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22nd February 2001, 9.12pm heliocentric@breathe.com 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
It's either Dsus2something in their eyes, Or Bm9something in the drink But whatGmaj7ever it is they G/Aboth stop and think There's Dsus2no going back and Bm9nothing above Gmaj7 A F#/A# It's lust and loneliness but never love.
Gmaj7She takes a breath as Dmaj7he takes his keys F#m7dim5 Gmaj7 F#m7 First name terms is the extent of it There's Em9no getting out as D6they're going in Gmaj7 A F#/A# But by tomorrow they both will begin
To reBmgret and renege on a Bm/Abond they have struck Gmaj7 A F#/A# A small price to pay and casual luck BmSome lose nothing, Bm/Asome lose a lot But whatGmaj7ever we have is Bmall we Bm/Ahave A6got.
D6 Bm9 Gmaj7 G/A
Dsus2He takes her hand and Bm9leads to the room In Gmaj7half light and silence for their G/Aclothes to remove There's Dsus2doubt in her mind but Bm9hope in her heart Gmaj7 A F#/A# That this last one of many may be the start.
So they Gmaj7wriggle and writhe for an Dmaj7hour or two F#m7dim5 Gmaj7 F#m7 But time has no place when two are consumed. They Em9moan and they gasp but they D6don'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
And Dsus2tomorrow as always, Bm9always comes As Gmaj7she slips away, G/AHe still dumb Dsus2He felt the urge just as Bm9she felt the need Gmaj7 A F#/A# Now the need to get out, still carrying his seed,
Which Gmaj7trickles down her leg and Dmaj7onto her shoe F#m7dim5 Gmaj7 F#m7 Onto the pavement and then out of view Em9Into the gutter and D6down into a drain Gmaj7 A6 F#7/A# Joining a river and there to remain
There's Bmno going back and there's Bm/Anothing 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
It's Gm6lust and loneliness, but it's A6seldom Dlove.