Lalena Chords

Song: Lalena
Artist: Donovan
Composer: Donovan
Tabbed by: DJ   2nd July 2014
 
CAPO: 2nd fret (Will then sound in the original key of Bm)
 
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Chord names and fret positions are relative to the capo:
Am  = x02210    G     = 320003    E     = 022100
Em  = 022000    G7    = 320001    E7    = 022130
Dm  = xx0231    C     = x32010    Fmaj7 = xx3210 or 133210
Dm7 = xx0211    Csus4 = x33010    Cmaj7 = x32000
 
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[Verse 1]
Am                 Em
    When the sun,     ...goes to bed,
Am                   Em
    That's the time,   ...you raise your head,
Dm              Dm7               G       G7
    That's your lot in life, La - lena,
      C         Csus4  C        E      E7
Can't blame ya,            La - lena!
 
[Verse 2]
Am              Em
    Arty tart,   ...la - dee - dah,
Am                Em
    Can your part  ...get much sadder?
Dm              Dm7               G       G7
    That's your lot in life, La - lena,
      C         Csus4  C        E     E7
Can't blame ya,            La - lena!
 
[Verse 3]
Am                  Em
    Run your hand     ...through your hair,
Am                  Em
    Paint your face   ...with despair,
Dm              Dm7               G       G7
    That's your lot in life, La - lena,
      C         Csus4  C        E       E7
Can't blame ya,            La - lena!
 
[Break]
  Am           Em           Am           Em
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |
 
 Dm    Dm7     G     G7     C     Csus4 C    E     E7
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /   /   /   /  | /  /  /  / |
 
[Verse 4]
Am                  Em
    When the sun      ...goes to bed,
Am                  Em
    That's the time   ...you raise your head,
Dm              Dm7               G       G7
    That's your lot in life, La - lena,
      C         Csus4  C        E     E7
Can't blame ya,            La - lena!
 
[Verse 5]
Am             Em
    Arty tart,   ...woh, so la - dee - dah,
Am                 Em                                  Dm
    Can your part,  ...ever get ...ever get much sad - der?
            Dm7               G      G7
That's your lot in life, La - lena,
      C         Csus4    C         E      E7
Can't blame ya, no - no, no,  La - lena,
         Am               Em    Fmaj7   Cmaj7
Oh, La - lena-------!  |  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  / ||
 
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The song was inspired by the actress Lotte Lenya, and the
song's lyrics addressed to a societally marginalised woman.
It was Donovan's reaction to Lenya's character in the film
version of 'The Threepenny Opera'.  Donovan has said:
"She's a streetwalker, but in the history of the world,
in all nations, women have taken on various roles,
from priestess to whore, to mother, to maiden, to wife.
This guise of sexual power is very prominent, and therein
I saw the plight of the character. Women have roles thrust
upon them and make the best they can out of them. So I'm
describing the character Lotte Lenya is playing, and a few
other women I've seen during my life, but it's a composite
character of women who are outcasts on the edge of society."
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