Biography:
Graham Gouldman (born Graham Keith Gouldman, 10 May 1946, Broughton, Salford, Lancashire, England) is an English songwriter and musician who is a long-time member of British band 10cc and teamed up in the 80s with Andrew Gold to form Wax.
By 1968 at the time of his debut album Gouldman had already written hit singles for Herman's Hermits (No Milk Today and Listen People), The Yardbirds (For Your Love), the Hollies (Bus Stop) and Wayne Fontana (Pamela
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Song: No milk today
Artist: Graham Gouldman
Composer: Graham Gouldman
Album: Heart full of songs
Tabbed by: DJ
14th May 2014
Graham Gouldman's acoustic version of his own song,
which was a hit for Herman's Hermits in 1966.
Am = x02210 E = 022100 E/G# = xx6454
G = 320033 A = x02220 D/F# = xx4232
C = x32010 D = xx0232 Dmaj7 = xx0222 or x57675
A * = xx7655 Fmaj7 = 133210
***********************************************************
[Intro]
e |----------0--|--0--0----0--|--0--0----0--|--5--5----0--|
B |----------0--|--1--1----3--|--5--5----3--|--5--5----3--|
G |--2--2----1--|--2--2----4--|--5--5----4--|--5--5----4--|
D |-------------|-------------|--3--3----5--|--7--7----5--|
A |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
E |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
[Verse 1]
Am C
No milk today, my love has gone away,
E Am E Am
The bottle stands for - lorn, a symbol of the dawn,
Am C
No milk today, it seems a common sight,
E Am E Am
But people passing by, don't know the reason why!
[Verse 2]
A G
How could they know ...just what this message means?
D D E A
The end of my hopes, the end of all my dreams,
A G
How could they know ...a palace there had been?
D D E A
Behind the door, where my love reigned as Queen!
[Verse 3]
Am C
No milk to - day, it wasn't always so,
(No milk to - day----------!)
E Am E Am
The company was gay, we'd turn night into day,
Am C
As music played, the faster did we dance,
(As music played--------------!)
E Am E Am
We felt it both at once, the start of our ro - mance!
[Verse 4]
A G
How could they know ...just what this message means?
D D E A
The end of my hopes, the end of all my dreams,
A G
How could they know ...a palace there had been?
D D E A
Behind the door, where my love reigned as Queen!
[Verse 5]
Am C
No milk to - day, my love has gone away,
(No milk to - day-------------!)
E Am E Am
The bottle stands for - lorn, a symbol of the dawn!
[Bridge 6]
A * E/G# D/F# E/G#
But all that's left is a place, dark and lonely,
(Ah--------------, ah------, ah------------, ah-----!)
A * E/G# Dmaj7
A terraced house in a mean street, back of town,
(Ah----------, ah------, mean street, back of town!)
A * E/G# D/F# E/G#
Becomes a shrine when I think of you only,
(Ah------------, ah---------, ah---------, ah-----!)
D E
Just two-up, two -down!
(Just two-up, two -down!)
[Verse 7]
Am C
No milk to - day, it wasn't always so,
(No milk to - day----------!)
E Am E Am
The company was gay, we'd turn night into day,
Am C
As music played, the faster did we dance,
(As music played--------------!)
E Am E Am
We felt it both at once, the start of our ro - mance!
[Verse 8]
A G
How could they know ...just what this message means?
D D E A
The end of my hopes, the end of all my dreams,
A G
How could they know ...a palace there had been?
D D E A
Behind the door, where my love reigned as Queen!
[Verse 9]
Am C
No milk to - day, my love has gone away,
(No milk to - day-------------!)
E Am E Am
The bottle stands for - lorn, a symbol of the dawn!
[Bridge 10]
A E/G# D/F# E/G#
But all that's left is a place, dark and lonely,
(Ah--------------, ah------, ah------------, ah-----!)
A E/G# Dmaj7
A terraced house in a mean street, back of town,
(Ah----------, ah------, mean street, back of town!)
A E/G# D/F# E/G#
Becomes a shrine when I think of you only,
(Ah------------, ah---------, ah---------, ah-----!)
D E
Just two-up, two -down!
(Just two-up, two -down!)
[Verse 11]
A * E/G# D/F# E/G#
But all that's left is a place, dark and lonely,
(Ah--------------, ah------, ah------------, ah-----!)
A * E/G# Dmaj7
A terraced house in a mean street, back of town,
(Ah----------, ah------, mean street, back of town!)
A * E/G# D/F# E/G#
Becomes a shrine when I think of you only,
(Ah------------, ah---------, ah---------, ah-----!)
D E D
Just two-up, two -down----------! Just two-up,
(Just two-up, two -down!)
[Coda]
E D
...Two -down----------! Just two-up,
(Just two-up, two -down!)
E D
...Two -down----------! Just two-up,
(Just two-up, two -down!)
E Am Am G Fmaj7
...Two -down----------! No ...milk ...to - day---!
(Just two-up, two... No ...milk ...to - day---!)
*********************************************************
This riff is played twice for the breaks:
A * E/G# D/F# E/G#
e |---------5--------4---|--------2--------4---|
B |-------5--------5-----|------3--------5-----|
G |-----6--------4-------|----2--------4-------|
D |---7--------6---------|--4--------6---------|
A |----------------------|---------------------|
E |----------------------|---------------------|
A * E/G# Dmaj7
e |---------5--------4---|--5--5----5----5--5--|
B |-------5--------5-----|--7--7----7----7--7--|
G |-----6--------4-------|--6--6----6----6--6--|
D |---7--------6---------|--7--7----7----7--7--|
A |----------------------|--5--5----5----5--5--|
E |----------------------|---------------------|
If you'd rather just strum this section,
instead of the riff, just play the E/G# and the D/F#
as straight E and D major chords.
Artist: Graham Gouldman
Composer: Graham Gouldman
Album: Heart full of songs
Tabbed by: DJ
14th May 2014
Graham Gouldman's acoustic version of his own song,
which was a hit for Herman's Hermits in 1966.
Am = x02210 E = 022100 E/G# = xx6454
G = 320033 A = x02220 D/F# = xx4232
C = x32010 D = xx0232 Dmaj7 = xx0222 or x57675
A * = xx7655 Fmaj7 = 133210
***********************************************************
[Intro]
e |----------0--|--0--0----0--|--0--0----0--|--5--5----0--|
B |----------0--|--1--1----3--|--5--5----3--|--5--5----3--|
G |--2--2----1--|--2--2----4--|--5--5----4--|--5--5----4--|
D |-------------|-------------|--3--3----5--|--7--7----5--|
A |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
E |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
[Verse 1]
Am C
No milk today, my love has gone away,
E Am E Am
The bottle stands for - lorn, a symbol of the dawn,
Am C
No milk today, it seems a common sight,
E Am E Am
But people passing by, don't know the reason why!
[Verse 2]
A G
How could they know ...just what this message means?
D D E A
The end of my hopes, the end of all my dreams,
A G
How could they know ...a palace there had been?
D D E A
Behind the door, where my love reigned as Queen!
[Verse 3]
Am C
No milk to - day, it wasn't always so,
(No milk to - day----------!)
E Am E Am
The company was gay, we'd turn night into day,
Am C
As music played, the faster did we dance,
(As music played--------------!)
E Am E Am
We felt it both at once, the start of our ro - mance!
[Verse 4]
A G
How could they know ...just what this message means?
D D E A
The end of my hopes, the end of all my dreams,
A G
How could they know ...a palace there had been?
D D E A
Behind the door, where my love reigned as Queen!
[Verse 5]
Am C
No milk to - day, my love has gone away,
(No milk to - day-------------!)
E Am E Am
The bottle stands for - lorn, a symbol of the dawn!
[Bridge 6]
A * E/G# D/F# E/G#
But all that's left is a place, dark and lonely,
(Ah--------------, ah------, ah------------, ah-----!)
A * E/G# Dmaj7
A terraced house in a mean street, back of town,
(Ah----------, ah------, mean street, back of town!)
A * E/G# D/F# E/G#
Becomes a shrine when I think of you only,
(Ah------------, ah---------, ah---------, ah-----!)
D E
Just two-up, two -down!
(Just two-up, two -down!)
[Verse 7]
Am C
No milk to - day, it wasn't always so,
(No milk to - day----------!)
E Am E Am
The company was gay, we'd turn night into day,
Am C
As music played, the faster did we dance,
(As music played--------------!)
E Am E Am
We felt it both at once, the start of our ro - mance!
[Verse 8]
A G
How could they know ...just what this message means?
D D E A
The end of my hopes, the end of all my dreams,
A G
How could they know ...a palace there had been?
D D E A
Behind the door, where my love reigned as Queen!
[Verse 9]
Am C
No milk to - day, my love has gone away,
(No milk to - day-------------!)
E Am E Am
The bottle stands for - lorn, a symbol of the dawn!
[Bridge 10]
A E/G# D/F# E/G#
But all that's left is a place, dark and lonely,
(Ah--------------, ah------, ah------------, ah-----!)
A E/G# Dmaj7
A terraced house in a mean street, back of town,
(Ah----------, ah------, mean street, back of town!)
A E/G# D/F# E/G#
Becomes a shrine when I think of you only,
(Ah------------, ah---------, ah---------, ah-----!)
D E
Just two-up, two -down!
(Just two-up, two -down!)
[Verse 11]
A * E/G# D/F# E/G#
But all that's left is a place, dark and lonely,
(Ah--------------, ah------, ah------------, ah-----!)
A * E/G# Dmaj7
A terraced house in a mean street, back of town,
(Ah----------, ah------, mean street, back of town!)
A * E/G# D/F# E/G#
Becomes a shrine when I think of you only,
(Ah------------, ah---------, ah---------, ah-----!)
D E D
Just two-up, two -down----------! Just two-up,
(Just two-up, two -down!)
[Coda]
E D
...Two -down----------! Just two-up,
(Just two-up, two -down!)
E D
...Two -down----------! Just two-up,
(Just two-up, two -down!)
E Am Am G Fmaj7
...Two -down----------! No ...milk ...to - day---!
(Just two-up, two... No ...milk ...to - day---!)
*********************************************************
This riff is played twice for the breaks:
A * E/G# D/F# E/G#
e |---------5--------4---|--------2--------4---|
B |-------5--------5-----|------3--------5-----|
G |-----6--------4-------|----2--------4-------|
D |---7--------6---------|--4--------6---------|
A |----------------------|---------------------|
E |----------------------|---------------------|
A * E/G# Dmaj7
e |---------5--------4---|--5--5----5----5--5--|
B |-------5--------5-----|--7--7----7----7--7--|
G |-----6--------4-------|--6--6----6----6--6--|
D |---7--------6---------|--7--7----7----7--7--|
A |----------------------|--5--5----5----5--5--|
E |----------------------|---------------------|
If you'd rather just strum this section,
instead of the riff, just play the E/G# and the D/F#
as straight E and D major chords.
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