Venus In Furs by Velvet Underground ======================================= "Venus In Furs" ======================================= album _The Velvet Underground and Nico_ (The Velvet Underground, 1967) written by Lou Reed ======================================= Shiny shiny, shiny boots of leather whiplash girlchild 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 imperious Severin, Severin awaits you there 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 Kiss the boot 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 taste the whip, now bleed for me 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 Shiny shiny, shiny boots of leather whiplash girlchild in the dark Severin your servant, comes in bells please don't forsake him strike dear mistress and cure his heart * all the strings downtuned a half-tone 1d# ----- * downtuned a half-tone (from e to d#) 2A# ----- * downtuned a half-tone (from B to A#) 3F# ----- * downtuned a half-tone (from G to F#) 4C# ----- * downtuned a half-tone (from D to C#) 5G# ----- * downtuned a half-tone (from A to G#) 6D# ----- * downtuned a half-tone (from E to D#) intro {Dm}{Dm}{Dm}{Dm} {Dm}{Dm}{Dm}{Dm/A} (Shiny shiny, shiny boots of ...) {Dm}{Dm}{Dm}{Dm} (Comes in bells, your servant ...) {Dm}{Dm}{Dm}{Dm} {Dm}{Dm}{Dm}{Dm/A} (Downy sins of streetlight ...) {Dm}{Dm}{Dm}{Dm} (Ermine furs adorn imperious ...) {Dm}{Dm}{Dm}{Dm} chorus {F/A#}{C/F}{F/A#}{C/F} (I am tired, I am weary ...) {F/A#}{C/F}{Dm}{Dm} (A thousand dreams that would ...) {Dm}{Dm}{Dm}{Dm} {Dm}{Dm}{Dm}{Dm/A} (Kiss the boot of shiny shiny ...) {Dm}{Dm}{Dm}{Dm} (Tongue of thongs, the belt ...) {Dm}{Dm}{Dm}{Dm} {Dm}{Dm}{Dm}{Dm/A} (Severin, Severin, speak so ...) {Dm}{Dm}{Dm}{Dm} (Taste the whip, in love not ...) {Dm}{Dm}{Dm}{Dm} chorus {F/A#}{C/F}{F/A#}{C/F} (I am tired, I am weary ...) {F/A#}{C/F}{Dm}{Dm} (A thousand dreams that would ...) {Dm}{Dm}{Dm}{Dm} {Dm}{Dm}{Dm}{Dm/A} (Shiny shiny, shiny boots of ...) {Dm}{Dm}{Dm}{Dm} (Severin your servant, comes ...) {Dm}{Dm}{Dm}{Dm} {Dm}{Dm}{Dm}{Dm} {Dm... * intro (all the strings downtuned a half-tone) {Dm} {Dm} *1d# -------------0-0-0---0-1-1-1--0-1-0---- *2A# --3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-- *3F# --2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-- *4C# --0-0-0-0--0------------------------0-- *5G# --------------------------------------- *6D# --------------------------------------- {Dm} {Dm} -------------0-0-0---0-1-1-1--0-1-0---- --3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-- --2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-- --0-0-0-0--0------------------------0-- --------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- * intro: detailed chord progression (all the strings downtuned a half-tone) ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ | / / / / / / / / | / / / / / / / / | Dm Dsus2(onE) Dm(onF) Dsus2(onE) *1d# --1-----------0------------1-----------0---------- *2A# --3-----------3------------3-----------3---------- *3F# --2-----------2------------2-----------2---------- *4C# --0-----------2------------3-----------2---------- *5G# -------------------------------------------------- *6D# -------------------------------------------------- ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ | / / / / / / / / | / / / / / / / / | Dm Dsus2(onE) Dm(onF) Dsus2(onE) --1-----------0------------1-----------0---------- --3-----------3------------3-----------3---------- --2-----------2------------2-----------2---------- --0-----------2------------3-----------2---------- -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- * verse (all the strings downtuned a half-tone) Shiny shiny, shiny boots of leather {Dm} {Dm} *1d# --------------------------------------- *2A# --3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-- *3F# --2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-- *4C# --0-0-0-0--2-2-2-0---3-3-3-0--2-2-2-0-- *5G# --------------------------------------- *6D# --------------------------------------- whiplash girlchild in the dark {Dm} {Dm / A} --------------------------------------- --3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3--2-2-2-0-- --2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2--2-2-2-0-- --0-0-0-0--2-2-2-0---3-3-2-0--2-2-2-0-- --------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- Comes in bells, your servant, don't forsake him {Dm} {Dm} --------------------------------------- --3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-- --2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-- --0-0-0-0--2-2-2-0---3-3-3-0--2-2-2-0-- --------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- strike dear mistress and cure his heart {Dm} {Dm} --------------------------------------- --3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-- --2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-- --0-0-0-0--2-2-2-0---3-3-3-2--0-0-0-0-- --------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- * verse: detailed chord progression (all the strings downtuned a half-tone) Shiny shiny, shiny boots of leather ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ | / / / / / / / / | / / / / / / / / | Dm Dsus2(onE) Dm(onF) Dsus2(onE) *1d# --1-----------0------------1-----------0---------- *2A# --3-----------3------------3-----------3---------- *3F# --2-----------2------------2-----------2---------- *4C# --0-----------2------------3-----------2---------- *5G# -------------------------------------------------- *6D# -------------------------------------------------- whiplash girlchild in the dark ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ | / / / / / / / / | / / / / / / / / | Dm Dsus2(onE) Dm(onF) A --1-----------0------------1-----------0---------- --3-----------3------------3-----------2---------- --2-----------2------------2-----------2---------- --0-----------2------------3-----------2---------- ---------------------------------------0---------- -------------------------------------------------- Comes in bells, your servant, don't forsake him ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ | / / / / / / / / | / / / / / / / / | Dm Dsus2(onE) Dm(onF) Dsus2(onE) --1-----------0------------1-----------0---------- --3-----------3------------3-----------3---------- --2-----------2------------2-----------2---------- --0-----------2------------3-----------2---------- -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- strike dear mistress and cure his heart ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ | / / / / / / / / | / / / / / / / / | Dm Dsus2(onE) Dm(onF) Dm --1-----------0------------1-----------1---------- --3-----------3------------3-----------3---------- --2-----------2------------2-----------2---------- --0-----------2------------3-----------0---------- -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- * chorus (all the strings downtuned a half-tone) I am tired, I am weary {F / A#} {C / F} *1d# ----------------------------------------- *2A# --1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3---5-5-5-5--1-1-1-1---- *3F# --2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3---5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2h3-- *4C# --3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3---5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3---- *5G# ----------------------------------------- *6D# ----------------------------------------- I could sleep for a thousand years {F / A#} {C / F} ----------------------------------------- --1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3---5-5-5-5--1-1-1-1---- --2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3---5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2h3-- --3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3---5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3---- ----------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------- A thousand dreams that would awake me {F / A#} {C / F} --------------------------------------- --1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3---5-5-5-5--1-1-1-1-- --2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3---5-5-5-5--2-2-2-x-- --3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3---5-5-5-5--3-3-3-2-- --------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- different colors made of tears {Dm} {Dm} --------------------------------------- --3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-- --2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-- --0-0-0-0--2-2-2-0---3-3-3-2--0-0-0-0-- --------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- * chorus: detailed chord progression (all the strings downtuned a half-tone) I am tired, I am weary ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ | / / / / / / / / | / / / / / / / / | F A# C F *1d# --1-----------1------------3-----------1---------- *2A# --1-----------3------------5-----------1---------- *3F# --2-----------3------------5-----------2---------- *4C# --3-----------3------------5-----------3---------- *5G# --3-----------1------------3-----------3---------- *6D# --1------------------------------------1---------- I could sleep for a thousand years ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ | / / / / / / / / | / / / / / / / / | F A# C F --1-----------1------------3-----------1---------- --1-----------3------------5-----------1---------- --2-----------3------------5-----------2---------- --3-----------3------------5-----------3---------- --3-----------1------------3-----------3---------- --1------------------------------------1---------- A thousand dreams that would awake me ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ | / / / / / / / / | / / / / / / / / | F A# C F --1-----------1------------3-----------1---------- --1-----------3------------5-----------1---------- --2-----------3------------5-----------2---------- --3-----------3------------5-----------3---------- --3-----------1------------3-----------3---------- --1------------------------------------1---------- different colors made of tears ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ | / / / / / / / / | / / / / / / / / | Dm Dsus2(onE) Dm(onF) Dm --1-----------0------------1-----------1---------- --3-----------3------------3-----------3---------- --2-----------2------------2-----------2---------- --0-----------2------------3-----------0---------- -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- *** please note *** h - hammer on p - pull off b - bend string up r - release bend / - slide up \ - slide down v - vibrato ^ - harmonics www.TAB6.com