Tuning:

by elem089 # # Lou Reed: Caroline Says II ##### # NOTES: within the verse lines Lou Reed appears to play a standard Bm chord between C and Am; I prefer playing this as an Cmaj7/E, i.e. Em with an additional first fret on the B string INTRO: C Bm Am G (2x) VERSE: C Cmaj7/E Am F (G) Caroline says, C Cmaj7/E Am F (G) As she gets up off the floor

^C ^Em Why is it ^Amthat you ^Embeat ^Amme, ^D It isn't any ^Gfun

C Cmaj7/E Am F (G) Caroline says, C Cmaj7/E Am F (G) As she makes up her eye

^C You've ^Emought to learn ^Ammore about ^Emyour-^Amself, ^D Think more than just ^GI

CHORUS:

But ^Cshe's not a-^Ffraid to die ^G ^C All of her friends call ^Fher Alaska ^G

^C When she takes speed, they ^Flaugh and ask her ^CWhat is ^Fin ^Cher ^Gmind

^CWhat is ^Fin ^Cher ^Gmind

VERSE: C Cmaj7/E Am F (G) Caroline says, C Cmaj7/E Am F (G) As she gets up from the floor

^C You can ^Emhit me ^Amall you ^Emwant ^Amto, ^D But I don't love you any-^Gmore

C Cmaj7/E Am F (G) Caroline says, C Cmaj7/E Am F (G) While biting her lip

^CLife is ^Emmeant to ^Ambe more ^Emthan ^Amthis, ^D And this is a bum ^Gtrip

CHORUS:

But ^Cshe's not a-^Ffraid to die ^G ^C All of her friends call ^Fher Alaska ^G

^C When she takes speed, they ^Flaugh and ask her ^CWhat is ^Fin ^Cher ^Gmind

^CWhat is ^Fin ^Cher ^Gmind

BRIDGE:

^Dm She put her fist ^G through the window ^Cpane ^F ^C ^Dm It was such a ^G funny feeling

CHORUS 2:

^C It's so cold ^Fin Alaska ^G ^C It's so cold ^Fin Alaska ^G

^C It's so cold ^Fin Alaska ^G

OUTRO: C Bm Am G C

Lou Reed - Caroline says ii