Artist: Graham Gouldman Song: No milk today Tabbed by: DJ 14th May 2014 Available on his 'Heart full of songs' CD, Graham Gouldman's acoustic version of his own song, which was a hit for Herman's Hermits in 1966. A live performance video at this link... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CMJZuE0yo4 Am = x02210 E = 022100 E/G# = xx6454 G = 320033 A = x02220 D/F# = xx4232 C = x32010 D = xx0232 Dmaj7 = xx0222 or x57675 Fmaj7 = 133210 ********************************************************* Am G Am G Am G e |--5--5----3--|--0--0----3--|---5--5----3--| B |--5--5----3--|--1--1----3--|---5--5----3--| G |--5--5----4--|--2--2----4--|---5--5----4--| D |--7--7----5--|--2--2----5--|---7--7----5--| A |-------------|-------------|--------------| E |-------------|-------------|--------------| Am C No milk today, my love has gone away, E Am E Am The bottle stands for - lorn, a symbol of the dawn, Am C No milk today, it seems a common sight, E Am E Am But people passing by, don't know the reason why! A G How could they know ...just what this message means? D (D) E A The end of my hopes, the end of all my dreams, A G How could they know ...a palace there had been? D (D) E A Behind the door, where my love reigned as Queen! Am C No milk to - day, it wasn't always so, (No milk to - day----------!) E Am E Am The company was gay, we'd turn night into day, Am C As music played, the faster did we dance, (As music played--------------!) E Am E Am We felt it both at once, the start of our ro - mance! A G How could they know ...just what this message means? D (D) E A The end of my hopes, the end of all my dreams, A G How could they know ...a palace there had been? D (D) E A Behind the door, where my love reigned as Queen! Am C No milk to - day, my love has gone away, (No milk to - day-------------!) E Am E Am The bottle stands for - lorn, a symbol of the dawn! A E/G# D/F# E/G# But all that's left is a place, dark and lonely, (Ah--------------, ah------, ah------------, ah-----!) A E/G# Dmaj7 A terraced house in a mean street, back of town, (Ah----------, ah------, mean street, back of town!) A E/G# D/F# E/G# Becomes a shrine when I think of you only, (Ah------------, ah---------, ah---------, ah-----!) D E Just two-up, two -down! (Just two-up, two -down!) Am C No milk to - day, it wasn't always so, (No milk to - day----------!) E Am E Am The company was gay, we'd turn night into day, Am C As music played, the faster did we dance, (As music played--------------!) E Am E Am We felt it both at once, the start of our ro - mance! A G How could they know ...just what this message means? D (D) E A The end of my hopes, the end of all my dreams, A G How could they know ...a palace there had been? D (D) E A Behind the door, where my love reigned as Queen! Am C No milk to - day, my love has gone away, (No milk to - day-------------!) E Am E Am The bottle stands for - lorn, a symbol of the dawn! A E/G# D/F# E/G# But all that's left is a place, dark and lonely, (Ah--------------, ah------, ah------------, ah-----!) A E/G# Dmaj7 A terraced house in a mean street, back of town, (Ah----------, ah------, mean street, back of town!) A E/G# D/F# E/G# Becomes a shrine when I think of you only, (Ah------------, ah---------, ah---------, ah-----!) D E Just two-up, two -down! (Just two-up, two -down!) A E/G# D/F# E/G# But all that's left is a place, dark and lonely, (Ah--------------, ah------, ah------------, ah-----!) A E/G# Dmaj7 A terraced house in a mean street, back of town, (Ah----------, ah------, mean street, back of town!) A E/G# D/F# E/G# Becomes a shrine when I think of you only, (Ah------------, ah---------, ah---------, ah-----!) D E D Just two-up, two -down----------! Just two-up, (Just two-up, two -down!) E D ...Two -down----------! Just two-up, (Just two-up, two -down!) E D ...Two -down----------! Just two-up, (Just two-up, two -down!) E Am Am G Fmaj7 ...Two -down----------! No ...milk ...to - day---! (Just two-up, two... No ...milk ...to - day---!) ********************************************************* This riff is played twice for the breaks: A E/G# D/F# E/G# e |---------5--------4---|--------2--------4---| B |-------5--------5-----|------3--------5-----| G |-----6--------4-------|----2--------4-------| D |---7--------6---------|--4--------6---------| A |----------------------|---------------------| E |----------------------|---------------------| A E/G# Dmaj7 e |---------5--------4---|--5--5----5----5--5--| B |-------5--------5-----|--7--7----7----7--7--| G |-----6--------4-------|--6--6----6----6--6--| D |---7--------6---------|--7--7----7----7--7--| A |----------------------|--5--5----5----5--5--| E |----------------------|---------------------| If you'd rather just strum this section, instead of the riff, just play the E/G# and the D/F# as straight E and D chords.
