Love Story Album chords by Lloyd Cole

Chords with lyrics

Here are all the tracks to Lloyd Coles most recent album, Love Story. Enjoy


  Trigger Happy by Lloyd Cole
  From Love Story

 This one is really simple as soon as you get the fingerpicking
 pattern down, which isn't too hard. Sometimes in the verse,
 Lloyd strums the Asus4Asus4 (or plucks it with his fingers) instead
 of doing the picking pattern. Music theory people will notice
 the major in the verse and a turn to the minor in the chorus
 -enjoy.

  Capo on 2nd fret

 *Intro*
 Dsus2Dsus2 Dsus2/C# Dsus2/B Asus4Asus4

 *Verse 1*
 Dsus2Dsus2    Dsus2/C# Dsus2/B
 i love your head

       Asus4Asus4       Dsus2Dsus2
 i love ...

          Dsus2/C# Dsus2/B  Asus4Asus4
  because ...

 Dsus2Dsus2     Dsus2/C#
  because you're ..

 Dsus2/B   Asus4Asus4       Dsus2Dsus2
 there ain't ...

        Dsus2/C# Dsus2/B
  because you ...

        Asus4Asus4       Dsus2Dsus2
  there ain't ...

 Dsus2/C# Dsus2/B Asus4Asus4

 *Verse 2 (same as 1st)*
  i love ..
  i love ..
  because ..
  there ...
  and what's new          Dsus2/F Dsus2/Bb
  and there ..

 *Chorus*

 Dsus2/C     Dsus2/G
  oh, nothing ..

     Dsus2/F      Dsus2/C
  and you know ...

 Dsus2/G
  sure ...
     Dsus2/F  Dsus2/Bb
  summertime    ..
 Dsus2/C   Dsus2/G
  summertime ..
     Dsus2/F      Dsus2/C
 yes you ...

 Dsus2/G
  sure ..
       Dsus2Dsus2 Dsus2/C# Dsus2/B Asus4Asus4
  if not ...

 *Verse 3 and Chorus (same as verse 2 and chorus)*

 *Verse 4 (same as other verse except where noted)

  i love ..
  i love ..
because..
and you ..
  a steady ..

      Dsus2/C (hold)
 a little ..

 *repeat verse chords*


 Sentimental Fool by Lloyd Cole

 A augmentedA basic strum pattern - listen to the song for when to hold
 chords - especially at the end.


 Capo on the 2nd fret


  *Intro*

 D MajorD  C majorC  G+G
 D MajorD      C majorC        G+G
  the more ...

 D MajorD        C majorC       G+G
  could you ...

 D MajorD      C majorC        G+G
  the more i ..

 D MajorD      C majorC       G+G
  ask not of ...


 *chorus*

 A augmentedA    E minorEm     G+G
  oh, my ...

    E minorEm        A augmentedA
  have i ..

     E minorEm     G+G   Gmaj7Gmaj7 D MajorD
  oh, my ...


 *verse 2 (same as verse 1)*

 *chorus (same as first except where noted)*
  oh, my ...
have i..
oh, my....
   G+G      Gmaj7Gmaj7  E minorEm
  have i got ...

             D MajorD
  but, when ...

       G+G            C majorC
  i'm almost ...

              D MajorD
  yeah, when ...

        G+G               A augmentedA
  we're almost ...
  she's almost ...

 *chorus chords for solo*


  *verse 3 and 4 same as other verses*


 *chorus*

 A augmentedA    E minorEm     G+G
  oh, my ...

    E minorEm        A augmentedA
  have i ...

     E minorEm     G+G
  oh, my ..

    E minorEm        A augmentedA
  have i ...

     E minorEm     G+G
  oh, my ...

  G+G      Gmaj7Gmaj7   E minorEm
  draining the ...


  do you ..

           D MajorD
  she's ...

 E minorEm
  do you ...

           D MajorD
  she's ..

        E minorEm
  almost ...
           D MajorD  E minorEm D MajorD
  she's ...


  she's ...


  I Didn't Know That You Cared by Lloyd Cole

 Capo 2nd fret

 ---------------
 ---------------
 ------------2--
 -----2-h-4-----   Riff 1
 ---------------
 ---------------

 *Intro*

 Riff1 E minorEm Riff1 E minorEm Riff1 D MajorD Riff1 E minorEm

 E minorEm                     Riff 1
  yes, you're ...

 E minorEm        Riff 1
  and you ...

 D MajorD                     Riff1  E minorEm
  and everybody's ...

 E minorEm           E MajorE
  it's alright, ...


 *chorus*
       D MajorD       E minorEm
  there's a riot ...

 B minorBm           G+G
  i didn't ...

      D MajorD                  E minorEm
  was it love ...


     B minorBm           G+G
  and i, i ...

          E minorEm
  i really ...

      Riff1  E minorEm
  i really ...

   Riff1    D MajorD
  i really ...

 Riff1 E minorEm

 *verse 2 same as 1*


 *chorus - same as other except where noted*
  there's a ..
i didn't ...
  "peace is ...

             A augmentedA
  i didn't ...

  A augmentedA          E minorEm
  got a letter...

 A augmentedA        E minorEm
  "give what ...

        A augmentedA
  well, i ...

        E minorEm            D MajorD
  and i don't ...

     E minorEm
  so aware

 *verse chords over solo*

 *verse 3 - same as others*

 *chorus*
      D MajorD          E minorEm
 there's a ...

  B minorBm          G+G
 i didn't ...

      D MajorD                E minorEm
 and if i ...

    B minorBm           G+G
 well, i didn't ...

          D MajorD
  i really ...

        E minorEm
  didn't even ...

    B minorBm           G+G
  no, i didn't ...

          E minorEm
  i really ...

 Riff1      E minorEm
  i really ...

 Riff1      D MajorD   Riff1
  i really ...

      E minorEm  Repeat E minorEm E minorEm D MajorD E minorEm pattern 2xs and end on E minorEm
  that you cared.



  Love Ruins Everything


 Capo 4th fret

 This one is a little tricky to get the timing right - if you
 play along with the album it should come quickly. If tabbed
 out the verse and prechorus as I play it and it sounds pretty
 good. The Spanish like guitar part in front I haven't tabbed
 out, but if you mess around with it, its not hard.  I like to
 play this one with my fingers and pluck the strings instead of
 using a pick also - allows for greater control over the
 strings.

 chords not tabbed

 D MajorD   xx0232  C majorC  x32010 DmDm xx0231
 Dsus2Dsus2 xx0230  C/BC/B x22010
 D5D5  xx023x  A minorAm x02210


 Intro and verse riff


   D MajorD        B minorBm (strum)  E minor 7Em7 (strum)  D*
 -----2---5---2--------------------0------------2--0----0------
 -----3---3---3-----3--------------3------------3--3--3-3------
 -------------------4--------------0------------0--0--2-0------
 -0--------------------------------2------------0-----0-0------
 -------------------2--------------2---------------------------
 ----------------------------------0---------------------------

 *verse 1*
 D MajorD     B minorBm
  hey...

       E minor 7Em7
  look ...

    D*
  i'm ...

 D MajorD       B minorBm      E minor 7Em7
  my trademark ...

      D*
  into ...

 D MajorD      B minorBm
 and oh, ...

         E minor 7Em7
  where ...

    D*
  ask all ...


 *Prechorus (w/riff)*

 Gmaj7Gmaj7
 ---2--2----2----2---2---2---3---5-----------------------------
 ---3--3----3----3---3---3---3---3-----------------------------
 ---0--0----0----0---0---0---0---0-----------------------------
 --------------------------------------------------------------
  --2--2----2--------------------------------------------------
 --------------------------------------------------------------
      "who's going ..
  home?  who's going ...
 morning? who's ...

              G5G5
 ---2--2---2---0-----0-----3----
 ---3--3---3---3--3--3-----3----
 ---0--0----------0--------0----
 --------------------------0----
 ---2--2-------------------x----
 --------------------------3----
      love ...

     D MajorD Dsus2Dsus2 D5D5  Dsus2Dsus2  G5G5
  as the ladies  ...

      D MajorD   Dsus2Dsus2 D5D5  Dsus2Dsus2  G5G5
  and the ...

      D MajorD  Dsus2Dsus2 D5D5   Dsus2Dsus2  E minor 7Em7
  and the talk ...

      C majorC       D MajorD (start verse riff)
  i'll be smiling ...


 *verse 2 same as 1*
   hey, hey, hey...


  *prechorus - same as before*
  "who's going to carry us home?
  who's going to drink 'til the morning?
  who's going to carry us home?
  love ruined everything."

 *Chorus - same as before except where noted*
  as the ...
  and the ..
  and the talk ...
      C majorC   C/BC/B  A minorAm
  i'll be ..

 C majorC       A minorAm
  smiling ...

         DmDm
  smiling ..


 *prechorus chords over solo*
 *chorus -same as before except where noted*
  as the ..
  and the ..
  and the ...
             G5G5
  i'll be ...

  *repeat chorus 1 chords*

 *end on verse riff*

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  Baby

Capo 3rd fret

*Intro*

A minorAm BB E minorEm  A minorAm
C majorC  E minorEm A minorAm

*verse 1*
 A minorAm        BB
  wasting ...

E minorEm         A minorAm
  a shadow ...

C majorC        E minorEm       A minorAm Amsus2 A minorAm
  watching my ...

*same as first stanza*


*chorus*
  A minorAm   G+G       A minorAm      G+G
  ba - by...

     FF               C majorC
 since i ...


        A minorAm  G+G     A minorAm    G+G
  oh, my ...

     FF        E minorEm         A minorAm
  must i ..
       DmDm   A minorAm     DmDm  E minorEm
  long as i...

*verse 2 -same as first*

*chorus - same as other*

*bridge*
 FF     E minorEm         A minorAm
  maybe one ..

               FF
  "god damn ...

      E minorEm      A minorAm
  and i'm ..."

FF            E minorEm         A minorAm
  maybe i'll ...

                        FF
  and you'll ..

  E minorEm       FF
  "baby, ...

          DmDm
  and "ain't your ...?"

*intro chords again*

*verse 3 - same as others*


*chorus - same*

fade on A minorAm

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  Be There


*Intro*

G+G  E minorEm  A minorAm  C majorC

*verse 1*

  G+G           E minorEm
  sign your ...

    A minorAm    C majorC
  sign on..
G+G            E minorEm
  keep your ...

    A minorAm    C majorC
  shine on...

*prechorus*
B minorBm                 C majorC
  and everybody ...

B minorBm               A minorAm
  everybody ...

   C majorC    D MajorD
  nowhere.

*chorus*

G+G
  but you've ...
C majorC                G+G
  yes, you've ...

                C majorC    G+G
  yes, you've ...

  G+G
  yes, you've ...

 C majorC                 G+G
  man, you've ...

              C majorC
  yes, you've ....


*verse 2 - same*

*prechorus and chorus - same*

*solo over verse chords*

*prechorus and chorus - same*

*chorus - same*

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Unhappy Song


This song is a straight bass note strum pattern after the first
intro - the chords to the chorus are basically the same as the
verse, except played in a different position - I don't know if this
is how Lloyd does it on the record, but it sounds best to me - if
it doesn't to you, try the verse chords over the chorus - both
sound pretty close.


Chords
G+G   xx5003   G5G5  3x0033
G/F# xx4003   D/F#D/F# 200232
G/EG/E  xx2003   E minorEm  022000
G/DG/D  xx0003   D MajorD  xx0232
C majorC   x32010   A minorAm  x02210
Csus2Csus2 x30010   A augmentedA  x02220


*Intro*
-----------------------------------------
---------3----------5--------------------
-----------0------0----------------------
--4-h-5------5--5-------4-h-5--4--0------
-----------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------


C majorC Csus2Csus2 C majorC Csus2Csus2


G+G   G/F#   G/EG/E   G/DG/D   C majorC Csus2Csus2 C majorC
la la la la la la la la la la la la

*verse 1*

          G+G        G/F#
  well, they ...

      G/EG/E       G/DG/D       C majorC Csus2Csus2 C majorC
  she was ...

           G+G       G/F#     G/EG/E
  she said "well, ...

       G/DG/D        C majorC Csus2Csus2 C majorC
  thought ..."

*prechorus*

      D MajorD   G+G      C majorC
  must the ...

       D MajorD      G+G   E minorEm
  whilst the ...
      A minorAm
  must the ...

    A augmentedA             C majorC       D MajorD
  turn away, ...


*chorus*
        G5G5     D/F#D/F#
  now, when ...

    E minorEm     D MajorD    C majorC Csus2Csus2 C majorC
  i've got ...

   G+G    D/F#D/F#   E minorEm
  october, ...

    D MajorD      C majorC Csus2Csus2 C majorC
  and still ...

      G5G5
  unhappy ...


*verse 2 - same except where noted*
  well, ...
  he was ...
  he was ..
  the mundane ...

      D MajorD    G+G       C majorC
  she was ...

 G+G G/F# G/EG/E  G/DG/D C majorC Csus2Csus2 C majorC

*prechorus and chorus - same as before*

 *bridge*
G+G         C majorC        G+G
 well, there ...

    C majorC     G+G    A minorAm
  and everywhere ..

      C majorC
  but the ...

       E minorEm
  sure, the ...

    A minorAm              D MajorD
 "you never ...


*verse 3 - same*

*prechorus and chorus same*

G+G     C majorC
  unhappy ...
  G+G   G/F#   G/EG/E    G/DG/D  C majorC  Csus2Csus2 C majorC
  la la la la la la la la la la la la la
  la la la la la la la la la la la la la

      G+G
  unhappy ...


-------

  Like Lovers Do

In the verse, play the chords like the intro chords - ie
Bm7Bm7 (in the verse) = Bm7Bm7 Bm7sus2 Bm7Bm7
A augmentedA ("  "  ")  = A augmentedA Asus4Asus4 A augmentedA

Chords
Bm7Bm7   x24232  D MajorD   xx0232  Cadd9Cadd9 x32033
Bm7sus2 x24252  Dsus2Dsus2 xx0230
A augmentedA    x02220  G+G   320003
Asus4Asus4  x02230  E minorEm  022000

*Intro*
Bm7Bm7 Bm7sus2 Bm7Bm7  A augmentedA Asus4Asus4 A augmentedA  G+G


       Bm7Bm7  A augmentedA        G+G
  living on ...

     Bm7Bm7 A augmentedA      G+G
  mobile home   ...


       Bm7Bm7  A augmentedA         G+G
  tied me ...

         E minorEm  A augmentedA (no sus4)
  i liked ...


*chorus*
        D MajorD Dsus2Dsus2  Asus4Asus4 A augmentedA
  like ..

    G+G
  like ..

         D MajorD Dsus2Dsus2 Asus4Asus4 A augmentedA
  i liked ...

    G+G
  like ...

*verse 2 - same*


*chorus 2 - same*

*verse 3 - same*

*chorus 3 - same*

*bridge*

D MajorD       G+G
  yeah,...
D MajorD      G+G
  you're so..

D MajorD       Cadd9Cadd9      A augmentedA
  and i'm so
  it's ...


*solo over chorus chords*

*verse 4 - same*

*chorus 4 - same - keep repeating chorus chords for extra words*

(repeat chorus chords w/o words until)
G(from chorus)  D MajorD fade
  like lovers  do


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  Happy For You

Capo 3rd fret


Chords
E minor 7Em7 022030  A minorAm 577555
Am7Am7 x02010  E minorEm 022000
C majorC  x32010  C* xxx553
G+G  3x0033  B7B7 xxx445

*Intro*
E minor 7Em7 Am7Am7  E minor 7Em7  Am7Am7  E minor 7Em7 Am7(hold)

*verse 1*
 Am7Am7            E minor 7Em7   Am7Am7
  lay your head upon my shoulder

              E minor 7Em7  Am7Am7
  let it rest there for a while

                  G+G
  i guess that i'm still good for something

       Am7Am7   E minor 7Em7  Am7Am7
  once in a while.

               E minor 7Em7    Am7Am7
  and if you need someone to talk to

              E minor 7Em7    Am7Am7
  just give a call i'll be around

             G+G
  and if you want me to avoid you

        Am7Am7
  just say the word.

*chorus*

E minor 7Em7    G+G         Am7Am7
  if you love him you should leave me
       C majorC       E minor 7Em7
  that's the best thing to do

E minor 7Em7      G+G         Am7Am7
  and if you need him you don't need me

      C majorC        E minor 7Em7
  like you used to

        G+G          Am7Am7
  and if you believe that you'll be happy

      C majorC     E minor 7Em7
  then i'm happy for you.


*verse2 - same*
  guess that it's just kind of funny
  ain't it me who never cried?
  i guess that i'll still kind of love you
  for a little while.

*chorus 2- same*
  if you love him you should leave me
  that's the best thing to do
  and if you need him you don't need me
  like you used to
  and if you believe that you'll be happy
  then i'm happy for you.

       A minorAm
  you silly thing

       E minorEm
  don't you apologize

   C*  B7B7  <----pick these chords - don't strum
  no no, no no.

   E minor 7Em7      Am7Am7
  you,  you don't owe me.

         E minor 7Em7
  no no no no  you,

       Am7Am7
  you don't owe me. no no no no no.

 E minor 7Em7       Am7Am7
  you, you don't owe me.

*solo over verse chords*

*chorus - same twice*
  if you love him you should leave me
  that's the best thing to do
  and if you need him you don't need me
  like you used to
  and if you believe that you'll be happy
  then i'm happy for you.

  if you love him you should leave me
  that's the best thing to do
  and if you need him you don't need me
  like you used to
  and if you believe that you'll be happy
  then i'm happy for you.

Am7Am7         E minor 7Em7
  yes i'm happy for you

Am7Am7            E minor 7Em7
  yeah yeah, i'm happy for you

Am7Am7            E minor 7Em7
  yes i am, i'm happy for you

Am7Am7             E minor 7Em7 (fade)
  yeah yeah, i'm happy for you.


------

  Traffic

I usually play this one with barred chords and concentrate on the
bass strings.


*Intro*

F# minorF#m D MajorD A augmentedA E MajorE
F# minorF#m D MajorD A augmentedA C# minorC#m
D MajorD  E MajorE F# minorF#m D MajorD
A augmentedA  E MajorE F# minorF#m  BB D MajorD


*verse 1*
 A augmentedA             BB
  did you ...

 D MajorD             A augmentedA
  then did ...
 A augmentedA             BB
  oh did ...
D MajorD               C# minorC#m
  we'd really ...

  yes ..


F# minorF#m    D MajorD      A augmentedA   E MajorE
  now ...

F# minorF#m    D MajorD      A augmentedA   C# minorC#m
  and the ....

D MajorD         E MajorE      F# minorF#m
  and ...

      E MajorE
  you ...

      A augmentedA
  and if ...

     E MajorE
  well ...
        F# minorF#m
  now ...

*bridge*

BB               C# minorC#m
  don't you ...

             F# minorF#m
  when you ...

*repeat BB C# minorC#m F# minorF#m acouple of times, walking up the bass
from the F# minorF#m to the BB - the last BB C# minorC#m to A augmentedA of next verse*

*verse 2 - same*

*chorus - same*


F# minorF#m     A augmentedA
  and if ...
      E MajorE
  well i'd ...

        F# minorF#m
  now ..

      A augmentedA
  and if ...

      E MajorE
  well i'd ...

        F# minorF#m BB D MajorD
  now ..

        F# minorF#m (fade into "Lets Get Lost")
  now ....


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  Let's Get Lost

On this one, hit the bass note, then the rest of the chord.
Letters not capitalized represent single notes on the 6th string.
For the walk up at the end of a stanza, use the G#G# as the bass note
in the bass note chord pattern. Also, for the E, the strum is much
shorter, to allow time for the walk up. There may also be a second
guitar, playing the bass notes an octave higher to fill out the
arrangement.

*Capo 2nd fret*

Chords

E/G# 422100
E/G  322100
E/F#E/F# 222100 (or 2x2100)
E MajorE   022100
F# minorF#m  244222
G# minorG#m  466444


*Intro*

E/G# E/G E/F#E/F# E MajorE e f# g g#


*Verse 1*


E/G#          E/G
  lucy jumped ...

      E/F#E/F#            E MajorE    e f# g g#
  said she ..

E/G#       E/G
  every ...

       E/F#E/F#        E MajorE
  well they ...

*Chorus*
 E MajorE
  let's ...

F# minorF#m
  a change ...

       E MajorE
  let's get ...

F# minorF#m
  don't tempt ...

E/G# E/G  E/F#E/F#  E MajorE  e f# g g#

*verse 2 - same as first*

chorus 2 - same except go right to bridge after final F#m*

*bridge*

G# minorG#m       F# minorF#m
  and i was ...

G# minorG#m       F# minorF#m
  yeah i was ...

E/G# E/G E/F#E/F# E MajorE e f# g g#

*verse 3 - same as first two*


*Chorus - same as 1st except go right into chorus chords again for
 fade out*

 E/G# E/G E/F#E/F# E MajorE  e f# g g# E/G# (hold)


--------

 For Crying Out Loud

A augmentedA good song to do with just an acoustic and the little riffs that
connect the chords are easy and can be figured out with minimum
effort - concentrate on the high E MajorE and BB strings.

Chords
G+G   3x0033  Am7Am7 x02013
E minor 7Em7  022033  C majorC  x32013
Dsus4Dsus4 xx0233  BB  x2444x

*Intro*

G+G E minor 7Em7 Dsus4Dsus4
G+G E minor 7Em7 Dsus4Dsus4

*verse 1*

G+G
  i took ...

   E minor 7Em7
  i loved ...

  Dsus4Dsus4
  i wake up ...

   G+G
  my body ...

   E minor 7Em7
  i fill ...

     Dsus4Dsus4
  and i ...

      G+G
  'cause i ...

   E minor 7Em7
  i call ...
       Dsus4Dsus4            BB
  "could ..?"


*Chorus*

      Am7Am7       C majorC
  cause i...

    G+G          E minor 7Em7    Dsus4Dsus4
  god ...

    C majorC
  hey yeah

*verse 2 - same*

*Chorus - same*

*chorus - same except where noted*
  and i ..
  god ...

    BB    *start verse chords here and solo over them*
  hey yeah hey yeah

*verse 3 - same*

 *chorus - same*

*chorus - sme except where noted*
  and i ...
god speed ...

    BB     C majorC
  for crying ...

  Fade on C majorC G+G  C majorC G+G  Am7Am7 G+G C majorC repeated