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"Candy Says"
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album _The Velvet Underground_
(The Velvet Underground, 1969)
written by Lou Reed
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Candy says, I've come to hate my body
And all that it requires in this world
Candy says, I'd like to know completely
What others so discreetly talk about
I'm gonna watch the blue birds fly
over my shoulder
I'm gonna watch 'em pass me by
maybe when I'm older
What do you think I'd see
if I could walk away from me
Candy says, I hate the quiet places
That cause the smallest taste of what will be
Candy says, I hate the big decisions
That cause endless revisions in my mind
I'm gonna watch the blue birds fly
over my shoulder
I'm gonna watch 'em pass me by
maybe when I'm older
What do you think I'd see
if I could walk away from me
Doo doo wah
Doo, doo doo wah
Doo, doo doo wah
Doo, doo doo wah
Doo, doo doo wah
Doo
* all the strings downtuned a whole-tone
1d ----- * downtuned a whole-tone (from e to d)
2A ----- * downtuned a whole-tone (from B to A)
3F ----- * downtuned a whole-tone (from G to F)
4C ----- * downtuned a whole-tone (from D to C)
5G ----- * downtuned a whole-tone (from A to G)
6D ----- * downtuned a whole-tone (from E to D)
{E}{G#m}{G}{C#} (Candy says, I've come to hate my body)
{F#m}{B}{E}{B} (And all that it requires in this world)
{E}{G#m}{G}{C#} (Candy says, I'd like to know completely)
{F#m}{B}{E}{B} (What others so discreetly talk about)
{E}{A}{F#}{B} (I'm gonna watch the blue birds fly ...)
{E}{A}{F#}{B} (I'm gonna watch 'em pass me by ...)
{D}{A}{B}{D... (What do you think I'd see ...)
....
coda {E}{E}{A}{A} (Doo doo wah)
{E}{E}{A}{A} (Doo, doo doo wah)
{E}{E}{A}{A} (Doo, doo doo wah)
{E}{E}{A}{A} (Doo, doo doo wah)
{E}{E}{A}{A} (Doo, doo doo wah)
{E... (Doo)
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* chords for standard-tuning
{D}{F#m}{F}{B} (Candy says, I've come to hate my body)
{Em}{A}{D}{A} (And all that it requires in this world)
{D}{F#m}{F}{B} (Candy says, I'd like to know completely)
{Em}{A}{D}{A} (What others so discreetly talk about)
{D}{G}{E}{A} (I'm gonna watch the blue birds fly ...)
{D}{G}{E}{A} (I'm gonna watch 'em pass me by ...)
{C}{G}{A}{C... (What do you think I'd see ...)
....
coda {D}{D}{G}{G} (Doo doo wah)
{D}{D}{G}{G} (Doo, doo doo wah)
{D}{D}{G}{G} (Doo, doo doo wah)
{D}{D}{G}{G} (Doo, doo doo wah)
{D}{D}{G}{G} (Doo, doo doo wah)
{D... (Doo)
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"Candy Says"
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album _Le Bataclan '72_
limited digipak edition CD bonus track
(Lou Reed/John Cale/Nico, 2003)
album _American Poet Box: Lou Reed - Paris '72_
(Lou Reed, 2003)
Jan 25 (?), 1972
Paris, France
(rehearsal)
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[skipped]
Candy says, I've come to hate my body
And all that it requires in this world
Candy says, I hate the quiet places
That cause the smallest taste of what will be
I'm going to watch those blue birds fly
over my shoulder
I'm going to watch them pass me by
maybe when I'm older
What do you think I'd see
if I could walk away from me
[skipped]
Doo, doo doo wah
* all the strings downtuned one and a half tone (1 + 1/2)
1c# ----- * downtuned one and a half tone (from e to c#)
2G# ----- * downtuned one and a half tone (from B to G#)
3E ----- * downtuned one and a half tone (from G to E)
4B ----- * downtuned one and a half tone (from D to B)
5F# ----- * downtuned one and a half tone (from A to F#)
6C# ----- * downtuned one and a half tone (from E to C#)
Olivier Landemaine's The VU Web Page says:
there is no speed correction
and the whole recording is too slow (6%)
as compared with the French TV broadcast.
{A}{C#m}{C}{F#/F#7} (Candy says, I've come to hate my ...)
{Bm/Bm7}{E}{A}{E} (And all that it requires in this ...)
{A}{C#m}{C}{F#/F#7} (Candy says, I hate the quiet places)
{Bm/Bm7}{E}{A}{E} (That cause the smallest taste of ...)
{A}{D}{B}{E} (I'm going to watch those blue ...)
{A}{D}{B}{E} (I'm going to watch them pass me ...)
{G}{D}{E}{G... (What do you think I'd see ...)
[skipped]
coda {A}{A}{D... (Doo, doo doo wah)
* licks on backing (1 + 1/2 down)
{A} {C#m}
*1c# --5------------------4--------7---4----
*2G# --5------------------5--------5---5----
*3E --6------------------6--------4---6----
*4B --7------------------6--------6---6----
*5F# --7------------------4--------4---4----
*6C# --5------------------------------------
{C} {F# / F#7}
---------------------2--------2--------
--5------------------2--------5--------
--5------------------3--------3--------
--5------------------4--------2--------
--3------------------4--------4--------
---------------------2--------2--------
{Bm / Bm7} {E}
--2--------5---------0-------------------
--3--------3---------0-------------------
--4--------2---------1-------------------
--4--------4---------2-------------------
--2--------2---------2----------0-2/4-0--
---------------------0--------0----------
{A} {E}
---------------------0-----------------
--2--------0---2-----0-----------------
--2--------2---2-----1-----------------
--2--------2---2-----2-----------------
--0--------0---0-----2-----------------
---------------------0-----------------
*** please note ***
h - hammer on
p - pull off
b - bend string up
r - release bend
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
v - vibrato
^ - harmonics
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"Candy Says"
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album _Animal Serenade_
(Lou Reed, 2004)
sung by Antony
Jun 24, 2003
The Wiltern, Los Angeles
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Candy says, I've come to hate my body
And all that it requires in this world
Candy says, I'd like to know completely
What others so discreetly talk about
I'm gonna watch the blue birds fly
over my shoulder
I'm gonna watch 'em pass me by
maybe when I'm older
What do you think I'd see
if I could walk away from me
Candy says, I hate those quiet places
That cause the smallest taste of what will be
Candy says, I hate those big decisions
That cause endless revisions in my mind
I'm gonna watch the blue birds fly
over my shoulder
I'm gonna watch 'em pass me by
oh, maybe when I'm older
What do you think I'd see
if I could walk away from me
Doo doo doo doo doo
Ooohhh, doo doo doo doo doo
ooohhh, over my shoulder
Doo doo wah wah wah
oh, maybe when I'm older
(scat)
{D}{F#m}{F}{B} (Candy says, I've come to hate my body)
{Em}{A}{D}{A} (And all that it requires in this world)
{D}{F#m}{F}{B} (Candy says, I'd like to know completely)
{Em}{A}{D}{A} (What others so discreetly talk about)
{D}{G}{E}{A} (I'm gonna watch the blue birds fly ...)
{D}{G}{E}{A} (I'm gonna watch 'em pass me by ...)
{C}{G}{A}{C} (What do you think I'd see ...)
{C}
....
coda {D}{D}{G}{G} scat
{D}{D}{G}{G}
{D}{D}{G}{G}
{D}{D}{G}{G}
{D}{D}{G}{G}
{D}{D}{G}{G}
{D}{D}{G}{G}
{D}{D}{G}{G}
{D}{D}{G}{G}
{D}{D}{G}{G}
{D}{D}{G}{G}
{D...
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"Candy Says"
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album _Live At Max's Kansas City_
2-CD edition
(The Velvet Underground, 2004)
Aug 23, 1970
Max's Kansas City, NYC
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Candy says, I've come to hate my body
And all that it requires in this world
Candy says, I hate the quiet places
That cause the smallest taste of what will be
I'm gonna watch the blue birds fly
over my shoulder
I'm gonna watch them pass me by
maybe when I'm older
What do you think I'd see
if I could walk away from me
Candy says, I'd like to know completely
What others so discreetly talk about
Candy says, I hate the big decisions
That cause endless revisions in my mind
I'm gonna watch the blue birds fly
over my shoulder
I'm gonna watch them pass me by
maybe when I'm older
What do you think I'd see
if I could walk away from me
Doo, doo doo wah
Doo, doo doo wah
Doo, doo doo wah
Doo, doo doo wah
Doo, doo doo wah
Doo
{D}{F#m}{F}{B} (Candy says, I've come to hate my body)
{Em}{A}{D}{A} (And all that it requires in this world)
{D}{F#m}{F}{B} (Candy says, I hate the quiet places)
{Em}{A}{D}{A} (That cause the smallest taste of what ...)
{D}{G}{E}{A} (I'm gonna watch the blue birds fly ...)
{D}{G}{E}{A} (I'm gonna watch them pass me by ...)
{C}{G}{A}{C... (What do you think I'd see ...)
....
coda {D}{D}{G}{G} (Doo, doo doo wah)
{D}{D}{G}{G} (Doo, doo doo wah)
{D}{D}{G}{G} (Doo, doo doo wah)
{D}{D}{G}{G} (Doo, doo doo wah)
{D}{D}{G}{G} (Doo, doo doo wah)
{D... (Doo)
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"Candy Says"
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album _Berlin: Live At St. Ann's Warehouse_
(Lou Reed, 2008)
sung by Antony and Lou Reed
Dec 15 (or 16), 2006
St. Ann's Warehouse, Brooklyn, NY
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Candy says, I've come to hate my body
And all it requires in this world
Candy says, I'd like to know completely
What others so discreetly talk about
I'm goin' to watch the blue birds fly
over my shoulder
I'm, I'm goin' to watch them pass me by
maybe, baby, when I'm older
What do you think I'd see
if I could walk away from me
Candy says, now I hate those quiet places
That cause the smallest taste of what will be
Candy says, I hate those big decisions
That cause endless revisions in my mind
I'm goin' to watch the blue birds fly
over my shoulder
I'm goin' to watch them pass me by
maybe when I'm older
What do you think I'd see
if I could walk away from me
Ooohhh, doo doo wah
Ooohhh, doo doo wah
(over my shoulder)
Ooohhh, doo doo wah
(maybe when I'm older)
Ooohhh ....
intro {D}{F#m}{F}{B}
{Em}{A}{D}{A}
Antony {D}{F#m}{F}{B} (Candy says, I've come to hate my body)
{Em}{A}{D}{A} (And all it requires in this world)
Antony {D}{F#m}{F}{B} (Candy says, I'd like to know completely)
{Em}{A}{D}{A} (What others so discreetly talk about)
Lou {D}{G}{E}{A} (I'm goin' to watch the blue birds fly ...)
{D}{G}{E}{A} (I'm, I'm goin' to watch them pass me ...)
Antony {C}{G}{A}{C... (What do you think I'd see ...)
Antony {D}{F#m}{F}{B} (Candy says, now I hate those quiet places)
{Em}{A}{D}{A} (That cause the smallest taste of what...)
Antony {D}{F#m}{F}{B} (Candy says, I hate those big decisions)
{Em}{A}{D}{A} (That cause endless revisions in my mind)
Lou {D}{G}{E}{A} (I'm goin' to watch the blue birds fly ...)
{D}{G}{E}{A} (I'm goin' to watch them pass me by ...)
Antony {C}{G}{A}{C... (What do you think I'd see ...)
coda {D}{D}{G}{G} (Ooohhh, doo doo wah)
{D}{D}{G}{G} (Ooohhh, doo doo wah)
{D}{D}{G}{G} (Ooohhh, doo doo wah)
{D}{D}{G}{G}
{D}{D}{G}{G} (Ooohhh ...)
{D}{D}{G}{G}
{D}{D}{G}{G}
{D}{D}{G}{G}
{D...
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transcribed by Shiroh KOUCHI (wildside@mx21.tiki.ne.jp)
http://ww21.tiki.ne.jp/~wildside/
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