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Song title:       Vicious
Original Album:	  Transformer

Words and Music by Lou Reed
Copyright © 1978 EMI Music Limited
Published by EMI Music Publishing Limited

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net)


NOTES:
Guitar Figure 1 is the basic riff for the song and is just repeated for the
D-C-G-C chords in the verses.


INTRO:

[play Guitar Figure 1]  [x2]

Guitar Figure 1

  D                   C            G                       C
|-5---5---5-----------3---3------|-3---3---3-----------3---3------|
|-7---7---7-----------5---5------|-3---3---3-----------3---5------|
|-7---7---7-----------5---5------|-4---4---4-----------4---5------|
|-7---7---7-----------5---5------|-5---5---5-----------5---5------|
|-5---5---5-----------3---3------|-5---5---5-----------5---3------|
|--------------------------------|-3---3---3-----------3----------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|



VERSE:

  D                   C            G                       C
|-5---5---5-----------3---3------|-3---3---3-----------3---3------|
|-7---7---7-----------5---5------|-3---3---3-----------3---5------|
|-7---7---7-----------5---5------|-4---4---4-----------4---5------|
|-7---7---7-----------5---5------|-5---5---5-----------5---5------|
|-5---5---5-----------3---3------|-5---5---5-----------5---3------|
|--------------------------------|-3---3---3-----------3----------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|


  D                   C            G                       C
|-5---5---5-----------3---3------|-3---3---3-------3---3---3------|
|-7---7---7-----------5---5------|-3---3---3-------3---3---5------|
|-7---7---7-----------5---5------|-4---4---4-------4---4---5------|
|-7---7---7-----------5---5------|-5---5---5-------5---5---5------|
|-5---5---5-----------3---3------|-5---5---5-------5---5---3------|
|--------------------------------|-3---3---3-------3---3----------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|
  D                                                G       C
  Vicious,                                         you     hit me with a
  flower.                                          You     do  it  every
  hour                                             Ohh, baby you're so
  vicious


VERSE:
Notes:
Play Guitar Figure 1 as for 1st VERSE.

Vicious, you want me to hit you with a stick
But all I've got's a guitar pick

Huh, baby you're so...

Guitar Figure 2

  D               C       B        D
|-5---5---5-------3-------2------|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--|
|-7---7---7-------5-------4------|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|
|-7---7---7-------5-------4------|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|
|-7---7---7-------5-------4------|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|
|-5---5---5-------3-------2------|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|
  D
..vicious


CHORUS:
Chords:
A 577655    C   x35553
G 355433    Em  x79987
D x57775    F#m x9 11 11 10 9

A                      G                    D   C-G    D
When I watch you come, baby, I just want to run   far away
A                      G                           | D C | D |
You're not the kind of person, around whom I want to stay

Em     F#m             G
When I see you walkin' down the street
  Em           F#m         G
I step on your hands and I mangle your feet
       Em      F#m                 G       A
You're not the kind of person that I wanna meet
                   [Guitar Figure 1]
Oh, baby, you're so vicious


[Guitar SOLO over Guitar Figure 1]

(You're just so vicious)


[repeat 1st VERSE]


VERSE:
Vicious, hey, why don't you swallow razor blades
You must think I'm some kinda gay blade
But baby, you're so..

Guitar Figure 2

  D               C       B        D
|-5---5---5-------3-------2------|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--|
|-7---7---7-------5-------4------|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|
|-7---7---7-------5-------4------|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|
|-7---7---7-------5-------4------|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|
|-5---5---5-------3-------2------|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|
  D
..vicious


CHORUS:
When I see you comin', I just have to run
You're not good and you certainly aren't very much fun

When I see you walkin' down the street
I step on your hand and I mangle your feet
You're not the kind of person that I even wanna meet
                [Guitar Figure 1]
'Cause you're so vicious


CODA:

[repeat Guitar Figure 1 to fade]

Vicious
Vicious...