Lou Reed - Berlin (?Lou Reed? Album Version)
NOTE: This is primarily a piano song and therefore sometimes hard to convert it to
guitar (as you will see with chords like F7/Eb and Gm/F)
Cm7 x35343
G/B x2543x
Bb6 x15331
G5/A x0x03x
[Gmaj7]D/F# [354433]xx4232
Dmaj7 xx0222
F 133211 or xx3211
Fmaj7/E 033210 or xx2211
F7/Eb xx1241 or xx1211
Bb x13331
C x32010
Eb x65343
Gm 355333 or xx5333
Gm/F 155333 or xx3333
Gm/E 055333 or xx2333
C/Bb x1x010
C/A x02010
C/Ab 4x2x10
Cmaj7/G 332000
Dm x57765
[G]C2 [355433]x35553
[Cm7] In Berlin[G/B], by the Wall
[Bb6] you were five foot ten [G5/A]inches tall
Gmaj7 riff
It was very nice
candlel[D/F#]ight and Dubonnet on ice[Dmaj7]
[Cm7] We were i[G/B]n a small cafe
[Bb6] you could hear the g[G/A]uitars play
Gmaj7 riff
It was very nice
it w[D/F#]as paradise
[F] You're rig[Fmaj7/E]ht and I'm wrong
[F7/Eb] hey babe, I'm gonna m[Bb]iss you now that you're g[Gm]one
One sweet d[C]ay
[F]Oh, you're rig[Fmaj7/E]ht and I'm wrong
[F7/Eb] you know I'm gonna m[Bb]iss you now that you're g[Gm]one
One sweet d[Eb]ay
One sweet d[C]ay
|Gm |Gm |Gm/F |Gm/E |
|Gm |Gm |Gm/F |Gm/E |
|C C/Bb |C/A C/Ab |C C/Bb |C/A C/Ab |
|C C/Bb |C/A C/Ab |C/Ab Cmaj7/G |
[Cm7] In a small[G/B], small cafe
[Bb6] we could hear the g[G5/A]uitars play
Gmaj7 riff
It was very nice
candlelight[D/F#] and Dubonnet on ice[Dmaj7]
[Cm7]Don't forget[G/B], hire a vet
[Bb6] he hasn't had that [G5/A]much fun yet
Gmaj7 riff
It was very nice
hey honey, it was [D/F#]paradise
[F] You're righ[Fmaj7/E]t and I'm wrong
[F7/Eb] hey babe, I'm gonna m[Bb]iss you now that you're g[Gm]one
One sweet d[C]ay
[F]Oh, you're rig[Fmaj7/E]ht and I'm wrong
[F7/Eb] you know I'm gonna m[Bb]iss you now that you're g[Gm]one
One sweet d[Eb]ay
One sweet d[C]ay
|Gm |Gm |Gm/F |Gm/E |
|Gm |Gm |Gm/F |Gm/E |
|C C/Bb |C/A C/Ab |C C/Bb |C/A C/Ab |
|C C/Bb |C/A C/Ab |C/Ab G |
[C2] [F] [Dm] [G] One sweet day
[C2] [F] [Dm] [G] One sweet day
[C2] [F] [Dm] oh[G] One sweet day
[C2] [F] [Dm] [G] One sweet day
[C2] [F]Baby[Dm] baby[G] One sweet day
[C2] [F] [Dm] [G] One sweet day
[C2] [F] [Dm] [G] One sweet day
NOTE: This is primarily a piano song and therefore sometimes hard to convert it to
guitar (as you will see with chords like F7/Eb and Gm/F)
---------chords-used---------
Cm7 x35343
G/B x2543x
Bb6 x15331
G5/A x0x03x
[Gmaj7]D/F# [354433]xx4232
Dmaj7 xx0222
F 133211 or xx3211
Fmaj7/E 033210 or xx2211
F7/Eb xx1241 or xx1211
Bb x13331
C x32010
Eb x65343
Gm 355333 or xx5333
Gm/F 155333 or xx3333
Gm/E 055333 or xx2333
C/Bb x1x010
C/A x02010
C/Ab 4x2x10
Cmaj7/G 332000
Dm x57765
[G]C2 [355433]x35553
------------verse------------
[Cm7] In Berlin[G/B], by the Wall
[Bb6] you were five foot ten [G5/A]inches tall
Gmaj7 riff
It was very nice
candlel[D/F#]ight and Dubonnet on ice[Dmaj7]
[Cm7] We were i[G/B]n a small cafe
[Bb6] you could hear the g[G/A]uitars play
Gmaj7 riff
It was very nice
it w[D/F#]as paradise
e-------------------|
b-----------4-------|
g-----4-5-7---7-5-4-|
d-5-7---------------|
a-------------------|
E-------------------|
------------chorus------------
[F] You're rig[Fmaj7/E]ht and I'm wrong
[F7/Eb] hey babe, I'm gonna m[Bb]iss you now that you're g[Gm]one
One sweet d[C]ay
[F]Oh, you're rig[Fmaj7/E]ht and I'm wrong
[F7/Eb] you know I'm gonna m[Bb]iss you now that you're g[Gm]one
One sweet d[Eb]ay
One sweet d[C]ay
----------interlude----------
|Gm |Gm |Gm/F |Gm/E |
|Gm |Gm |Gm/F |Gm/E |
|C C/Bb |C/A C/Ab |C C/Bb |C/A C/Ab |
|C C/Bb |C/A C/Ab |C/Ab Cmaj7/G |
------------verse------------
[Cm7] In a small[G/B], small cafe
[Bb6] we could hear the g[G5/A]uitars play
Gmaj7 riff
It was very nice
candlelight[D/F#] and Dubonnet on ice[Dmaj7]
[Cm7]Don't forget[G/B], hire a vet
[Bb6] he hasn't had that [G5/A]much fun yet
Gmaj7 riff
It was very nice
hey honey, it was [D/F#]paradise
------------chorus------------
[F] You're righ[Fmaj7/E]t and I'm wrong
[F7/Eb] hey babe, I'm gonna m[Bb]iss you now that you're g[Gm]one
One sweet d[C]ay
[F]Oh, you're rig[Fmaj7/E]ht and I'm wrong
[F7/Eb] you know I'm gonna m[Bb]iss you now that you're g[Gm]one
One sweet d[Eb]ay
One sweet d[C]ay
------------bridge------------
|Gm |Gm |Gm/F |Gm/E |
|Gm |Gm |Gm/F |Gm/E |
|C C/Bb |C/A C/Ab |C C/Bb |C/A C/Ab |
|C C/Bb |C/A C/Ab |C/Ab G |
------------outro------------
[C2] [F] [Dm] [G] One sweet day
[C2] [F] [Dm] [G] One sweet day
[C2] [F] [Dm] oh[G] One sweet day
[C2] [F] [Dm] [G] One sweet day
[C2] [F]Baby[Dm] baby[G] One sweet day
[C2] [F] [Dm] [G] One sweet day
[C2] [F] [Dm] [G] One sweet day