Lola [C] - The Kinks
Intro:
[Eb] [Eb] [Eb-Eb-Eb-Eb] [F-F] [G]
Verse 1:
I [G] met her in a club down in old Soho where you [C] Drink champagne
and it [F] tastes just like cherry [G] Cola... C-O-L-A [C] cola
She [G] walked up to me and she asked me to dance
I [C] asked her her name and in a [F] dark brown voice she said
[G] Lola... L-O-L-A [C] Lola [F] Lo lo lo lo [Eb] Lola [Eb-Eb-Eb-Eb] [F-F] [G]
Verse 2:
[G] Well I’m not the world’s most physical guy but when she
[C] Squeezed me tight she nearly [F] broke my spine
Oh my [G] Lola... La la la la [C] Lola
Well [G] I’m not dumb but I can’t understand whey she
[C] Walked like a woman but [F] talked like a man oh my
[G] Lola... La la la la [C] Lola [F] La la la la [Eb] Lola [Eb-Eb-Eb-Eb] [F-F] [G]
|Chorus:
|Well we [D7] drank champagne and danced all night [A] Under electric candlelight
|She [C] picked me up and sat me on her knee
|And [C7] said, “Dear boy won’t you come home with me?”
Verse 3:
Well [G] I’m not the world’s most passionate guy
but when I [C] Looked in her eyes, well I [F] almost fell for my
[G] Lola... Lo lo lo lo [C] Lola [F] Lo lo lo lo [Eb] Lola [Eb-Eb-Eb-Eb] [F-F] [G]
[G] Lola... Lo lo lo lo [C] Lola [F] Lo lo lo lo [Eb] Lola [Eb-Eb-Eb-Eb] [F-F] [G]
Bridge - Change rhythm:
I [C] pushed [Em] her a[D]way I [C] walked [Em] to the [D] door
I [C] fell [Em] to the [D] floor I got [G] down [Bm] on my [Em] knees
Then [D] I looked at her and she at me...
Verse 4 - Normal rhythm:
Well [G] that’s the way that I want it to stay and I [C] always want it to
[F] be that way for my [G] Lola... La la la la [C] Lola
[G] Girls will be boys and boys will be girls, it’s a
[C] mixed up muddled up [F] shook up world except for
[G] Lola... la la la la [C] Lola
|Chorus:
|Well [D7] I left home just a week before And [A] I’d never ever kissed a woman before
|But [C] Lola smiled and took me by the hand And [C7] said, “Dear boy, gonna make you a man.”
Verse 5:
Well [G] I’m not the world’s most masculine man but
I [C] know what I am and I’m [F] glad I’m a man and so is
Outro:
[G] Lola... lo lo lo lo [C] Lola [F] Lo lo lo lo [Eb] Lola [Eb-Eb-Eb-Eb] [F-F] [G]
[G] Lola... lo lo lo lo [C] Lola [F] Lo lo lo lo [Eb] Lola [Eb-Eb-Eb-Eb] [F-F] [G*]