Alison/ Elvis Costello[ 1979] |
A E G#m C#m B D G#m7 F#m / = slide up e 0 0 4 4 2 2 4 2 = slide down B 2 0 4 5 4 3 4 2 () = ghost note[not picked] G 2 1 4 6 4 2 4 2 p = pull-off D 2 2 6 6 4 0 4 4 h = hammer-on ~ = tremolo A 0 2 6 4 2 X 6 4 ^ = bend up * = staccato E X 0 4 X X X 4 2 r = release bend ? = not sure Intro: B | G#m A C#m B | F#m G#m | G#m B |-/7-(7)-(7)-97-|------------------------|-----------|---------------- |-/7-(7)-(7)-----|-9/12---7h9p7--75--54-|-5p4-----*-|---------------- |-/8-(8)-(8)-----|------------------------|-----6-3h4-|-4(4)/8-7h8-7h8- |----------------|------------------------|-----------|---------------- |----------------|------------------------|-----------|---------------- |-------7-7------|------------------------|-----------|---------------- Verse 1: | A | Oh it's so funny.................after E | A | so long girl And with the way.......................that -12/1412---|------------ -12/1412---|------------ ----------11|\9- ----------11|\9- ------------|------------ ------------|------------ G#m C#m B| A | you are not impressed But I heard..............little -7p6p5p4----|----- ---------5--|----- -----------4|-4h6- ------------|----- ------------|----- ------------|----- G#m C#m | D | friend of mine---------|---take off............dress ---------|--- -----4-6-|-7- -4-6-----|--- ---------|--- ---------|--- | B | A | I'm not gonna get |-----9-12-9-9h11-9h11p97-|--9-/11-9------------| |---10---------------------|-10-/12-10-----------| |-11-----------------------|----------------------| |--------------------------|----------------------| |--------------------------|----------------------| |--------------------------|----------------------| G#m C#m B | A | too sentimental............other sticky........... ----------|---- -5/75----|-2-- -4/64----|-2-- ----------|---- ----------|---- ----------|---- | G#m C#m B | A | 'cos I don't know........... |------------------------------|----- |------------------------------|----- |------------------------------|----- |---------*----------4-4h6p42-|----- |-(2)-*-1h2-2h3h4-3h4----------|-2/4- |-----4------------------------|----- G#m C#m | D | B | lovin' somebody I only know..........mine |------- |------7------------| |------~ |--------7----------| |--4h6/7 |----------8^9r8----| |------- |----------------9-| |------- |-------------------| |------- |-------------------| Chorus: A | E | A B |G#m G#m7 C#m B | Alison I know......world....killin' you oh |----12/1412------------|-------------------| |----12/1412-12/1412---|-10--/14---12------| |-------------11/1311---|-9---/13---11------| |------------------------|-------------------| |------------------------|-------------------| |------------------------|-------------------| A | E | A B | E | Alison my aim is true |---------------------|------------|------7/9-7---------| |----9h12-9h12p97----|------------|------------7/97-5-| |------------------9-8|-6----------|------4/6-4---------| |---------------------|------------|------------4/64-2-| |---------------------|------------|--------------------| |---------------------|------------|--------------------| Verse 2: A | E | A Well I see...........husband now Did he leave -12/1412---|---------- -12/1412-12|(12)10--- ----------11|(11)9---- ------------|---------- ------------|---------- ------------|---------- | G#m C#m B | A your pretty fingers.......in ............cake -------*-|--------- *-*--7h9-|-75----- 4h6------|-----4/6- ---------|--------- ---------|--------- ---------|--------- | G#m C#m | D You use to................in your hand I bet it took --------|--------- --------|--------- -----4-6|-----7--- -4-6----|--------- --------|--------- --------|--------- | B | all he could take |-----9-12p11p9-9h11-11109----| |---10-----------------------10-| |-11----------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| A | G#m C#m B | Sometimes I wish..............stop..........talkin' when I A | G#m C#m B | A hear the silly things .........say I think |------7/9-7/97-|-5------- |------7/9-7/97-|-5------- |----------------|---------- |----------------|---------- |----------------|---------- |----------------|---------- | G#m C#m | D somebody betta put-out.........light 'cos I can't |-------- |----------- |-------- |---------~- |-------- |----4-6--7- |-------- |4-6-------- |-h2----- |----------- |----h4-- |----------- | B | stand to..............way |-------7-11-7h11p7-----| |-----7------------7----| |---8---------------86-| |-----------------------| |-----------------------| |-----------------------| 2nd Chorus: A | E | A B |G#m G#m7 C#m B | Alison I know......world....killin' you oh |----12/14-12------------|-------------------| |----12/14-12-12/1412---|-10--/14---12------| |-------------11/1311---|-9---/13---11------| |------------------------|-------------------| |------------------------|-------------------| |------------------------|-------------------| Coda: A | E | A B | E A | D B | E A| Alison my aim is true my aim is true |---7/97--------|----------|-------------|-------------|-----7p6p5p4--| |---7/97-9--*---|----------|-------------|-------------|------------5-| |---------9--9p8-|-6--------|-------4-4h6-|-7p6-7---8---|-------------4| |------------9(9)|-7--------|-----6-------|-------------|--------------| |----------------|----------|-------------|-------------|--------------| |----------------|----------|-------------|-------------|--------------| | D B | E A | D B | my aim is true my aim is |--5--3h4----------|-------------4-5-|-5p4-5-5/7-----| |--------5---------|-------4-5-7-----|---------------| |---------4--------|-----6-----------|---------------| |----------(4h5h6)-|-----------------|---------------| |------------------|-----------------|---------------| |------------------|-----------------|---------------| |E A | D B | E A | true my aim is true 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