Heroin

The Velvet Underground - Heroin: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Heroin" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

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Learn Heroin Guitar Chords and Lyrics by The Velvet Underground

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Heroin" smoothly on your guitar.

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C# F#       C# F#               C#  F# C# F#
I   don't know  just where I'm going
    C#  F#       C#         F#          C#
But I'm  gonna try for the kingdom if I can
                 F#              C#
Cuz it makes me feel like I'm a man
              F#            C#
When I put a spike into my vein
                   F#                      C#
Then, I tell ya', things aren't quite the same
          F#            C#
When I'm rushin' on my run
      F#                     C#
And I feel just like Jesus' son
      F#                       C#
And I guess that I just don't know
      F#                       C# F# C# F#
And I guess that I just don't know

I have made big decision
I'm gonna try to nullify my life
'Cause when the blood begins to flow
When it shoots up the dropper's neck
When I'm closin' in on death
You can't help me, not you guys
Or all you sweet girls with all your sweet talk
You can all go take a walk
And I guess I just don't know
And I guess that I just don't know

I wish that I was born a thousand years ago
I wish that I'd sailed the darkened seas
On a great big clipper ship
Goin' from this land here to that
On a sailor's suit and cap
Away from the big city
Where a man cannot be free
Of all the evils of this town
And of himself and those around
Oh, and I guess that I just don't know
Oh, and I guess that I just don't know

Heroin, be the death of me
Heroin, it's my wife and it's my life, haha
Because a mainline into my vein
Leads to a center in my head
And then I'm better off than dead
Because when the smack begins to flow
I really don't care anymore
About all the Jim-Jims in this town
And all the politicians makin' crazy sounds
And everybody puttin' everybody else down
And all the dead bodies piled up in mounds

'Cause when the smack begins to flow
And I really don't care anymore
Ah, when that heroin is in my blood
Heh, and that blood is in my head
Then thank God that I'm good as dead
And thank your God that I'm not aware
And thank God that I just don't care
And I guess I just don't know
Oh, and I guess I just don't know


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If you are also interested in learning how to play "Heroin" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Heroin" by The Velvet Underground.

The Velvet Underground - Heroin: Guitar Chords

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