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by Lou Reed




The Kids : Lou Reed : Berlin (?) and 'Between Thought and Expression'

When you really hit those chords HARD, with single strokes, it's very powerful.
Have your kids join in at the appropriate point :-)

 = 002220
 = 002222
 = 002230
 = 002200
A* = 000200 (not at all sure this is right)
Av = x77655  ( shape, barre 5)
Aix = x009b9 ( shape at 9)
 = x00323
 = x00320
G = 320003 and MUST be played like this
Giii = x55433 ( shape, barre 3)
Gvii = x00797 ( shape at 7)
h = hammer-on the whole chord

        Aix       Gvii          
They've taken her children away

	     		  	     
Because they said she was not a good mother

        Aix       Gvii          
They've taken her children away

			       	   
Because she was making it with sisters and brothers

    	     	   	      
And everyone else, all of the others

     	       
Like cheap officers who would

				  	  
					^^^^(these variations this verse only)
Stand there and flirt in front of me

Aix Gvii   
   
Aix Gvii   
            

They've taken her children away
Because they said she was not a good mother
They've taken her children away
Because of the things that they said she had done
The black air-force sergeant was not the first one and
All of the drugs she took

                     
Every one, every one

[Chorus]

	     A         A9hA A9hA
And I am the water boy

		    		 
The real game's not over here

       	                  *  
But my heart is overflowing, anyw - a - y

	     A		A9hA A9hA
I'm just the tired man

   		   
No words to say, 	But

		           A9hA
Since she lost her daughter	   It's her

		         A9hA
Eyes that fill with water	And

         
I am much happier this

Aix	Gvii   
Way

   
Aix Gvii   
          


They're taking her children away
Because they said she was not a good mother
They're taking her children away
Because number one was the girlfriend from Paris
The things that they did they didn't have to ask us
And then the Welshmen from India, we came here to stay

They're taking her children away
Because they said she was not a good mother
They're taking her children away
Because of the things she did in the streets
In the alleys and bars no she couldn't be beat
That miserable rotten slut couldn't turn anyone away

Aix Gvii   
   
Aix Gvii   
           

Aix Gvii   
   
Aix Gvii   
            ad infinitum while kids scream

then suddenly, in ringing acoustic guitar

Av Giii  
[Chorus]
Aix Gvii    	       
         ^^^^^^^^^^ quickly