Title: Lola
Artist: Kinks
Standard Tuning
The fingerpicking in this song is pretty simple. You just hit the
bass string once, then pick the E B G strings, the exact notes are
not important, just do it in the right rhythm.
Intro:
C D E
Here’s approximately how the picking goes:
C D
E|—0—-0—-0-0-0-0—2-2—-0—0—-0—-0——0———|
B|—1—-1—-1-1-1-1—3-3—-0——0—-0—-0———0—-|
G|—0—-0—-0-0-0-0—2-2—-1——-1—-1—-1—-1—1—|
D|—2—-2—-2-2-2-2—0-0—-2——————————|
A|—3—-3—-3-3-3-3———2——————————|
E|——————————0——————————|
Verse 1: [see tab below for picking]
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
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
TAB FOR VERSE 1: it’s impossible to tab out the picking exactly right —
it seems almost random — but this is as close as I could get
E A D
E|——0—-0—-0—-0————0—-0———2—-2——
B|——-0—-0—-0——-0———2—-2———3—-3—-
G|———1—-1—-1—1—1———2—-2———2—-2—
D|———————————————0————-
A|——————————-0—————————
E|—0———————————————————
I met her… …you drink… …tastes just like…
E A
E——0—-0—-0——4—2—0—-0—-0——————
B———0—-0———————2—-2—2—2-2-3-2—
G———-1—-1—1—4—2—1———2—-2—-2—2-2-2—
D———————————————————
A———————————0————————
E—-0—————————————————-
Coca-cola… …c-o-l-a, cola
E A D
E——0—-0—-0—-0————0—-0———2—-2——
B———0—-0—-0——-0———2—-2———3—-3—-
G———-1—-1—-1—1—1———2—-2———2—-2—
D———————————————-0————-
A———————————0—————————
E—0———————————————————
She walked up… …I asked… …dark brown voice…
E A D
E——0——0——-0—0———0—-0———2—-2——
B————————————2—-2———3—-3—-
G———1-1—-1-1——1—1———-2—-2———2—-2—
D———————————————-0————-
A———————————0—————————
E—-0——————————————————-
…Lola… …l-o-l-a, Lola… …lo lo lo lo
C C D E
E——0—-0——0-0-0-0—0-2—0—-|
B——-1—-1—-1-1-1-1—1-3—0—-| Then the acoustic guitar
G———0—-0—0-0-0-0—0-2—1—-| keeps strumming the E chord
D——————2-2-2-2—2-0—2—-| while the electric plays
A—3————-3-3-3-3—3—-2—-| FILL 1 that is tabbed out
E——————————-0—-| below.
Lola
FILL 1: b = bend up r = release bend
h = hammer-on p = pull-off
E
E|——————————————————————-|
B|——————————————————————-|
G|—9-9-9-9—-9-11b13r11-9——————————————|
D|—9-9-9-9——————11p9———————-9——9h11-9—|
A|———————————11-9—-9/11—-9h11—-11———|
E|————————————-12—————————-|
Verse 2 and the rest of the song is just strummed. The only thing
to remember is that the electric guitar sometimes throws in two
little fills, one on the E chord, and one on the D chord.
E-chord Fill: D-chord Fill:
E|—4-4—2—0—| E|—2-2—0——|
B|—0-0—0—0—| B|—3-3—3—3—|
G|—4-4—2—1—| G|—2-2—2—2—|
D|————-| D|————-|
A|————-| A|————-|
E|————-| E|————-|
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
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 [play FILL 1]
Lo lo lo lo Lola Lo lo lo lo Lola
Chorus:
B
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 3:
E
Well I’m not the world’s most passionate guy
A D E
but when I looked in her eye, 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 [play FILL 1]
Lola, Lo lo lo lo Lola, lo lo lo lo Lola
Bridge:
A C#m B
I pushed her away
A C#m B
I walked to the door
A C#m B
I fell to the floor
E G#m C#m
I got down on my knees
B
Then I looked at her and she at me
VERSE 4: [the fingerpicking is pretty much the same as in Verse 1]
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:
B
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 5:
E
Well I’m not the worlds most passionate 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
Lola, lo lo lo lo Lola, lo lo lo lo Lola
E
Lola……yeah, you get the picture. play lots and fade out…
Chords:
E 022100 Asus4 x02230
A x02220 F# 244322
D xx0232 C#m x46654
C x32010 G#m 466444
B x2444x