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Becoming More Like Alfie by The Divine Comedy




        Becoming More Like Alfie







INTRO: 
Am      A4      Am      Am(9)       
 
Am  A4  F7M/G   
Once there was a  
Am  A4  F7M/G 
time,   When my  
Am/F# A4/F# F7M  Em  
mind  lay on   higher things 

{as above} 

And once there was a time 

I could find pretty words to sing 

But now, well now I find 

It saves time to say what you mean 

I know it seems so unrefined 

but it's time to let off some steam  

Oh come on! 
F         D7/F#      Am       Em 
Everybody knows that No means Yes 
        F        D7/F#                 Dm7/G G 
Just like glasses come free on the N. H. S. 
        F      D7/F#               Am          Em 
But the more I look through them the more I see 
      F      G      C 
I'm becoming more like Alfie  

Once there was a time 

When a kind word could be enough 

And once there was a time 

I could blindfold myself with love 

But not now - now I'm resigned 

To the kind of life I had reserved 

For other guys less smart than I 

Y'know - the kind who will always end up with the girls  

And besides 

Everybody knows that No means Yes 

Just like glasses come free on the N.H.S. 

But the more I look through them the more I see 

I'm becoming more like Alfie  

Oh come on! 

SOLO {based on Chorus} 

FINAL CHORD: 
C7M 








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version 2








[Am] [Asus4] [Am] [A5]

[Am]  [Asus4]  [Am]   [A5]
Once there was a time
[F]           [F#]           [Em]
When my mind lay on higher things
And once there was a time
I could find pretty words to sing
But now, well now I find
It saves time to say what you mean
I know it seems so unrefined
But it™s time to let off some steam

Oh come on!
[F]         [D5]     [Am]       [Em]
Everybody knows that No means Yes
[F]         [D5]        [Dm]         [G]
Just like glasses come free on the N.H.S.
[F]         [D5]              [Am]       [Em]
But the more I look through them the more I see
[F]           [G]        [C]
I™m becoming more like Alfie

[Am]  [Asus4]  [Am]   [A5]
Once there was a time
[F]           [F#]           [Em]
When a kind word could be enough
And once there was a time
I could blindfold myself with love
But not now - now I™m resigned
To the kind of life I had reserved
For other guys less smart than I
Y’know - the kind who will always end up with the girls

And besides
Everybody knows that No means Yes
Just like glasses come free on the N.H.S.
But the more I look through them the more I see
I’m becoming more like Alfie
Oh come on!










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