No Milk Today chords by Graham Gouldman

Artist: Graham Gouldman
Song: No milk today
14th May 2014

Available on his 'Heart full of songs' CD,
Graham Gouldman's acoustic version of his own song,
which was a hit for Herman's Hermits in 1966.

A live performance video included.

Am = x02210    E = 022100    E/G#  = xx6454
G  = 320033    A = x02220    D/F#  = xx4232
C  = x32010    D = xx0232    Dmaj7 = xx0222 or x57675
                             Fmaj7 = 133210

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     Am      G    Am       G      Am      G
e |--5--5----3--|--0--0----3--|---5--5----3--|
B |--5--5----3--|--1--1----3--|---5--5----3--|
G |--5--5----4--|--2--2----4--|---5--5----4--|
D |--7--7----5--|--2--2----5--|---7--7----5--|
A |-------------|-------------|--------------|
E |-------------|-------------|--------------|


Am                 C
No milk today, my love has gone away,
      E                  Am       E            Am
The bottle stands for - lorn, a symbol of the dawn,
Am                  C
No milk today, it seems a common sight,
      E            Am         E              Am
But people passing by, don't know the reason why!


 A                           G
How could they know ...just what this message means?
     D                   (D)     E       A
The end of my hopes, the end of all my dreams,
 A                        G
How could they know ...a palace there had been?
   D                      (D)     E         A
Behind the door, where my love reigned as Queen!


Am                         C
No milk to - day,    it wasn't always so,
            (No milk to - day----------!)

       E        Am         E              Am
The company was gay, we'd turn night into day,
Am                     C
As music played, the faster did we dance,
          (As music played--------------!)

    E               Am         E                Am
We felt it both at once, the start of our ro - mance!


 A                           G
How could they know ...just what this message means?
     D                   (D)     E       A
The end of my hopes, the end of all my dreams,
 A                        G
How could they know ...a palace there had been?
   D                      (D)     E         A
Behind the door, where my love reigned as Queen!


Am                         C
No milk to - day,     my love has gone away,
            (No milk to - day-------------!)
      E                  Am       E            Am
The bottle stands for - lorn, a symbol of the dawn!


 A                   E/G#      D/F#            E/G#
     But all that's left is a place, dark and lonely,
(Ah--------------,  ah------, ah------------, ah-----!)

 A               E/G#     Dmaj7
     A terraced house in a mean street, back of town,
(Ah----------,  ah------,  mean street, back of town!)

 A               E/G#         D/F#         E/G#
     Becomes a shrine when I think of you only,
(Ah------------, ah---------, ah---------, ah-----!)

   D                E
 Just two-up, two -down!
(Just two-up, two -down!)


Am                         C
No milk to - day,    it wasn't always so,
            (No milk to - day----------!)

       E        Am         E              Am
The company was gay, we'd turn night into day,

Am                     C
As music played, the faster did we dance,
          (As music played--------------!)

    E               Am         E                Am
We felt it both at once, the start of our ro - mance!


 A                           G
How could they know ...just what this message means?
     D                   (D)     E       A
The end of my hopes, the end of all my dreams,
 A                        G
How could they know ...a palace there had been?
   D                      (D)     E         A
Behind the door, where my love reigned as Queen!


Am                         C
No milk to - day,     my love has gone away,
            (No milk to - day-------------!)
      E                  Am       E            Am
The bottle stands for - lorn, a symbol of the dawn!


 A                   E/G#      D/F#            E/G#
     But all that's left is a place, dark and lonely,
(Ah--------------,  ah------, ah------------, ah-----!)

 A               E/G#     Dmaj7
     A terraced house in a mean street, back of town,
(Ah----------,  ah------,  mean street, back of town!)

 A               E/G#         D/F#         E/G#
     Becomes a shrine when I think of you only,
(Ah------------, ah---------, ah---------, ah-----!)

   D                E
 Just two-up, two -down!
(Just two-up, two -down!)


 A                   E/G#      D/F#            E/G#
     But all that's left is a place, dark and lonely,
(Ah--------------,  ah------, ah------------, ah-----!)

 A               E/G#     Dmaj7
     A terraced house in a mean street, back of town,
(Ah----------,  ah------,  mean street, back of town!)

 A               E/G#         D/F#         E/G#
     Becomes a shrine when I think of you only,
(Ah------------, ah---------, ah---------, ah-----!)

   D                E                 D
 Just two-up, two -down----------!   Just two-up,
                  (Just two-up, two -down!)
          E                 D
 ...Two -down----------!   Just two-up,
        (Just two-up, two -down!)
          E                 D
 ...Two -down----------!   Just two-up,
        (Just two-up, two -down!)
          E                   Am     Am     G    Fmaj7
 ...Two -down----------!      No ...milk ...to - day---!
        (Just two-up, two...  No ...milk ...to - day---!)

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This riff is played twice for the breaks:

      A        E/G#         D/F#     E/G#
e |---------5--------4---|--------2--------4---|
B |-------5--------5-----|------3--------5-----|
G |-----6--------4-------|----2--------4-------|
D |---7--------6---------|--4--------6---------|
A |----------------------|---------------------|
E |----------------------|---------------------|

      A        E/G#        Dmaj7
e |---------5--------4---|--5--5----5----5--5--|
B |-------5--------5-----|--7--7----7----7--7--|
G |-----6--------4-------|--6--6----6----6--6--|
D |---7--------6---------|--7--7----7----7--7--|
A |----------------------|--5--5----5----5--5--|
E |----------------------|---------------------|

If you'd rather just strum this section,
instead of the riff, just play the E/G# and the D/F#
as straight E and D chords.