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Lola (diatonic)

by The Kinks · posted by aussie

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How to read this tab — notation key
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Blow note
−
Draw note
b or '
Half-step bend
bb or ''
Two half-step bend
bbb or '''
Three half-step bend
(###)
Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *
Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.

Tab
1.
-4-7  -7  -7 -7 -7   -6  -6  -6  6  6  -7   -7
I met her in a club down in old So-ho where you 
 -6     6  6     6   6   -6    -6   -6   6 6
drink champagne and it tastes just like cherry 
 6 6 -7  -7 -6 -6   6 6
cola See-oh-el aye cola.
-4    -7   -7 -7 -7   -6 -6    -6   6  6   6
She walked up to me, and she asked me to dance
6   -6   6   6    6   6   6 6  -6   -6     -6
I asked her her name and in a dark brown voice
 6    6   6 6 -7 -7 -6 -6   6 6  -6 -6   6  6
she said Lola El-oh-el-aye Lola  La la--la la
6 5
Lola
2.
Well I`m not the world`s most physical guy
But when she squeezed 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 and talked like a man
Oh my Lola la la--la la Lola la la--la la Lola
3.
 -6   6  -6     -6 -6    6    -6   -6   -7
well we drank champagne and danced all night
-6 -6  6 -6 6   -6 6   -6
Under electric candle light
 6     6    6  6  5   6   5  6  5    6
She picked me up and sat me on her knee
 6    6     6   6    6    6    7    7  b-7   7
and said "Dear boy won`t you come home with me"
 -4   -7 -7   -7   -7     -6    -6 6  6   6
Well I`m not the world`s most passionate guy
 6   -6  6   -6    6  6    6     6  6  -6-6
but when I looked in her eyes, well I almost
  6   6   6  6 6 -7 -7  -6 -6  6 6  -6 -6   6  6
fell for my Lola la la--la la Lola  La la--la la
6 5      6 6 -7 -7  -6 -6   6 6  -6 -6    6  6
Lola    Lola la la--la la  Lola  la la-- la la
 6 5
Lola
4.
-4   7   -7   6-6  -4    7   -7  6   -6
I pushed her away   I walked to the door
-4  7  -7  6    -6   -4 -4   -8   7 -6  -7
I fell to the floor   I got down on my knees
  6 -6   -6    6 -6    6   -6  6 -7
Then I looked at her, and she at me
 -4   -8     -8  -8   7  7  7   -7 -7  -7
Well that`s the way that I want it to stay
-8  7  7  7   7    7  7  7   7   7    7   7 -7-7
And I always want it to be that way  for my Lola
-8 -8   7  7  7 7
la la--la la Lola
5
 -7    -7  -7  -6   -6  6     6   6   6
Girls will be boys and boys will be girls
 -6  -7 -6    6   6 6    6   -6  -6   6
It`s a mixed up muddled up shook up world
  6 6   6   6 6 -7 -6   6  6  6 6
Except for Lola la la--la la Lola
6.
 6  -6  -6   -6   -6  6  -6   6 -6
Well I left home just a week before
 6   -6 -6 6  -6-6  -6 6  6  -6-6  6 -6
and I`d never ever kissed a woman before
-6   6 6    6    5    6   5  6  5    6
But Lola smiled and took me by the hand
 6    6     6   6   6   6 6   -8  -8  7 -8
and said "Dear boy I`m gonna make you a man"
 6    -7  -7  -7  -7      -6  -6  6 6    6
Well I`m not the world`s most masculine man
-7  6  -6    6  6  6  6   6   -6   -6 -6 6
But I know what I am and I`m glad I`m a man
 6   6  6  6 6 -7 -7  -6 -6  6 6  -6 -6   6  6
and so is Lola la la--la la Lola  La la--la la
6 5
Lola
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