Alison

Elvis Costello

tom:

Intro:  B  G#m  A  C#m  B  F#m  G#m  G#m B

E|--9h12----------------------|--------------------|-----------|
B|--9h11--12/14-12-12\9-9/12--|--9h12p9\7-7\5-5\4--|--5\4-2-0--|
G|----------------------------|--------------------|-----------|
D|----------------------------|--------------------|-----------|
A|----------------------------|--------------------|-----------|
E|----------------------------|--------------------|-----------|

E|-----------------|
B|----6/7-6/7-6/7--|
G|--4-7/8-7/8-7/8--|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|

Verso:
           A                           E
 Oh it's so funny to be seeing you after so long girl

E|--12/14---------|
B|--12/14--12\10--|
G|---------11\9---|
D|----------------|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|

             A                             G#m           C#m    B  A
 And with the way you look I understand that you are not impressed

E|--7p6p5p4----------|
B|----------5--------|
G|------------4-4h6--|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|

                           | G#m       C#m | D
 I heard you let that little friend of mine

E|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|------4-6-7--|
D|--4-6--------|
A|-------------|
E|-------------|

                          B
 take off your party dress

E|------9-12-9-9h11-9h11p9\7--9/11\9---|
B|----10---------------------10/12/10--|
G|--11---------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

 A                G#m      C#m         B
 I'm not gonna get too sentimental

E|----------------------|
B|---5/7\5--------------|
G|---4/6\4--------------|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|

 A                      G#m    C#m B
 other sticky valentines

E|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-----------6---2/4\2-----|
D|-----.-----6-4-2/4\2-----|
A|-----2-2/4-----------2h4-|
E|--/4---------------------|

 A                           G#m        C#m
 'cos I don't know if you are loving somebody

            D                       B
E|-------- I only know it isn't mine  E|--7-------------|
B|--------                            B|----7-----------|
G|--4-6-7-                            G|------8^9r8-----|
D|--------                            D|-------------9--|
A|--------                            A|----------------|
E|--------                            E|----------------|

 Refrão:
 A   E                                  A         B        G#m    C#m B
 Alison  I know this world is killing you oh

E|--12/14\12-------------9-7--|
B|--12/14\12-12/14\12-10-9-7--|
G|-----------11/13\11-9-------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|

A  E                             A  B     E
Alison  my aim is true

E|---4h7-4h7p42-0------| -7/9-7----------|
B|----------------4-2--|--------7/9\7-5--|
G|---------------------|--4/6-4----------|
D|---------------------|--------4/6\4-2--|
A|---------------------|-----------------|
E|---------------------|-----------------|

Verso:
A                    E
 Well I see you got a husband now

E|--12/14---------|
B|--12/14--12\10--|
G|---------11\9---|
D|----------------|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|

      A                              G#m            C#m B
Did he leave your pretty fingers lying in the wedding cake

E|-----------------|
B|--7h9-7-5--------|
G|----------6-4/6--|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|

A                          G#m     C#m
 You used to hold him right in your hand

E|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|------4-6-7--|
D|--4-6--------|
A|-------------|
E|-------------|

       D                         B
 But it took all that he could take

E|------9-12p11p9-9h11-11p9-----|
B|----10--------------------10--|
G|--11--------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|

A                             G#m           C#m
 Sometimes I wish that I could stop you from talking
B      A                             G#m  C#m B
 When I hear the silly things that you say

E|--7-9-7/9\7\7--|
B|--7-9-7/9\7\5--|
G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|

A                       G#m                  C#m
 I think somebody better put out the big light

E|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|------4-6-7--|
D|--4-6--------|
A|-------------|
E|-------------|

      D                          B
 Cos I can't stand to see you this way
E|------7-11-7----|
B|----7--------7--|
G|--8-------------|
D|----------------|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|

 Refrão:
A  E
 Alison

E|-12/14-12-------------9-7--|
B|-12/14-12-12/14\12-10-9-7--|
G|----------11/13\11--9------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|

   A         B          G#m  C#m B
 I know this world is killing you oh

A   E
 Alison

E|--7/9\7--------|
B|--7/9\7-9------|
G|--------9-9-6--|
D|----------9-7--|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|

A   B     E   A
 My aim is true

E|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|----4-4h6-7p6-7-8--|
D|--6----------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|

D   B     E   A
 My aim is true

E|--7p6p5p4----|
B|---------5---|
G|----------4--|
D|-------------|
A|-------------|
E|-------------|

D   B     E   A
E|--5-4-----------|
B|------5-5-------|
G|--------4h6-4---|
D|----------------|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|