Venus In Furs by Velvet Underground Venus in furs The Velvet Underground & Nico This is the version I play with my band, DNA. It sounds rather as the original. This version is in A tune but the original is in C#. So play with capo at 4th fret. For any suggestion, opinion or info, please contact me: gianluca_pirola@hotmail.com Capo at 4th fret Main Riff: play 2 times v v v v v v v v --------------------------------|----------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------------| 2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-----| 2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---------| 0---0---0---0---2---2---2---2---|3---3---3---3---2---3---2---2---------| --------------------------------|----------------------------3---------| Verses: v v v v v v v v --------------------------------|----------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------------| 2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-----| 2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---------| 0---0---0---0---2---2---2---2---|3---3---3---3---2---3---2---2---------| --------------------------------|----------------------------3---------| Shiny, shiny shiny boots of leather v v v v v v v v --------------------------------|----------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------------| 2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|5---5---5---5---------------------| 2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|2---2---2---2-s/6---6---6---6---------| 0---0---0---0---2---2---2---2---|3---3---3---3-s/7---7---7---7---------| --------------------------------|----------------7---7---7---7---------| whiplash girlchild in the dark v v v v v v v v --------------------------------|----------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------------| 2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-----| 2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---------| 0---0---0---0---2---2---2---2---|3---3---3---3---2---3---2---2---------| --------------------------------|----------------------------3---------| Comes in bells, your servant,don't forsake him v v v v v v v v - --------------------------------|----------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------------| | 2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|5---5---5---5---2---2---2---2-----| 2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---------| 0---0---0---0---2---2---2---2---|3---3---3---3---0---0---0---0---------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------------| Strike,dear mistress, and cure his heart Chorus: v v v v v v v v 0---0---0---0---1---1---1---1---|3---3---3---3---0---0---0---0---------| 1---1---1---1---4---4---4---4---|6---6---6---6---1---1---1---1-----| 3---3---3---3---2---2---2---2---|4---4---4---4---0---0---0---0-----| 2---2---2---2---1---1---1---1---|3---3---3---3---2---2---2---3---------| 3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|5---5---5---5---3---3---3---3---------| ----------------1---1---1---1---|3---3---3---3-------------------------| I am tired, I am weary v v v v v v v v 0---0---0---0---1---1---1---1---|3---3---3---3---0---0---0---0-----| 1---1---1---1---4---4---4---4---|6---6---6---6---1---1---1---1---------| 3---3---3---3---2---2---2---2---|4---4---4---4---0---0---0---0-----| 2---2---2---2---1---1---1---1---|3---3---3---3---2---2---2---3---------| 3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|5---5---5---5---3---3---3---3---------| ----------------1---1---1---1---|3---3---3---3-------------------------| I could sleep for thou - sand years v v v v v v v v 0---0---0---0---1---1---1---1---|3---3---3---3---0---0---0---0-----| 1---1---1---1---4---4---4---4---|6---6---6---6---1---1---1---1---------| 3---3---3---3---2---2---2---2---|4---4---4---4---0---0---0---0-----| 2---2---2---2---1---1---1---1---|3---3---3---3---2---2---2---2---------| 3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|5---5---5---5---3---3---3---3---------| ----------------1---1---1---1---|3---3---3---3-------------------------| A thousand dreams that would awake me v v v v v v v v --------------------------------|----------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------------| 2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|5---5---5---5---2---2---2---2-----| 2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---------| 0---0---0---0---2---2---2---2---|3---3---3---3---0---0---0---0---------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------------| Different colors made of tears Outro play 16 times. 16th note triplets v v v v 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------| x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--------| 2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------| 2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----| 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------| ---------------------------------------------------------| Venus in Furs Main riff Verse Shiny, shiny, shiny boots of leather Whiplash girl-child in the dark Comes in bells, your servant, don't forsake him Strike, dear mistress, and cure his heart Downy sins of streetlight fancies Chase the costumes she shall wear Ermine furs adorn the imperious Severin, Severin awaits you there Main riff Chorus I am tired, I am weary I could sleep for a thousand years A thousand dreams that would awake me Different colors made of tears Main riff Verse Kiss the whip of shiny, shiny leather Shiny leather in the dark Tongue of thongs, the belt that does await you Strike, dear mistress, and cure his heart Severin, Severin, speak so slightly Severin, down on your bended knee Taste the whip, in love not given lightly Severin, taste the whip, now plead for me Main riff Chorus Shiny, shiny, shiny boots of leather Whiplash girl-child in the dark Comes in bells, your servant, don't forsake him Strike, dear mistress, and cure his heart Outro www.TAB6.com