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"Ecstasy"
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album _Ecstasy_
(Lou Reed, 2000)

written by Lou Reed
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        They call you ecstasy
        nothing ever sticks to you
        Not Velcro, not Scotch Tape
        not my arms dipped in glue

        Not if I wrap myself in nylon
        a piece of duct tape down my back
        Love pierced the arrow with the 12
        and I can't get you back

        Ah, ecstasy
        ecstasy
        Ah, ecstasy

        Across the streets an old Ford, they took off its wheels
        the engine is gone
        In its seat sits a box
        with a note that says, "Goodbye Charlie, thanks a lot"

        I see a child through a window with a bib
        and I think of us and what we almost did
        The Hudson rocketing with light
        the ships pass the Statue of Liberty at night

        They call it ecstasy, ah
        ecstasy
        Ecstasy, ah
        ecstasy

        Some men call me St. Ivory
        some call me St. Maurice
        I'm smooth as alabaster
        with white veins running through my cheeks

        A big stud through my eyebrow
        a scar on my arm that says, "Domain"
        I put it over the tattoo
        that contained your name

        They called you ecstasy, ecstasy
        ecstasy
        They call you ecstasy, ecstasy
        ecstasy

        The moon passing through a cloud
        a body facing up is floating towards a crowd
        And I think of a time and what I couldn't do
        I couldn't hold you close, I couldn't, I couldn't become you

        They call you ecstasy, I can't hold you down
        I can't hold you up
        I feel like that car that I saw today, no radio
        no engine, no hood

        I'm going to the cafe, I hope they've got music
        and I hope that they can play
        But if we have to part
        I'll have a new scar right over my heart
        I'll call it ecstasy

        Oh, ecstasy, ecstasy
        ecstasy
        Ecstasy, ecstasy
        ecstasy



intro   /E}            bass
        {F}{E}{F}{F}
        {F}{E}{F}{F}   (ooohhh)

        {F}{E}{F}{F}   (They call you ecstasy ...)
        {F}{E}{F}{F}   (Not Velcro, not Scotch Tape ...)

        {F}{E}{F}{F}   (- wrap myself in nylon ...)
        {F}{E}{F}{F}   (Love pierced the arrow with the 12 ...)

chorus  {F}{E}{F}{F}   (- ecstasy, ecstasy)
        {F}{E}{F}{F}   (Ah, ecstasy)

        {F}{E}{F}{F}   (Across the streets an old Ford ...)
        {F}{E}{F}{F}   (In its seat sits a box ...)

        {F}{E}{F}{F}   (- child through a window with a bib ...)
        {F}{E}{F}{F}   (- rocketing with light ...)

chorus  {F}{E}{F}{F}   (- ecstasy, ah, ecstasy)
        {F}{E}{F}{F}   (Ecstasy, ah, ecstasy)

        {F}{E}{F}{F}   (Some men call me St. Ivory ...)
        {F}{E}{F}{F}   (- smooth as alabaster ...)

        {F}{E}{F}{F}   (- stud through my eyebrow ...)
        {F}{E}{F}{F}   (- over the tattoo ...)

chorus  {F}{E}{F}{F}   (- ecstasy, ecstasy, ecstasy ...)
        {F}{E}{F}{F}   (- ecstasy, ecstasy ecstasy, The -)

        {F}{E}{F}{F}   (- moon passing through a cloud ...)
        {F}{E}{F}{F}   (- think of a time and what I couldn't ...)

        {F}{E}{F}{F}   (- ecstasy, I can't hold you down ...)
        {F}{E}{F}{F}   (- feel like that car that I saw today ...)

        {F}{E}{F}{F}   (- to the cafe, I hope they've got music ...)
        {F}{E}{F}{F}   (- if we have to part ...)

chorus  {F}{E}{F}{F}   (- ecstasy, ecstasy, ecstasy)
        {F}{E}{F}{F}   (Ecstasy, ecstasy, ecstasy)

strings {F}{E}{F}{F}
bass    {F}{E}{F}{F}   (ooohhh)
        {F}{E}{F}{F}
        {F}{E}{F}{F}
        ... fade out




* intro and riff

     {F}           {E}            {F}            {F}
 1e -----------0--------------------------------------------------
 2B --x--1-x-1---x--0----x--0-0-x--0----x--0-0-x--0----x--0-0--x--
 3G --x--2-x-2---x--1----x--1-1-x--2----x--2-2-x--2----x--2-2--x--
 4D --x--3-x-3---x--2----x--2-2-x--3----x--3-3-x--3----x--3-3--x--
 5A --------------------------------------------------------------
 6E --------------------------------------------------------------








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"Ecstasy"
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album _Animal Serenade_
(Lou Reed, 2004)

Jun 24, 2003
The Wiltern, Los Angeles
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        They call you ecstasy
        nothing ever sticks to you
        Not Velcro, not Scotch Tape
        not my arms dipped in glue

        Not if I wrap myself in nylon
        a piece of duct tape down my back
        Love pierced the arrow with the 12
        and I can't get you back

        Ecstasy
        ecstasy
        Ecstasy
        ecstasy
        Ecstasy
        ecstasy, mmmm..
        Ecstasy
        ecstasy

        Across the streets an old Ford, they took off its wheels
        the engine is gone
        In its seat sits a box
        with a note that says, "Goodbye Charlie, thanks a lot"

        I see a child through a window with a bib
        and I think of us and what we almost did
        The Hudson rocketing with light
        the ships pass the Statue of Liberty at night

        Ecstasy
        ecstasy
        Ecstasy
        ecstasy

        Some men call me St. Ivory
        some call me St. Maurice
        I'm smooth as alabaster
        with white veins running through my cheeks

        Big stud through my eyebrow
        scar on my arm that says, "Domain"
        I put it over the tattoo
        that contained your name

        Ecstasy
        ecstasy
        Ecstasy, ecstasy
        ecstasy

        The moon passing through a cloud
        a body facing up is floating towards a crowd
        I think of a time and what I couldn't do
        I couldn't hold you close, I couldn't become you

        They call you ecstasy, I can't hold you down
        I can't hold you up
        I feel like that car that I saw today
        no radio, no engine, no hood

        I'm going to the cafe, I hope they've got some music
        and I hope that guys can play
        If we've got to part
        I'll have a new scar right over my heart
        I'll call it ecstasy

        Mmmm..
        ecstasy, I know
        I know
        I'll call you ecstasy, ecstasy
        Mmmm..
        ecstasy
        Ah
        ecstasy, ecstasy
        Mmmm.., ah
        ecstasy, ecstasy, ah
        Ecstasy, ecstasy, ah
        ah, ah




* chords: same as _Ecstasy_ version.




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thanks: Taco Veenstra (taco@tppveenstra.myweb.nl)
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They are the exact words he sings,
not just lyrics I copied from the booklet.



Ecstasy
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They call you ecstasy
Nothing ever sticks to you
Not velcro not scotch tape
Not my arms dipped in glue
Not if I wrap myself in nylon
A piece of duct tape down my back
Love pierced the arrow with the 12
And I can't get you back
O ecstasy, ecstacy
O ecstacy

Across the street is an old Ford
They took off its wheels
The engine is gone
In its seat sits a box
with a note that says "goodbye Charlie, thanks a lot"
I see a child through a window with a bib
and I think of us, and what we almost did
The Hudson rocketing with light
The ships pass the Statue of Liberty at night
They call it ecstasy, o, ecstasy
ecstasy, o ecstasy

Some men call me St.Ivory
Some call me St.Maurice
I'm smooth as alabaster
with white veins running through my cheeks
A big stud through my eyebrow
A scar on my arm that says "domain"
I put it over the tattoo
that contained your name
They called you ecstasy, ecstasy, ecstasy
They call you ecstasy, ecstasy, ecstasy

The moon passing through a cloud
A body facing up is floating towards a crowd
and I think of a time and what I couldn't do
I couldn't hold you close, I couldn't, I couldn't become you
They call you ecstasy
I can't hold you down, I cant hold you up
I feel like that car that I saw today
No radio, no engine, no hood
I'm going to the cafe I hope they've got music
and I hope that they can play
But if we have to part I'll have a new scar right over my heart
I'll call it ecstasy
O ecstasy, ecstasy, ecstasy
Ecstasy, ecstasy, ecstasy

Ecstasy


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transcribed by Shiroh KOUCHI (wildside@mx21.tiki.ne.jp)
http://ww21.tiki.ne.jp/~wildside/
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