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From: John Fail
Beginning to See the Light - Velvet Underground
Chorus (and most of the song) : G-C-F-D
verse: F-C-Bb-C-F
the end part: F-G-Bb-C
Of course, I'm sure parts are wrong. Please e-mail me and tell me what i did wrong.
John Fail
fail@oberon.pps.pgh.pa.us
failj@iia.org
From: Harlan L Thompson
BEGINNING TO SEE THE LIGHT- Velvet Underground
G C F D
Well, I'm beginning to see the light
G C F D
Well, I'm beginning to see the light
G C F D
Some people work very hard but still they never get it right
G C F D
Well, I'm beginning to see the light
I wanna tell all you people, now
Now, now, baby, I'm beginning to see the light
Hey, now, baby, I'm beginning to see the light
Wine in the mornin', and some breakfast at night
Well, I'm beginning to see the light
F C Bb F C F
Here we go again, playing the fool again
F C Bb F C F G
Here we go again, acting hard again All right!
Well, I'm beginning to see the light!
I wanna tell you, ooh-oh-oh!
Hey, now, baby, I'm beginning to see the light!
Here it comes a bit softer now
I wore my teeth in my hands so I could kiss the hair of the night
Well, I'm beginning to see the light!
Now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, baby,
I'm beginning to see the light, now! It comes softer!
Hey, now, baby, I'm beginning to see the light
I met myself in a dream, and I just want to tell you
Everything was alright
Hey, now, baby, I'm beginning to see the light
F C F F C F
Here comes two of you Which one will you choose?
F C F
One is black and one is blue
F C F
Don't know just what to do Alright!
Well, I'm beginning to see the light, oh, now, here she comes!
Hey, yeah, baby, I'm beginning to see the light Oh-ahhhh!
Some people work very hard but still they never get it right
Well, I'm begiing to see the light
Ah, it's getting a little softer, maybe, in there
Now, now, baby, I'm beginning to see the light
Ah, it's coming around again, hey, now, now, now, baby
I'm beginning to see the light One more time
There are problems in these times
But, woo!, none of them are mine!
Oh, baby, I'm beginning to see the light
F C Bb F C F
Here we go again, I thought that you were my friend
F C Bb F C F
Here we go again, I thought that you were my friend
Bb C F
How does it feel, to be loved?
How does it feel, to be loved?
How does it feel, to be loved?
How does it feel, to be loved?
How does it feel, to be loved?
NOTE: Obviously it's impossible to write lyrics to this song since so
much of it is ad lib. I got this version from the lyrics archive.
They're about as good as they can get, but use them with a grain of salt!
(from The Velvet Underground, 1969)
(from Harlan at harlant@hawaii.edu)
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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chris the pirat Lead Player |
#1 by chris the pirate. arr at Jun 30, 1973 at 11:29 PM EST |
| i love this song, got the gold album, and woo, its alright..see what i did there? one of my fav songs, i see it from the view of not caring, cus at the time u hear that song it makes u just go with the flow. | |
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Freddy Badass |
#2 by Freddy Timmons at Mar 10, 1980 at 4:48 PM EST |
| Same as moik said--I definitely don't pretend to understand this song. When I listen to it, however, I think about the contrast between the euphoria of enlightenment and the underlying, incessant knowledge that we really do not know anything. The narrator rants and raves about this epiphany he seems to be in the middle of, but it is broken at various points by a much quieter, more intimate confession of a second side of this man that will not leave him. It makes me very sad, to think that you cannot truly be happy because there is always a gnawing pain deep inside of you. That is what I feel whenever I hear those quiet parts: "here we go again", "here comes two of you", etc. | |
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MelissA Average |
#3 by MelissA at Sep 29, 1983 at 10:27 PM EST |
| i do not pretend to understand this song; but it seems to me that the narrator is beginning to feel the effects of whatever his drug of choice is. He begins to feel some euphoria and contentment. "Wine in the morning and breakfast at night" reminds me of the partying lifestyle i am sure Lou and his friends led during the VU days. The peo-pe who work very hard but never get it right are, well, us. I don't quite understand, however, the "two of you" part of the song. I think the narrator is trying to decide whether to fly straight or just keep partying - and at the moment partying and apathy regarding whatever negative thing happened with the other person in the song (violence) seems to be winning. And still he wonders what it would be like to be loved. | |
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KISS is the gre Average |
#4 by KISS is the greatest at Feb 23, 1985 at 10:38 PM EST |
| Definitely one of the Velvet Underground's more optimistic songs. | |
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h4c|< Average |
#5 by h4c|< ☺ at Oct 24, 1989 at 2:30 AM EST |
| I love this song mainly for the great music that goes with it, that heavy clangy guitar sound. If I had to go out on a limb I'd say it's about a guy who finally sees that a relationship is over. The "How does it feel to be loved?" part is a great balance between bitterness in meaning but sung in an upbeat way. But given some of the other lyrics I think you form your own opinion... | |
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