=================== "Ecstasy" =================== album _Ecstasy_ (Lou Reed, 2000) written by Lou Reed =================== 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 -------------------------------------------------------------- ======================== "Ecstasy" ======================== album _Animal Serenade_ (Lou Reed, 2004) Jun 24, 2003 The Wiltern, Los Angeles ======================== 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. ********************************************************************* --------------------------------------------------------------------- thanks: Taco Veenstra (taco@tppveenstra.myweb.nl) --------------------------------------------------------------------- They are the exact words he sings, not just lyrics I copied from the booklet. Ecstasy -------- 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------- ********************************************************************* transcribed by Shiroh KOUCHI (wildside@mx21.tiki.ne.jp) http://ww21.tiki.ne.jp/~wildside/ *********************************************************************