[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------------------------------------
[Intro - Dirty filthy shuffle for this] [Cadd9*][C] x3
[Verse 1 - for 'why do' emphasise low E then G of C chord] [C] Why do [Cadd9] birds suddenly ap [B7] pear Every [Bm] time you are [Em] near [C] Just like [Cadd9] me, [C] they long to [Cadd9] be [Gmaj7] Close to [G] you
[Verse 2] [C] Why do [Cadd9] stars fall down from the [B7] sky Every [Bm] time you walk [Em] by [C] Just like [Cadd9] me, [C] they long to [Cadd9] be [Gmaj7] Close to [G] you
[Chorus - C to C6 is like Status Quo - x355 x373] [C] On the [C6] day that [C] you were [C6] born, the [C] angels [C6] got to [C] gether [C6] And de [Bm] cided to create a dream come [E] true [E7] So they [C] sprinkled moondust [C6] in you hair And [Am] golden starlight [C6] in your eyes of [D] blue [upward strums of D - x-x-0-11-10-10 - x5777x]
[Verse 3] [C] That is [Cadd9] why, all the girls in [B7] town Follow [Bm] you, all a [Em] round [C] Just like [Cadd9] me, [C] they long to [Cadd9] be [Gmaj7] Close to [G] you
[Instrumental - add capo at 1 if you want to do the key change] [C][C][C9] x - [C9][C][C9][C] - [B7] x x x - [Bm] x x x - [Em] x x x [C9] x [C] x - [C9] x [C] x (following keypart) - [Gmaj7] x [G] x
[Chorus] [C] On the [C6] day that [C] you were [C6] born, the [C] angels [C6] got to [C] gether [C6] And de [Bm] cided to create a dream come [E] tru [E7] e So they [C] sprinkled moondust [C6] in you hair And [Am] golden starlight [C6] in your eyes of [D] blue
[Verse 4] [C] That is [Cadd9] why, all the girls in [B7] town Follow [Bm] you, all a [Em] round [C] Just like [Cadd9] me, [C] they long to [Cadd9] be [Gmaj7] Close to [G] you [Pause] [C] Just like [Cadd9] me, [C] they long to [Cadd9] be ................ [Pause - THEN PLAY G BUT AS PER KEYBOARD INTRO WITH C9 pluck all strings to help high E rings out] [Gadd9][G] E -5-----3--5--7--5--3 B -0------------------ G -0------------------ D -0------------------ A -X------------------ E -3------------------ Close to you (end on Gadd9 with pause before outro)
[Outro] [C9] Why uh uh uh [C] ay [Gmaj7] Close to you (repeat to fade)
