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Version 1 Version 2Standard Tuning EADGBe For those of us who want an easier version without having to tune into ostrich tuning. Album: The Velvet Underground & Nico (1967) (when playing the E F# G#7 part just play the root note as a walk up) (You can make some bends during the instrumental C#m chords.) The verse melody notes are C# C# G# G# F# F# F# G# E C# C# C# G# G# E E F# G# [Chords] C#m x46654 E 022100 F# x68886 F# 244322 G#7 464544 A x02220 B7 224242 [Intro] C#m [Verse 1] C#m E F# G#7 Shiny, shiny, shiny boots of leather, whiplash girlchild in the dark C#m E F# G#7 Comes in bells, your servant, don't forsake him, strike, dear mistress, and cure his heart C#m [Verse 2] C#m E F# G#7 Downy sins of streetlight fancies, chase the costumes she shall wear C#m E F# G#7 Ermine furs adorn the imperious, Severin Severin awaits you there C#m [Chorus 1] E A B7 E I am tired, I am weary E A B7 E I could sleep for thousand years E A B7 E A thousand dreams that would awake me C#m E F# G#7 Different colors made of tears C#m [Verse 3] C#m E F# G#7 Kiss the boot of shiny shiny leather, shiny leather in the dark C#m E F# G#7 Tongue of thongs, the belt that does await you, strike, dear mistress, and cure his heart C#m [Verse 4] C#m E F# G#7 Severin, Severin, speak so slightly, Severin, down on your bended knee C#m E F# G#7 Taste the whip, in love not given lightly, taste the whip, now plead for me C#m [Chorus 2] E A B7 E I am tired, I am weary E A B7 E I could sleep for thousand years E A B7 E A thousand dreams that would awake me C#m E F# G#7 Different colors made of tears C#m [Verse 5] C#m E F# G#7 Shiny, shiny, shiny boots of leather, whiplash girlchild in the dark C#m E F# G#7 Severin, you servant comes in bells, please don't forsake him, strike, dear mistress, and cure his heart C#m (till fade)