#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## From: [email protected] (Adam Schneider) Subject: Lola.crd (by The Kinks) LOLA ---- by Ray Davies E | I met her in a club down in old Soho where they A D | drink champagne and it tastes just like cherry E |A cola C-O-L-A cola |E she walked up to me and she asked me to dance |A D | I asked her her name and in a dark brown voice she said E |A D |C D |E |E Lola L-O-L-A Lola Lo lo lo lo Lo - la |B7 | Well, we drank champagne and danced all night F#7 Under electric candle light |A She picked me up and sat me on her knee |A and said "dear boy won't you come home with me?" |E Well, I'm not the world's most passionate guy, |A D | but when I looked in her eyes, well I almost fell for my E |A D |C D | Lola Lo lo lo lo Lo - la Lo lo lo lo Lo - la E |A D |C D |E |E Lola Lo lo lo lo Lo - la Lo lo lo lo Lo - la |A E B I pushed her away |A E B I walked to the door |A E B I fell to the floor |E G#7 C#m I got down on my knees |B B13 Then I looked at her and she at me |E Well, that's the way that I want it to stay... (That's enough; you get the idea. Yeah, I know I skipped a verse...) From: Harlan L Thompson LOLA- The Kinks C D E E I met her in a club down in old Soho A D A E Where you drink champagne and it tastes just like cherry Cola A Asus C-O-L-A Cola E She walked up to me and she asked me to dance A D A E I asked her her name and in a dark brown voice she said Lola A D C D E L-O-L-A Lola la-la-la-la Lola E Well I'm not the world's most physical guy But when she sqeezed me tight she nearly broke my spine Oh my Lola la-la-la-la Lola Well I'm not dumb but I can't understand Why she walked like a woman but talked like a man Oh my Lola la-la-la-la Lola la-la-la-la Lola CHORUS #1: B Well we drank champagne and danced all night F#m Under electric candlelight A She picked me up and sat me on her knee B7 And said "Dear boy, won't you come home with me?" E Well I'm not the world's most passionate guy But when I looked in her eyes well I almost fell for my Lola La-la-la-la Lola la-la-la-la Lola E A D C D E Lola la-la-la-la Lola la-la-la-la Lola BRIDGE: A C#m B A C#m B I pushed her away, I walked to the door A C#m B E G#m C#m I fell to the floor, I got down on my knees B Then I looked at her and she at me Well that's the way that I want it to stay And I always want it to be that way for my Lola La-la-la-la Lola Girl will be boys and boys will be girls It's a mixed up muddled up shook up world except for Lola La-la-la-la Lola CHORUS #2: Well I left home just a week before And I'd never ever kissed a woman before But Lola smiled and took me by the hand And said "Dear boy, I'm gonna make you a man" Well I'm not the world's most masculine man But I know what I am and I'm glad that I'm a man And so is Lola La-la-la-la Lola la-la-la-la Lola Lola la-la-la-la Lola la-la-la-la Lola (from Lola vs. Powerman and the Moneygoround, 1970) (sent by Harlan at [email protected])
About the artist behind Lola Chords:
The band's early hard-driving singles set a standard in the mid-1960s for rock and roll, while albums such as Face to Face,[2] Something Else, The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society, Arthur and Muswell Hillbillies are highly regarded by fans, critics, and peers, and are considered amongst the most influential recordings of the era.[3]
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