Lou Reed – Wild Child tab
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=================== "Wild Child" =================== album _Lou Reed_ (Lou Reed, 1972) written by Lou Reed =================== Intro /G} {D/G}{D/G}{D/G}{D/G} D G D I was talking to Chuck in his Ghengis Khan suit and his wizard's hat D G D He spoke of his movie and how he was making a new soundtrack C G And then we spoke of kids on the coast C G and different types of organic soap C G And the way suicides don't leave notes Am D Then we spoke of Lorraine, always back to Lorraine D G D I was speaking to Phil who was given to pills and small racing cars D G D He had given 'em up since his last crack-up had carried him too far C G Then we spoke of movies and verse C G and the way an actress held her purse C G And the way life at times could get worse A D Then we spoke of Lorraine, always back to Lorraine D G D G Ah, she's a wild child and nobody can get at her She's a wild child oh, and nobody can get to her Bm G Sleeping out on the street D G Oh, living all alone D G without a house or a home F#m and then she asked you, please A hey baby, can I have some spare change D Oh, can I break your heart D G She's a wild child D G She's a wild child I was talking to Betty about her auditions how they made her ill The life of the theater is certainly fraught with many spills and chills But she calmed down after some wine which is what happens most of the time Then we sat and both spoke in rhyme Till we spoke of Lorraine ah, it's always back to Lorraine I was talking to Ed who'd been reported dead by mutual friends He thought it was funny that I had no money to spend on him So we both shared a piece of sweet cheese and sang of our lives and our dreams And how things can come apart at the seams And we talked of Lorraine always back to Lorraine She's a wild child oh, and nobody can get at her She's a wild child oh, and nobody can get to her Sleeping out on the street Oh, living all alone without a house or a home and then she asked you, please oh baby, can I have some spare change Now can I break your heart She's a wild child she's a wild child intro /G} {D/G}{D/G}{D/G}{D/G} (I was -) {D}{G}{D/G}{D/G} (- talking to Chuck in his ...) {D}{G}{D/G}{D/G} (- spoke of his movie and how he ...) {C/G}{D}{C/G}{D} (- we spoke of kids on the coast ...) {C/G}{D} (- way suicides don't leave ...) {A}{A}{A}{A} (- Loraine, always back to ...) {D}{G}{D/G}{D/G} (- speaking to Phil who was ...) {D}{G}{D/G}{D/G} (- given 'em up since his last ...) {C/G}{D}{C/G}{D} (- we spoke of movies and verse ...) {C/G}{D} (- way life at times could get ...) {A}{A}{A}{A} (- Lorraine, always back to ...) {D}{G}{D}{G} (- she's a wild child, and ...) {D}{G}{D}{G} (She's a wild child, oh, and ...) {Bm}{G} (Sleeping out on the street) {D}{G}{D}{G} (Oh, living all alone, without ...) {F#m}{F#m}{A}{A} (- please, hey baby, can I have ...) {D}{G}{D}{G} (She's a wild child ...) {D}{G}{D}{G} (I was -) {D}{G}{D/G}{D/G} (- talking to Betty about her ...) {D}{G}{D/G}{D/G} (- life of the theater is ...) {C/G}{D}{C/G}{D} (- she calmed down after some ...) {C/G}{D} (- sat and both spoke in rhyme ...) {A}{A}{A}{A} (- Loraine, ah, always back to ...) {D}{G}{D/G}{D/G} (- talking to Ed who'd been ...) {D}{G}{D/G}{D/G} (He thought it was funny that I ...) {C/G}{D}{C/G}{D} (- both shared a piece of sweet ...) {C/G}{D} (- things can come apart at the ...) {A}{A}{A}{A} (- Loraine, always back to ...) {D}{G}{D}{G} (She's a wild child ...) {D}{G}{D}{G} (She's a wild child ...) {Bm}{G} (Sleeping out on the street) {D}{G}{D}{G} (Oh, living all alone, without ...) {F#m}{F#m}{A}{A} (- please, Oh baby, can I have ...) {D}{G}{D}{G} (She's a wild child ...) guitar {D}{G}{D}{G} {D}{G}{D}{G} {D}{G}{D}{G} {D}{G}{D}{G} ... fade out * intro/ G } 1e ------------- 2B ------------- 3G --2p0---0---- 4D ------3------ 5A ----------3-- 6E -------------{D / G} {D / G}---------------------------------------------3-3----0---0-----3-3--------------------2-2----0---0-----2-2-----------------0-------0--------0-------0------0-----------------------------------0h2----2------------------------------------------I was - {D / G} {D / G}---------------------------------------------3-3----------------3-3------------------2-2----------------2-2---------------0------------0-----0------------0----------------0h2----2-----------0h2----2------------------------------------------*** please note *** h - hammer on p - pull off b - bend string up r - release bend / - slide up \ - slide down v - vibrato ^ - harmonics =============================== "Wild Child" =============================== album _Le Bataclan '72_ (Lou Reed/John Cale/Nico, 2003) Jan 29, 1972 Le Bataclan, Paris, France =============================== I was talking to Chuck in his Ghengis Khan suit and his wizard's hat We were talking about the movie he made and his new soundtrack Then we talked about kids on the coast and different kinds of organic soap And the way suicides don't leave notes Then we talked about Lorraine it always gets back to Lorraine I was talking to Phil, he was addicted to pills and small racing cars He'd given 'em up since his last crack-up had carried him too far Then we spoke of rhythm and verse about the different ways an actress can hold her purse And the way life at times could get worse Then we talked 'bout Lorraine it always comes down to Lorraine She's a wild child and nobody can get at her She's a wild child woh, nobody can get to her Sleeping out on the street Woh, living all alone without a house or a home and then she asked you, hey please hey baby, can I have some spare change Can I break your heart She's a wild child she's a wild child I was.. I was talking to Betty about her auditions somehow they made her so ill You know that life of the theater is certainly fraught with many spills and chills, ah Then she settled down after some wine which is what happens most of the time Then we both sat and spoke in rhyme Till we'll be back to Lorraine it always gets back to Lorraine I'd been talking to Ed who'd been reported dead by some mutual friends He thought it was funny that I had no money to spend on him Then we sat down and ate some sweet cheese and talked about our lives and our dreams And the way things can come apart at the seams Then we talked about Lorraine it always gets back to Lorraine, oh She's a wild child yeah, nobody can get at her She's a wild child and nobody can get to her Sleeping out on the streets Woh, living all alone without a house or a home then she asked you, hey please baby, can I have some spare change Can I break your heart She's a wild child she's a wild child She's a wild child * all the strings downtuned one and a half tone (1 + 1/2) 1c# ----- * downtuned one and a half tone (from e to c#) 2G# ----- * downtuned one and a half tone (from B to G#) 3E ----- * downtuned one and a half tone (from G to E) 4B ----- * downtuned one and a half tone (from D to B) 5F# ----- * downtuned one and a half tone (from A to F#) 6C# ----- * downtuned one and a half tone (from E to C#) Olivier Landemaine's The VU Web Page says: there is no speed correction and the whole recording is too slow (6%) as compared with the French TV broadcast. intro {E/A}{E/A}{E/A}{E/A} {E/A}{E/A}{E/A}{E/A} (I was -) {E}{A}{E/A}{E} (- talking to Chuck in his ...) {E}{A}{E/A}{E} (- talking about the movie he ...) {D/A}{E}{D/A}{E} (- we talked about kids on the ...) {D/A}{E} (- way suicides don't leave ...) {B}{B}{B}{B} (- Loraine, it always gets back ...) {E}{A}{E/A}{E} (- talking to Phil, he was ...) {E}{A}{E/A}{E} (- given 'em up since his last ...) {D/A}{E}{D/A}{E} (- we spoke of rhythm and verse ...) {D/A}{E} (- way life at times could get ...) {B}{B}{B}{B} (- Loraine, it always comes down ...) {E}{A}{E}{A} (She's A wild child ...) {E}{A}{E}{A} (She's A wild child ...) {C#m}{A} (Sleeping out on the street) {E}{A}{E}{A} (Woh, living all alone ...) {G#m}{G#m}{B}{B} (- please, hey baby, can I have ...) {E}{A}{E}{A} (She's A wild child ...) {E}{A}{E}{A} (I was..) {E}{A}{E}{A} (I was -) {E}{A}{E/A}{E} (- talking to Betty about her ...) {E}{A}{E/A}{E} (- that life of the theater is ...) {D/A}{E}{D/A}{E} (- she'd settled down after some ...) {D/A}{E} (- both sat and spoke in rhyme ...) {B}{B}{B}{B} (- Loraine, it always gets back ...) {E}{A}{E/A}{E} (- talking to Ed who'd been ...) {E}{A}{E/A}{E} (- thought it was funny that I ...) {D/A}{E}{D/A}{E} (- we sat down and ate some ...) {D/A}{E} (- things can come apart at the ...) {B}{B}{B}{B} (- Loraine, it always gets back ...) {E}{A}{E}{A} (She's A wild child ...) {E}{A}{E}{A} (She's A wild child ...) {C#m}{A} (Sleeping out on the streets) {E}{A}{E}{A} (Woh, living all alone ...) {G#m}{G#m}{B}{B} (- please, baby, can I have some ...) {E}{A}{E}{A} (She's A wild child ...) {E}{A}{E}{A} (She's A wild child) {E...