=================== "Andy's Chest" =================== album _Transformer_ (Lou Reed, 1972) written by Lou Reed =================== If I could be anything in the world that flew I would be a bat and come swooping after you And if the last time you were here things were a bit askew Well you know what happens after dark When rattlesnakes lose their skins and their hearts And all the missionaries lose their bark Oh, all the trees are calling after you And all the venom snipers after you Are all the mountains bolder after you If I could be any one of the things in this world that bite Instead of an indentured ocelot on a leash I'd rather be a kite And be tied to the end of your string and flying in the air, baby, at night 'Cause you know what they say about honey bears When you shave off all their baby hair You have a hairy minded pink bare bear And all the bells are rolling out for you And stones are all erupting out for you And all the cheap bloodsuckers are flying after you Yesterday Daisy May and Biff were groovin' on the street And just like in a movie her hands became her feet Her belly button was her mouth which meant she tasted what she'd speak, ooohhh But the funny thing is what happened to her nose, ooohhh It grew until it reached all of her toes, ooohhh Now when people say her feet smell they mean her nose And curtains laced with diamonds dear for you And all the Roman noblemen for you And kingdom's Christian soldiers dear for you And melting ice cap mountains tops for you Oh-oh, and knights in flaming silver robes for you And bats that with a kiss turn prince for you Swoop-swoop, oh baby, rock-rock Swoop-swoop, rock-rock Swoop-swoop, rock-rock * all the strings downtuned a whole-tone 1d ----- * downtuned a whole-tone (from e to d) 2A ----- * downtuned a whole-tone (from B to A) 3F ----- * downtuned a whole-tone (from G to F) 4C ----- * downtuned a whole-tone (from D to C) 5G ----- * downtuned a whole-tone (from A to G) 6D ----- * downtuned a whole-tone (from E to D) {E}{E}{Asus4}{A} (If I could be anything ...) {E}{E}{Asus4}{A} (I would be a bat and come ...) {E}{E}{Asus4}{A} (- if the last time you were ...) {F}{C}{G}{G} (- know what happens after dark ...) {F}{C}{G}{G} (- rattlesnakes lose their ...) {F}{C}{G}{G} (And all the missionaries lose ...) {D}{G}{A}{A} (Oh, all the trees are calling ...) {D}{G}{A}{A} (And all the venom snipers ...) {D}{G}{A}{A} (Are all the mountains bolder ...) .... * riff (all the strings downtuned a whole-tone) - know what happens after dark {F} {C} {G} {G} *1d --------------------------------------- *2A --------------------------------------- *3F --------------------------------------- ... *4C --3---2-0--------------------5--------- *5G -----------3---2-0--------------------- *6D --------------------3------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------- * chords and tabs for standard-tuning {D}{D}{Gsus4}{G} (If I could be anything ...) {D}{D}{Gsus4}{G} (I would be a bat and come ...) {D}{D}{Gsus4}{G} (- if the last time you were ...) {D#}{A#}{F}{F} (- know what happens after dark ...) {D#}{A#}{F}{F} (- rattlesnakes lose their ...) {D#}{A#}{F}{F} (And all the missionaries lose ...) {C}{F}{G}{G} (Oh, all the trees are calling ...) {C}{F}{G}{G} (And all the venom snipers ...) {C}{F}{G}{G} (Are all the mountains bolder ...) .... * riff (standard-tuning) - know what happens after dark {D#} {A#} {F} {F} 1e --------------------------------------- 2B --------------------------------------- 3G --------------------------------------- ... 4D --1---0----------------------3--------- 5A ---------3--1---0---------------------- 6E ------------------3--1----------------- ============================== "Andy's Chest" ============================== album _VU_ (The Velvet Underground, 1985) May 13, 1969 Record Plant Studios, NY ============================== If I could be anything in the world that flew I would be a bat and come swooping after you And if the last time you were here they were a bit askew Well you know what happens after dark When rattlesnakes lose their skins and their hearts And all the missionaries lose their bark Oh, all the trees are calling after you And all the venom snipers after you Are all the mountains bolder after you If I could be any one of the things in this world that bite Instead of an identured ocelot on a leash I'd rather be a kite Be tied to the end of your string flying in the air at night 'Cause you know what they say about honey bears When you shave off all their baby hair You have a hairy minded pink bare bear And all the bells are rolling out for you And all the stones are erupting out for you And all the cheap luck suckers are flying after you Yesterday Daisy May and Biff were grooving on the street And just like in a movie her hands became her feet Her belly button was her mouth which meant she tasted what she'd speak But the funny thing is what happened to her nose It grew until it reached all of her toes Now when people say her feet smell they mean her nose And all the curtains laced with diamonds for you And all the Roman noblemen for you And kingdom's Christian sailors dear for you And melting ice cap mountain tops for you And knights in flaming silver robes for you And bats that with a kiss turn prince for you Swoop-swoop, rock-rock Roll-roll, swoop-swoop Rock-rock, roll-roll * all the strings downtuned a whole-tone 1d ----- * downtuned a whole-tone (from e to d) 2A ----- * downtuned a whole-tone (from B to A) 3F ----- * downtuned a whole-tone (from G to F) 4C ----- * downtuned a whole-tone (from D to C) 5G ----- * downtuned a whole-tone (from A to G) 6D ----- * downtuned a whole-tone (from E to D) {E}{E}{Asus4}{A} (If I could be anything ...) {E}{E}{Asus4}{A} (I would be a bat and come ...) {E}{E}{D}{A} (- if the last time you were ...) {Dm/Em}{F/F#}{G}{G} (- know what happens after dark ...) {Dm/Em}{F/F#}{G}{G} (- rattlesnakes lose their ...) {Dm/Em}{F/F#}{G}{G} (- all the missionaries lose ...) {D}{G}{A}{A} (- all the trees are calling ...) {D}{G}{A}{A} (- all the venom snipers after ...) {D}{G}{A}{A} (- all the mountains bolder ...) ... g.solo {D}{D}{G}{G} {D}{D}{A}{A} {D}{D}{G}{G} {D}{A} ... {D}{G}{A}{A} (- all the curtains laced with ...) {D}{G}{A}{A} (- all the Roman Noblemen for ...) {D}{G}{A}{A} (- kingdom's Christian sailors ...) {D}{G}{A}{A} (- melting ice cap mountain ...) {D}{G}{A}{A} (- knights in flaming silver ...) {D}{G}{A}{A} (- bats that with a kiss turn ...) {D}{G}{A}{A} (Swoop-swoop, rock-rock) {D}{G}{A}{A} (Roll-roll, swoop-swoop) {D}{G}{A}{A} (Rock-rock, roll-roll) ... fade out * guitar solo (all the strings downtuned a whole-tone) all the cheap luck suckers are flying after you {D} {G} {A} {A} *1d ------------------------------------------------------ *2A ---------------------------------------------7-x-8-x-- *3F ------------------------------------------------------ *4C ------------------------------------------------------ *5G ------------------------------------------------------ *6D ------------------------------------------------------ {D} {D} {G} {G} ---------------7---------------------------------------- -10-x-10-x-10----10-x-7--------------------------------- ---------------------------9-x-9-x-9-x-7----7-x-9v------ -----------------------------------------9-------------- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- {D} {D} {A} {A} --------------------------------------------------10-x-- --7/8--x-8---8/10---12b13---12b13r12--10---------------- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- {D} {D} {G} {G} -10-x-10-x-10-x--10-x-10-x-10-x--13v--10------------------------- -----------------------------------------13-10------------------- -----------------------------------------------12--12b14r12-10v-- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Yesterday Daisy May and Biff ... {D} {A} {E} ... -------------7--------------|------ --7--7--7h10----10--7--7----|------ --------------------------9-|--9v-- ... ----------------------------|------ ----------------------------|------ ----------------------------|------ *** please note *** h - hammer on p - pull off b - bend string up r - release bend / - slide up \ - slide down v - vibrato ^ - harmonics --------------------------------------------------------------------- * chords and tabs for standard-tuning {D}{D}{Gsus4}{G} (If I could be anything ...) {D}{D}{Gsus4}{G} (I would be a bat and come ...) {D}{D}{C}{G} (- if the last time you were ...) {Cm/Dm}{D#/E}{F}{F} (- know what happens after dark ...) {Cm/Dm}{D#/E}{F}{F} (- rattlesnakes lose their ...) {Cm/Dm}{D#/E}{F}{F} (- all the missionaries lose ...) {C}{F}{G}{G} (- all the trees are calling ...) {C}{F}{G}{G} (- all the venom snipers after ...) {C}{F}{G}{G} (- all the mountains bolder ...) ... g.solo {C}{C}{F}{F} {C}{C}{G}{G} {C}{C}{F}{F} {C}{G} ... {C}{F}{G}{G} (- all the curtains laced with ...) {C}{F}{G}{G} (- all the Roman Noblemen for ...) {C}{F}{G}{G} (- kingdom's Christian sailors ...) {C}{F}{G}{G} (- melting ice cap mountain ...) {C}{F}{G}{G} (- knights in flaming silver ...) {C}{F}{G}{G} (- bats that with a kiss turn ...) {C}{F}{G}{G} (Swoop-swoop, rock-rock) {C}{F}{G}{G} (Roll-roll, swoop-swoop) {C}{F}{G}{G} (Rock-rock, roll-roll) ... fade out * guitar solo (standard-tuning) all the cheap luck suckers are flying after you {C} {F} {G} {G} 1e ------------------------------------------------------ 2B ---------------------------------------------5-x-6-x-- 3G ------------------------------------------------------ 4D ------------------------------------------------------ 5A ------------------------------------------------------ 6E ------------------------------------------------------ {C} {C} {F} {F} -------------5--------------------------------------- --8-x-8-x-8----8-x-5--------------------------------- ------------------------7-x-7-x-7-x-5----5-x-7v------ --------------------------------------7-------------- ----------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------- {C} {C} {G} {G} -------------------------------------------------8-x-- --5/6--x-6---6/8---10b11---10b11r10--8---------------- ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ {C} {C} {F} {F} --8-x-8-x-8-x--8-x-8-x-8-x--11v--8----------------------- -----------------------------------11-8------------------ ----------------------------------------10--10b12r10-8v-- --------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- Yesterday Daisy May and Biff ... {C} {G} {D} ... ------------5-------------|------ --5--5--5h8----8--5--5----|------ ------------------------7-|--7v-- ... --------------------------|------ --------------------------|------ --------------------------|------ *** please note *** h - hammer on p - pull off b - bend string up r - release bend / - slide up \ - slide down v - vibrato ^ - harmonics ********************************************************************* --------------------------------------------------------------------- thanks: clayton m (claytooon@hotmail.com) --------------------------------------------------------------------- line 08: When rattlesnakes "lose" their skins and their hearts --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- thanks: Tom Murray (murlock@nycap.rr.com) --------------------------------------------------------------------- However, I'm nearly positive that the lyric from Andy's Chest is not either of the following: If I could be any one of the things in this world that bite **** Instead of attention or slow on a leash **** I'd rather be your kite If I could be any one of the things in this world that bite **** Instead of being a tethered ocelot on a leash **** I'd rather be your kite Rather, it is: If I could be any one of the things in this world that bite Instead of a dentured ocelot on a leash I'd rather be a kite I could be wrong, but if you listen to the song a few times with that lyric in mind, I think you'll find it sounds right. It drove me nuts trying to figure out what he was saying at that point in the song, until a friend told me. --------------------------------------------------------------------- ********************************************************************* transcribed by Shiroh KOUCHI (wildside@mx21.tiki.ne.jp) http://ww21.tiki.ne.jp/~wildside/ *********************************************************************