#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## From: indigo@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (Adam Schneider) Subject: Lola.crd (by The Kinks) LOLA ---- by Ray Davies E | I met her in a club down in old Soho where they A D | drink champagne and it tastes just like cherry E |A cola C-O-L-A cola |E she walked up to me and she asked me to dance |A D | I asked her her name and in a dark brown voice she said E |A D |C D |E |E Lola L-O-L-A Lola Lo lo lo lo Lo - la |B7 | Well, we drank champagne and danced all night F#7 Under electric candle light |A She picked me up and sat me on her knee |A and said "dear boy won't you come home with me?" |E Well, I'm not the world's most passionate guy, |A D | but when I looked in her eyes, well I almost fell for my E |A D |C D | Lola Lo lo lo lo Lo - la Lo lo lo lo Lo - la E |A D |C D |E |E Lola Lo lo lo lo Lo - la Lo lo lo lo Lo - la |A E B I pushed her away |A E B I walked to the door |A E B I fell to the floor |E Ab7 C#m I got down on my knees |B B13 Then I looked at her and she at me |E Well, that's the way that I want it to stay... (That's enough; you get the idea. Yeah, I know I skipped a verse...) From: Harlan L Thompson LOLA- The Kinks C D E E I met her in a club down in old Soho A D A E Where you drink champagne and it tastes just like cherry Cola A Asus C-O-L-A Cola E She walked up to me and she asked me to dance A D A E I asked her her name and in a dark brown voice she said Lola A D C D E L-O-L-A Lola la-la-la-la Lola E Well I'm not the world's most physical guy But when she sqeezed me tight she nearly broke my spine Oh my Lola la-la-la-la Lola Well I'm not dumb but I can't understand Why she walked like a woman but talked like a man Oh my Lola la-la-la-la Lola la-la-la-la Lola CHORUS #1: B Well we drank champagne and danced all night F#m Under electric candlelight A She picked me up and sat me on her knee B7 And said "Dear boy, won't you come home with me?" E Well I'm not the world's most passionate guy But when I looked in her eyes well I almost fell for my Lola La-la-la-la Lola la-la-la-la Lola E A D C D E Lola la-la-la-la Lola la-la-la-la Lola BRIDGE: A C#m B A C#m B I pushed her away, I walked to the door A C#m B E Abm C#m I fell to the floor, I got down on my knees B Then I looked at her and she at me Well that's the way that I want it to stay And I always want it to be that way for my Lola La-la-la-la Lola Girl will be boys and boys will be girls It's a mixed up muddled up shook up world except for Lola La-la-la-la Lola CHORUS #2: Well I left home just a week before And I'd never ever kissed a woman before But Lola smiled and took me by the hand And said "Dear boy, I'm gonna make you a man" Well I'm not the world's most masculine man But I know what I am and I'm glad that I'm a man And so is Lola La-la-la-la Lola la-la-la-la Lola Lola la-la-la-la Lola la-la-la-la Lola (from Lola vs. Powerman and the Moneygoround, 1970) (sent by Harlan at harlant@hawaii.edu)