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Alison by Elvis Costello







                            Alison 





 

h = hammer
 p = pull off
 / = slide up
 \ = slide down
 . = staccato
 ^ = bend
 r = release
 ? = I'm having trouble with this bar. Help !


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

 :--9h12----------------------:--------------------:-----------:
 :--9h11--12/14-12-12\9-9/12--:--9h12p9\7-7\5-5\4--:--5\4-2-0--:
 :----------------------------:--------------------:-----------:
 :----------------------------:--------------------:-----------:
 :----------------------------:--------------------:-----------:
 :----------------------------:--------------------:-----------:

 :-----------------:
 :----6/7-6/7-6/7--:
 :--4-7/8-7/8-7/8--:
 :-----------------:
 :-----------------:
 :-----------------:


 Verse:
          | A                          | E
 Oh it's so funny to be seeing you after so long girl  :--12/14---------:
                                                       :--12/14--12\10--:
                                                       :---------11\9---:
                                                       :----------------:
                                                       :----------------:
                                                       :----------------:

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

 :--7p6p5p4----------:
 :----------5--------:
 :------------4-4h6--:
 :-------------------:
 :-------------------:
 :-------------------:

                           | G#m       C#m | D
 I heard you let that little friend of mine   :-------------:
                                              :-------------:
                                              :------4-6-7--:
                                              :--4-6--------:
                                              :-------------:
                                              :-------------:

                         | B |
 take off your party dress  :------9-12-9-9h11-9h11p9\7--9/11\9---:
                            :----10---------------------10/12/10--:
                            :--11---------------------------------:
                            :-------------------------------------:
                            :-------------------------------------:
                            :-------------------------------------:

 A               | G#m      C#m         B         |
 I'm not gonna get too sentimental  :-- like those --------:
                                    :---5/7\5--------------:
                                    :---4/6\4--------------:
                                    :----------------------:
                                    :----------------------:
                                    :----------------------:

 A                     | G#m    C#m B |
 other sticky valentines  ?-------------------------?
                          ?-------------------------?
                          ?-----------6---2/4\2-----?
                          ?-----.-----6-4-2/4\2-----?
                          ?-----2-2/4-----------2h4-?
                          ?--/4---------------------?

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

             D                      | B |
 :-------- I only know it isn't mine  --7-------------:
 :--------                            ----7-----------:
 :--4-6-7-                            ------8^9r8-----:
 :--------                            ------------9\--:
 :--------                            ----------------:
 :--------                            ----------------:


 Chorus:

 A  | E                                 | A         B       | G#m    C#m B |
 Alison  :--12/14\12-------------9-7--: I know this world is killing you oh
         :--12/14\12-12/14\12-10-9-7--:
         :-----------11/13\11-9-------:
         :----------------------------:
         :----------------------------:
         :----------------------------:

A | E                            | A  B    | E   |
Alison   :--4h7-4h7p4\2-0------: my aim is true  :--7/9-7----------:
         :----------------4-2--:                 :--------7/9\7-5--:
         :---------------------:                 :--4/6-4----------:
         :---------------------:                 :--------4/6\4-2--:
         :---------------------:                 :-----------------:
         :---------------------:                 :-----------------:


 Verse:

A                   | E
 Well I see you got a husband now   :--12/14---------:
                                    :--12/14--12\10--:
                                    :---------11\9---:
                                    :----------------:
                                    :----------------:
                                    :----------------:

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

 :----.------------:
 :--7h9-7\5--------:
 :----------6-4/6--:
 :-----------------:
 :-----------------:
 :-----------------:

A                         | G#m     C#m
 You used to hold him right in your hand  :-------------:
                                          :-------------:
                                          :------4-6-7--:
                                          :--4-6--------:
                                          :-------------:
                                          :-------------:

      | D                        | B   |
 But it took all that he could take   :------9-12p11p9-9h11-11p9-----:
                                      :----10--------------------10--:
                                      :--11--------------------------:
                                      :------------------------------:
                                      :------------------------------:
                                      :------------------------------:


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   :--7-9-7/9\7\5--:
                                             :--7-9-7/9\7\5--:
                                             :---------------:
                                             :---------------:
                                             :---------------:
                                             :---------------:

A                      | G#m                  C#m
 I think somebody better put out the big light   :-------------:
                                                 :-------------:
                                                 :------4-6-7--:
                                                 :--4-6--------:
                                                 :-------------:
                                                 :-------------:

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


 Chorus:

A | E
 Alison   :-12/14-12-------------9-7--:
          :-12/14-12-12/14\12-10-9-7--:
          :----------11/13\11--9------:
          :---------------------------:
          :---------------------------:
          :---------------------------:

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

A | E |
 Alison   :--7/9\7--------:
          :--7/9\7-9------:
          :--------9-9-6--:
          :----------9-7--:
          :---------------:
          :---------------:

A   B    | E   A |
 My aim is true   :-------------------:
                  :-------------------:
                  :----4-4h6-7p6-7-8--:
                  :--6----------------:
                  :-------------------:
                  :-------------------:


D   B    | E   A |
 My aim is true   :--7p6p5p4----:
                  :---------5---:
                  :----------4--:
                  :-------------:
                  :-------------:
                  :-------------:

D   B    | E   A |    [ repeat and fade ]
 ?--5-4-----------?
 ?------5-5-------?
 ?--------4h6-4---?
 ?----------------?
 ?----------------?
 ?--------








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version 2







          |  A                                           |  E                                    |
Oh Its so funny   to be seeing you    after so long girl
          |  A                                           | Abm7              C#m    B   |  
and with the way you look I understand that you are not impressed
          |  A                                           | Abm7              C#m    B   |  
but I    heard you  let  that    little            friend  of     mine
          |D                                             |  E                                    |
             take    off     your         party   dress

          |  A                                           | Abm7              C#m    B   |  
       I’m not       gonna get                   too     sentimental like those 
          |  A                                           | Abm7              C#m    B   |  
          other       sticky          valentines
          |  A                                           | Abm7              C#m    B   |  
        ‘cause  I don’t know   if you are     loving       somebody 
          |D                                             |  E                                    |
          I   only    know          it   isn’t      mine

Chorus

          |  A                                           |  E                                    |
              Alison 
          | A                      B                    | Abm7              C#m    B   |  
      I    know   this        world       is           killing         you  (oh)
          |  A                                           |  E                                    |
              Alison 
          |  A                      B                   |  E                                    |
                  My            aim           is        true

 

          |  A                                           |  E                                    |
                Well I  see  you  got  a       husband    now
          |  A                                           | Abm7              C#m    B   |  
Did he leave your pretty fingers       lying in the wedding cake
          |  A                                           | Abm7              C#m    B   |  
              You  used  to  hold  him  right   in  your  hands 
          |D                                             |  E                                    |
              But he took all he took all he could take


          |  A                                           | Abm7     -        C#m    B   |  
         Sometimes  I  wish  that  I  could  stop    you from talking when I 
          |  A                                           | Abm7              C#m    B   |  
        Hear  those  silly  things   that  you   say 
          |  A                                           | Abm7              C#m    B   |  
                 I  think  somebody   better   put out the big lights 
          |D                                             |  E                                    |
‘cause I cant stand    to see   you  this   way                            (Oh)



Chorus

          |  A                                           |  E                                    |
              Alison 
          | A                      B                    | Abm7              C#m    B   |  
      I    know   this        world       is           killing         you  (oh)
          |  A                                           |  E                                    |
              Alison 
         ||  A                      B                   |  E                                    ||
                  My            aim           is        true









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version 3








Intro    A  E

            A                           E
Oh its so funny to be seeing you after so long girl
 A                                      Abm            C#m
And by the way you look i understand that you were not impressed
 A                                Abm      C#m 
But i heard you let that little friend of mine
 D                   B7sus4  B7
Take off your party dress
 A                 Abm    C#m              
I'm not gonna get too sentimental 
            A                Abm  C#m
Like those other sticky valentines
  A                              Abm       C#m
Cause i don't know if you were loving somebody 
 D                        B7sus4  B7
I only know it isn't mine



A     E  A           B        Abm    C#m
Alison i know this world is killing you 
A        E   A    B      E
Oh Alison     my aim is true


        A                 E   
Well i see you've got a husband now
        A                              Abm             C#m
Did he leave your pretty fingers lying in the wedding cake
     A                     Abm      C#m 
You used to hold him right in your hand
        D                      B7sus4  B7
But he took all that he could take
  A                            Abm            C#m       
Sometimes i wish that i could stop you from talking
        A                 Abm            C#m  
When i hear those silly things that you say         
    A                   Abm              C#m 
I think somebody better put out the big light 
             D                           B7sus4   B7
(Be)cause i can't stand to see you this way


A     E   A          B      Abm     C#m
Alison i know this world is killing you
   A     E A    B       E
Oh Alison   my aim is true
A          E          A        E
my aim is true,    My aim is true     (To fade)









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