=================================== "Standing On Ceremony" =================================== album _Growing Up In Public_ (Lou Reed, 1980) written by Lou Reed/Michael Fonfara =================================== Remember your manners will you please take your hat off Your mother is dying listen to her cough We were always standing on ceremony We were always standing on ceremony Can't you show some respect please although you didn't in real life Your mother is dying and I god damn well hope you're satisfied We were always standing on ceremony We were always standing on ceremony So please play another song on that juke box Please play another pretty sad song for me And if that phone rings, tell them that you haven't seen me If that last phone rings tell them that you haven't seen me for weeks and this one here's on me Standing on ceremony, standing on ceremony Standing on ceremony, standing on ceremony Standing on ceremony, you were always standing on ceremony (Standing, on ceremony) (Standing, on ceremony) (Standing, on ceremony) (Standing, on ceremony) (Standing, on ceremony) (Standing, on ceremony) ... intro /x.E} {Am}{Am}{F}{F} {Am}{Am}{F}{F} {Am}{Am}{F}{F} (Remember your manners, will you ...) {Am}{Am}{F}{F} (Your mother is dying, listen to ...) {Em}{Bm}{F}{Am/E} (We were always standing on ceremony) {Em}{Bm}{F}{Am/E} (We were always standing on ceremony) {Am}{Am}{F}{F} {Am}{Am}{F}{F} ... {C}{F}{C}{G} (So please play another song on ...) {C}{F}{C}{G} (Please play another pretty sad ...) {C}{F}{C}{G} (And if that phone rings, tell ...) {C}{F}{C}{F} (If that last phone rings ...) {Am}{Am}{F}{F} {Am}{Am}{F}{F} {F/G}{Am}{F/G}{Am} (Standing on ceremony, standing ...) {F/G}{Am}{F/G}{Am} (Standing on ceremony, standing ...) {F/G}{Am}{F/G}{Am} (Standing on ceremony, you were ...) {F/G}{Am}{F/G}{Am} (Standing, on ceremony) {F/G}{Am}{F/G}{Am} (Standing, on ceremony) {F/G}{Am}{F/G}{Am} (Standing, on ceremony) {F/G}{Am}{F/G}{Am} (Standing, on ceremony) {F/G}{Am}{F/G}{Am} (Standing, on ceremony) {F/G}{Am}{F/G}{Am} (Standing, on ceremony) ...fade out * intro and riff /x.E}{Am} {Am} {F} {F} 1e --------------------------------------------------------------- 2B ---------------0-1--------------------------------------------- 3G -------------------2------------------------2p0---------------- 4D ---x---2-------------2v-------------------------3-------------- 5A ---x---0----------------------------3-------------3v----------- 6E ------------------------------------1-------------------------- {Am} {Am} {F} {F} ----------------------------------------------------------- -----------0-1--------------------------------------------- ---------------2------------------------2p0---------------- ---2-------------2v-------------------------3-------------- ---0----------------------------3-------------3v-----3--2-- --------------------------------1-------------------------- * We were always standing on ceremony {Em} {Bm} {F} {Am / E } 1e --0-------0--------2-------2--------1-------1--------5-5-5--4---- 2B ----0-------0--------3-------3--------1-------1------5-5-5--5---- 3G ------0-------0--------4-------4--------2-------2---------------- 4D --------2-------2--------4-------4--------3-------3-------------- 5A ----------------------------------------------------------------- 6E ----------------------------------------------------------------- |------------------- mute play -------------------| We were always standing on ceremony {Em} {Bm} {F} {Am / E } --0-------0--------2-------2--------1-------1-------------------- ----0-------0--------3-------3--------1-------1------------------ ------0-------0--------4-------4--------2-------2----2-3-2-1v---- --------2-------2--------4-------4--------3-------3-------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ( ---- mute play --- ) *** please note *** h - hammer on p - pull off b - bend string up r - release bend / - slide up \ - slide down v - vibrato ^ - harmonics ********************************************************************** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- thanks: Detlef Juergens (detlef.juergens@nwn.de) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Maybe it helps. Standing On Ceremony Remenber your manners Will you please take your hat off Your mother is dying Listen to her cough We were always Standing on Ceremony Can't you show some respect please Although you didn't in real life Your mother is dying And I god damn will hope you're satisfied We were always Standing on Ceremony We were always Standing on Ceremony So please play another song on that jukebox Please play another pretty sad song for me And if that phone rings Tell them that you haven't seen me If the phone rings Tell them you haven't seen me for weeks And this one here's on me Standing on Ceremony Standing on Ceremony Standing on Ceremony Standing on Ceremony Standing on Ceremony You were always Standing on Your Ceremony ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ********************************************************************** transcribed by Shiroh KOUCHI (wildside@mx21.tiki.ne.jp) http://ww21.tiki.ne.jp/~wildside/ **********************************************************************