[Intro - Count 1 2 start phrase on 3 - No drums] X X X X - X X X X [C][C][C][C] - x [D][D] X [E] ..............
[Verse 1] I [E] met her in a club down in old Soho where you [A] drink champagne and it [D] tastes just like coca [E] cola - C-O-L-A, [A] cola [Asus4][A] She [E] walked up to me and she asked me to dance I [A] asked her her name and in a [D] dark brown voice she said [E] Lola L-O-L-A, [A] Lola, [D] Lo lo lo lo [C] lola [Intro phrase][C][D][E]
[Vamp - Drums in - Bendy blues phrase - Fill 1] [E] x 4 e|--------------------------------------- B|-----9-9-9---9----------------------- G|-----9-9-9------11-9----9------------ D|-----9-9-9-----------11---11-9------- A|--x--x-x-x---------------------9-9s11 E|--0------------------------------------
[Verse 2] Well [E] I'm not the worlds most physical guy but when she [A] squeezed me tight she nearly [D] broke my spine, oh my [E] Lola .. Lo lo lo lo [A] Lola [Asus4][A]
[Verse 3] Well [E] I'm not dumb but I can't understand why she [A] walked like a woman and [D] talked like a man oh my [E] Lola .. Lo lo lo lo [A] Lola [D] Lo lo lo lo [C] Lola [Intro phrase][C][D][E]
[Vamp - Bendy blues phrase] [E] x 4
[Chorus 1] Well we [B7] drank champagne and danced all night [F#] under electric candlelight She [A] picked me up and sat me on her knee and [A] said 'Dear boy, won't you come home with me'
[Verse 4] Well [E] I'm not the world's most passionate guy but when I [A] looked in her eye, well I [D] almost fell for my [E] Lola Lo lo lo lo [A] Lola [D] Lo lo lo lo [C] Lola ...... [Intro phrase][C][D][E] [E] Lola Lo lo lo lo [A] Lola [D] Lo lo lo lo [C] Lola ....... [Intro phrase][C][D][E]
[Vamp - Bendy blues phrase] [E] x 4
[Bridge] I [A] pushed [E] her a [B] way .. I [A] walked [E] to the [B] door ..I [A] fell [E] to the [B] floor .. I got [E] down [G#m] on my [C#m] knees .. Then [B7] I looked at her and she at me
[Verse 5] Well [E] that's the way that I want it to stay and I [A] always want it to [D] be that way for my [E] Lola .. Lo lo lo lo [A] Lola [Asus4][A] [E] Girls will be boys and boys will be girls It's a [A] mixed up, muddled up, [D] shook up world except for [E] Lola Lo lo lo lo [A] Lola
[Chorus 2] Well I [B7] left home just a week before And [F#] I'd never ever kissed a woman before [A] Lola smiled and took me by the hand and [A] said 'dear boy, I'm gonna make you a man'
[Verse 6] Well [E] I'm not the worlds most masculine man but I [A] know what I am and I'm [D] glad I'm a man and so is [E] Lola, lo lo lo lo [A] lola [D] Lo lo lo lo [C] Lola [Intro phrase][C][D][E]
[Outro] [E] Lola Lo lo lo lo [A] Lola [D] Lo lo lo lo [C] Lola ...... [Intro phrase][C][D][E] [E] Lola Lo lo lo lo [A] Lola [D] Lo lo lo lo [C] Lola ...... [Intro phrase][C][D][E]
[End] [E]
[Notes] Here's approximately how the picking goes: e|---0----0----0-0-0-0--2-2----0---0----0----0-----0---------| B|---1----1----1-1-1-1--3-3----0-----0----0----0--------0----| G|---0----0----0-0-0-0--2-2----1-------1----1----1----1---1--| D|---2----2----2-2-2-2--0-0----2-----------------------------| A|---3----3----3-3-3-3---------2-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------0-----------------------------|
[Fill 1 - Keep underlying chord ringing to fill sound - play riff by strumming all strings but emphasis those notes] e|--------------------------------------- B|-----9-9-9---9----------------------- G|-----9-9-9------11-9----9------------ D|-----9-9-9-----------11---11-9------- A|--x--x-x-x---------------------9-9s11 E|--0------------------------------------
[Verse 1] I play the [Fm7] street life, because there's [Bbm7] no place I can go [Cm7] Street life, Its the [Fm7] only life I know. [Fm7] Street Life, and there's a [Bbm7] thousand cards to play, [Cm7] Steet Life, until you [Fm7] play your life away.
[Chorus-quick changes] You [Bbm7] let the people [Db/Eb-x66666] see, just who you [Cm7] wanna be, [F7#9-13x214] And [Bbm7] every night you [Db/Eb-x66666] shine, just [Abmaj7] like a superstar. The [Abm7] type of life that's [B/Db-x44444] played, a [F#maj7] temptin' mas[Gm7-5-343363] querade You [Bbm7] dress you walk you [Db/Eb-x66666] talk, You're [Abmaj7] who you think you are [C7#5#9-hendrix-x32344]
[Verse 2] [Fm7] Street life, You can [Bbm7] run away from time, [Cm7] Street life, For a [Fm7] nickel, or a dime, [Fm7] Street life, But you [Bbm7] better not get old, [Cm7] Street life, Or you're [Fm7] gonna feel the cold.
[Chorus] There's [Bbm7] always love for [Db/Eb] sale a [Cm7] grown-up fairy [F7#9] tale Prince [Bbm7] Charming always [Db/Eb] smiles behind [Abmaj7] a silver spoon And [Abm7] if you keep it young [B/Db] your [F#maj7] song is always [Gm7-5] sung Your [Bbm7] love will pay your way [Db/Eb] beneath [Abmaj7] the silver moon
[Chorus - To play the horn part at end of B7 play 10 and 12 on B string, then 6 and 8 on E string for F] [Emaj7-0x999x] Street life [B7/D#-11x999x][C#m7][B7] [Emaj7] Street life [B7/D#][C#m7][B7] [Fmaj7-133211] Street life [C7/E-0x5556][Dm7][C7] [Fmaj7] Street life [C7/E][Dm7]
[Verse] I play the [Fm7] street life Because there's [Bbm7] no place I can go [Cm7] Street life It's the [Fm7] only life I know [Fm7] Street life And there's a [Bbm7] thousand cards to play [Cm7] Street Life Until you [Fm7] play your life away- oh
[Chorus - To play the horn part at end of B7 play 10 and 12 on B string] [Emaj7-0x999x] Street life [B7/D#-11x999x][C#m7][B7] [Emaj7] Street life [B7/D#][C#m7][B7] [Fmaj7-133211] Street life [C7/E-0x5556][Dm7][C7] [Fmaj7] Street life [C7/E][Dm7][C7]
[Emaj7-0x999x] Street life [B7/D#-11x999x][C#m7][B7] [Emaj7] Street life [B7/D#][C#m7][B7] [Fmaj7-133211] Street life [C7/E-0x5556][Dm7][C7] [Fmaj7] Street life [C7/E][Dm7]
[End - .X = 12(3)(1)] [Fm7] play rhythm once - X x .X .X X
[Mad bit removed from second half of sax solo] C#m7 F#9sus4-111313 - Bmaj7 Bm7 E9sus4-000202 Amaj7 - Bbm7 Eb9sus4-x66666 Abmaj7
[Interlude Riff - play high part with thumb and first finger as naturally mutes the G string with thumb] E --6--------- B ----9p6------- G x---------- D 6---------- A 6---------- E 6----------
