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"A Gift"
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album _Coney Island Baby_
(Lou Reed, 1976)

written by Lou Reed
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        I'm just a gift to the women of this world
        I'm just a gift to the women of this world

        Responsibility sits so ah hard on my shoulder
        like a good wine, I'm better as I grow older and now -

        - I'm just a gift to the women of this world
        I'm just a gift to the women of this world
        I'm just a gift to the women of this world

        It's hard to settle for second best
        after you've had me, you know that you've had the best
        and now you know that -

        - I'm just a gift to the women of this world

        (I'm just a gift to the women of this world)
        (I'm just a gift to the women of this world)

        Responsibility sits hard on my shoulder
        like a good wine, I'm better as I get older and now -

        - I'm just a gift to the women of this world
        You know that I'm just a gift to the women of this world
        just a gift now

        (I'm just a gift to the women of this world)
        (I'm just a gift to the women of this world)
        (I'm just a gift to the women of this world)
        (I'm just a gift to the women of this world, just now)
        (I'm just a gift to the women of this world, just a gift)
        (I'm just a gift to the women of this world)
        I'm just a gift to the women of this world
        I'm just a gift to the women of this world
        ....




        {G}{Am}{Am}{D}   (I'm just a gift to the women ...)
        {G}{Am}{Am}{D}   (I'm just a gift to the women ...)

        {Am}{D}{Am}{D}   (Responsibility sits so ah ...)

        {G}{Am}{Am}{D}   (I'm just a gift to the women ...)
        {G}{Am}{Am}{D}   (I'm just a gift to the women ...)
        {G}{Am}{Am}{D}   (I'm just a gift to the women ...)

        {Am}{D}{Am}{D}   (It's hard to settle for second best ...)

        {G}{Am}{Am}{D}   (- know that I'm just a gift ...)

        {G}{Am}{Am}{D}   background vocals
        {G}{Am}{Am}{D}   background vocals

        {Am}{D}{Am}{D}   (Responsibility sits ...)

        {G}{Am}{Am}{D}   (- I'm just a gift to the women ...)
        {G}{Am}{Am}{D}   (- I'm just a gift to the women ...)
        {G}{Am}{Am}{D}   background vocals
        {G}{Am}{Am}{D}   background vocals
        {G}{Am}{Am}{D}   background vocals
        {G}{Am}{Am}{D}   background vocals
        {G}{Am}{Am}{D}   background vocals
        {G}{Am}{Am}{D}   background vocals
        {G}{Am}{Am}{D}   (I'm just a gift to the women ...)
        {G}{Am}{Am}{D}   (I'm just a gift to the women ...)
        ... fade out




* riff

                  I'm just a    gift to the women of this -
     {G}                       {Am}
 1e ----3----------0---------------------7---10--10---
 2B ------3----------------------------5---5--8---8---
 3G --0-----0--2b4---2b3r2p0---------5--------9---9---
 4D --0----------------------2-----5------------------
 5A -----------------------------0--------------------
 6E --------------------------------------------------

- world
 {Am}                 {D}
------7-----10--10-\-----2-0h2p0------0-0h2---
--------10---8---8-\-------------3--3---------
----9--------9---9-\--------------------------
-----------------------0----------------------
--0-------------------------------------------
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            I'm just a   gift to the women of this -
 {G}                    {Am}
--x--3------------------------7-----10--10---
--x--3---0---0-------------10---10---8---8---
--x--4---0h2-0-----------------------9---9---
--x--5---------0h2p0-------------------------
---------------------2---0-------------------
---------------------------------------------

-  world
 {Am}                   {D}
----7-----10--10---10\-------0h2p0------------
-----------8---8----8\-------------3-----7^---
------9----9---9----9\-----2-------------7^---
-------------------------0-----------0---7^---
--0-------------------------------------------
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*** 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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transcribed by Shiroh KOUCHI (wildside@mx21.tiki.ne.jp)
http://ww21.tiki.ne.jp/~wildside/
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