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"Strawman"
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album _New York_
(Lou Reed, 1989)
written by Lou Reed
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We who have so much to you who have so little
to you who don't have anything at all
We who have so much more than any one man does need
and you who don't have anything at all, ah
Does anybody need another million dollar movie
does anybody need another million dollar star
Does anybody need to be told over and over
spitting in the wind comes back at you twice as hard
Strawman, going straight to the devil
strawman, going straight to hell
Strawman, going straight to the devil
Strawman
strawman
Strawman
strawman, yes
Does anyone really need a billion dollar rocket
does anyone need a 60,000 dollars car
Does anyone need another president
or the sins of Swaggart parts 6, 7, 8 and 9, ah
Does anyone need yet another politician
caught with his pants down and money sticking in his hole
Does anyone need another racist preacher
spittin' in the wind can only do you harm, ooohhh
Strawman, going straight to the devil
strawman, going straight to hell
Strawman, going straight to the devil
Strawman
strawman
Strawman
strawman
Does anyone need another faulty shuttle
blasting off to the moon, Venus or Mars
Does anybody need another self-righteous rock singer
whose nose he says has led him straight to God
Does anyone need yet another blank skyscraper
if you're like me I'm sure a minor miracle will do
A flaming sword or maybe a gold ark floating up the Hudson
when you spit in the wind it comes right back at you
Strawman, going straight to the devil
Strawman, going straight to hell
Strawman, going to the devil
Strawman, strawman
strawman, ...., ah
Strawman
strawman
intro {Bm}{F#m}{A}{A}
{Bm}{F#m}{A}{A}
{A}{E}{D}{A} (We who have so much to you who have so ...)
{A}{E}{D}{A} (We who have so much more than any one ...)
{A}{E}{D}{A} (Does anybody need another million ...)
{A}{E}{D}{A} (Does anybody need to be told over and ...)
{D}{A}{D}{A} (Strawman, going straight to the devil ...)
{D}{A} (Strawman, going straight to the devil)
{D}{D}{A}{A} (Strawman, strawman)
{D}{D}{A}{A} (Strawman, strawman, yes)
....
g.solo {A}{E}{D}{A} * scale 1
{A}{E}{D}{A}
{D}{A}{D}{A} * scale 2
{D}{A}
{D}{D}{A}{A}
{D}{D}{A}{A}
....
coda {Bm}{F#m}{A}{A}
{Bm}{F#m}{A...
* intro and coda
{Bm} {F#m} {A} {A}
1e ---------------------------------------------------------------
2B ---------------------------------------------------------------
3G --4---2-----------------------------------2-----2-----2-----2--
4D ---------4---2----2h4---2-----------------2-----2-----2-----2--
5A ---------------------------4--0--2--0---0-----0-----0-----0----
6E ---------------------------------------------------------------
* guitar solo (left channel: Lou Reed): scale 1 (1st bar - 8th bar)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1e --|---|---|---|---|---|---|-
2B --|---|---|---|---|---|---|-
3G --|-o-|---|-o-|---|-o-|-o-|- ...
4D --|---|---|---|---|---|---|-
5A --|---|---|---|---|---|---|-
6E --|---|---|---|---|---|---|-
* guitar solo (left channel: Lou Reed): scale 2 (9th bar - 22th bar)
7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
1e --|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|-
2B --|-o-|---|---|-o-|---|---|---|-o-|-o-|---|-o-|---|-o-|-
3G --|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|-
4D --|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|-
5A --|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|-
6E --|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|-
*** please note ***
h - hammer on
p - pull off
b - bend string up
r - release bend
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
v - vibrato
^ - harmonics
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"Strawman"
(live)
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album _Just Say Mao (Volume III Of Just Say Yes)_
(Various Artists, 1989)
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We who have so much, yeah, you who have so little
and you who don't have anything at all
You who have so much more than any one man does need
and we, you who don't have anything at all
Does anybody really need another million dollar movie
does anybody need another million dollar star
Does anybody really need to be told over and over
spitting in the wind can only do you harm
Strawman, baby going straight to the devil
strawman, going straight to hell
Strawman, going to the devil-devil-devil now
Strawman (strawman) (strawman)
strawman
Strawman (strawman) (strawman)
strawman
Does anybody really need a billion dollar rocket
does anybody need a 60,000 dollars car
Does anybody really need another president
or the sins of Swaggart parts 6, 7, 8 and 9
Does anybody really need another politician
caught with his pants down, money sticking in his hole
Does anybody really need another racist preacher
wow baby, spittin' in the wind can only do you harm
Strawman, going straight to the devil, huh
strawman, going straight to hell
Strawman, going straight to the devil now
Strawman (strawman) (strawman)
oh-oh, strawman
Strawman (strawman) (strawman)
strawman
Does anyone really need another faulty shuttle
blasting off to the moonlit Venus or Mars
Does anybody really need
another self-righteous rock 'n' roll singer
whose nose he says has led him straight to God
Does anybody really need another blank skyscraper
hey, if you're like me I'm a minor miracle will do
A flaming sword or a gold ark floating up the Hudson
when you spit in the wind it comes right back at you
Strawman
strawman, going straight to hell
Strawman, going straight to the devil, wow-wow
Strawman (strawman) (strawman)
strawman
Strawman (strawman) (strawman)
strawman
* chords: same as album _New York_ version
* guitar solo (by Lou Reed): scale
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
1e --|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|-
2B --|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|-
3G --|-o-|---|-o-|---|-o-|-o-|---|-o-|---|-o-|- ...
4D --|---|---|-o-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|-
5A --|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|-
6E --|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|-
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transcribed by Shiroh KOUCHI (wildside@mtci.ne.jp)
http://w3.mtci.ne.jp/~wildside/lou_reed/index.html
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The above is solely MY INTERPRETATION of this great song, in a format aimed at learning guitarists.
No attempt has been made to copy or reproduce the artist's or publisher's sheet music for the song,
if such exists.
It can be used for INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. To play the song as it should be played, you should
purchase the official sheetmusic for the song. You should also purchase and listen to the song to learn
the rhythm and timing of the song - this is essential if you wish to play the song with any degree of accuracy
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