Tuning: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Velvet Underground - Heroin ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Album : The Velvet Underground & Nico (1967) Tempo : Intro=70 Verse=96 Chorus=144 E-mail: gwendal.mollo@orange.fr Tabbed by: newg (http://profile.ultimate-guitar.com/newg/) See my Guitar Pro tab for more Guitar 1/2 step down (D# G# C# F# A# D#), transpose -1 if you play with standard tuning. Play the D in alternance with Dsus4 G/D : x.x.x.7.8.7 A/E : x.x.x.9.10.9 [Intro] D G d#|--2----------------|--3----------------| A#|--3----------------|--0----------------| F#|--2----------------|--0----------------| C#|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| G#|-------------------|--2----------------| D#|-------------------|--3----------------| x4 (increase tempo, alternate D with Dsus4) D G D G D G D G [Verse 1]

^D I^G don't ^Dknow ^G just where I'm ^Dgoing^G ^D ^G But ^DI'm ^G gonna ^Dtry for the ^Gkingdom if I ^Dcan Cuz it makes me ^Gfeel like I'm a ^Dman When I put a ^Gspike into my ^Dvein Then, I tell ya', ^Gthings aren't quite the ^Dsame When I'm ^Grushin' on my ^Drun And I ^Gfeel just like Jesus' ^Dson

[Chorus]

And I ^Gguess that I just don't ^Dknow And I ^Gguess that I just don't ^Dknow ^G ^D ^G

[Verse 2]

^DI ^G have ^Dmade ^G big de^Dcisions ^G ^D ^G ^DI'm ^G gonna ^Dtry ^G to nullify my ^Dlife Cuz when the ^Gblood begins to ^Dflow When it ^Gshoots up the dropper's ^Dneck When I'm ^Gclosing in on ^Ddeath ^G/D ^A/E ^G/D ^D ^G/D ^A/E ^G/D

And you can't ^Ghelp me, not you ^Dguys Or all you sweet ^Ggirls with all your sweet ^Dtalk You can ^Gall go take a ^Dwalk

[Chorus]

And I ^Gguess that I just don't ^Dknow And I ^Gguess that I just don't ^Dknow ^G ^D ^G

[Verse 3]

^D I^G wish ^Dthat ^G I was born a thousand years a^Dgo ^G ^D ^G ^DI ^G wish ^Dthat ^G I'd sailed the darkened ^Dseas On a ^Ggreat big clipper ^Dship Going from ^Gthis land here to ^Dthat Ah, in a ^Gsailor's suit and ^Dcap ^G/D ^A/E ^G/D ^D ^G/D ^A/E ^G/D ^D Away ^Gfrom the big ci^Dty Where a ^Gman cannot be ^Dfree Of all of the ^Gevils of this ^Dtown And of him^Gself and those a^Dround

[Chorus]

Oh, and I ^Gguess that I just don't ^Dknow Oh, and I ^Gguess that I just don't ^Dknow ^G ^D ^G

[Verse 4]

^D He_^G____ro^Din ^G Be the death of ^Dme ^G ^D ^G ^D He_^G____ro^Din It's my ^Gwife and it's my ^Dlife (haha) Because a ^Gmainline to my ^Dvein Leads to a ^Gcenter in my ^Dhead And then I'm ^Gbetter off a ^Ddead ^G/D ^A/E ^G/D

[Intrumental] D G/D A/E G/D D G/D A/E G/D D G/D A/E G/D D G/D A/E G/D [Verse 5]

Because when the ^Gsmack begins to ^Dflow Ah, I ^Greally don't care any^Dmore About all the ^Gjim-jims in this ^Dtown And all the poli^Gticians makin' busy ^Dsounds And everybody ^Gputtin' everybody else ^Ddown And all the dead ^Gbodies piled up in ^DNam

[Intrumental] D G/D A/E G/D D G/D A/E G/D D G/D A/E G/D D G/D A/E G/D [Verse 5]

Cuz when the ^Gsmack begins to^D flow Then I ^Greally don't care any^Dmore^G/D ^A/E ^G/D ^D ^G/D ^A/E ^G/D Ah, when that ^Gheroin is in my ^Dblood (hey) And that ^Gblood is in my ^Dhead Then thank ^Ggod that I'm good as ^Ddead And thank your ^Ggod that I'm not a^Dware And thank ^Ggod that I just don't ^Dcare

[Chorus]

And I ^Gguess I just don't^D know Oh, and I ^Gguess I just don't ^Dknow ^G

[Outro] D G D G D G D G D