                              |  C#2                                   : | 
E  | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3p2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

B  | – – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – 2 – h4p2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

G  | – – – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

C# | – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – 0 – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – 0 – 0 – – – – 0 – – – ( let ring ) – – – – |

A  | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

E  | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | 
here the drone is created by a pattern of strikes on the open C# string  like  :    dum . . .

dum . dum . . .   dum . . .  dum . dum . . .   etc . 
same chords all the way through * ,  see above ^^  .  just listen to the track to get the timing . 
lyrics :

C#   C#2        C#  C#2                C#   C#2  C#  C#2

   i   don’t know    just where i’m going
    C#   C#2       C#             C#2       C#

but i’m    gonna try for the kingdom if i can
                 C#2               C#

cuz it makes me feel like i’m a man
              C#2              C#

when i put a spike into my vein
                   C#2                        C#

then ,  i tell ya’ ,  things aren’t quite the same
         C#2              C#

when i’m rushin’ on my run
       C#2                     C#

and i feel just like jesus’ son
       C#2                       C#

and i guess that i just don’t know
       C#2                        C#

and i guess that i just don’t know
C#  C#2        C#  C#2         C#   C#2  C#  C#2

i     have made     big decisions
C#  C#2        C#  C#2                C#

i’m   gonna try     to nullify my life
               C#2               C#

cuz when the blood begins to flow
         C#2                       C#

when it shoots up the dropper’s neck
           C#2              C#

when i’m closing in on death
after this line ,  morrison interjects with a riff B ,  which is to be repeated as necessary : 
E  | – – – – – 7 – – – 7 – – – 9 – – – 7 – – – – – – – – |

B  | – – – – – 8 – – – 8 – – – 10 – – 8 – – – – – – – – |

G  | – – – – – 7 – – – 7 – – – 9 – – – 7 – – – – – – – – |

C# | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

A  | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

E  | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | 
              C#2                  C#

and you can’t help me ,  not you guys
                  C#2                          C#

or all you sweet girls with all your sweet talk
         C#2              C#

you can all go take a walk
       C#2                   C#

and i guess i just don’t know
       C#2                        C#

and i guess that i just don’t know
C#   C#2        C#  C#2                            C#  C#2  C#  C#2

   i   wish that    i was born a thousand years ago
C#  C#2         C#  C#2                           C#

i      wish that     i’d sailed the darkened seas
      C#2                   C#

on a great big clipper ship
            C#2                  C#

going from this land here to that
          C#2                  C#  C#2  C#  C#2

ah ,  in a sailor’s suit and cap
C#       C#2            C#

   away from the big city
         C#2              C#

where a man cannot be free
               C#2              C#

of all of the evils of this town
           C#2                 C#

and of himself and those around
           C#2                        C#

oh ,  and i guess that i just don’t know
           C#2                        C#

oh ,  and i guess that i just don’t know
C#   C#2   C#

  heeeeeroin
C#2                 C#  C#2  C#  C#2

  be the death of me
C#   C#2   C#

  heeeeeroin
         C#2                C#

it’s my wife and it’s my life
             C#2             C#

because a mainline to my vein
             C#2            C#

leads to a center in my head
              C#2              C#

and then i’m better off as dead
                   C#2               C#

because when the smack begins to flow
       C#2                C#

ah ,  i really don’t care anymore
              C#2                  C#

about all the jim – jims in this town
                 C#2                     C#

and all the politicians makin’ busy sounds
               C#2                       C#

and everybody puttin’ everybody else down
                 C#2                   C#

and all the dead bodies piled up in nam
play riff B a few times
             C#2               C#

cuz when the smack begins to flow
      C#2                      C#

then i really don’t care anymore
               C#2                C#

ah ,  when that heroin is in my blood
          C#2               C#

and that blood is in my head
           C#2                      C#

then thank god that i’m good as dead
               C#2                  C#

and thank your god that i’m not aware
          C#2                      C#

and thank god that i just don’t care
       C#2                  C#

and i guess i just don’t know
           C#2                  C#

ah ,  and i guess i just don’t know
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