22nd February 2001, 9.12pm

heliocentric@breathe.com presents

THE STORY OF SOMEONE'S SHOE by THE STYLE COUNCIL

Words and Music by Paul Weller

From the LP 'Confessions Of A Pop Group' (Polydor, 1988)

Chords used:

(Capo on first fret)

Dsus2: xx0230    F#/A#:    x1432x    Em9:  022002    Em7:    022030    Gm6:    353353
Bm9:   x20222    Gmaj7:    3x0002    D6:   xx0202    G/B:    x20033    D:      xx0232
Gmaj7: 3x0002    Dmaj7:    xx0222    Bm:   x24432    F#m/A:  x04222
G/A:   5x5433    F#m7dim5: 2x221x    Bm/A: x04432    A#aug:  xx4332
A:     x02220    F#m7:     2x2222    A6:   x02222    F#7/A#: x1232x


Dsus2

            Dsus2It's (xx0230@1)either something in their eyes,
   Bm9Or (x2022x@1)something in the drink
        Gmaj7 (xx5432@1)         G/ABut (320203@1)whatever it is they both stop and think
        Dsus2 (xx0230@1)           Bm9There's (x2022x@1)no going back and nothing above
     Gmaj7 (xx5432@1)                A (x02220@1)    F#/A#
It's lust and loneliness but never love.

Gmaj7 (xx5432@1)               Dmaj7She (xx0222@1)takes a breath as he takes his keys
F#m7dim5                  Gmaj7 (xx5432@1) F#m7First (131141@2)name terms is the extent of it
        Em9 (022032@1)             D6There's (xx04xx@1)no getting out as they're going in
    Gmaj7 (xx5432@1)          A (x02220@1)       F#/A#
But by tomorrow they both will begin

     Bm (x24432@1)                 Bm/ATo (x04440@1)regret and renege on a bond they have struck
  Gmaj7 (xx5432@1)                A (x02220@1)    F#/A#
A small price to pay and casual luck
Bm (x24432@1)               Bm/ASome (x04440@1)lose nothing, some lose a lot
        Gmaj7 (xx5432@1)         Bm (x24432@1)   Bm/A (x04440@1)name="chord_x04xxx@1">A6
But whatever we have is all we have got.

D6 Bm9 Gmaj7 G/A

Dsus2 (xx0230@1)               Bm9He (x2022x@1)takes her hand and leads to the room
   Gmaj7 (xx5432@1)                          G/AIn (320203@1)half light and silence for their clothes to remove
        Dsus2 (xx0230@1)               Bm9There's (x2022x@1)doubt in her mind but hope in her heart
          Gmaj7 (xx5432@1)          A (x02220@1)        F#/A#
That this last one of many may be the start.

        Gmaj7 (xx5432@1)                   Dmaj7So (xx0222@1)they wriggle and writhe for an hour or two
    F#m7dim5               Gmaj7 (xx5432@1)    F#m7But (131141@2)time has no place when two are consumed.
     Em9 (022032@1)                       D6They (xx04xx@1)moan and they gasp but they don't really speak
   Gmaj7 (xx5432@1)              A (x02220@1)       F#/A#
As no conversation could fit this scene.

Gmaj7 Dmaj7 F#m7dim5 Gmaj7 F#m7 Em7
(vocal scat)
Dmaj7 Em7 G/B F#m/A A#aug G/A

    Dsus2 (xx0230@1)             Bm9And (x2022x@1)tomorrow as always, always comes
   Gmaj7 (xx5432@1)         G/AAs (320203@1)she slips away, He still dumb
Dsus2 (xx0230@1)                  Bm9He (x2022x@1)felt the urge just as she felt the need
        Gmaj7 (xx5432@1)                A (x02220@1)          F#/A#
Now the need to get out, still carrying his seed,

      Gmaj7 (xx5432@1)                   Dmaj7Which (xx0222@1)trickles down her leg and onto her shoe
F#m7dim5              Gmaj7 (xx5432@1)     F#m7Onto (131141@2)the pavement and then out of view
Em9 (022032@1)               D6Into (xx04xx@1)the gutter and down into a drain
Gmaj7 (xx5432@1)             A6 (x04xxx@1)     F#7/A#
Joining a river and there to remain

        Bm (x24432@1)                      Bm/AThere's (x04440@1)no going back and there's nothing above
     Gmaj7 (xx5432@1)                 A6 (x04xxx@1)      F#7/A#
It's lust or loneliness that drives us alone

Bm Bm/A Gmaj7 A F#/A#

Bm Bm/A Gmaj7

     Gm6 (3x5353@1)                         A6 (x04xxx@1)   DIt's (xx0232@1)lust and loneliness, but it's seldom love.