Lola Chords – The Kinks

Intro

C D E

Verse 1

  E
I met her in a club down in old Soho
          A                      D                     E
where you drink champagne and it tastes just like Coca Cola (or cherry cola)
         A   Asus4 A
C-O-L-A, cola
    E
She walked up to me and she asked me to dance
  A                           D                         E
I asked her her name and in a dark brown voice she said Lola
         A       D           C   C D E
L-O-L-A, Lola,   Lo lo lo lo lola

Verse 2

     E
Well I'm not the worlds most physical guy
             A
but when she squeezed me tight
           D                     E
she nearly broke my spine, oh my Lola
            A   Asus4 A
Lo lo lo lo Lola

Verse 3

     E
Well I'm not dumb but I can't understand
        A                       D
why she walked like a woman and talked like a man
      E
oh my Lola
            A      D           C   C D E
Lo lo lo lo Lola   Lo lo lo lo Lola

Chorus 1

        B7
         ***
Well we drank champagne and danced all night
F#
under electric candlelight
    A
She picked me up and sat me on her knee

and said 'Dear boy, won't you come home with me'

Verse 4

     E
Well I'm not the world's most passionate guy
           A                          D                  E
but when I looked in her eyes, well I almost fell for my Lola
            A      D           C   C D
Lo lo lo lo Lola   Lo lo lo lo Lola
E                  A      D           C   C D E
Lola,  Lo lo lo lo Lola,  lo lo lo lo Lola

Bridge

  A     E   B
         *   **
I pushed her away
  A      E      B
I walked to the door
  A    E      B
I fell to the floor
      E    G#m   C#m
I got down on my knees
     B7
Then I looked at her and she at me

Verse 5

     E
Well that's the way that I want it to stay
      A                 D                  E
and I always want it to be that way for my Lola
            A   Asus4 A
Lo lo lo lo Lola
E
Girls will be boys and boys will be girls
       A                     D                         E
It's a mixed up, muddled up, shook up world except for Lola
            A
Lo lo lo lo Lola

Chorus 2

       B7
Well I left home just a week before
    F#
And I'd never ever kissed a woman before
A
Lola smiled and took me by the hand

and said 'dear boy, I'm gonna make you a man'

Verse 6

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

Outro

E                 A       D           C   C D
Lola, lo lo lo lo Lola,   lo lo lo lo Lola
E                 A       D           C   C D
Lola, lo lo lo lo Lola,   lo lo lo lo Lola
E                 A       D           C   C D E
Lola, lo lo lo lo Lola,   lo lo lo lo Lola

*      It has been suggested that C#m is better than E
**     It has been suggested that B7 is a better fit than B
***    It has been suggested that B is a better fit than B7

****   Alternate:

Capo II

C      Bb
     =
D      C
     =
E      D
     =
A      G
     =
Asus4 Gsus4
 =
B7    A7
    =
F#    E
    =
B      A
     =
G#m  F#m
   =
C#m  Bm
   =

Open (These chords are not in the original key)

C      F
     =
D      G
     =
E      A
     =
A      D
     =
Asus4 Dsus4
 =
B7    E7
    =
F#    B
    =
B      E
     =
G#m  C#m
   =
C#m  F#m
   =

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