Lola chords by The Kinks

Chords with lyrics (Ver. 3)

Electric Guitar fill 1:
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-9-9-9-9--13r11-------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-9-9-9-9-------14p11--------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------14p11-------------------11h14?11h14b-|
E MajorE|---------------------------14p12?14b---12h14--------------|


***Song begins

C majorC  D MajorD E MajorE

** Verse 1: (bass note, then cascade e-g-b strings)

  E MajorE
I met her in a club down in old Soho
      A augmentedA           D MajorD
where you drink champagne and it tastes just
      E MajorE     A augmentedA  Asus4Asus4 A augmentedA
like coca cola C-O-L-A, cola
  E MajorE
She walked up to me and she asked me to dance
 A augmentedA              D MajorD             E MajorE
I asked her her name and in a dark brown voice she said Lola
     A augmentedA   D MajorD       C majorC   C majorC D MajorD  E MajorE
L-O-L-A, Lola,  Lo lo lo lo lola

    C majorC       C majorC     D MajorD E MajorE

**Acoustic strum E, electric Fill 1

E MajorE

***Verse 2 (strum chords):

   E MajorE
Well I'm not the worlds most physical guy
       A augmentedA
but when she squeezed me tight
      D MajorD           E MajorE
she nearly broke my spine, oh my Lola
      A augmentedA  Asus4Asus4 A augmentedA
Lo lo lo lo Lola


***Verse 3 (strum chords):

   E MajorE
Well I'm not dumb but I can't understand
    A augmentedA            D MajorD
why she walked like a woman and talked like a man
   E MajorE
oh my Lola
      A augmentedA   D MajorD       C majorC   C majorC D MajorD E MajorE  [play FILL 1]
Lo lo lo lo Lola   Lo lo lo lo Lola

***Acoustic strum E, electric Fill 1

E MajorE

*** Chorus 1

    BB
Well we drank champagne and danced all night
F#F#
under electric candlelight
  A augmentedA
She picked me up and sat me on her knee
and said 'Dear boy, won't you come home with me'
   E MajorE
Well I'm not the world's most passionate guy
      A augmentedA             D MajorD       E MajorE
but when I looked in her eye, well I almost fell for my Lola
      A augmentedA   D MajorD      C majorC   C majorC D MajorD
Lo lo lo lo Lola  Lo lo lo lo Lola
E MajorE          A augmentedA  D MajorD       C majorC  C majorC D MajorD  E MajorE Lola,  Lo lo lo lo Lola, lo lo lo lo Lola

***Acoustic E, electric Fill 1

E MajorE

***Bridge:

 A augmentedA   C# minorC#m BB
I pushed her away
 A augmentedA   C# minorC#m  BB
I walked to the door
 A augmentedA  C# minorC#m  BB
I fell to the floor
 E MajorE  G# minorG#m  C# minorC#m
I got down on my knees
   BB
Then I looked at her and she at me

***VERSE 4: (fingerpicking)
  E MajorE
Well that's the way that I want it to stay
   A augmentedA         D MajorD         E MajorE
and I always want it to be that way for my Lola
      A augmentedA  Asus4Asus4 A augmentedA
Lo lo lo lo Lola
E MajorE
Girls will be boys and boys will be girls
   A augmentedA           D MajorD             E MajorE
It's a mixed up, muddled up, shook up world except for Lola
      A augmentedA
Lo lo lo lo Lola


***Chorus 2 (strum chords):
    BB
Well I left home just a week before
  F#F#
And I'd never ever kissed a woman before
A augmentedA
Lola smiled and took me by the hand
and said 'dear boy, I'm gonna make you a man'


***Verse 5 (strum chords):

    E MajorE
Well I'm not the worlds most passionate man
   A augmentedA           D MajorD
but I know what I am and I'm glad I'm a man
     E MajorE         A augmentedA   D MajorD
and so is Lola, lo lo lo lo lola
  C majorC   C majorC D MajorD
Lo lo lo lo Lola

Outro:
E MajorE         A augmentedA   D MajorD       C majorC   C majorC D MajorD
Lola, lo lo lo lo Lola,  lo lo lo lo Lola
E MajorE         A augmentedA   D MajorD       C majorC   C majorC D MajorD
Lola, lo lo lo lo Lola,  lo lo lo lo Lola

***Add electric outro for rest

E MajorE         A augmentedA   D MajorD       C majorC   C majorC D MajorD
Lola, lo lo lo lo Lola,  lo lo lo lo Lola
E MajorE
Lola.... continue and fade out


***Electric outro
E MajorE|----------------------------------------|
BB|-------------12-------------------------|
G+G|-9-9-9?11h13---13p11--------------------|
D MajorD|-9-9-9---------------14p11h14-----------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------14--------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------|

E MajorE|----------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------|
G+G|?----11h14---11-11----------------------|
D MajorD|--14---------------14?12p10h12----------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------|

Other versions of Lola

Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Lola (Ver. 2) by The Kinks