[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------------------------------------
[C][G/B][Am][F][C][F][C][G] E -------------------5-------1-0-x---------- B ---0--1------------6-------1---3----------0? G 0-2--0-------------5-------2---2-------0-2--0 D -------------------7-------3---x---------- A -------------------8-------3---3---------- E -------------------5-------1---1---------- (play 0 on E string during F with up)
[Chorus] [C] No [G/B] woman no cry [Am][F] [C] No [F] woman no [C] cry [G] [C] No [G/B] woman no [Am] cry [F] [C] No [F] woman no [C] cry
[Verse] [G] Said said [C] said I [G/B] remember [Am] when we used to sit [F] [C] In the govern [G/B] ment yard in [Am] trenchtown [F] [C] Oba oba [G/B] serving the [Am] hypocrites [F] As they would [C] mingle [G/B] with the good people we [Am] meet [F] [C] good friends [G/B] we had oh [Am] good friend we los [F] [C][G/B] along the w [Am] ay [F] [C] In this bright [G/B] future you [Am] cant forget your [F] past [C] So dry your [G/B] tears I [Am] say [F]
[Chorus] [C] No [G/B] woman no cry [Am][F] [C] No [F] woman no [C] cry [G] [C] Here little [G/B] darlin' don't [Am] shed no [F] tears [C] No [F] woman no [C] cry
[Verse] [G] Said said [C] said I [G/B] remember [Am] when we used to sit [F] [C] In the govern [G/B] ment yard in [Am] trenchtown [F] [C] And then Georgie [G/B] would make a [Am] fire [F] light as it wa [C] s log wood [G/B] burnin through the [Am] night [F] [C] Then we would [G/B] cook corn [Am] meal porridge [F] [C] of which I'll [G/B] share with [Am] you [F] yeah [C] my [G/B] feet is my [Am] only carriage [F] and so [C] I've got to [G/B] push on [Am] through [F] But while I'm gone
[Bridge] [C] Ev'ry thing's gonna [G/B] be alright. [Am] Ev'ry thing's gonna [F] be alright. [C] Ev'ry thing's gonna [G/B] be alright. [Am] Ev'ry thing's gonna [F] be alright. [C] Ev'ry thing's gonna [G/B] be alright. [Am] Ev'ry thing's gonna [F] be alright. [C] Ev'ry thing's gonna [G/B] be alright. [Am] Ev'ry thing's gonna [F] be alright.
[Chorus] So [C] no wo [G/B] man no cry [Am][F] [C] No [F] woman no [C] cry [G] [C] Her [G/B] e little dar [Am] lin' do [F] n't shed no tears [C] No [F] woman no [C] cry
