Am - G - Am - G
(2x)
Am G F G
1. Shiny, shiny, shiny boots
of leather,
Am
G F E
whiplash girlchild in the
dark,
Am
G F G
comes in bells, your servant,
don't forsake him,
Am
F G Am
strike, dear mistress, and
cure his heart. + Am
- G - Am - G (2x)
Am G - F G
2. Downy sin’s of streetlight fancies,
Am
G F E
chase the costumes she shall
wear,
Am
G F G
ermine furs adorn the
imperious,
Am F
G Am
Severin, Severin awaits you
there. + Am - G - Am - G (2x)
C F - G C
I am tired, I am weary,
C
F G C
I could sleep for a thousand
years,
C F - G C
a thousand dreams that would awake me,
Am F G
Am
different colors made of
tears. + Am
- G - Am - G (2x)
Am G F G
3. Kiss the boot of shiny,
shiny leather,
Am
G F E
shiny leather in the dark,
Am
G F G
tongue of thongs, the belt
that does await you,
Am F G
Am
strike, dear mistress, and
cure his heart. + Am
- G - Am - G (2x)
Am - G - F G
4. Severin, Severin, speak so slightly,
Am
- G
F E
Severin, down on your bended knee,
Am
G F G
taste the whip, in love not
given lightly,
Am F -
G Am
taste the whip, now plead for me. + Am - G - Am - G (2x)
C F - G C
I am tired, I am weary,
C
F G C
I could sleep for a thousand
years,
C F - G C
a thousand dreams that would awake me,
Am F G
Am
different colors made of
tears. + Am
- G - Am - G (2x)
Am G F
G
5. Shiny, shiny, shiny boots
of leather,
Am G - F E
whiplash girlchild in the dark,
Am G F G
Severin, your servant comes in
bells, please don't forsake him,
Am
F G Am
strike, dear mistress, and
cure his heart.
+ Am - G - Am - G (4x) + Am
(orig. = capo 4th) (The Velvet
Underground)