The Velvet Underground – I Found A Reason Loaded (1970) Standard Tuning (EADGBe) Chords Used: F A# Gm Dm C 1 1 6 3 5 3 1 3 6 3 6 5 2 3 OR 7 3 7 5 3 3 8 5 7 5 3 1 8 5 5 3 1 X 6 3 5 X Introduction F A# Gm e |------5---5--------5---6-5-3-----1---1------1---3-1p0-------------------| b |------------------------------------------------------------------------| g |--3/5---5--------5---5---------3---3------3---3-------------------------| d |------------------------------------------------------------------------| a |------------------------------------------------------------------------| E |------------------------------------------------------------------------| F A# Gm Pa pa pa pa pa pa pa pa F A# Gm Pa pa pa pa pa pa pa pa F A# Gm I found a reason to keep living F A# Gm Oh and the reason, dear, is you F A# Gm I found a reason to keep singing F A# Gm Oh and the reason, dear, is you (1:05) F Dm Oh I do believe F Dm If you don't like things you leave F Dm A# For some place you never gone before (1:25) F A# Gm Pa pa pa pa pa pa pa pa F A# Gm Pa pa pa pa pa pa pa pa Ooh (1:45) F A# Gm Honey, I found a reason to keep living F A# Gm And you know the reason, dear it's you F A# Gm And I've walked down life's lonely highways hand in hand with myself F A# Gm And I realized how many paths have crossed between us F Dm Oh I do believe F Dm You're all what you perceive F Dm A# What comes is better than what came before Solo (2:39) e |-5h6r5----|-5h6r5----|-8---5---5----|-----------------------| b |-------6--|-------6--|---6---6---6--|-------5---------------| g |----------|----------|--------------|-5/7------7---5---3\2--| d |----------|----------|--------------|-----------------------| a |----------|----------|--------------|-----------------------| E |----------|----------|--------------|-----------------------| e |----------|---1--------|-------1---|-----------|------------|----------| b |----------|-1---1------|-----1---1-|-----6-----|-6------6---|-6h8-6----| g |-2h3-2----|--------2h3-|-2---------|---7---7h8-|---8--7---7-|----------| d |-------3--|------------|---3-------|-8---------|------------|----------| a |----------|------------|-----------|-----------|------------|----------| E |----------|------------|-----------|-----------|------------|----------| e |-----5----|--5h6-5---|----------|----------|----------|----------|------| b |----------|----------|-6--8--10-|-6----6-x-|------6---|-6-----6--|-----6| g |-3/5---5--|--------5-|----------|----------|--5/7-----|---7h8---8|---7--| d |----------|----------|-7--8--10-|-5-7--8-x-|--------8-|----------|-8----| a |----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|------| E |----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|------| e |-3/5------|-5-8-5--5-|----8-5---|----------|----------|----------| b |----------|----------|-6------6-|-----6----|-6h8-6----|-6h8-6----| g |-3/5---5--|--------5-|----------|-5/7------|-------7--|--------7-| d |----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------| a |----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------| E |----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------| (3:14) F Dm Oh I do believe F Dm You're all what you perceive F Dm A# What comes is better than what came before F A# Gm Pa pa pa pa pa pa pa pa F A# Gm Pa pa pa pa pa pa pa pa (3:50) F C A# F And you'd better come, come come, come to me F C A# Come, come, come to me (you better) F C A# Come, come, come to me F F (let ring) Pa pa pa pa pa pa All chord and times are approximations. This song is supposed to be in drop D tuning (DGCFAd). I tuned the song to standard tuning (don't like switching back and forth too much). This sounds pretty close to the song. If you don't like it, just play the chords 1 step higher (F = G; A# = C and so on) on drop D. Solo is the same way (5=7). I didn't quite get all the riffs in the verses. They change many times. I'll work on that later. This is a beautiful song (my favorite VU song). It is not too difficult either. Enjoy it.