[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 - No drums - stacatto down strokes] C C F/C G/C
[Verse 1] You [C] better watch [C] out you [F] better not [G] cry You [C] better not [C] pout I'm [F] telling you [G] why [C] Santa Claus is [F] coming to [G] town [C] Santa Claus is [F] coming to [G] town [C] Santa [Am] Claus is [F] comi [G] ng to [C] town [F][G]
[Verse 2 - Half time B x bB S] He's [C] making a [C] list and [F] checking it [G] twice He's [C] gonna find [C] out who's [F] naughty or [G] nice [C] Santa Claus is [F] coming to [G] town [C] Santa Claus is [F] coming to [G] town [C] Santa [Am] Claus is [F] comi [G] ng to [C] town [C7]
[Bridge 1 - Straight quiet drums] He [Gm] sees you [C] when you're [F] sleeping He [Gm] knows when [C] you're [F] awake He [D7] knows if you've been bad or good (dru [G6] ms B SS B S) - You better be good for goodness sake better be good for goodness sake (triplet fill - full drums in - start on upstroke of strum)
[Verse 3] You [C] better watch [C] out you [F] better not [G] cry You [C] better not [C] pout I'm [F] telling you [G] why [C] Santa Claus is [F] coming to [G] town [C] Santa Claus is [F] coming to [G] town (next chords play straight) [C] Santa [Am] Claus is [F] comin [G] g to [C] town [C][F][G]
[Solo on Verse Chords] C C F G x 4 C Am F G - C C C7 C7
[Bridge 2] He [Gm] sees you [C] when you're [F] sleeping He [Gm] knows when [C] you're [F] awake He [D7] knows if you've been bad or good You [G6] better be good for goodness sake better be good for goodness sake
[Verse 4 - C/Bb-6x555x] You [C] better watch [C/Bb] out you [F/A] better not [Ab] cry You [C] better not [C/Bb] pout I'm [F/A] telling you [Ab] why [C][C] Santa Claus is [F] coming to [G] town [C][C] Santa Claus is [F] coming to [G] town [C][C] Santa [Am] Claus is [F] coming to [G] tow [C]
[Tag - Quiet bit as per intro] C C F/C G/C [C] Santa Claus is [F] coming to [G] town (repeat a few times)
[Ending - Slow] [C] Santa [Am] Claus is [Dm] coming [G] to to [C] wn
