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Pale Blue Eyes

The Velvet Underground

from the album The Velvet Underground released in 1969

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Lyrics

                          (capo 3rd fret)              
Intro
                              D                ...                D                ...                        
Verse
                          D                        Sometimes I feel so happy                          G              D                        Sometimes I feel so sad                          D              Bm                        Sometimes I feel so happy                          Em              G              D                        But mostly you just... make me mad                          G              A              D                        Baby you just... make me mad            
Refrain
                          A              D                        Linger on... your pale blue eyes                          A              D                        Linger on... your pale blue eyes      Thought of you as my mountain top     Thought of you as my peak     Thought of you as everything     I've had but couldn't keep     I've had but couldn't keep          Linger on your pale blue eyes         Linger on your pale blue eyes      If I could make the world as pure     And strange as what I see     I'd put you in the mirror     I put in front of me     I put in front of me          Linger on your pale blue eyes         Linger on your pale blue eyes                          (solo, with verse + refrain chords)                        Skip a life completely     Stuff it in a cup     She said Money is like us in time     It lies but can't stand up     Down for you is up          Linger on your pale blue eyes         Linger on your pale blue eyes      It was good what we did yesterday     And I'd do it once again     The fact that you are married     Only proves you're my best friend     But it's truly truly a sin          Linger on your pale blue eyes         Linger on your pale blue eyes

Notes & Tabs

Capo 3rd Fret, Standard Tuning

This tab uses my preferred way to play this song, which is using a capo on the 3rd fret (in standard tuning). I acknowledge that most versions online show this song played without a capo, in the key of F. That's great -- but I prefer using the capo. Note that the 3rd fret capo (using chords in the key of D, as shown here) lets you play along with someone playing in the key of F (without a capo).

Guitar Chords Used

Here's how to play the guitar chords used in this song. Fairly straightforward batch of chords within the key of D. I like to freely mix in a Dsus2 in the D sections to emulate the main riff heard on the recorded version.

capo 3 e-|----2-----0-----3-----2-----0-----0----- B-|----3-----3-----0-----3-----2-----0----- G-|----2-----2-----0-----4-----2-----0----- D-|----0-----0-----0-----4-----2-----2----- A-|----------------2-----2-----0-----2----- E-|----------------3-----------------0-----            D            Dsus2            G            Bm            A            Em          

Videos

Official Album Version

Here's the official album version of this song. If you use a capo on 3rd fret and use the chords above, you can play along. Or, you can play without a capo in the key of F and play along.

Recommended Cover Versions

Here's a simple, stripped down, and intimate acoustic cover version of this song. Note, this does not use a capo, but it is played with chords in the key of D. This is helpful to watch how the chord switches are made.

Here's another version I recommend. This one is played using chords in the key of F (which is probably closer to how this song was originally performed?), instead of the key of D. Just the same, it is a good acoustic cover that you can learn a lot from.

Chord Progressions

Intro

|            D            . . . |            D            . . . |

Verse

"Sometimes I feel so happy..."

|            D            . . . |            D            . . . |            G            . . . |            D            . . . | |            D            . . . |            Bm            . . . |            Em            .            G            . |            D            . . . | |            G            .            A            . |            D            . . . |            D            . . . |

Refrain

"Linger on, your pale blue eyes..."

|            A            . . . | . . . . |            D            . . . | . . . . | |            A            . . . | . . . . |            D            . . . | . . . . |

Song Info

Song: Pale Blue Eyes
Artist: The Velvet Underground
Album: The Velvet Underground
Year: 1969
Label: MGM

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