Shes My Best Friend

"she’s my best friend" ( lou reed ) recorded may 1969 , released on "vu" ( 1985 ) | Gsus4 G ( bass descends to C via G - F - E - D - C ) | | C G F D | she’s my best friend , certainly not the average girl | C G F D she’s my best friend understands me when i’m fallin’ G D G | down , down , down . | C F G G D G | oh it hurts to be that way , down , down , down! | C Am D G | oh it hurts to know the bad kind of fella | C D F C | here’s to newspaper joe . . . dropped his teeth on the floor | C D | caught his hand in the door , | F C | guess that’s the way the news goes | D F G C | if you want to see me , sorry but i’m not around | D F C Am if you want to be me . . . turn around G Gsus4 | i’m by the window where the light is she’s my best friend , better than a dog or car she’s my best friend understands me when i’m fallin’ down , down , down . . . oh it hurts to be that way down , down , down . . . oh it hurts to know the bad kinda fella here’s to mulberry jane . . . she made jam when she came somebody cut off her feet , now the jelly rolls in the street if you want to see me sorry but i’m not around if you want to be me turn around i’m by the window where the light is she’s my best friend certainly not the average girl she’s my best friend understands me when i’m fallin’ ( fallin’ ) | G C G F fallin down , fallin’ down F G C G F | fallin down , fallin down . . . repeat to fade with ad lib shouts .