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"I'll Be Your Mirror"
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album _The Velvet Underground and Nico_
(The Velvet Underground, 1967)
written by Lou Reed
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I'll be your mirror
reflect what you are, in case you don't know
I'll be the wind, the rain and the sunset
the light on your door to show that you're home
When you think the night has seen your mind
that inside you're twisted and unkind
Let me stand to show that you are blind
Please put down your hands
'cause I see you
I find it hard
to believe you don't know, the beauty you are
But if you don't, let me be your eyes
a hand to your darkness, so you won't be afraid
When you think the night has seen your mind
that inside you're twisted and unkind
Let me stand to show that you are blind
Please put down your hands
'cause I see you
I'll be your mirror (reflect what you are)
I'll be your mirror (reflect what you are)
I'll be your mirror (reflect what you are)
I'll be your mirror (reflect what you are)
I'll be your mirror (reflect what you are)
* capo on 5 fret
(0) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9)(10)(11)(12)
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1e ... --||---|---|---|---|-a-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|- ...
2B ... --||---|---|---|---|-E-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|- ...
3G ... --||---|---|---|---|-C-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|- ...
4D ... --||---|---|---|---|-G-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|- ...
5A ... --||---|---|---|---|-D-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|- ...
6E ... --||---|---|---|---|-A-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|- ...
capo on 5 fret, play D form
(5) (6) (7) (8) (9)(10)
0 1 2 3 4 5
-|---||---|-o-|---|---|---|- ...
-|---||---|---|-o-|---|---|- ...
-|---||---|-o-|---|---|---|- ...
-|-o-||---|---|---|---|---|- ...
-|-o-||---|---|---|---|---|- ...
-|-x-||---|---|---|---|---|- ...
capo on 5 fret, play G form
(5) (6) (7) (8) (9)(10)
0 1 2 3 4 5
-|---||---|---|-o-|---|---|- ...
-|-o-||---|---|---|---|---|- ...
-|-o-||---|---|---|---|---|- ...
-|-o-||---|---|---|---|---|- ...
-|---||---|-o-|---|---|---|- ...
-|---||---|---|-o-|---|---|- ...
capo on 5 fret, play A form
(5) (6) (7) (8) (9)(10)
0 1 2 3 4 5
-|-o-||---|---|---|---|---|- ...
-|---||---|-o-|---|---|---|- ...
-|---||---|-o-|---|---|---|- ...
-|---||---|-o-|---|---|---|- ...
-|-o-||---|---|---|---|---|- ...
-|-x-||---|---|---|---|---|- ...
capo on 5 fret, play Em form
(5) (6) (7) (8) (9)(10)
0 1 2 3 4 5
-|-o-||---|---|---|---|---|- ...
-|-o-||---|---|---|---|---|- ...
-|-o-||---|---|---|---|---|- ...
-|---||---|-o-|---|---|---|- ...
-|---||---|-o-|---|---|---|- ...
-|-o-||---|---|---|---|---|- ...
intro {D}{G}{D}{G}
{D}{G}{D}{G}
{A}{D}{G}{A} (I'll be your mirror, reflect what ...)
{D}{G}{A}{D} (- wind, the rain and the sunset ...)
{G/A}{D}{G/A}{D} (- night has seen your mind ...)
{G/A}{D} (- show that you are blind, Please ...)
{Em}{Em}{G} (- hands, 'cause I see you)
break {A}{A}
{D}{G}{D}{G}
{A}{D}{G}{A} (I find it hard to believe you ...)
{D}{G}{A}{D} (- don't, let me be your eyes ...)
{G/A}{D}{G/A}{D} (- night has seen your mind ...)
{G/A}{D} (- show that you are blind, Please ...)
{Em}{Em}{G} (- hands, 'cause I see you)
break {A}{A}
coda {D}{G}{D}{G} (I'll be your mirror, I'll be your ...)
{D}{G}{D}{G} (I'll be your mirror, I'll be your ...)
... repeat and fade out
* capo on 5 fret
{D} {G} {D} {G}
*1a --2---0--2-0-2--3---3-5-3-0-----2---2-0--2-0-2---3---3-5-3-0----
*2E ---------0-0--------0-7-5-3-0-----3------0-0---------0-7-5-3-0--
*3C --2---2------2--0---------------2-----2------2---0--------------
*4G ----------------------------------------------------------------
*5D ----------------------------------------------------------------
*6A ----------------------------------------------------------------
{D} {G} {D} {G}
--2---2-0--2-0-2---3---3-5-3-0-----2---2-0--2-0-2---3---3-5-3-0----
----3------0-0---------0-7-5-3-0-----3------0-0---------0-7-5-3-0--
--2-----2------2---0---------------2-----2------2---0--------------
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I'll be your mirror ... in case you don't know ...
{A} {D} {G} {A}
-----5---5-3-2-0--2--2--0h2-0---2-----3--5-3-0--------5---3------
--2---------------3--3--3-----3----0--0--7-5-3-0--2-x-2---2------
--------------------------------------------------2-x-2---2------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
- the wind ..... the light on your door ...
{D} {G} {A} {D}
--2---0-2-0-2--3--3--5-3-0-------5-3-2-0-----2--0h2-0h2-0h2-0h2--
--------0-0----0--0--7-5-3-0--2-----------3--3--3---3---3---3----
--2---2-----2-----------------2-----------2----------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
- night has seen your mind .... twisted and unkind ....
{G / A }{D} {G / A }{D}
-----3----2-----2--0h2-0-0h2-0-----3----2-----2--2-----2---------
--0-----2----3--3--3-----3-------0----2----3--3----3-------------
--0-----2----2-------------------0----2----2---------2-----------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
- show that you are blind
{G / A }{D}
-----3----3-----2--2-----2------
--0-----2----3--3----3----------
--0-----2----2---------2--------
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- your hands 'cause I see you
{Em} {Em} {G}
--------0---0------------0---0-------------3---3-------
------0---0---0--------0---0---0---------0---0---0-----
----0-----------0----0-----------0-----0-----------0---
--2----------------2-----------------0-----------------
-------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------
{A} {A}
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--2--x---2-2---2-2-2--x---2-2---2-2-2-- ...
--2--x---0-0h2-2-0-2--x---0-0h2-2-0-2--
--0--x---0-0---0-0-0--x---0-0---0-0-0--
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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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* without-capo
intro {G}{C}{G}{C}
{G}{C}{G}{C}
{D}{G}{C}{D} (I'll be your mirror, reflect what ...)
{G}{C}{D}{G} (- wind, the rain and the sunset ...)
{C/D}{G}{C/D}{G} (- night has seen your mind ...)
{C/D}{G} (- show that you are blind, Please ...)
{Am}{Am}{C} (- hands, 'cause I see you)
break {D}{D}
{G}{C}{G}{C}
{D}{G}{C}{D} (I find it hard to believe you ...)
{G}{C}{D}{G} (- don't, let me be your eyes ...)
{C/D}{G}{C/D}{G} (- night has seen your mind ...)
{C/D}{G} (- show that you are blind, Please ...)
{Am}{Am}{C} (- hands, 'cause I see you)
break {D}{D}
coda {G}{C}{G}{C} (I'll be your mirror, I'll be your ...)
{G}{C}{G}{C} (I'll be your mirror, I'll be your ...)
... repeat and fade out
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"I'll Be Your Mirror"
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album _Live At Max's Kansas City_
(The Velvet Underground, 1972)
box set _Peel Slowly And See_
(The Velvet Underground, 1995)
Aug 23, 1970
Max's Kansas City, New York City
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I'll be your mirror
reflect what you are, in case you don't know
I'll be the wind, the rain and the sun
light on your door to show that you're home
When you think the night has seen your mind
and inside you're twisted and unkind
Let me stand to show that you are blind
Please put down your hands
'cause I see you, as I do
I find it hard
to believe you don't know, the beauty you are
But if you don't, let me be your eyes
a hand to your darkness, so you won't be afraid
When you think the night has seen your mind
and inside you're twisted and unkind
Let me stand to show that you are blind
Please put down your hands
'cause I see you, as I do
I'll be your mirror
I'll be your mirror
I'll be your mirror
I'll be your mirror
intro {D}{G}{D}{G}
{A}{D}{G}{A} (I'll be your mirror, reflect what ...)
{D}{G}{A}{D} (- wind, the rain and the sun ...)
{G/A}{D}{G/A}{D} (- night has seen your mind ...)
{G/A}{D} (- show that you are blind, Please ...)
{Em}{Em}{G} (- hands, 'cause I see you, as I do)
break {A}{A}
{D}{G}{D}{G}
....
coda {D}{G}{D}{G} (I'll be your mirror, I'll be your ...)
{D}{G}{D}{G} (I'll be your mirror, I'll be your ...)
{D...
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"I'll Be Your Mirror"
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album _1969 Velvet Underground Live With Lou Reed_
(The Velvet Underground, 1974)
Oct 19, 1969
End of Cole Ave, Dallas, Texas
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I'll be your mirror
reflect what you are, in case you don't know
I'll be the wind, the rain and the sunset
the light on your door to show that you're home
When you think the night has seen your mind
and inside you're twisted and unkind
Let me stand to show that you are blind
Please put down your hands
'cause I see you
I find it hard
to believe you don't know, the beauty you are
But if you don't, let me be your eyes
a hand to your darkness, so you won't be afraid
When you think the night has seen your mind
and inside you're twisted and unkind
Let me stand to show that you are blind
Please put down your hands
'cause I see you
I'll be your mirror (reflect what you are)
I'll be your mirror (reflect what you are)
I'll be your mirror (reflect what you are)
I'll be your mirror (reflect what you are)
* 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 {D}{G}{D}{G}
{A}{D}{G}{A} (I'll be your mirror, reflect what ...)
{D}{G}{A}{D} (- wind, the rain and the sunset ...)
{G/A}{D}{G/A}{D} (- night has seen your mind ...)
{G/A}{D} (- show that you are blind, Please ...)
{Em}{Em}{G} (- hands, 'cause I see you)
break {A}{A} * tab
{D}{G}{D}{G}
{A}{D}{G}{A} (I find it hard to believe you ...)
{D}{G}{A}{D} (- don't, let me be your eyes ...)
{G/A}{D}{G/A}{D} (- night has seen your mind ...)
{G/A}{D} (- show that you are blind, Please ...)
{Em}{Em}{G} (- hands, 'cause I see you)
break {A}{A} * tab
coda {D}{G}{D}{G} (I'll be your mirror, I'll be your ...)
{D}{G}{D}{G} (I'll be your mirror, I'll be your ...)
{D... (- are)
* break (all the strings downtuned a whole-tone)
{A} {A}
*1d --------------------------------------
*2A --------------------------------------
*3F --2--------0--2-2-0-2-----0--2-2-0-2--
*4C --2---x----0--2-2-0-2--x--0--2-2-0-2--
*5G --0---x----0--0-0-0-0--x--0--0-0-0-0--
*6D --------------------------------------
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* chords for standard-tuning
intro {C}{F}{C}{F}
{G}{C}{F}{G} (I'll be your mirror, reflect what ...)
{C}{F}{G}{C} (- wind, the rain and the sunset ...)
{F/G}{C}{F/G}{C} (- night has seen your mind ...)
{F/G}{C} (- show that you are blind, Please ...)
{Dm}{Dm}{F} (- hands, 'cause I see you)
break {G}{G} * tab
{C}{F}{C}{F}
{G}{C}{F}{G} (I find it hard to believe you ...)
{C}{F}{G}{C} (- don't, let me be your eyes ...)
{F/G}{C}{F/G}{C} (- night has seen your mind ...)
{F/G}{C} (- show that you are blind, Please ...)
{Dm}{Dm}{F} (- hands, 'cause I see you)
break {G}{G} * tab
coda {C}{F}{C}{F} (I'll be your mirror, I'll be your ...)
{C}{F}{C}{F} (I'll be your mirror, I'll be your ...)
{C... (- are)
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"I'll Be Your Mirror"
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album _Live MCMXCIII_
(The Velvet Underground, 1993)
Jun 1993
L'Olympia, Paris, France
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I'll be your mirror
reflect what you are, case you don't know
I'll be the wind, rain and the sunset
light on your door, show that you're home
When you think the night has seen your mind
that inside you're twisted and unkind
Let me stand to show that you are blind
Please put down your hands
'cause I see you
Now I find it hard
to believe that you don't know, the beauty that you are
But if you don't, let me be your eyes
the hand to your darkness, so you won't be afraid
When you think the night has seen your mind, mmmm..
inside you're twisted and unkind
Let me stand to show that you are blind
Please put down your hands
'cause I see you
I'll be your mirror (reflect what you are)
I'll be your mirror, babe (reflect what you are)
I'll be your mirror (reflect what you are)
I'll be your mirror (reflect what you are)
I'll be your mirror (reflect what you are)
I'll, I'll be your mirror (reflect what you are)
intro {D}{G}{D}{G}
{A}{D}{G}{A} (I'll be your mirror, reflect what ...)
{D}{G}{A}{D} (- wind, rain and the sunset ...)
{G/A}{D}{G/A}{D} (- night has seen your mind ...)
{G/A}{D} (- stand to show that you are ...)
{Em}{Em}{G} (- hands, 'cause I see you)
break {A}{A}
{D}{G}{D}{G}
{A}{D}{G}{A} (Now I find it hard, to believe ...)
{D}{G}{A}{D} (- don't, let me be your eyes ...)
{G/A}{D}{G/A}{D} (- night has seen your mind ...)
{G/A}{D} (- show that you are blind ...)
{Em}{Em}{G} (- hands, 'cause I see you)
break {A}{A}
guitar {D}{G}{D}{G} * tempo faster *
{D}{G}{D}{G}
{D}{G}{D}{G}
coda {D}{G}{D}{G} (I'll be your mirror)
{D}{G}{D}{G} (I'll be your mirror, babe)
{D}{G}{D}{G} (I'll be your mirror, I'll be your ...)
{D}{G}{D}{G} (I'll be your mirror, I'll, I'll be ...)
{D}{G}{D}{G}
{D/Bm}{Em/A}{D...
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"I'll Be Your Mirror"
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album _Perfect Night Live In London_
(Lou Reed, 1998)
Jul 03, 1997
Royal Festival Hall, London
(Meltdown Festival)
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I'll be your mirror
reflect what you are, in case you don't know
I'll be the wind, the rain and the sunset
the light on your door, show that you're home
When you think the night has seen your mind
that inside you're twisted and unkind
Let me stand to show that you are blind
Please put down your hands
'cause I see you
Well I find it hard
to believe that you don't know, the beauty that you are
But if you don't, let me be your eyes
the hand to your darkness, so you won't be afraid
When you think the night has seen your mind
that inside you're twisted and unkind
Ooohhh baby, let me stand to show that you are blind
Please put down your hands
'cause I see you
I'll be your mirror
I'll be your mirror
I'll be your mirror
I'll be your mirror
Reflect what you are
reflect what you are
Reflect what you are
reflect what you are
intro {D}{G}{D}{G}
{A}{D}{G}{A} (I'll be your mirror, reflect what ...)
{D}{G}{A}{D} (- wind, the rain and the sunset ...)
{G/A}{D}{G/A}{D} (- night has seen your mind ...)
{G/A}{D} (- show that you are blind ...)
{Em}{Em}{G} (- hands, 'cause I see you)
break {A}{A}{A}{A} * tab 1
guitar {D}{G}{D}{G}
...
{D}{G}{D}{G} (I'll be your mirror, I'll be your ...)
{D}{G}{D}{G} (I'll be your mirror, I'll be your ...)
{D}{G}{D}{G} (- are, reflect what you are ...)
{D}{G}{D}{G} (- are, reflect what you are)
{D...
* intro
{D} {G}
1e --2---0-2-0-2------3---3---5-3-2-0----
2B --3---3-3-3-3------0---0---0-0-0-0----
3G --2---2-2-2-2------0---0-------------- ...
4D --0---0-0-0-0-0----0------------------
5A -------------------2------------------
6E -------------------3------------------
* break
{A} {A}
1e ---------------------------------------
2B ---------------------------------------
3G ---------------------------------------
4D --2-x-x-0--2-2-4-5---x-x-x-4--5-x-4-2--
5A --0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--
6E ---------------------------------------
{A} {A}
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--2-x-x-0--2-2-4-5--------7-----------
--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--------0-----------
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"I'll Be Your Mirror"
(mono, alternate ending)
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album _The Classic Years_
(Nico, 1998)
album _The Velvet Underground and Nico - Deluxe Edition_
(The Velvet Underground, 2002)
* doesn't fade out
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I'll be your mirror
reflect what you are, in case you don't know
I'll be the wind, the rain and the sunset
the light on your door to show that you're home
When you think the night has seen your mind
that inside you're twisted and unkind
Let me stand to show that you are blind
Please put down your hands
'cause I see you
I find it hard
to believe you don't know, the beauty you are
But if you don't, let me be your eyes
a hand to your darkness, so you won't be afraid
When you think the night has seen your mind
that inside you're twisted and unkind
Let me stand to show that you are blind
Please put down your hands
'cause I see you
I'll be your mirror (reflect what you are)
I'll be your mirror (reflect what you are)
I'll be your mirror (reflect what you are)
I'll be your mirror (reflect what you are)
I'll be your mirror (reflect what you are)
* capo on 5 fret
(0) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9)(10)(11)(12)
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1e ... --||---|---|---|---|-a-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|- ...
2B ... --||---|---|---|---|-E-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|- ...
3G ... --||---|---|---|---|-C-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|- ...
4D ... --||---|---|---|---|-G-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|- ...
5A ... --||---|---|---|---|-D-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|- ...
6E ... --||---|---|---|---|-A-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|- ...
capo on 5 fret, play D form
(5) (6) (7) (8) (9)(10)
0 1 2 3 4 5
-|---||---|-o-|---|---|---|- ...
-|---||---|---|-o-|---|---|- ...
-|---||---|-o-|---|---|---|- ...
-|-o-||---|---|---|---|---|- ...
-|-o-||---|---|---|---|---|- ...
-|-x-||---|---|---|---|---|- ...
capo on 5 fret, play G form
(5) (6) (7) (8) (9)(10)
0 1 2 3 4 5
-|---||---|---|-o-|---|---|- ...
-|-o-||---|---|---|---|---|- ...
-|-o-||---|---|---|---|---|- ...
-|-o-||---|---|---|---|---|- ...
-|---||---|-o-|---|---|---|- ...
-|---||---|---|-o-|---|---|- ...
capo on 5 fret, play A form
(5) (6) (7) (8) (9)(10)
0 1 2 3 4 5
-|-o-||---|---|---|---|---|- ...
-|---||---|-o-|---|---|---|- ...
-|---||---|-o-|---|---|---|- ...
-|---||---|-o-|---|---|---|- ...
-|-o-||---|---|---|---|---|- ...
-|-x-||---|---|---|---|---|- ...
capo on 5 fret, play Em form
(5) (6) (7) (8) (9)(10)
0 1 2 3 4 5
-|-o-||---|---|---|---|---|- ...
-|-o-||---|---|---|---|---|- ...
-|-o-||---|---|---|---|---|- ...
-|---||---|-o-|---|---|---|- ...
-|---||---|-o-|---|---|---|- ...
-|-o-||---|---|---|---|---|- ...
capo on 5 fret, play Dsus2 form
(5) (6) (7) (8) (9)(10)
0 1 2 3 4 5
-|-o-||---|---|---|---|---|- ...
-|---||---|---|-o-|---|---|- ...
-|---||---|-o-|---|---|---|- ...
-|-o-||---|---|---|---|---|- ...
-|-o-||---|---|---|---|---|- ...
-|-x-||---|---|---|---|---|- ...
intro {D}{G}{D}{G}
{D}{G}{D}{G}
{A}{D}{G}{A} (I'll be your mirror, reflect what ...)
{D}{G}{A}{D} (- wind, the rain and the sunset ...)
{G/A}{D}{G/A}{D} (- night has seen your mind ...)
{G/A}{D} (- show that you are blind, Please ...)
{Em}{Em}{G} (- hands, 'cause I see you)
break {A}{A}
{D}{G}{D}{G}
{A}{D}{G}{A} (I find it hard to believe you ...)
{D}{G}{A}{D} (- don't, let me be your eyes ...)
{G/A}{D}{G/A}{D} (- night has seen your mind ...)
{G/A}{D} (- show that you are blind, Please ...)
{Em}{Em}{G} (- hands, 'cause I see you)
break {A}{A}
coda {D}{G}{D}{G} (I'll be your mirror, I'll be your ...)
{D}{G}{D}{G} (I'll be your mirror, I'll be your ...)
{D}{G}{Dsus2... (I'll be your mirror)
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"I'll Be Your Mirror"
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album _Le Bataclan '72_
(Lou Reed/John Cale/Nico, 2003)
Jan 29, 1972
Le Bataclan, Paris, France
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I'll be your mirror
reflect what you are, in case you don't know
I'll be the wind, the rain and the sunset
the light on your door to show that you're home
When you think the night has seen your mind
and inside you're twisted and unkind
Let me stand to show that you are blind
Please put down your hands
'cause I see you
I find it hard
to believe you don't know, the beauty you are
But if you don't, let me be your eyes
a hand to your darkness, so you won't be afraid
When you think the night has seen your mind
and inside you're twisted and unkind
Let me stand to show that you are blind
Please put down your hands
'cause I see you
I'll be your mirror (reflect what you are)
I'll be your mirror (reflect what you are)
I'll be your mirror (reflect what you are)
I'll be your mirror (reflect what you are)
* all the strings downtuned one and a half tone (1 + 1/2)
1c# ----- * downtuned one and a half tone (from e to c#)
2G# ----- * downtuned one and a half tone (from B to G#)
3E ----- * downtuned one and a half tone (from G to E)
4B ----- * downtuned one and a half tone (from D to B)
5F# ----- * downtuned one and a half tone (from A to F#)
6C# ----- * downtuned one and a half tone (from E to C#)
Olivier Landemaine's The VU Web Page says:
there is no speed correction
and the whole recording is too slow (6%)
as compared with the French TV broadcast.
and then set capo on 5 fret
(0) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8)
0 1 2 3
1c# ... --||---|---|---|---|-f#|---|---|---|-...
2G# ... --||---|---|---|---|-C#|---|---|---|-...
3E ... --||---|---|---|---|-A-|---|---|---|-...
4B ... --||---|---|---|---|-E-|---|---|---|-...
5F# ... --||---|---|---|---|-B-|---|---|---|-...
6C# ... --||---|---|---|---|-F#|---|---|---|-...
intro {D}{G}{D}{G}
{D}{G}{D}{G}
{A}{D}{G}{A} (I'll be your mirror, reflect what ...)
{D}{G}{A}{D} (- wind, the rain and the sunset ...)
{G/A}{D}{G/A}{D} (- night has seen your mind ...)
{G/A}{D} (- show that you are blind, Please ...)
{Em}{Em}{G} (- hands, 'cause I see you)
break {A}{A}
{D}{G}{D}{G}
{A}{D}{G}{A} (I find it hard to believe you ...)
{D}{G}{A}{D} (- don't, let me be your eyes ...)
{G/A}{D}{G/A}{D} (- night has seen your mind ...)
{G/A}{D} (- show that you are blind, Please ...)
{Em}{Em}{G} (- hands, 'cause I see you)
break {A}{A}
coda {D}{G}{D}{G} (I'll be your mirror, I'll be your ...)
{D}{G}{D}{G} (I'll be your mirror, I'll be your ...)
{D...
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* chords for standard-tuning
* capo on 2 fret
(0) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
0 1 2 3
1e ... --||---|-f#|---|---|---|- ...
2B ... --||---|-C#|---|---|---|- ...
3G ... --||---|-A-|---|---|---|- ...
4D ... --||---|-E-|---|---|---|- ...
5A ... --||---|-B-|---|---|---|- ...
6E ... --||---|-F#|---|---|---|- ...
intro {D}{G}{D}{G}
{D}{G}{D}{G}
{A}{D}{G}{A} (I'll be your mirror, reflect what ...)
{D}{G}{A}{D} (- wind, the rain and the sunset ...)
{G/A}{D}{G/A}{D} (- night has seen your mind ...)
{G/A}{D} (- show that you are blind, Please ...)
{Em}{Em}{G} (- hands, 'cause I see you)
break {A}{A}
{D}{G}{D}{G}
{A}{D}{G}{A} (I find it hard to believe you ...)
{D}{G}{A}{D} (- don't, let me be your eyes ...)
{G/A}{D}{G/A}{D} (- night has seen your mind ...)
{G/A}{D} (- show that you are blind, Please ...)
{Em}{Em}{G} (- hands, 'cause I see you)
break {A}{A}
coda {D}{G}{D}{G} (I'll be your mirror, I'll be your ...)
{D}{G}{D}{G} (I'll be your mirror, I'll be your ...)
{D...
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"I'll Be Your Mirror"
(acetate version)
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album _The Velvet Underground and Nico - Unripened_
(The Velvet Underground, 2007)
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I'll be your mirror
reflect what you are, in case you don't know
I'll be the wind, the rain and the sunset
the light on your door to show that you're home
When you think the night has seen your mind
that inside you're twisted and unkind
Let me stand to show that you are blind
Please put down your hands
'cause I see you
I find it hard
to believe you don't know, the beauty you are
But if you don't, let me be your eyes
a hand to your darkness, to show that you're home
When you think the night has seen your mind
that inside you're twisted and unkind
Let me stand to show that you are blind
Please put down your hands
'cause I see you
I'll be your mirror (reflect what you are)
I'll be your mirror (reflect what you are)
I'll be your mirror (reflect what you are)
I'll be your mirror (reflect what you are)
Olivier Landemaine's The VU Web Page says:
I'll Be Your Mirror is possibly the same take,
but with alternate Nico vocal track.
Nico ends second verse with "to show that you're home"
instead of "so you won't be afraid",
and it has quieter "reflect what you are" backing vocals
at the end.
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transcribed by Shiroh KOUCHI (wildside@mx21.tiki.ne.jp)
http://ww21.tiki.ne.jp/~wildside/
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