Tom: Am
[Intro]
E|----------0--|--0--0----0--|--0--0----0--|--5--5----0--|
B|----------0--|--1--1----3--|--5--5----3--|--5--5----3--|
G|--2--2----1--|--2--2----4--|--5--5----4--|--5--5----4--|
D|-------------|-------------|--3--3----5--|--7--7----5--|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
[Verse 1]
Am C
No milk today, my love has gone away,
E Am E Am
The bottle stands for - lorn, a symbol of the dawn,
Am C
No milk today, it seems a common sight,
E Am E Am
But people passing by, don't know the reason why
[Verse 2]
A G
How could they know ...just what this message means?
D D E A
The end of my hopes, the end of all my dreams,
A G
How could they know ...a palace there had been?
D D E A
Behind the door, where my love reigned as Queen
[Verse 3]
Am C
No milk to - day, it wasn't always so,
(No milk to - day----------!)
E Am E Am
The company was gay, we'd turn night into day,
Am C
As music played, the faster did we dance,
(As music played--------------!)
E Am E Am
We felt it both at once, the start of our ro - mance
[Verse 4]
A G
How could they know ...just what this message means?
D D E A
The end of my hopes, the end of all my dreams,
A G
How could they know ...a palace there had been?
D D E A
Behind the door, where my love reigned as Queen
[Verse 5]
Am C
No milk to - day, my love has gone away,
(No milk to - day-------------!)
E Am E Am
The bottle stands for - lorn, a symbol of the dawn
[Bridge 6]
A * E/G# D/F# E/G#
But all that's left is a place, dark and lonely,
(Ah--------------, ah------, ah------------, ah-----!)
A * E/G# Dmaj7
A terraced house in a mean street, back of town,
(Ah----------, ah------, mean street, back of town!)
A * E/G# D/F# E/G#
Becomes a shrine when I think of you only,
(Ah----------, ah---------, ah---------, ah-----!)
D E
Just two-up, two - down!
(Just two-up, two - down!)
[Verse 7]
Am C
No milk to - day, it wasn't always so,
(No milk to - day----------!)
E Am E Am
The company was gay, we'd turn night into day,
Am C
As music played, the faster did we dance,
(As music played--------------!)
E Am E Am
We felt it both at once, the start of our ro - mance
[Verse 8]
A G
How could they know ...just what this message means?
D D E A
The end of my hopes, the end of all my dreams,
A G
How could they know ...a palace there had been?
D D E A
Behind the door, where my love reigned as Queen
[Verse 9]
Am C
No milk to - day, my love has gone away,
(No milk to - day-------------!)
E Am E Am
The bottle stands for - lorn, a symbol of the dawn
[Bridge 10]
A E/G# D/F# E/G#
But all that's left is a place, dark and lonely,
(Ah--------------, ah------, ah------------, ah-----!)
A E/G# Dmaj7
A terraced house in a mean street, back of town,
(Ah----------, ah------, mean street, back of town!)
A E/G# D/F# E/G#
Becomes a shrine when I think of you only,
(Ah------------, ah---------, ah---------, ah-----!)
D E
Just two-up, two - down!
(Just two-up, two - down!)
[Verse 11]
A * E/G# D/F# E/G#
But all that's left is a place, dark and lonely,
(Ah--------------, ah------, ah------------, ah-----!)
A * E/G# Dmaj7
A terraced house in a mean street, back of town,
(Ah----------, ah------, mean street, back of town!)
A * E/G# D/F# E/G#
Becomes a shrine when I think of you only,
(Ah----------, ah---------, ah---------, ah-----!)
D E D
Just two-up, two - down----------! Just two-up,
(Just two-up, two - down!)
[Coda]
E D
...Two - down----------! Just two-up,
(Just two-up, two - down!)
E D
...Two - down----------! Just two-up,
(Just two-up, two - down!)
E Am Am G Fmaj7
...Two - down----------! No ...milk ...to - day!
(Just two-up, two... No ...milk ...to - day!)
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This riff is played twice for the breaks:
A * E/G# D/F# E/G#
E|---------5--------4---|--------2--------4---|
B|-------5--------5-----|------3--------5-----|
G|-----6--------4-------|----2--------4-------|
D|---7--------6---------|--4--------6---------|
A|----------------------|---------------------|
E|----------------------|---------------------|
A * E/G# Dmaj7
E|---------5--------4---|--5--5----5----5--5--|
B|-------5--------5-----|--7--7----7----7--7--|
G|-----6--------4-------|--6--6----6----6--6--|
D|---7--------6---------|--7--7----7----7--7--|
A|----------------------|--5--5----5----5--5--|
E|----------------------|---------------------|
If you'd rather just strum this section,
instead of the riff, just play the E/G# and the D/F#
as straight E and D major chords.
