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From: indigo@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (Adam Schneider)
Subject: Lola.crd (by The Kinks)
LOLA
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by Ray Davies
E |
I met her in a club down in old Soho where they
A D |
drink champagne and it tastes just like cherry
E |A
cola C-O-L-A cola
|E
she walked up to me and she asked me to dance
|A D |
I asked her her name and in a dark brown voice she said
E |A D |C D |E |E
Lola L-O-L-A Lola Lo lo lo lo Lo - la
|B7 |
Well, we drank champagne and danced all night
F#7
Under electric candle light
|A
She picked me up and sat me on her knee
|A
and said "dear boy won't you come home with me?"
|E
Well, I'm not the world's most passionate guy,
|A D |
but when I looked in her eyes, well I almost fell for my
E |A D |C D |
Lola Lo lo lo lo Lo - la Lo lo lo lo Lo - la
E |A D |C D |E |E
Lola Lo lo lo lo Lo - la Lo lo lo lo Lo - la
|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#7 C#m
I got down on my knees
|B B13
Then I looked at her and she at me
|E
Well, that's the way that I want it to stay...
(That's enough; you get the idea. Yeah, I know I skipped a verse...)
From: Harlan L Thompson
LOLA- The Kinks
C D E
E
I met her in a club down in old Soho
A D A E
Where you drink champagne and it tastes just like cherry Cola
A Asus
C-O-L-A Cola
E
She walked up to me and she asked me to dance
A D A E
I asked her her name and in a dark brown voice she said Lola
A D C D E
L-O-L-A Lola la-la-la-la Lola
E
Well I'm not the world's most physical guy
But when she sqeezed me tight she nearly broke my spine
Oh my Lola la-la-la-la Lola
Well I'm not dumb but I can't understand
Why she walked like a woman but talked like a man
Oh my Lola la-la-la-la Lola la-la-la-la Lola
CHORUS #1:
B
Well we drank champagne and danced all night
F#m
Under electric candlelight
A
She picked me up and sat me on her knee
B7
And said "Dear boy, won't you come home with me?"
E
Well I'm not the world's most passionate guy
But when I looked in her eyes well I almost fell for my Lola
La-la-la-la Lola la-la-la-la Lola
E A D C D E
Lola la-la-la-la Lola la-la-la-la Lola
BRIDGE:
A C#m B A C#m B
I pushed her away, I walked to the door
A C#m B E G#m C#m
I fell to the floor, I got down on my knees
B
Then I looked at her and she at me
Well that's the way that I want it to stay
And I always want it to be that way for my Lola
La-la-la-la Lola
Girl will be boys and boys will be girls
It's a mixed up muddled up shook up world except for Lola
La-la-la-la Lola
CHORUS #2:
Well I left home just a week before
And I'd never ever kissed a woman before
But Lola smiled and took me by the hand
And said "Dear boy, I'm gonna make you a man"
Well I'm not the world's most masculine man
But I know what I am and I'm glad that I'm a man
And so is Lola
La-la-la-la Lola la-la-la-la Lola
Lola la-la-la-la Lola la-la-la-la Lola
(from Lola vs. Powerman and the Moneygoround, 1970)
(sent by Harlan at harlant@hawaii.edu)
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Caitlin Rhythm Player |
#1 by Caitlin Carlisle at Apr 28, 1970 at 7:29 AM EST |
| its about a guy who meets a transvestite at a club. i can't tell if he actually thinks shes a woman in the beginning.. lola is the coolest name. | |
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Ŧøn¥ Average |
#2 by Ŧøn¥ PiNeDa at Mar 26, 1979 at 2:01 PM EST |
| good question cinnamon spider ¿?¿ | |
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robert Average |
#3 by robert liedberg at Dec 7, 1980 at 7:28 PM EST |
| The lyrics printed on the album cover say "I'm glad I'm a man". I always assumed that Ray Davies intentionally used a clever twist to make the song ambiguous. | |
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NICK Wanna Be |
#4 by NICK COGHLAN at May 27, 1983 at 4:39 PM EST |
| This song truly kicks ass. It is by far one of the greastest ever....But does anyone know if he actualy figures out if the "women" is a man?! | |
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LJ Average |
#5 by LJ at Dec 7, 1983 at 4:36 AM EST |
| dahaha.. this song is great. it's almost sad, really. but great nonetheless! | |
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HammerOffFreak Professional |
#6 by HammerOffFreak at Mar 29, 1989 at 4:57 PM EST |
| haha...at work, we have a jukebox that plays oldies songs...and this is on there and it comes on and gets stuck in my head and one day i actually listened to the words...hahahah oh my it really made me laugh lol...and...yeah...i do agree with the transvestite thing lol it's a good, catchy song though!! | |
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Travis Wanna Be |
#7 by Travis Alford at Oct 23, 1989 at 7:19 AM EST |
| this song is the best. my favorite line is "i'm not dumb but i can't understand why she walks like a woman and talks like a man"... it's so funny! | |
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Alexxx <3 Lead Player |
#8 by Alexxx <3 at Dec 8, 1990 at 11:30 AM EST |
| i love this song its forever a drunken favorite, and the lyrics are so clever | |
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¿Josh Rhythm Player |
#9 by ¿Josh Kirkpatrick? at Mar 14, 1992 at 3:17 AM EST |
| i always assumed it was about a transvestite as well but when it says, 'i'm glad i'm a man, and so is lola' i think theyr'e just saying lola is also glad he's a man. grammatically that makes more sense, although i always assumed it to mean lola was a man. this doesn't mean lola ISN'T a man... it just means it's still up in the air. my sister thinks lola's just a masculine woman and the song's more about gender confusion and submission/dominance etc. | |
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Adam Average |
#10 by Adam Favro at Feb 17, 1995 at 12:53 AM EST |
| Brilliant. Probably the the best transexual song ever outside of Hedwig and the Angry Inch. | |
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amy Average |
#11 by amy at Aug 30, 1999 at 5:45 PM EST |
| Uh Doesn't say "I'm glad I'm a man, and so is Lola" "Well I'm not the world's most masculine man, but I know what I am and that I'm a man, so is Lola." | |
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kenzie Professional Badass |
#12 by kenzie at Jun 18, 2003 at 3:05 PM EST |
| "I pushed her away. I walked to the door. I fell to the floor. I got down on my knees. I looked at her, and she at me. Well that's the way that I want it to stay. I always want it to be that way for my Lola. Lo lo lo Lola. " He thinks its a woman and this part is when he realises it isn't and freaks out. Thats the way I always interpreted it anyway. but I'm sure the guy has no clue up until that point. All the lyrics depict him as seriously naive | |
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Phillip Average |
#13 by Phillip Nguyen at Jan 15, 2004 at 8:17 PM EST |
| It is GLAD I'm a man... I always felt the meaning was Lola was glad he (the singer) was a man, regardless of whatever gender Lola is... Named one of my cats Lola after this song... She perks up whenever this song is played. it's uncanny ;-) | |
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daint Rhythm Player |
#14 by daint at Jul 28, 2005 at 12:05 PM EST |
| this song wins greatest song ever writen pants down *wink* AND (!!!) he does know Lola is really a man by the end "Well I'm not the world's most masculine man, but I know what I am and that I'm a man, so is Lola. " I'M A MAN SO IS LOLA !!!! ::heh heh:: | |
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