The Kinks – Lola (Guitar)

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Lola chords The Kinks 1970 "Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One" (Ray Davies) **** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lola_(song) [Intro] C D E [Verse 1]
  E
I met her in a club down in old Soho

          A                      D                     E
where you drink champagne and it tastes just like Coca Cola (or cherry cola)

         A   Asus4 A
C-O-L-A, cola

    E
She walked up to me and she asked me to dance

  A                           D                         E
I asked her her name and in a dark brown voice she said Lola

         A     D             C   C  D  E
L-O-L-A, Lola,   Lo lo lo lo lola
[Verse 2]
     E
Well I'm not the worlds most physical guy

             A
but when she squeezed me tight

           D                     E
she nearly broke my spine, oh my Lola

            A   Asus4 A
Lo lo lo lo Lola
[Verse 3]
     E
Well I'm not dumb but I can't understand

        A                       D
why she walked like a woman and talked like a man

      E
oh my Lola

            A    D             C    C D  E
Lo lo lo lo Lola   Lo lo lo lo Lola
[Chorus 1]
        B7 ***
Well we drank champagne and danced all night

F#
under electric candlelight

    A
She picked me up and sat me on her knee
and said 'Dear boy, won't you come home with me' [Verse 4]
     E
Well I'm not the world's most passionate guy

           A                          D                  E
but when I looked in her eyes, well I almost fell for my Lola

            A    D             C   C  D
Lo lo lo lo Lola   Lo lo lo lo Lola

E                  A    D             C    C D   E
Lola,  Lo lo lo lo Lola,  lo lo lo lo Lola
[Bridge]
  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#m   C#m
I got down on my knees

     B7
Then I looked at her and she at me
[Verse 5]
     E
Well that's the way that I want it to stay

      A                 D                  E
and I always want it to be that way for my Lola

            A    Asus4 A
Lo lo lo lo Lola

E
Girls will be boys and boys will be girls

       A                     D                         E
It's a mixed up, muddled up, shook up world except for Lola

            A
Lo lo lo lo Lola
[Chorus 2]
       B7
Well I left home just a week before

    F#
And I'd never ever kissed a woman before

A
Lola smiled and took me by the hand
and said 'dear boy, I'm gonna make you a man' [Verse 6]
     E
Well I'm not the worlds most masculine man

      A                      D
but I know what I am and I'm glad I'm a man

          E                 A    D             C    C D
and so is Lola, lo lo lo lo lola   Lo lo lo lo Lola
[Outro]
E                 A     D             C    C D
Lola, lo lo lo lo Lola,   lo lo lo lo Lola

E                 A     D             C    C D
Lola, lo lo lo lo Lola,   lo lo lo lo Lola

E                 A     D             C    C D E
Lola, lo lo lo lo Lola,   lo lo lo lo Lola
* It has been suggested that C#m is better than E ** It has been suggested that B7 is a better fit than B *** It has been suggested that B is a better fit than B7 **** Alternate: Capo II C = Bb D = C E = D A = G Asus4 = Gsus4 B7 = A7 F# = E B = A G#m = F#m C#m = Bm Open (These chords are not in the original key) C = F D = G E = A A = D Asus4 = Dsus4 B7 = E7 F# = B B = E G#m = C#m C#m = F#m Set8