22nd February 2001, 9.12pm [email protected] presents THE STORY OF SOMEONE'S SHOE by THE STYLE COUNCIL Words and Music by Paul Weller From the LP 'Confessions Of A Pop Group' (Polydor, 1988) Chords used: (Capo on first fret) Dsus2: xx0230 F#/A#: x1432x Em9: 022002 Em7: 022030 Gm6: 353353 Bm9: x20222 Gmaj7: 3x0002 D6: xx0202 G/B: x20033 D: xx0232 Gmaj7: 3x0002 Dmaj7: xx0222 Bm: x24432 F#m/A: x04222 G/A: 5x5433 F#m7dim5: 2x221x Bm/A: x04432 A#aug: xx4332 A: x02220 F#m7: 2x2222 A6: x02222 F#7/A#: x1232x Dsus2 Dsus2 It's either something in their eyes, Bm9 Or something in the drink Gmaj7 G/A But whatever it is they both stop and think Dsus2 Bm9 There's no going back and nothing above Gmaj7 A F#/A# It's lust and loneliness but never love. Gmaj7 Dmaj7 She takes a breath as he takes his keys F#m7dim5 Gmaj7 F#m7 First name terms is the extent of it Em9 D6 There's no getting out as they're going in Gmaj7 A F#/A# But by tomorrow they both will begin Bm Bm/A To regret and renege on a bond they have struck Gmaj7 A F#/A# A small price to pay and casual luck Bm Bm/A Some lose nothing, some lose a lot Gmaj7 Bm Bm/A A6 But whatever we have is all we have got. D6 Bm9 Gmaj7 G/A Dsus2 Bm9 He takes her hand and leads to the room Gmaj7 G/A In half light and silence for their clothes to remove Dsus2 Bm9 There's doubt in her mind but hope in her heart Gmaj7 A F#/A# That this last one of many may be the start. Gmaj7 Dmaj7 So they wriggle and writhe for an hour or two F#m7dim5 Gmaj7 F#m7 But time has no place when two are consumed. Em9 D6 They moan and they gasp but they don't really speak Gmaj7 A F#/A# As no conversation could fit this scene. Gmaj7 Dmaj7 F#m7dim5 Gmaj7 F#m7 Em7 (vocal scat) Dmaj7 Em7 G/B F#m/A A#aug G/A Dsus2 Bm9 And tomorrow as always, always comes Gmaj7 G/A As she slips away, He still dumb Dsus2 Bm9 He felt the urge just as she felt the need Gmaj7 A F#/A# Now the need to get out, still carrying his seed, Gmaj7 Dmaj7 Which trickles down her leg and onto her shoe F#m7dim5 Gmaj7 F#m7 Onto the pavement and then out of view Em9 D6 Into the gutter and down into a drain Gmaj7 A6 F#7/A# Joining a river and there to remain Bm Bm/A There's no going back and there's nothing above Gmaj7 A6 F#7/A# It's lust or loneliness that drives us alone Bm Bm/A Gmaj7 A F#/A# Bm Bm/A Gmaj7 Gm6 A6 D It's lust and loneliness, but it's seldom love.
