Love Story Album

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*

*Verse 1*

i love your head

i love the way you hold your head

because you're young and you know it

because you're young

there ain't nothing you can't do

because you know

there ain't nothing you can't do

*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*

oh, nothing at all

and you know that gun is loaded,

sure you do.

summertime blue

summertime blue

yes you know that gun is loaded,

sure you do.

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*

 

the more i learn the less i know

could you make mine straight absolut?

the more i fail the less i try

ask not of me the reason why.

*chorus*

oh, my sentimental fool

have i got a tale for you

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

have i got a tale for you

but, when she calls my name

i'm almost happy, she's almost like you

yeah, when she calls my name

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*

oh, my sentimental fool

have i got a tale for you

oh, my sentimental fool

have i got a tale for you

oh, my sentimental fool

draining the glass for you

do you see my girl?

she's almost like you

do you see my girl?

she's almost like you

almost like you

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.

it's alright, it's all wrong, it's alright

*chorus*

there's a riot going on, maybe i'm going under and

i didn't know that you cared

was it love that you had? she said, well, something like that

and i, i didn't know that you cared

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,

i didn't know that you cared.

got a letter, it was asking for money, it said

"give what you can."

well, i don't know what i got

and i don't know if i really want to be

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*

there's a riot going on, we're lions in slumber and

i didn't know that you cared

and if i gave you some petrol, would you make yourself useful?

well, i didn't know that you cared

i really didn't know that you cared

didn't even know you were there

no, i didn't know that you cared

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---------------------------

----------------------------------0---------------------------

*verse 1*

hey, hey, hey,

look at me now,

D*

i'm unrecognizable.

my trademark frown has grown

D*

into the strangest easy smile.

and oh, my, my,

where did i go wrong?

D*

ask all my drunken friends...

*Prechorus (w/riff)*

---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?

---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."

as the ladies line their eyes

and the gents make their ex - cuses

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

i'll be smiling in my sleep

smiling in my sleep

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

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*

 

*verse 1*

wasting my time

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*

ba - by, i've been lost without you

since i don't have a place to call my home

oh, my sweet ba - by, 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.

*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*

maybe one day she'll call me up and say

"god damn you your baby's crying

and i'm lonely. come home."

maybe i'll find some guts someplace and drive up

and you'll be there playing on the porch and she'll just say

"baby, where you been?"

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*

*verse 1*

sign your name without apology

sign on, sign on

keep your eye on the economy

shine on, shine on

*prechorus*

and everybody knows that this is nowhere

everybody knows that this is nowhere.

nowhere.

*chorus*

but you've got to be there

yes, you've got to be right there

yes, you've got to be there, yeah.

yes, you've got to be there

man, you've got to be right there

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.

*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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la la la la la la la la la la la la

*verse 1*

well, 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*

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.

*chorus*

now, when it comes to september

i've got my own unhappy song,

october, november, december,

and still she is gone,

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.

she was upon him before he even knew it.

*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*

well, there was ice beneath the snow

and everywhere else was closed,

but the locks had been changed

sure, the neighbors were the same, they said

"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

unhappy song

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

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

living on juice eating out of tuna cans

mobile home with my dairy queen

tied me a knot she had to cut me loose

Em A (no sus4)

i liked her a lot, yeah

*chorus*

like lovers do

like lovers do

i liked her a lot

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*

yeah, everyday

you're so sad to see me

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*

lay your head upon my shoulder

let it rest there for a while

i guess that i'm still good for something

once in a while.

and if you need someone to talk to

just give a call i'll be around

and if you want me to avoid you

just say the word.

*chorus*

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.

*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.

you silly thing

don't you apologize

C* B7 <----pick these chords - don't strum

no no, no no.

you, you don't owe me.

no no no no you,

you don't owe me. no no no no no.

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.

yes i'm happy for you

yeah yeah, i'm happy for you

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*

 

 

 

*verse 1*

did you get all that you wanted?

then did you give it all away?

oh did we take it all for granted?

we'd really love for you to stay.

yes we would.

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?

*bridge*

don't you know it only gets louder

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?

and if i knew my way

well i'd be there

now wouldn't i?

and if i knew my way

well i'd be there

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*

lucy jumped from the 39th floor

E/F# E e f# g g#

said she just couldn't face another poor man

every juke box stuck on the 'who's next'

well they almost got me when jimmy said

*Chorus*

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.

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*

and i was so depressed today...

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*

 

*verse 1*

i took 15 years to break your spell

i loved you then i love you still

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 of electric light

'cause i dream the same dream every night

i call my man i know it's late

"could you fix me something to put me straight?"

*Chorus*

'cause i need your love i need it now

god speed your love for crying out loud.

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

for crying out loud.

Fade on C G C G Am7 G C repeated