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Big Sky

Lou Reed
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
{tuning: Standard (EADGBE)}
        {A}                  (Big -)
 
        {A}{A}{E}{E}         (- sky, big sky holding up the sun ...)
        {F#m}{F#m}{D/E}{A}   (- sky holding down the sea ...)
        {A}                  (Big -)
 
        {A}{A}{E}{E}         (- sky holding up the stars ...)
        {F#m}{F#m}{D/E}{A}   (- sky catch you in a jar ...)
 
        {A}                  (Big -)
 
        {A}{A}{E}{E}         (- sky, big enormous place ...)
        {F#m}{F#m}{D/E}{A}   (- storm wrecking havoc and waste ...)
        {A}                  (Ooohhh, big -)
 
        {A}{A}{E}{E}         (- goals, big ambitious goals ...)
        {F#m}{F#m}{D/E}{A}   (- wind talking through torrential ...)
 
        {A}                  (Big -)
 
        {A}{A}{E}{E}         (- sin, big sin, big original sin ...)
        {F#m}{F#m}{D/E}{A}   (- snake break the skin ...)
 
        {F#m}{F#m}{D/E}{A}   (- mess and baby makes three ...)
        {A}                  (Big -)
 
        {A}{A}{E}{E}         (- news, they're out of their ...)
        {F#m}{F#m}{D/E}{A}   (- big joke did they think we ...)
 
        {A}{A}{E}{E}         (- doll, big enormous eyes ...)
        {F#m}{F#m}{D/E}{A}   (- man who cut them down to size ...)
 
        {A}                  (Big -)
 
        {A}{A}{E}{E}         (- sky, big sky holding up the sun ...)
        {F#m}{F#m}{D/E}{A}   (Big sky holding down the sea ...)
        {A}                  (Oh, big -)
 
        {A}{A}{E}{E}         (- doll, big enormous eyes ...)
        {F#m}{F#m}{D/E}{A}   (- man who cut them down to size ...)
        {A}                  (Oh-oh, big -)
 
        {F#m}{F#m}{D/E}{A}   (Big sky, ah, they can't hold us ...)
 
 
 
 
 
 
        {A....               feedback guitar

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Arrangement source for Big Sky by Lou Reed

{tuning: Standard (EADGBE)}
        {[A]}{[A]}{[E]}{[E]}
        {[F#m]}{[F#m]}{[D/E]}{[A]}
        {A}                  (Big -)

        {A}{A}{E}{E}         (- sky, big sky holding up the sun ...)
        {F#m}{F#m}{D/E}{A}   (- sky holding down the sea ...)
        {A}                  (Big -)

        {A}{A}{E}{E}         (- sky holding up the stars ...)
        {F#m}{F#m}{D/E}{A}   (- sky catch you in a jar ...)
        {[A]}

guitar  {[A]}{[A]}{[E]}{[E]}
        {[F#m]}{[F#m]}{[D/E]}{[A]}
        {A}                  (Big -)

        {A}{A}{E}{E}         (- sky, big enormous place ...)
        {F#m}{F#m}{D/E}{A}   (- storm wrecking havoc and waste ...)
        {A}                  (Ooohhh, big -)

        {A}{A}{E}{E}         (- goals, big ambitious goals ...)
        {F#m}{F#m}{D/E}{A}   (- wind talking through torrential ...)
        {[A]}

guitar  {[A]}{[A]}{[E]}{[E]}
        {[F#m]}{[F#m]}{[D/E]}{[A]}
        {A}                  (Big -)

        {A}{A}{E}{E}         (- sin, big sin, big original sin ...)
        {F#m}{F#m}{D/E}{A}   (- snake break the skin ...)
        {[A]}                  ([A] big -)

        {[A]}{[A]}{[E]}{[E]}         (- house holds [A] family ...)
        {F#m}{F#m}{D/E}{A}   (- mess and baby makes three ...)
        {A}                  (Big -)

        {A}{A}{E}{E}         (- news, they're out of their ...)
        {F#m}{F#m}{D/E}{A}   (- big joke did they think we ...)
        {[A]}                  ([A] big -)

        {A}{A}{E}{E}         (- doll, big enormous eyes ...)
        {F#m}{F#m}{D/E}{A}   (- man who cut them down to size ...)
        {[A]}

guitar  {[A]}{[A]}{[E]}{[E]}
        {[F#m]}{[F#m]}{[D/E]}{[A]}
        {A}                  (Big -)

        {A}{A}{E}{E}         (- sky, big sky holding up the sun ...)
        {F#m}{F#m}{D/E}{A}   (Big sky holding down the sea ...)
        {A}                  (Oh, big -)

        {A}{A}{E}{E}         (- doll, big enormous eyes ...)
        {F#m}{F#m}{D/E}{A}   (- man who cut them down to size ...)
        {A}                  (Oh-oh, big -)

        {[A]}{[A]}{[E]}{[E]}         (- sky, big sky)
        {F#m}{F#m}{D/E}{A}   (Big sky, ah, they can't hold us ...)
        {[A]}

guitar  {[A]}{[A]}{[E]}{[E]}
        {[F#m]}{[F#m]}{[D/E]}{[A]}
        {[A]}

        {[A]}{[A]}{[E]}{[E]}
        {[F#m]}{[F#m]}{[D/E]}{[A]}
        {[A]}

        {[A]}{[A]}{[E]}{[E]}
        {[F#m]}{[F#m]}{[D/E]}{[A]}
        {[A]}

        {[A]}{[A]}{[E]}{[E]}
        {[F#m]}{[F#m]}{[D/E]}{[A]}
        {[A]}

        {[A]}{[A]}{[E]}{[E]}
        {[F#m]}{[F#m]}{[D/E]}{[A]}
        {[A]}

coda    {[A]}{[A]}{[E]}{[E]}
        {[F#m]}{[F#m]}{[D/E]}{[A]}
        {A....               feedback guitar

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