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From: wvaughan@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (William Vaughan)
Subject: CRDs to Lloyd Cole's Love Story (all)
Date: 15 Dec 1995 19:02:09 GMT
Here are all the tracks to Lloyd Coles most recent album, Love Story. Enjoy
Trigger Happy by Lloyd Cole
From Love Story
This one is really simple as soon as you get the fingerpicking
pattern down, which isn't too hard. Sometimes in the verse,
Lloyd strums the Asus4 (or plucks it with his fingers) instead
of doing the picking pattern. Music theory people will notice
the major in the verse and a turn to the minor in the chorus
-enjoy.
Capo on 2nd fret
*Intro*
Dsus2 Dsus2/C# Dsus2/B Asus4
*Verse 1*
Dsus2 Dsus2/C# Dsus2/B
i love your head
Asus4 Dsus2
i love the way you hold your head
Dsus2/C# Dsus2/B Asus4
because you're young and you know it
Dsus2 Dsus2/C#
because you're young
Dsus2/B Asus4 Dsus2
there ain't nothing you can't do
Dsus2/C# Dsus2/B
because you know
Asus4 Dsus2
there ain't nothing you can't do
Dsus2/C# Dsus2/B Asus4
*Verse 2 (same as 1st)*
i love your head
i love the way you hold your head
because you know
there is no connection between old
and what's new Dsus2/F Dsus2/Bb
and there ain't nothing you can't do
*Chorus*
Dsus2/C Dsus2/G
oh, nothing at all
Dsus2/F Dsus2/C
and you know that gun is loaded,
Dsus2/G
sure you do.
Dsus2/F Dsus2/Bb
summertime blue
Dsus2/C Dsus2/G
summertime blue
Dsus2/F Dsus2/C
yes you know that gun is loaded,
Dsus2/G
sure you do.
Dsus2 Dsus2/C# Dsus2/B Asus4
if not for you.
*Verse 3 and Chorus (same as verse 2 and chorus)*
the way you walk
i love the way you wear contempt
for my sort.
oh, should i give you my money?
a steady hand,
a little trigger happy angry? little man?
oh, pull the trigger take it all.
oh, you take it all
and you know that gun is loaded,
sure you do.
summertime blue
summertime blue
and you know that gun is loaded,
sure you do.
*Verse 4 (same as other verse except where noted)
i love your head
i love the way you hold your head
because you're young
and you know it
a steady hand,
Dsus2/C (hold)
a little trigger happy
*repeat verse chords*
and we'll tell you how to live,
and we'll take away the reason,
and we wonder why we wonder
how you're not the way that we were.
and we'll tell you how to live,
and we'll take away the reason,
and we wonder why we wonder
how you're not the way that we were.
and we'll tell you how to live,
and we'll take away the reason,
and we wonder why we wonder
how you're not the way that we were.
Sentimental Fool by Lloyd Cole
A basic strum pattern - listen to the song for when to hold
chords - especially at the end.
Capo on the 2nd fret
*Intro*
D C G
D C G
the more i learn the less i know
D C G
could you make mine straight absolut?
D C G
the more i fail the less i try
D C G
ask not of me the reason why.
*chorus*
A Em G
oh, my sentimental fool
Em A
have i got a tale for you
Em G Gmaj7 D
oh, my sentimental fool
*verse 2 (same as verse 1)*
the woman i love is not content
the life i made, it ain't what i meant
the space i'm in is filled with love
the state i'm in is pitiful.
*chorus (same as first except where noted)*
oh, my sentimental fool
have i got a tale for you
oh, my sentimental fool
G Gmaj7 Em
have i got a tale for you
D
but, when she calls my name
G C
i'm almost happy, she's almost like you
D
yeah, when she calls my name
G A
we're almost there, man, she's almost like you
she's almost like you
*chorus chords for solo*
*verse 3 and 4 same as other verses*
the longer i live the less i believe
and all i lost is all i need
the life i made is filled with regret
and i can't tell the half of it.
the woman i love has lost her faith
and i just watch as she fades away
the space i'm in is filled with love
the shape i'm in ain't beautiful.
*chorus*
A Em G
oh, my sentimental fool
Em A
have i got a tale for you
Em G
oh, my sentimental fool
Em A
have i got a tale for you
Em G
oh, my sentimental fool
G Gmaj7 Em
draining the glass for you
do you see my girl?
D
she's almost like you
Em
do you see my girl?
D
she's almost like you
Em
almost like you
D Em D
she's almost like you
she's almost like you
I Didn't Know That You Cared by Lloyd Cole
Capo 2nd fret
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-----2-h-4-----| Riff 1
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*Intro*
Riff1 Em Riff1 Em Riff1 D Riff1 Em
Em Riff 1
yes, you're taking it badly, i know, i know
Em Riff 1
and you feel so alone
D Riff1 Em
and everybody's got to tell you what you already know.
Em E
it's alright, it's all wrong, it's alright
*chorus*
D Em
there's a riot going on, maybe i'm going under and
Bm G
i didn't know that you cared
D Em
was it love that you had? she said, well, something like that
Bm G
and i, i didn't know that you cared
Em
i really didn't know that you cared
Riff1 Em
i really didn't know that you cared
Riff1 D
i really didn't know.
Riff1 Em
*verse 2 same as 1*
i see photographs strewn on the floor
amidst your blake and your young.
are you looking for something that's already gone?
it's alright, it's all wrong, it's alright
*chorus - same as other except where noted*
there's a riot going on, maybe i'm going under and
i didn't know that you cared, somebody said
"peace is alright. could we give it a try?", well, i,
A
i didn't know that you cared.
A Em
got a letter, it was asking for money, it said
A Em
"give what you can."
A
well, i don't know what i got
Em D
and i don't know if i really want to be
Em
so aware
*verse chords over solo*
*verse 3 - same as others*
yes, i'm falling apart at the seams and i,
i've been waiting for years
take a look in my eyes, do you see any tears?
it's alright, it's all wrong, it's alright
*chorus*
D Em
there's a riot going on, we're lions in slumber and
Bm G
i didn't know that you cared
D Em
and if i gave you some petrol, would you make yourself useful?
Bm G
well, i didn't know that you cared
D
i really didn't know that you cared
Em
didn't even know you were there
Bm G
no, i didn't know that you cared
Em
i really didn't know that you cared
Riff1 Em
i really didn't know that you cared
Riff1 D Riff1
i really didn't know
Em Repeat Em Em D Em pattern 2xs and end on Em
that you cared.
Love Ruins Everything
Capo 4th fret
This one is a little tricky to get the timing right - if you
play along with the album it should come quickly. If tabbed
out the verse and prechorus as I play it and it sounds pretty
good. The Spanish like guitar part in front I haven't tabbed
out, but if you mess around with it, its not hard. I like to
play this one with my fingers and pluck the strings instead of
using a pick also - allows for greater control over the
strings.
chords not tabbed
D xx0232 C x32010 Dm xx0231
Dsus2 xx0230 C/B x22010
D5 xx023x Am x02210
Intro and verse riff
D Bm (strum) Em7 (strum) D*
-----2---5---2--------------------0------------2--0----0------|
-----3---3---3-----3--------------3------------3--3--3-3------|
-------------------4--------------0------------0--0--2-0------|
-0--------------------------------2------------0-----0-0------|
-------------------2--------------2---------------------------|
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*verse 1*
D Bm
hey, hey, hey,
Em7
look at me now,
D*
i'm unrecognizable.
D Bm Em7
my trademark frown has grown
D*
into the strangest easy smile.
D Bm
and oh, my, my,
Em7
where did i go wrong?
D*
ask all my drunken friends...
*Prechorus (w/riff)*
Gmaj7
---2--2----2----2---2---2---3---5-----------------------------|
---3--3----3----3---3---3---3---3-----------------------------|
---0--0----0----0---0---0---0---0-----------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------|
--2--2----2--------------------------------------------------|
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"who's going to carry us
home? who's going to drink 'til the
morning? who's going to carry us home?
G5
---2--2---2---0-----0-----3----|
---3--3---3---3--3--3-----3----|
---0--0----------0--------0----|
--------------------------0----|
---2--2-------------------x----|
--------------------------3----|
love ruined everything."
D Dsus2 D5 Dsus2 G5
as the ladies line their eyes
D Dsus2 D5 Dsus2 G5
and the gents make their ex - cuses
D Dsus2 D5 Dsus2 Em7
and the talk is go - ing cheap
C D (start verse riff)
i'll be smiling in my sleep.
*verse 2 same as 1*
hey, hey, hey,
look at her now
she's the life of the party
oh, my, my,
where did she go wrong?
ask all my drunken friends...
*prechorus - same as before*
"who's going to carry us home?
who's going to drink 'til the morning?
who's going to carry us home?
love ruined everything."
*Chorus - same as before except where noted*
as the ladies line their eyes
and the gents make their excuses
and the talk is going cheap
C C/B Am
i'll be smiling in my sleep
C Am
smiling in my sleep
Dm
smiling in my sleep.
*prechorus chords over solo*
*chorus -same as before except where noted*
as the ladies line their eyes
and the gents make their excuses
and the talk is going cheap
G5
i'll be smiling in my sleep.
*repeat chorus 1 chords*
as the ladies line their eyes
and the gents make their excuses
and the talk is going cheap
i'll be smiling in my sleep.
*end on verse riff*
Baby
Capo 3rd fret
*Intro*
Am B Em Am
C Em Am
*verse 1*
Am B
wasting my time
Em Am
a shadow on the riverbank
C Em Am Amsus2 Am
watching my reflection go to sea
*same as first stanza*
wind in my hair
i could be most anywhere
but i do not care to know
not where i stand
*chorus*
Am G Am G
ba - by, i've been lost without you
F C
since i don't have a place to call my home
Am G Am G
oh, my sweet ba - by, must i empty my heart?
F Em Am
must i take what i can get and call it my own?
Dm Am Dm Em
long as i love my baby, i'm only lonely.
*verse 2 -same as first*
she said not to call
said it would be best for all concerned
if i just all but disappear
but she loves you best
and i love her nonetheless
so i just listen to the voice on the machine, singing
*chorus - same as other*
baby, i've been lost without you
since i don't have a place to call my home
oh, my sweet baby, must i empty my heart?
must i take what i can get and call it my own?
long as i love my baby i'm only lonely.
*bridge*
F Em Am
maybe one day she'll call me up and say
F
"god damn you your baby's crying
Em Am
and i'm lonely. come home."
F Em Am
maybe i'll find some guts someplace and drive up
F
and you'll be there playing on the porch and she'll just say
Em F
"baby, where you been?"
Dm
and "ain't your little man growing?"
*intro chords again*
*verse 3 - same as others*
pay me no mind
i'm just a shadow on the riverbank
watching my reflection go to sea
*chorus - same*
baby, i've been lost without you
since i don't have a place to call my home
oh, my sweet baby, must i empty my heart?
must i take what i can get and make it my home?
long as i love my baby i'm only lonely.
fade on Am
Be There
*Intro*
G Em Am C
*verse 1*
G Em
sign your name without apology
Am C
sign on, sign on
G Em
keep your eye on the economy
Am C
shine on, shine on
*prechorus*
Bm C
and everybody knows that this is nowhere
Bm Am
everybody knows that this is nowhere.
C D
nowhere.
*chorus*
G
but you've got to be there
C G
yes, you've got to be right there
C G
yes, you've got to be there, yeah.
G
yes, you've got to be there
C G
man, you've got to be right there
C
yes, you've got to be there, yeah.
*verse 2 - same*
bide your time
milk and three sugars please
sign on, sign on
you need a line
you need some poetry
right on, right on
*prechorus and chorus - same*
and everybody knows that this is nowhere
nobody knows that this is nowhere.
oh yeah.
but you've got to be there
yes, you've got to be right there
yes you've got to be there, yeah.
but you've got to be there
yes, you've got to be right there
yes, you've got to be there, yeah.
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/l/lloyd_cole/love_story_tab.html ]
*solo over verse chords*
*prechorus and chorus - same*
and everybody knows that this is nowhere
everybody knows that this is nowhere.
nowhere.
but you've got to be there
yes, you've got to be right there
yes, you've got to be there, yeah.
and you've got to be there
yes, you've got to be right there
yes, you've got to be there, yeah.
*chorus - same*
you've got to be right there
you've got to be right there
you've got to be right there
right there, yeah
you've got to be right there
you've got to be right there.
Unhappy Song
This song is a straight bass note strum pattern after the first
intro - the chords to the chorus are basically the same as the
verse, except played in a different position - I don't know if this
is how Lloyd does it on the record, but it sounds best to me - if
it doesn't to you, try the verse chords over the chorus - both
sound pretty close.
Chords
G xx5003 G5 3x0033
G/F# xx4003 D/F# 200232
G/E xx2003 Em 022000
G/D xx0003 D xx0232
C x32010 Am x02210
Csus2 x30010 A x02220
*Intro*
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---------3----------5--------------------|
-----------0------0----------------------|
--4-h-5------5--5-------4-h-5--4--0------|
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C Csus2 C Csus2
G G/F# G/E G/D C Csus2 C
la la la la la la la la la la la la
*verse 1*
G G/F#
well, they were married in june
G/E G/D C Csus2 C
she was gone before the leaves were even turning
G G/F# G/E
she said "well, i knew he was a fool, but somehow i
G/D C Csus2 C
thought my welfare concerned him."
*prechorus*
D G C
must the one always have to change
D G Em
whilst the other must always remain?
Am
must the cards all be dealt facing down?
A C D
turn away, turn away, turn your blue skies to grey.
*chorus*
G5 D/F#
now, when it comes to september
Em D C Csus2 C
i've got my own unhappy song,
G D/F# Em
october, november, december,
D C Csus2 C
and still she is gone,
G5
unhappy song.
*verse 2 - same except where noted*
well, he was turn between the romance and the mundane.
he was torn every morning.
he was surprised or was he horrified to find
the mundane the more rewarding.
D G C
she was upon him before he even knew it.
G G/F# G/E G/D C Csus2 C
*prechorus and chorus - same as before*
and anyone who had a hat would surely know:
it only rains when you leave it at home,
and all the umbrellas are broke.
oh, save yourself a fiver, you're already soaking.
now, come on september
and sing me that old unhappy song.
october, november, december,
and still she is gone,
unhappy song.
*bridge*
G C G
well, there was ice beneath the snow
C G Am
and everywhere else was closed,
C
but the locks had been changed
Em
sure, the neighbors were the same, they said
Am D
"you never should treat someone so bad."
*verse 3 - same*
they were married in june
she was gone before the leaves were even turning
she said "well, i knew he was a fool, but somehow i
thought my welfare concerned him."
*prechorus and chorus same*
must the one always have to change
whilst the other must always remain?
must the cards all be dealt facing down?
turn away, turn away, turn your blue skies to grey.
now, when it comes to september
i've got my own unhappy song,
october, november, december,
and still she is gone,
unhappy song
G C
unhappy song
G G/F# G/E G/D C Csus2 C
la la la la la la la la la la la la la
la la la la la la la la la la la la la
G
unhappy song.
Like Lovers Do
In the verse, play the chords like the intro chords - ie
Bm7 (in the verse) = Bm7 Bm7sus2 Bm7
A ( " " ") = A Asus4 A
Chords
Bm7 x24232 D xx0232 Cadd9 x32033
Bm7sus2 x24252 Dsus2 xx0230
A x02220 G 320003
Asus4 x02230 Em 022000
*Intro*
Bm7 Bm7sus2 Bm7 A Asus4 A G
Bm7 A G
living on juice eating out of tuna cans
Bm7 A G
mobile home with my dairy queen
Bm7 A G
tied me a knot she had to cut me loose
Em A (no sus4)
i liked her a lot, yeah
*chorus*
D Dsus2 Asus4 A
like lovers do
G
like lovers do
D Dsus2 Asus4 A
i liked her a lot
G
like lovers do
*verse 2 - same*
julia came eating a tangerine
friday the third four-thirty
she tore out a page of my magazine
then she went away, yeah
*chorus 2 - same*
like lovers do
like lovers do
she went away
like lovers do
*verse 3 - same*
saturday girls keep you warm a while
sunday sunshine kills all conversation
you look in her eyes and you see circles
she lets you get away, yeah
*chorus 3 - same*
like lovers do
like lovers do
you get away
like lovers do
*bridge*
D G
yeah, everyday
D G
you're so sad to see me
D Cadd9 A
and i'm so glad to take the blame
it's always going to be that way.
*solo over chorus chords*
*verse 4 - same*
living on juice eating out of tuna cans
mobile home yeah, with my dairy queen
tied me a knot she had to cut me loose
now i'm looking at you, yeah
*chorus 4 - same - keep repeating chorus chords for extra words*
like lovers do
like lovers do
i'm looking at you now
like lovers do
and i'm looking right at you now
just like lovers do
and i'm looking right at you now, girl
just like lovers do
like lovers do (repeat chorus chords w/o words until)
G(from chorus) D fade
like lovers do
Happy For You
Capo 3rd fret
Chords
Em7 022030 Am 577555
Am7 x02010 Em 022000
C x32010 C* xxx553
G 3x0033 B7 xxx445
*Intro*
Em7 Am7 Em7 Am7 Em7 Am7(hold)
*verse 1*
Am7 Em7 Am7
lay your head upon my shoulder
Em7 Am7
let it rest there for a while
G
i guess that i'm still good for something
Am7 Em7 Am7
once in a while.
Em7 Am7
and if you need someone to talk to
Em7 Am7
just give a call i'll be around
G
and if you want me to avoid you
Am7
just say the word.
*chorus*
Em7 G Am7
if you love him you should leave me
C Em7
that's the best thing to do
Em7 G Am7
and if you need him you don't need me
C Em7
like you used to
G Am7
and if you believe that you'll be happy
C Em7
then i'm happy for you.
*verse2 - same*
guess that it's just kind of funny
ain't it me who never cried?
i guess that i'll still kind of love you
for a little while.
*chorus 2- same*
if you love him you should leave me
that's the best thing to do
and if you need him you don't need me
like you used to
and if you believe that you'll be happy
then i'm happy for you.
Am
you silly thing
Em
don't you apologize
C* B7 <----pick these chords - don't strum
no no, no no.
Em7 Am7
you, you don't owe me.
Em7
no no no no you,
Am7
you don't owe me. no no no no no.
Em7 Am7
you, you don't owe me.
*solo over verse chords*
*chorus - same twice*
if you love him you should leave me
that's the best thing to do
and if you need him you don't need me
like you used to
and if you believe that you'll be happy
then i'm happy for you.
if you love him you should leave me
that's the best thing to do
and if you need him you don't need me
like you used to
and if you believe that you'll be happy
then i'm happy for you.
Am7 Em7
yes i'm happy for you
Am7 Em7
yeah yeah, i'm happy for you
Am7 Em7
yes i am, i'm happy for you
Am7 Em7 (fade)
yeah yeah, i'm happy for you.
Traffic
I usually play this one with barred chords and concentrate on the
bass strings.
*Intro*
F#m D A E
F#m D A C#m
D E F#m D
A E F#m B D
*verse 1*
A B
did you get all that you wanted?
D A
then did you give it all away?
A B
oh did we take it all for granted?
D C#m
we'd really love for you to stay.
yes we would.
F#m D A E
now the world is very old
F#m D A C#m
and the sky is very high
D E F#m
and we're just traffic in between
E
you and i
A
and if i knew my way
E
well i'd be there
F#m
now wouldn't i?
*bridge*
B C#m
don't you know it only gets louder
F#m
when you cut off your ear.
*repeat B C#m F#m acouple of times, walking up the bass
from the F#m to the B - the last B C#m to A of next verse*
*verse 2 - same*
do you know how good it gets?
are revelations all you need?
did you smash your brand new birdland?
was it too much speed?
*chorus - same*
now the world is very old
and the sky is very high
and we're just traffic in between
you and i
and if i knew my way
well i'd be there
now wouldn't i?
F#m A
and if i knew my way
E
well i'd be there
F#m
now wouldn't i?
A
and if i knew my way
E
well i'd be there
F#m B D
now wouldn't i?
F#m (fade into "Lets Get Lost")
now wouldn't i?
Let's Get Lost
On this one, hit the bass note, then the rest of the chord.
Letters not capitalized represent single notes on the 6th string.
For the walk up at the end of a stanza, use the G# as the bass note
in the bass note chord pattern. Also, for the E, the strum is much
shorter, to allow time for the walk up. There may also be a second
guitar, playing the bass notes an octave higher to fill out the
arrangement.
*Capo 2nd fret*
Chords
E/G# 422100
E/G 322100
E/F# 222100 (or 2x2100)
E 022100
F#m 244222
G#m 466444
*Intro*
E/G# E/G E/F# E E f# G g#
*Verse 1*
E/G# E/G
lucy jumped from the 39th floor
E/F# E E f# G g#
said she just couldn't face another poor man
E/G# E/G
every juke box stuck on the 'who's next'
E/F# E
well they almost got me when jimmy said
*Chorus*
E
let's get lost go work on a farm
F#m
a change of weather couldn't do you no harm
E
let's get lost pick up your feet
F#m
don't tempt fate, boy, get a pair of cheap skates.
E/G# E/G E/F# E E f# G g#
*verse 2 - same as first*
penny walked in with that love in vain look
said every last man should be hanging from a meat hook
looked in my eye, singing "marry me bill"
i loosened my tie just as jimmy said
*chorus 2 - same except go right to bridge after final F#m*
let's get lost go work on a farm
a change of weather couldn't do you no harm
let's get lost pick up your feet
don't tempt fate, boy, get a pair of cheap skates.
*bridge*
G#m F#m
and i was so depressed today...
G#m F#m
yeah i was go depressed today
E/G# E/G E/F# E E f# G g#
*verse 3 - same as first two*
bobby said "we're going to get rich quick -
you buy a brand new car -
they give you automatic cash back -
pick up a parking lot - no money down"
he was counting the cost just as jimmy said
*Chorus - same as 1st except go right into chorus chords again for
fade out*
let's get lost go work on a farm
a change of weather couldn't do you no harm
let's get lost pick up your feet
don't tempt fate, boy, get a pair of cheap skates.
and get lost let's get lost
come on, let's get lost let's get lost
go buy a pair of cheap skates.
E/G# E/G E/F# E E f# G g# E/G# (hold)
For Crying Out Loud
A good song to do with just an acoustic and the little riffs that
connect the chords are easy and can be figured out with minimum
effort - concentrate on the high E and B strings.
Chords
G 3x0033 Am7 x02013
Em7 022033 C x32013
Dsus4 xx0233 B x2444x
*Intro*
G Em7 Dsus4
G Em7 Dsus4
*verse 1*
G
i took 15 years to break your spell
Em7
i loved you then i love you still
Dsus4
i wake up cold i wake up wet
G
my body weak my mind is spent
Em7
i fill my days i pay my rent
Dsus4
and i have no need of electric light
G
'cause i dream the same dream every night
Em7
i call my man i know it's late
Dsus4 B
"could you fix me something to put me straight?"
*Chorus*
Am7 C
'cause i need your love i need it now
G Em7 Dsus4
god speed your love for crying out loud.
C
hey yeah
*verse 2 - same*
you took all i have there is no more
mother nature lied there is no cure
so i take my pill i close my eyes
and i wait for sleep i wait all night
but i see your face i hear your voice
so i call your number i have no choice
*Chorus - same*
'cause i need your love i need it now
god speed your love for crying out loud.
hey yeah
*chorus - same except where noted*
and i need your love i need it right now
god speed your love for crying out loud.
B *start verse chords here and solo over them*
hey yeah hey yeah
*verse 3 - same*
i took 15 years to break your spell
i loved you then i guess i failed
i wake up cold i wake up wet
my body weak my mind is spent
i fill my days i pay my rent
and i have no need and i have no one
*chorus - same*
'cause i need your love i need it now
god speed your love for crying out loud.
hey yeah
*chorus - sme except where noted*
and i need your love i need it right now
god speed your love god speed your love to me
B C
for crying out loud.
Fade on C G C G Am7 G C repeated
