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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Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
From Lloyd’s 2014 Standards album. Standards really ranks with Lloyd’s best work and this song is no exception. Typically wry dry and witty lyrics. Chords are relatively straightfoward. Enjoy!
Chords
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C9 x32033
Em 022000
E7 020100
D xx0232
G 320033
A7 x02020
Bm x24432
Gbm 244222
G/Gb 2x0033
Intro
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D E7 G D x 2
Verse 1
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(D) E7 G D
I'm drinking tea and taking unpaid leave from my women's studies uh huh
(D) E7 G D
Out here in the meadow with the people's history of America
(D) E7 G D
I smoke a pipe for Johnny 99 Bi-partisan Con-sensus
(D) E7 G D
Keeping it dry nothing flighty on orders from my therapist
Chorus 1
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A7
We were young and we were stupid
G D
It was fine while it lasted
A7
To com-plete my education
G Bm
I had to wake up in your bathtub
Gbm G
All those Monday morning quarters
A7 D
I grew so accustomed to
E7 G D
Verse 2
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(D) E7 G D
OK I've seen enough and made my recommendations my work here is finished
(D) E7 G D
Your powers of re-duction remain strangely undiminished
(D) E7 G D
Yes a-you in your hushed tones and your campus etiquette
(D) E7 G D
If we cannot speak of nothing then nothing should keep her mouth shut
Chorus 2
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A7
We were young and we were stupid
G D
It was fine while it lasted
A7
Yes I wrote my dissertation
G Bm
On the bar stools of your neighbourhood
Gbm G
But the bars were filled with lawyers
Gbm G
Filing action two by two
Gbm G A7 D
Through the valley of the women that I am not married to
Bridge
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G D
Oh are these riches here the spoils of my re-treat
G E7 A7
These rented rooms and batchelor's de-grees
G D
It's a Penguin Classic scene
G /Gb Em
Broken spine and faded green
C9 G Em A7 D
Trying to relo-cate my arms around a memory
E7 G D E7 G D
Verse 3
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(D) E7 G D
I'm drinking tea and taking unpaid leave from my women's studies uh huh
(D) E7 G D
Hiding up here in the library with the great wall of China
(D) E7 G D
Now if Josef K was from Edinburgh and Fast Product from Prague
(D) E7 G D
Maybe that could be kinda funny or maybe not funny at all
Chorus 3
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A7
We were young and we were stupid
G D
It was fine while it lasted
A7
To com-plete my education
G Bm
I had to wake up in your bathtub
Gbm G
With the shadows of the women
A7 D
That I am not married to
Out
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D E7 G x D 2
D
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I hope I’ve done it justice!
Kevin O’Brien
Watford
England
July 2015
[email protected]
Chords
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C9 x32033
Em 022000
E7 020100
D xx0232
G 320033
A7 x02020
Bm x24432
Gbm 244222
G/Gb 2x0033
Intro
=====
D E7 G D x 2
Verse 1
=======
(D) E7 G D
I'm drinking tea and taking unpaid leave from my women's studies uh huh
(D) E7 G D
Out here in the meadow with the people's history of America
(D) E7 G D
I smoke a pipe for Johnny 99 Bi-partisan Con-sensus
(D) E7 G D
Keeping it dry nothing flighty on orders from my therapist
Chorus 1
========
A7
We were young and we were stupid
G D
It was fine while it lasted
A7
To com-plete my education
G Bm
I had to wake up in your bathtub
Gbm G
All those Monday morning quarters
A7 D
I grew so accustomed to
E7 G D
Verse 2
=======
(D) E7 G D
OK I've seen enough and made my recommendations my work here is finished
(D) E7 G D
Your powers of re-duction remain strangely undiminished
(D) E7 G D
Yes a-you in your hushed tones and your campus etiquette
(D) E7 G D
If we cannot speak of nothing then nothing should keep her mouth shut
Chorus 2
========
A7
We were young and we were stupid
G D
It was fine while it lasted
A7
Yes I wrote my dissertation
G Bm
On the bar stools of your neighbourhood
Gbm G
But the bars were filled with lawyers
Gbm G
Filing action two by two
Gbm G A7 D
Through the valley of the women that I am not married to
Bridge
======
G D
Oh are these riches here the spoils of my re-treat
G E7 A7
These rented rooms and batchelor's de-grees
G D
It's a Penguin Classic scene
G /Gb Em
Broken spine and faded green
C9 G Em A7 D
Trying to relo-cate my arms around a memory
E7 G D E7 G D
Verse 3
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(D) E7 G D
I'm drinking tea and taking unpaid leave from my women's studies uh huh
(D) E7 G D
Hiding up here in the library with the great wall of China
(D) E7 G D
Now if Josef K was from Edinburgh and Fast Product from Prague
(D) E7 G D
Maybe that could be kinda funny or maybe not funny at all
Chorus 3
========
A7
We were young and we were stupid
G D
It was fine while it lasted
A7
To com-plete my education
G Bm
I had to wake up in your bathtub
Gbm G
With the shadows of the women
A7 D
That I am not married to
Out
===
D E7 G x D 2
D
-----------------------------------------
I hope I’ve done it justice!
Kevin O’Brien
Watford
England
July 2015
[email protected]
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