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Love Story Album Chords by Lloyd Cole

Love Story Album chords by Lloyd Cole

Guitar 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 Asus4 (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.
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   Capo on 2nd fret

  *Intro*
  Dsus2  Dsus2/C#  Dsus2/B  Asus4

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

             Asus4             Dsus2
  i love ...

                   Dsus2/C# Dsus2/B   Asus4
   because ...

  Dsus2          Dsus2/C#
   because you're ..

  Dsus2/B      Asus4             Dsus2
 there ain't ...

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

               Asus4             Dsus2
   there ain't ...

  Dsus2/C#  Dsus2/B  Asus4

  *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 ..
              Dsus2  Dsus2/C#  Dsus2/B  Asus4
   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 basic strum pattern - listen to the song for when to hold
  chords - especially at the end.


  Capo on the 2nd fret


    *Intro*

  D   C   G
  D           C                G
   the more ...

  D               C             G
   could you ...

  D           C               G
   the more i ..

  D           C             G
   ask not of ...


  *chorus*

  A       Em          G
   oh, my ...

        Em               A
   have i ..

          Em          G     Gmaj7  D
   oh, my ...



  *verse 2 (same as verse 1)*

  *chorus (same as first except where noted)*
   oh, my ...
have i..
oh, my....
     G            Gmaj7    Em
   have i got ...

                          D
   but, when ...

              G                        C
   i'm almost ...

                           D
   yeah, when ...

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

  *chorus chords for solo*


    *verse 3 and 4 same as other verses*


  *chorus*

  A       Em          G
   oh, my ...

        Em               A
   have i ...

          Em          G
   oh, my ..

        Em               A
   have i ...

          Em          G
   oh, my ...

   G            Gmaj7     Em
   draining the ...


   do you ..

                     D
   she's ...

  Em
   do you ...

                     D
   she's ..

               Em
   almost ...
                     D    Em  D
   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 Em  Riff1 Em Riff1 D  Riff1 Em

  Em                                         Riff 1
   yes, you're ...

  Em               Riff 1
   and you ...

  D                                         Riff1   Em
   and everybody's ...

  Em                      E
   it's alright, ...


  *chorus*
             D              Em
   there's a riot ...

  Bm                     G
   i didn't ...

           D                                    Em
   was it love ...


          Bm                     G
   and i, i ...

                   Em
   i really ...

           Riff1   Em
   i really ...

      Riff1        D
   i really ...

  Riff1  Em

  *verse 2 same as 1*


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

                          A
   i didn't ...

   A                    Em
   got a letter...

  A               Em
   "give what ...

                A
   well, i ...

               Em                       D
   and i don't ...

          Em
   so aware

  *verse chords over solo*

  *verse 3 - same as others*

  *chorus*
            D                    Em
  there's a ...

    Bm                   G
  i didn't ...

           D                               Em
  and if i ...

       Bm                     G
  well, i didn't ...

                   D
   i really ...

               Em
   didn't even ...

       Bm                     G
   no, i didn't ...

                   Em
   i really ...

  Riff1            Em
   i really ...

  Riff1            D     Riff1
   i really ...

            Em    Repeat Em  Em  D Em pattern 2xs and end on Em
   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     xx0232   C   x32010  Dm  xx0231
  Dsus2 xx0230   C/B x22010
  D5    xx023x   Am  x02210


  Intro and verse riff


      D                Bm (strum)    Em7 (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         Bm
   hey...

             Em7
   look ...

       D*
   i'm ...

  D             Bm           Em7
   my trademark ...

            D*
   into ...

  D           Bm
  and oh, ...

                 Em7
   where ...

       D*
   ask all ...


  *Prechorus (w/riff)*

  Gmaj7
  ---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 ...

                           G5
  ---2--2---2---0-----0-----3----
  ---3--3---3---3--3--3-----3----
  ---0--0----------0--------0----
  --------------------------0----
  ---2--2-------------------x----
  --------------------------3----
           love ...

          D  Dsus2  D5   Dsus2   G5
   as the ladies    ...

           D     Dsus2 D5    Dsus2   G5
   and the ...

           D    Dsus2  D5      Dsus2   Em7
   and the talk ...

           C             D (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      C/B    Am
   i'll be ..

  C              Am
   smiling ...

                 Dm
   smiling ..


  *prechorus chords over solo*
  *chorus -same as before except where noted*
   as the ..
   and the ..
   and the ...
                         G5
   i'll be ...

   *repeat chorus 1 chords*

  *end on verse riff*

------------------
   Baby

Capo 3rd fret

*Intro*

Am  B  Em   Am
C   Em  Am

*verse 1*
 Am               B
   wasting ...

Em                 Am
   a shadow ...

C                Em             Am  Amsus2 Am
   watching my ...

*same as first stanza*


*chorus*
   Am     G             Am           G
   ba  -  by...

          F                             C
  since i ...


                Am   G          Am       G
   oh, my ...

          F               Em                 Am
   must i ..
             Dm     Am         Dm   Em
   long as i...

*verse 2 -same as first*

*chorus - same as other*

*bridge*
  F          Em                 Am
   maybe one ..

                             F
   "god damn ...

           Em           Am
   and i'm ..."

F                       Em                 Am
   maybe i'll ...

                                               F
   and you'll ..

    Em              F
   "baby, ...

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

*intro chords again*

*verse 3 - same as others*


*chorus - same*

fade on Am

------------

   Be There


*Intro*

G   Em   Am   C

*verse 1*

   G                      Em
   sign your ...

       Am       C
   sign on..
G                       Em
   keep your ...

        Am        C
   shine on...

*prechorus*
Bm                                  C
   and everybody ...

Bm                              Am
   everybody ...

     C       D
   nowhere.

*chorus*

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

                                C        G
   yes, you've ...

   G
   yes, you've ...

 C                                 G
   man, you've ...

                            C
   yes, you've ....


*verse 2 - same*

*prechorus and chorus - same*

*solo over verse chords*

*prechorus and chorus - same*

*chorus - same*

-------

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     xx5003     G5   3x0033
G/F#  xx4003     D/F# 200232
G/E   xx2003     Em   022000
G/D   xx0003     D    xx0232
C     x32010     Am   x02210
Csus2 x30010     A    x02220


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


C Csus2  C Csus2


G      G/F#      G/E      G/D     C Csus2  C
la la la la la la la la la la la la

*verse 1*

                   G               G/F#
   well, they ...

           G/E             G/D              C  Csus2 C
   she was ...

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

              G/D               C  Csus2  C
   thought ..."

*prechorus*

            D     G            C
   must the ...

              D           G     Em
   whilst the ...
            Am
   must the ...

        A                          C             D
   turn away, ...


*chorus*
                G5          D/F#
   now, when ...

        Em         D       C  Csus2  C
   i've got ...

     G        D/F#      Em
   october, ...

       D            C  Csus2  C
   and still ...

           G5
   unhappy ...



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

           D        G              C
   she was ...

 G  G/F#  G/E   G/D  C  Csus2 C

*prechorus and chorus - same as before*

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

       C          G        Am
   and everywhere ..

           C
   but the ...

             Em
   sure, the ...

       Am                            D
  "you never ...


*verse 3 - same*

*prechorus and chorus same*

G          C
   unhappy ...
   G      G/F#      G/E       G/D    C   Csus2  C
   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
   unhappy ...


-------

   Like Lovers Do

In the verse, play the chords like the intro chords - ie
Bm7 (in the verse) = Bm7  Bm7sus2  Bm7
A  ("   "   ")    = A  Asus4  A

Chords
Bm7     x24232    D     xx0232   Cadd9 x32033
Bm7sus2 x24252    Dsus2 xx0230
A       x02220    G     320003
Asus4   x02230    Em    022000

*Intro*
Bm7  Bm7sus2  Bm7   A Asus4  A    G


             Bm7   A                G
   living on ...

          Bm7  A            G
   mobile home      ...


             Bm7   A                  G
   tied me ...

                 Em   A (no sus4)
   i liked ...


*chorus*
               D  Dsus2   Asus4 A
   like ..

        G
   like ..

                 D  Dsus2  Asus4 A
   i liked ...

        G
   like ...

*verse 2 - same*


*chorus 2 - same*

*verse 3 - same*

*chorus 3 - same*

*bridge*

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

D             Cadd9            A
   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  fade
   like lovers    do


-------

   Happy For You

Capo 3rd fret


Chords
Em7 022030   Am  577555
Am7 x02010   Em  022000
C   x32010   C*  xxx553
G   3x0033   B7  xxx445

*Intro*
Em7  Am7   Em7   Am7   Em7  Am7(hold)

*verse 1*
 Am7                        Em7      Am7
   lay your head upon my shoulder

                           Em7    Am7
   let it rest there for a while

                                   G
   i guess that i'm still good for something

             Am7      Em7   Am7
   once in a while.

                              Em7        Am7
   and if you need someone to talk to

                            Em7       Am7
   just give a call i'll be around

                         G
   and if you want me to avoid you

                Am7
   just say the word.

*chorus*

Em7       G                  Am7
   if you love him you should leave me
              C             Em7
   that's the best thing to do

Em7           G                  Am7
   and if you need him you don't need me

            C                Em7
   like you used to

                G                    Am7
   and if you believe that you'll be happy

            C         Em7
   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.

             Am
   you silly thing

             Em
   don't you apologize

      C*   B7   <----pick these chords - don't strum
   no no, no no.

      Em7            Am7
   you,    you don't owe me.

                 Em7
   no no no no   you,

             Am7
   you don't owe me. no no no no no.

  Em7              Am7
   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.

Am7                 Em7
   yes i'm happy for you

Am7                        Em7
   yeah yeah, i'm happy for you

Am7                        Em7
   yes i am, i'm happy for you

Am7                         Em7 (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#m  D  A  E
F#m  D  A  C#m
D    E  F#m  D
A    E  F#m   B  D


*verse 1*
  A                         B
   did you ...

 D                          A
   then did ...
 A                          B
   oh did ...
D                              C#m
   we'd really ...

   yes  ..


F#m        D            A     E
   now ...

F#m        D           A     C#m
   and the ....

D                 E            F#m
   and ...

           E
   you ...

           A
   and if ...

          E
   well ...
               F#m
   now ...

*bridge*

B                             C#m
   don't you ...

                         F#m
   when you ...

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

*verse 2 - same*

*chorus - same*


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

               F#m
   now ..

            A
   and if ...

            E
   well i'd ...

                F#m  B  D
   now ..

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


---------


   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# 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#  222100 (or 2x2100)
E     022100
F#m   244222
G#m   466444


*Intro*

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


*Verse 1*


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

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

E/G#              E/G
   every ...

             E/F#                E
   well they ...

*Chorus*
 E
   let's ...

F#m
   a change ...

             E
   let's get ...

F#m
   don't tempt ...

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

*verse 2 - same as first*

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

*bridge*

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

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

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


--------

  For Crying Out Loud

A 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 and B strings.

Chords
G     3x0033   Am7  x02013
Em7   022033   C    x32013
Dsus4 xx0233   B    x2444x

*Intro*

G  Em7  Dsus4
G  Em7  Dsus4

*verse 1*

G
   i took ...

     Em7
   i loved ...

    Dsus4
   i wake up ...

      G
   my body ...

     Em7
   i fill ...

         Dsus4
   and i ...

            G
   'cause i ...

     Em7
   i call ...
              Dsus4                        B
   "could ..?"


*Chorus*

            Am7             C
   cause i...

       G                   Em7        Dsus4
   god ...

       C
   hey yeah

*verse 2 - same*

*Chorus - same*

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

       B        *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 ...

       B          C
   for crying ...

   Fade on C  G   C  G   Am7  G  C repeated

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