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"Follow The Leader"
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album _Rock And Roll Heart_
(Lou Reed, 1976)
written by Lou Reed
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Follow, follow the leader na-na-now
New York, New York City na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-now
Follow, follow the leader na-na-now
New York, New York City na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-now
Oh, if you wanna dance
hey, work up a sweat
and you better better better get yourself, ah huh
a little romance, then you know you gotta -
Ooohhh, get up a little sweat and get a little romance
then you better now
Follow, follow the leader na-na-na-na-na-now
New York, New York City na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-now
Follow, follow the leader na-na-now
New York, New York City na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-now
Yeah, if you wanna dance
you better work up a sweat now, baby
get a little romance, yeah yeah yeah, you better
Yeah, you better work up a sweat
get yourself a little romance then you know you better
Oh now boy, follow the leader na-na-now
Oh New York, New York City na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-now
get it on
Oh, follow now, the leader na-na-now
follow the leader now
intro x} drums
{A#m}{D#(onA#)}{A#m}{D#(onA#)}
{A#m}{D#(onA#)}{A#m}{D#(onA#)}
{G#m}{G#m}{G#m}{G#m}
{G#m}{G#m}{G#m}{G#m} (Follow, follow the ...)
{G#m}{G#m}{G#m}{G#m} (New York, New York ...)
{G#m}{G#m}{G#m}{G#m} (Follow, follow the ...)
{G#m}{G#m}{G#m}{G#m} (New York, New York ...)
{C#m}{F#}{Bm}{E} (Oh, if you wanna ...)
{Bm}{E} (Ooohhh, get up a ...)
{G#m}{G#m}{G#m}{G#m} (Follow, follow the ...)
{G#m}{G#m}{G#m}{G#m} (New York, New York ...)
{G#m}{G#m}{G#m}{G#m} (Follow, follow the ...)
{G#m}{G#m}{G#m}{G#m} (New York, New York ...)
{C#m}{F#}{Bm}{E} (Yeah, if you wanna ...)
{Bm}{E} (Yeah, you better work ...)
coda {G#m}{G#m}{G#m}{G#m} (Oh now boy, follow ...)
{G#m}{G#m}{G#m}{G#m} (New York, New York ...)
{G#m}{G#m}{G#m}{G#m}
... fade out
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"Follow The Leader"
(The Matrix, San Francisco, 11-27-69)
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box set _Bootleg Series Volume 1: The Quine Tapes_
(The Velvet Underground, 2001)
Nov 27, 1969
The Matrix, San Francisco, California
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Jersey, oh Jersey City now
Manhattan Island, Manhattan Island
Well you know that it's just all right
if it makes you feel like you wanna dance
It makes you feel like you wanna dance
Follow, follow
follow, follow
Jersey, now Jersey City, Manhattan, Manhattan Island
Follow, follow the leader, follow the leader
Well ...... you feel
like you wanna dance
Like you wanna dance
Follow
follow the leader
Follow
follow the leader
Follow, ah, follow the leader
Follow, huh, follow the leader
Jersey, Jersey City
Ah, Manhattan Island
New York City, Manhattan Island
Follow, ah, follow the leader
Follow, follow the leader
Follow, follow the leader
New York, ah New York City
New York, ah New York City
Ah, it ..... makes you feel
like you want to dance
Yeah, like you want to dance
You gotta follow
follow the leader
Follow, oh, wow
follow the leader
And if it makes you feel
just like you wanna dance
Like you wanna dance
You got to follow
follow the leader
Follow, ooohhh
follow the leader
* 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)
intro {G#m}{G#m}{G#m}{G#m}
{G#m}{G#m}{G#m}{G#m}
{G#m}{G#m}{G#m}{G#m}
{G#m}{G#m}{G#m}{G#m}
{G#m}{G#m}{G#m}{G#m}
{G#m}{G#m}{G#m}{G#m}
{G#m}{G#m}{G#m}{G#m}
{G#m}
{C#m}{F#}{B}{E}
{B}{E}
{G#m}{G#m}{G#m}{G#m}
{G#m}{G#m}{G#m}{G#m}
{G#m}{G#m}{G#m}{G#m}
{G#m}{G#m}{G#m}{G#m}
.... repeat
....
{G#m}{G#m}{G#m}{G#m}
{G#m}{G#m}{G#m}{G#m}
{G#m}{G#m}{G#m}{G#m}
{G#m}{G#m}{G#m}{G#m}
{G#m}{G#m}{G#m}{G#m} (Jersey, oh Jersey City now)
{G#m}{G#m}{G#m}{G#m} (Manhattan Island, Manhattan Island)
{C#m}{F#}{B}{E} (Well you know that it's just ...)
{B}{E} (It makes you feel like you ...)
{G#m}{G#m}{G#m}{G#m} (Follow, follow, follow, follow)
{G#m}{G#m}{G#m}{G#m}
{G#m}{G#m}{G#m}{G#m}
{G#m}{G#m}{G#m}{G#m}
{G#m}{G#m}{G#m}{G#m}
....
....
* riff (all the strings downtuned a whole-tone)
{G#m} {G#m}
*1d --4...--------------4......-------------
*2A --7...--------------6......-------------
*3F --4...--------------4......-------------
*4C --x...--------------x......-------------
*5G --6...--------------6......-------------
*6D --4...--------------4......-------------
{G#m} {G#m}
--4...--------------6......-------------
--4...--------------4......-------------
--4...--------------4......------------- ...
--x...--------------x......-------------
--6...--------------6......-------------
--4...--------------4......-------------
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"What Goes On" /
"Follow The Leader"
(medley)
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rehearsal
(Lou Reed, 1971)
* different lyrics
1971
Richard Robinson's apartment, NYC
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What goes on, babe, in my mind
I think that I am, woh, fallin' down
What goes on, hey babe, in my mind
I think that, woh, I am fallin' down
Woh, lady be good, do what you should
you know it'll work alright
Lady be good, do what you should
you know it'll be alright
I'm going up, I'm going down
I'm gonna fly from side to side
See the bells up in east
somebody's cut the strings in two, wow-woh
Lady be good, do what you should
you know it'll be alright
Lady be good, do what you should
you know that'll be alright
and you gotta, woh
You got to follow, follow the leader
New York, New York City
You got to follow the leader
You got to follow to New York City
Woh, if you feel so good
yeah, let me got to dance
Woh babe, let me got to dance
woh, you got to follow
(scat)
Woh, if you wanna make me dance
woh, and makes feel alright
Woh, if they're alright
then you gotta
What goes on, babe, in my mind
I feel like I am fallin' down
What goes on in your mind
I feel like, woh, I am fallin' down
Hey now baby, be good, do what you should
you know it'll be alright
Lady be good, do what you should
you know it'll be alright
You got to follow, follow the leader
New York, New York City
If you make feel
woh babe, like you want to dance
Woh, like you're ...... dance
yeah, you got to follow
* 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)
intro {E}{E}{D/A}{E} (What goes -)
{E}{E}{D/A}{E} (- on, babe, in my mind ...)
{E}{E}{D/A}{E} (- on, hey babe, in my mind ...)
{B}{A}{E}{E} (- good, do what you should ...)
{B}{A}{E}{E} (- good, do what you should ...)
{E}{E}{D/A}{E} (- up, I'm going down ...)
{E}{E}{D/A}{E} (- bells up in east ...)
{B}{A}{E}{E} (- good, do what you should ...)
{B}{A}{E}{E} (- good, do what you should ...)
{G#m}{G#m} (- woh)
{G#m}{G#m}{G#m}{G#m}
{G#m}{G#m}{G#m}{G#m} (You got to -)
{G#m}{G#m}{G#m}{G#m} (- follow, follow the leader ...)
{G#m}{G#m}{G#m}{G#m} (- follow the leader ...)
{C#m}{F#}{B}{E} (Woh, if you feel so good ...)
{B}{E} (Woh babe, let me got to dance ...)
{G#m}{G#m} (- follow)
scat {G#m}{G#m}{G#m}{G#m} (scat)
{G#m}{G#m}{G#m}{G#m} (scat)
{C#m}{F#}{B}{E} (Woh, if you wanna make me dance ...)
{B}{E} (Woh, if they're all right ...)
{E}{E} (What goes -)
{E}{E}{D/A}{E} (- on, babe, in my mind ...)
{E}{E}{D/A}{E} (- on in your mind ...)
{B}{A}{E}{E} (- good, do what you should ...)
{B}{A}{E}{E} (- good, do what you should ...)
{G#m}{G#m}{G#m}{G#m} (You got to -)
{G#m}{G#m}{G#m}{G#m} (- follow, follow the leader)
{G#m}{G#m}{G#m}{G#m} (New York, New York City)
{C#m}{F#}{B}{E} (If you make feel ...)
{B}{E} (Woh, like you're ...... dance ...)
{G#m}{G#m} (- follow)
{E}{E}{D/A}{E}
* "Follow The Leader" riff (all the strings downtuned a whole-tone)
{G#m} {G#m}
*1d --4...-----4...-----4......-------------
*2A --7...-----6...-----4......-------------
*3F --4...-----4...-----4......------------- ...
*4C --x...-----x...-----x......-------------
*5G --6...-----6...-----6......-------------
*6D --4...-----4...-----4......-------------
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transcribed by Shiroh KOUCHI (wildside@mx21.tiki.ne.jp)
http://ww21.tiki.ne.jp/~wildside/
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