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Pale Blue Eyes

The Velvet Underground
Tab
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This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

INTRO

F F

e|------5-----5-----5-----3-|------5-----5-----5-------3-|
B|--------------------------|----------------------------|
G|-3/5-----5-----5-----2/3--|-3/5-----5-----5-----2/3----|
D|--------------------------|----------------------------|
A|--------------------------|----------------------------|
E|--------------------------|----------------------------|

Sometimes I feel so happy

F F

e|------5-----5-----5--------3-|------5-----5-----5-----5-|
B|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
G|-3/5-----5-----5------2/3----|-3/5-----5-----5-----5----|
D|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|--------------------------|

Sometimes I feel so sad

Bb F

e|------6-------6---------------|------5-----5-----5-------3-|
B|---------6h8-----6h8--6-----6-|----------------------------|
G|-5/7---------------------7----|-3/5-----5-----5-----2/3----|
D|------------------------------|----------------------------|
A|------------------------------|----------------------------|
E|------------------------------|----------------------------|

Sometimes I feel so happy

F Dm

e|------5-----5-----5-----5-|---------5-----------|
B|--------------------------|-{6}--------{6}------|
G|-3/5-----5-----5-----5----|---------------------|
D|--------------------------|---------------------|
A|--------------------------|---------------------|
E|--------------------------|---------------------|

but mostly you just make me a mad

Bb C F

e|------6---------------8----------|------5-----5-----5-------3-|
B|---------6h8--6----------8h10--8-|----------------------------|
G|-5/7-------------7/9-------------|-3/5-----5-----5-----2/3----|
D|---------------------------------|----------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|----------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|----------------------------|

mostly you just make me a mad

Bb C F

e|------6---------------8----------|------5-----5-----5-----5--|
B|---------6h8--6----------8h10--8-|---------------------------|
G|-5/7-------------7/9-------------|-3/5-----5-----5-----5-----|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------|

CHORUS

Linger

F

e|------5-----5-----5-----5-|
B|--------------------------|
G|-3/5-----5-----5-----5----|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|

on your pale blue

C C

e|-----8------8-----------8-|-------8-----10--8----------|
B|-------8h10---8h10--8-----|-8--------8---------8h10--8-|
G|-8/9------------------9---|----9-----------------------|
D|--------------------------|----------------------------|
A|--------------------------|----------------------------|
E|--------------------------|----------------------------|

eyes linger

F F

e|------5-----5-----5-----3-|------5-----5-----5-------3-|
B|--------------------------|----------------------------|
G|-3/5-----5-----5-----2/3--|-3/5-----5-----5-----2/3----|
D|--------------------------|----------------------------|
A|--------------------------|----------------------------|
E|--------------------------|----------------------------|

on your pale blue

C C

e|-----8------8-----------8-|-------8-----10--8----------|
B|-------8h10---8h10--8-----|-8--------8---------8h10--8-|
G|-8/9------------------9---|----9-----------------------|
D|--------------------------|----------------------------|
A|--------------------------|----------------------------|
E|--------------------------|----------------------------|

eyes

F F

e|------5-----5-----5-----3-|------5-----5-----5-------3-|
B|--------------------------|----------------------------|
G|-3/5-----5-----5-----2/3--|-3/5-----5-----5-----2/3----|
D|--------------------------|----------------------------|
A|--------------------------|----------------------------|
E|--------------------------|----------------------------|

Thought of you as my mountain top

Thought of you as my peak

Thought of you as everything

I had but couldn't keep

I had but couldn't keep

Linger on your pale blue eyes

Linger on your pale blue eyes

If I could make the world as pure

And strange as what I see

I'd put you in my mirror

I'd put in front of me

I'd put in front of me

Linger on your pale blue eyes

Linger on your pale blue eyes

SOLO

F F

e|-----13-------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-13------16^--13----------|-----------------------------|
G|------------------15--13^-|-----------------------------|
D|--------------------------|-13h15--13h15--15--13h15--15-|
A|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|--------------------------|-----------------------------|

Bb F F

e|-----------------------|--------------------------|----------------13-----|
B|-----------------------|------13------------------|--------------------13-|
G|-15--15--13------------|-13^------13--------------|--------13-------------|
D|-------------15--13h15-|--------------{15}--------|-13h15------15---------|
A|-----------------------|--------------------13h15-|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|

Dm Bb C

e|--------------------------|---------------------------|
B|------15------------------|----------------12------13-|
G|-16^------14--13^--12-----|-{12}--12-----------15-----|
D|-----------------------15-|-----------15--------------|
A|--------------------------|---------------------------|
E|--------------------------|---------------------------|

F Bb C

e|-----------------------------------|------6---------------8----------|
B|-----------------------------------|---------6h8--6----------8h10--8-|
G|-----------------------------------|-6/7-------------7/9-------------|
D|-15--15p13------13--15--15--13--13-|---------------------------------|
A|------------15---------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|

F F

e|------5-----5-----5--------3-|------5-----5-----5-----5-|
B|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
G|-3/5-----5-----5------2/3----|-3/5-----5-----5-----5----|
D|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|--------------------------|

C C

e|------8--------12------------10-----|-------8--------12--10----------|
B|------------------------------------|------------------------8h10--8-|
G|-7/9-----9/12------12--9/10------10-|--8/9-----9/12------------------|
D|------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|--------------------------------|

F F

e|------5-----5-----5--------3-|------5-----5-----5-----5-|
B|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
G|-3/5-----5-----5------2/3----|-3/5-----5-----5-----5----|
D|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|--------------------------|

Skip the life completely

Stuff it in a cup

She said that money is like us in time

It lies but it can't stand up

Down for you is up

Linger on your pale blue eyes

Linger on your pale blue eyes

It was good what we did yesterday

And I'd do it once again

The fact that you are married

Only proves you're my best friend

But it's truly truly a sin

Linger on your pale blue eyes

Linger on your pale blue eyes

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