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"Vicious"
(Lou Reed)

[Inspired by Andy Warhol, who told Lou Reed "I think you should write a
song called 'Vicious'."]

Intro [main riff, 2X]:
DD Piano Chord 
     CC Piano Chord 
  GG Piano Chord 
     CC Piano Chord 
 *
/ / / /  / / / /
* bass plays A under second C chord throughout

Verse 1:

DD Piano Chord 
       CC Piano Chord 
  GG Piano Chord 

Vicious
CC Piano Chord 
             DD Piano Chord 
      CC Piano Chord 
  GG Piano Chord 

You hit me with a flower
CC Piano Chord 
            DD Piano Chord 
    CC Piano Chord 
  GG Piano Chord 

You do it every hour
CC Piano Chord 
         DD Piano Chord 
      CC Piano Chord 
  GG Piano Chord 
  CC Piano Chord 

Ohh, baby you're so vicious

Verse 2:

Vicious
You want me to hit you with a stick
But all I've got's a guitar pick
DD Piano Chord 
   CC Piano Chord 
 GG Piano Chord 
  DD Piano Chord 

/ / / /  /
Huh... baby you're so vicious

Bridge 1:

AA Piano Chord 

When I watch you come
GG Piano Chord 
               DD Piano Chord 
   CC Piano Chord 
 GG Piano Chord 
  DD Piano Chord 

/ / / /  /
I just want to run   far away
AA Piano Chord 

You're not the kind of person
GG Piano Chord 
                      DD Piano Chord 
   CC Piano Chord 
    DD Piano Chord 

/ / / /  /
Around whom I want to stay

EmEm Piano Chord 
    F#mF#m Piano Chord 
              GG Piano Chord 

When I see you comin' down the street
EmEm Piano Chord 
           F#mF#m Piano Chord 
         GG Piano Chord 

I step on your hands and I mangle your feet
EmEm Piano Chord 
              F#mF#m Piano Chord 
            GG Piano Chord 
     AA Piano Chord 

You're not the kind of person that I wanna meet
DD Piano Chord 

Oh, baby, you're so vicious

[Guitar solo over main riff]

(You're just so vicious)

[repeat verse 1]

Verse 3:

Vicious
Hey, why don't you swallow razor blades
You must think I'm some kinda gay blade
DD Piano Chord 
   CC Piano Chord 
 GG Piano Chord 
  DD Piano Chord 

/ / / /  /
But baby, you're so vicious

Chorus 2:

When I watch you comin'
I just have to run
You're not good and you certainly aren't very much fun
When I see you walkin' down the street
I step on your hand and I mangle your feet
You're not the kind of person that I even wanna meet
'Cause you're so vicious

Coda [repeat main riff to fade]:

Vicious
Vicious...

-- another ace 70's tab from Andrew Rogers