Lola

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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
=
Asus4Gsus4
=
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
=
Asus4Dsus4
=
B7 E7
=
F# B
=
B E
=
G#m C#m
=
C#m F#m
=
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Lola chords and lyrics

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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]
[Verse 2]
[Verse 3]
[Chorus 1]
and said 'Dear boy, won't you come home with me'
[Verse 4]
[Bridge]
[Verse 5]
[Chorus 2]
and said 'dear boy, I'm gonna make you a man'
[Verse 6]
[Outro]
*      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
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Lola Chords by The Kinks

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