The Kinks 1970 "Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One" (Ray Davies) - ENTIRE SONG AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE
[Intro] - - - - [ G A B ]
[Verse 1] - - - - - I [B] met her in a club down in old Soho where you [E] drink champagne, and it [A] tastes just like coca [B] cola - C-O-L-A, [E] cola. She [B] walked up to me and she asked me to dance. I [E] asked her her name and in a [A] dark brown voice she said [B] Lola - L-O-L-A, [E] Lola, [A] Lo lo lo lo [G] lola [ A B ]
[Verse 2] - - - - - Well [B] I'm not the worlds most physical guy, but when she [E] squeezed me tight she nearly [A] broke my spine, oh my [B] Lola - Lo lo lo lo [E] Lola. Well [B] I'm not dumb but I can't understand why she [E] walked like a woman and [A] talked like a man - oh my [B] Lola - Lo lo lo lo [E] Lola [A] Lo lo lo lo [G] Lola [ A B ]
[Verse 4] - - - - - Well [B] I'm not the world's most passionate guy, but when I [E] looked in her eye, well I [A] almost fell for my [B] Lola - - - - - Lo lo lo lo [E] Lola [A] Lo lo lo lo [G] Lola [ A B ] - - - - - [B] Lola, Lo lo lo [E] lo [A] Lola, lo lo lo lo [G] Lola [ A B ]
[Verse 5] - - - - - Well [B] that's the way that I want it to stay, and I [E] always want it to [A] be that way for my [B] Lola - - - - - Lo lo lo lo [E] Lola. [B] Girls will be boys and boys will be girls. It's a [E] mixed up, muddled up, [A] shook up world except for [B] Lola - Lo lo lo lo [E] Lola
[Verse 6] - - - - - Well [B] I'm not the worlds most masculine man, but I [E] know what I am and I'm a [A] man, I'm a man, and so is [B] Lola - lo lo lo [E] lo [A] lola Lo lo lo lo [G] Lola [A]
[Outro] - - - - - [B] Lola, lo lo lo [E] lo [A] Lola, [G] lo lo lo lo [A] Lola
[B] Lola, lo lo lo [E] lo [A] Lola, [G] lo lo lo lo [A] Lola - - - - - [B] LOLA
Lola chords
The Kinks 1970 "Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One" (Ray Davies)
[Intro]
F G A
[Verse 1]
A
I met her in a club down in old Soho
D G A
where you drink champagne and it tastes just like Coca Cola (or cherry cola)
D Dsus4 D
C-O-L-A, cola
A
She walked up to me and she asked me to dance
D G A
I asked her her name and in a dark brown voice she said Lola
D G F F G A
L-O-L-A, Lola, Lo lo lo lo lola
[Verse 2]
A
Well I'm not the worlds most physical guy
D
but when she squeezed me tight
G A
she nearly broke my spine, oh my Lola
D Dsus4 D
Lo lo lo lo Lola
[Verse 3]
A
Well I'm not dumb but I can't understand
D G
why she walked like a woman and talked like a man
A
oh my Lola
D G F F G A
Lo lo lo lo Lola Lo lo lo lo Lola
[Chorus 1]
E7 ***
Well we drank champagne and danced all night
B
under electric candlelight
D
She picked me up and sat me on her knee
and said 'Dear boy, won't you come home with me'
[Verse 4]
A
Well I'm not the world's most passionate guy
D G A
but when I looked in her eye, well I almost fell for my Lola
D G F F G
Lo lo lo lo Lola Lo lo lo lo Lola
A D G F F G A
Lola, Lo lo lo lo Lola, lo lo lo lo Lola
[Bridge]
D A * E **
I pushed her away
D A * E **
I walked to the door
D A * E **
I fell to the floor
A C#m F#m
I got down on my knees
E7
Then I looked at her and she at me
[Verse 5]
A
Well that's the way that I want it to stay
D G A
and I always want it to be that way for my Lola
D Dsus4 D
Lo lo lo lo Lola
A
Girls will be boys and boys will be girls
D G A
It's a mixed up, muddled up, shook up world except for Lola
D
Lo lo lo lo Lola
[Chorus 2]
E7
Well I left home just a week before
B
And I'd never ever kissed a woman before
D
Lola smiled and took me by the hand
and said 'dear boy, I'm gonna make you a man'
[Verse 6]
A
Well I'm not the worlds most masculine man
D G
but I know what I am and I'm glad I'm a man
A D G F F G
and so is Lola, lo lo lo lo lola Lo lo lo lo Lola
[Outro]
A D G F F G
Lola, lo lo lo lo Lola, lo lo lo lo Lola
A D G F F G
Lola, lo lo lo lo Lola, lo lo lo lo Lola
A D G F F G A
Lola, lo lo lo lo Lola, lo lo lo lo Lola
* It has been suggested that C#m is better then E
** It has been suggested that B7 is a better fit then B
*** It has been suggested that B is a better fit then B7
