Biography:
Lloyd Cole (born in Buxton on 31 January 1961) is an English-born singer and songwriter, known for his role as lead singer of Lloyd Cole and the Commotions from 1984 to 1989 and for his subsequent solo work.
Born in Buxton, Derbyshire, Cole grew up in nearby Chapel en le Frith and went to New Mills Grammar School. After failing in law at University College London, he later attended (but did not graduate from) the University of Glasgow where he studied philosophy and English and met the other members of band that would become The Commotions.
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In the verses, you can play the C5addC# Cm combo as Fm Cm also. There's a C# in there somewhere, but it
isn't crucial.
Also, the Eb sounds better with the G as the root note (i.e., a first inversion),
especially if you are arpeggiating it (G Bb Eb Bb)
I also tabbed this for no capo (in C minor), but it will be easier to play on guitar with Capo on 3.
[Verse 1]
Cm D7
Wasting my time
Gm Cm
A shadow on the riverbank
Eb Gm Cm
Watching my reflection go to sea
Cm D7
Wind in my hair
Gm Cm
I could be most anywhere
Eb Gm
But I do not care to know
Cm
Not where I stand
[Chorus 1]
Bb Fm
Baby, I`ve been lost without you
Ab Eb
Since I don`t have a place to call my home
Fm Bb Fm Bb
Oh, my sweet ba-by, must I empty my heart?
Fm Gm Cm
Must I take what I can get and make it my own?
C5addC# Cm
As long as I love my baby
Fm Gm
I`m only lonely
[Verse 2]
Cm D7
She said not to call
Gm Cm
Said it would be best for all concerned
Eb Gm Cm
If I just all but disappear
Cm D7
She loves you best
Gm Cm
And I love her nonetheless
Eb Gm Cm
So I just listen to the voice on the machine, singing
[Chorus 2]
Bb Fm
Baby, I`ve been lost without you
Ab Eb
Since I don`t have a place to call my home
Fm Bb Fm Bb
Oh, my sweet ba-by, must I empty my heart?
Fm Gm Cm
Must I take what I can get and call it my own?
C5addC# Cm
As long as I love my baby
Fm Gm
I`m only lonely
[Bridge]
Ab Bb
Maybe one day she`ll call me up and say
Cm
"Goddamn you your baby's crying,
Ab Bb Cm
And I'm lonely. Come home."
Ab Bb
Maybe I'll find some guts someplace
Cm
And drive up and you'll be there playing on the porch
Ab Bb Fm
And she'll just say "Baby, where you been?
Gm
And ain't your little man growin'?"
[Verse 3]
Cm D7
Pay me no mind
Gm Cm
I'm just a shadow on the riverbank
Eb Gm Cm
Watching my reflection go to sea
[Chorus 3]
Bb Fm
Baby, I`ve been lost without you
Ab Eb
Since I don`t have a place to call my home
Fm Bb Fm Bb
Oh, my sweet ba-by, must I empty my heart?
Fm Gm Cm
Must I take what I can get and make it my home?
Fm Cm
As long as I love my baby
Fm Gm
I`m only lonely
[Outro]
Cm
isn't crucial.
Also, the Eb sounds better with the G as the root note (i.e., a first inversion),
especially if you are arpeggiating it (G Bb Eb Bb)
I also tabbed this for no capo (in C minor), but it will be easier to play on guitar with Capo on 3.
[Verse 1]
Cm D7
Wasting my time
Gm Cm
A shadow on the riverbank
Eb Gm Cm
Watching my reflection go to sea
Cm D7
Wind in my hair
Gm Cm
I could be most anywhere
Eb Gm
But I do not care to know
Cm
Not where I stand
[Chorus 1]
Bb Fm
Baby, I`ve been lost without you
Ab Eb
Since I don`t have a place to call my home
Fm Bb Fm Bb
Oh, my sweet ba-by, must I empty my heart?
Fm Gm Cm
Must I take what I can get and make it my own?
C5addC# Cm
As long as I love my baby
Fm Gm
I`m only lonely
[Verse 2]
Cm D7
She said not to call
Gm Cm
Said it would be best for all concerned
Eb Gm Cm
If I just all but disappear
Cm D7
She loves you best
Gm Cm
And I love her nonetheless
Eb Gm Cm
So I just listen to the voice on the machine, singing
[Chorus 2]
Bb Fm
Baby, I`ve been lost without you
Ab Eb
Since I don`t have a place to call my home
Fm Bb Fm Bb
Oh, my sweet ba-by, must I empty my heart?
Fm Gm Cm
Must I take what I can get and call it my own?
C5addC# Cm
As long as I love my baby
Fm Gm
I`m only lonely
[Bridge]
Ab Bb
Maybe one day she`ll call me up and say
Cm
"Goddamn you your baby's crying,
Ab Bb Cm
And I'm lonely. Come home."
Ab Bb
Maybe I'll find some guts someplace
Cm
And drive up and you'll be there playing on the porch
Ab Bb Fm
And she'll just say "Baby, where you been?
Gm
And ain't your little man growin'?"
[Verse 3]
Cm D7
Pay me no mind
Gm Cm
I'm just a shadow on the riverbank
Eb Gm Cm
Watching my reflection go to sea
[Chorus 3]
Bb Fm
Baby, I`ve been lost without you
Ab Eb
Since I don`t have a place to call my home
Fm Bb Fm Bb
Oh, my sweet ba-by, must I empty my heart?
Fm Gm Cm
Must I take what I can get and make it my home?
Fm Cm
As long as I love my baby
Fm Gm
I`m only lonely
[Outro]
Cm
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