The Velvet Underground - I Heard Her Call My Name: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "I Heard Her Call My Name" on your guitar with our chord guide. 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.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

G C
Here she comes now, now
G F
Gone, gone, gone
G C
Ready, ready, ready, ready, ready
G F
Got my eyes wide open

C                     F
Ever since I was on cripples Monday
C                      F
Got my eyeballs on my knees, Aww my baby walkin'
C            F
After hours with Mad Mary Williams
C                            F
Said she never understood a word from me, because...

Chorus:
G                            F
I know that she cares about me
                     G
I heard her call my name
                       F
And I know that she's long dead and gone
                     G
Still she ain't the same
                       C
When I wake up in the morning mama
                     G
I heard her call my name
                   C
I know that she's gone, gone, gone
                     G
I heard her call my name
             F
And then my mind split open...

Here she comes now, now
She's gone, gone, gone
Ready, ready, ready, ready, ready
Got my eyes wide open

Ever since I was on cripple Monday
Got my eyeballs on my knees
I rapped for hours with Mad Mary Williams
Said she never understood a word from me

Chorus:
Oh, I know she cares about me
I heard her call my name ... ?
(Heard her call my name)
I said that she's long dead and gone
(Heard her call my name)
And still, she ain't the same
(Heard her call my name)
But when I woke up in the morning, mama
(Heard her call my name)
I heard her call my name, long gone
(Heard her call my name)
I know she's dead and long far gone
(Heard her call my name)
And still, I heard her call my name
And then, my mind split open...


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

C

Guitar chord C

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

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