Chords for Alfie's Song
Tempo:
106.55 bpm
Chords used:
Cm
Bb
Eb
Gm
Ab
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[G] [C] [Eb]
[Cm] [Bb] [Cm] A [Bb] gypsy [Eb] came to the castle [Cm] gate, he [Bb] sang so [Cm] sweet and wild,
[Eb] song he stole [Ab] away [Bb] the master's [Cm] only child.
[Eb] cast away her silk [Gm] and gown, [Cm] she [Gm] cast away her pride,
[Cm] And [Bb] ran with [Eb] him into [Gm] the night, down to the [Cm] sea so wild.
[F] home [Gm] again to me.
fireside, with your head upon [Gm] my knee.
[Eb] live an hour here than [Bb] seven [Cm] long years with thee,
[Cm] [Bb] [Cm] A [Bb] gypsy [Eb] came to the castle [Cm] gate, he [Bb] sang so [Cm] sweet and wild,
[Eb] song he stole [Ab] away [Bb] the master's [Cm] only child.
[Eb] cast away her silk [Gm] and gown, [Cm] she [Gm] cast away her pride,
[Cm] And [Bb] ran with [Eb] him into [Gm] the night, down to the [Cm] sea so wild.
[F] home [Gm] again to me.
fireside, with your head upon [Gm] my knee.
[Eb] live an hour here than [Bb] seven [Cm] long years with thee,
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Cm
Bb
Eb
Gm
Ab
Cm
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Eb
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Cm] _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ A [Bb] gypsy [Eb] came to the castle [Cm] gate, he [Bb] sang so [Cm] sweet and wild,
And [Bb] with his [Eb] song he stole [Ab] away [Bb] the master's [Cm] only child.
[Ab] Oh, she [Eb] cast away her silk [Gm] and gown, [Cm] she [Gm] cast away her pride,
[Cm] And [Bb] ran with [Eb] him into [Gm] the night, down to the [Cm] sea so wild.
[Bb] Come home, come [Ab] home, my [Gm] bonnie little child, [Cm] come [F] home [Gm] again to me.
[C] Sit [Bb] once [Ab] more by her [D] own fireside, with your head upon [Gm] my knee.
[Ab] Oh, I'd [Bb] rather [Eb] live an hour here than [Bb] seven [Cm] long years with thee,
And [Bb] feel the [Eb] salt spray on [Cm] my cheek, and know [Bb] that I [Cm] am free.
[Ab] Oh, she [Bb] danced in the wind, and [Eb] she danced [Gm] in the [Cm] rain,
On the [Bb] edge of the [Gm] cliffs and the shore, [Cm] and she [Bb] tasted the [Eb] salt upon her [Fm] cheek,
And [Eb] never came home no [Cm] _ _
more.
_ Till a babe [Fm] was born [Eb] on a summer's [Cm] morn, he [Bb] lost his [Cm] parents' joy,
[Fm] His mother [Eb] held him to her [Cm] heart, her [Bb] precious [Cm] gypsy boy.
[Ab] She took [Eb] him to her [G] father's [Cm] house, she beat [Bb] upon [G] the gate,
[Cm] Crying, [Bb] come [Eb] and see my [Bm] darling [Bb] babe, we named him for [Cm] your sake.
Come [Bb] home, come [Ab] home, my [Gm] bonnie little [Cm] child, come [F] home [G] again to me,
[Cm] And the [Bb] father of [Ab] that [G] darling babe [Cm] shall [F] be a son [G] to me.
_ [Cm] They danced [Eb] all the day, and they danced all the night,
And they [Bb] danced on the cliffs and [Cm] the shore, and the [Bb] master [Eb] held his [G] grandchild tight,
And there was [Ebm]
[C] alone no _ more.
[Cm] _ [F] Might be [G] catchy, being [Cm] nappy.
[Eb] She tasted the salt upon her [Bb] cheeks, [Cm] that's a [Bb] C.
[Eb] A bit of tears [Cm] more [Gm] like.
[Cm] Sorrow and loss is what I'm hearing.
[Gm] It [Ab] ain't nothing [Gm] about sorrow.
[Cm] [F] It's [G] about [Cm] finding someone to love will love you back,
And the two [Bb] of you hold them [C] fast together all the days [Eb] of your life.
_ _ [Cm] _ [Bb] _ [Cm] _ _
[Eb] _ What [Cm] about you, [Bb] Edmund?
[Cm] What does the [Ab] song mean for
[Cm] _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ A [Bb] gypsy [Eb] came to the castle [Cm] gate, he [Bb] sang so [Cm] sweet and wild,
And [Bb] with his [Eb] song he stole [Ab] away [Bb] the master's [Cm] only child.
[Ab] Oh, she [Eb] cast away her silk [Gm] and gown, [Cm] she [Gm] cast away her pride,
[Cm] And [Bb] ran with [Eb] him into [Gm] the night, down to the [Cm] sea so wild.
[Bb] Come home, come [Ab] home, my [Gm] bonnie little child, [Cm] come [F] home [Gm] again to me.
[C] Sit [Bb] once [Ab] more by her [D] own fireside, with your head upon [Gm] my knee.
[Ab] Oh, I'd [Bb] rather [Eb] live an hour here than [Bb] seven [Cm] long years with thee,
And [Bb] feel the [Eb] salt spray on [Cm] my cheek, and know [Bb] that I [Cm] am free.
[Ab] Oh, she [Bb] danced in the wind, and [Eb] she danced [Gm] in the [Cm] rain,
On the [Bb] edge of the [Gm] cliffs and the shore, [Cm] and she [Bb] tasted the [Eb] salt upon her [Fm] cheek,
And [Eb] never came home no [Cm] _ _
more.
_ Till a babe [Fm] was born [Eb] on a summer's [Cm] morn, he [Bb] lost his [Cm] parents' joy,
[Fm] His mother [Eb] held him to her [Cm] heart, her [Bb] precious [Cm] gypsy boy.
[Ab] She took [Eb] him to her [G] father's [Cm] house, she beat [Bb] upon [G] the gate,
[Cm] Crying, [Bb] come [Eb] and see my [Bm] darling [Bb] babe, we named him for [Cm] your sake.
Come [Bb] home, come [Ab] home, my [Gm] bonnie little [Cm] child, come [F] home [G] again to me,
[Cm] And the [Bb] father of [Ab] that [G] darling babe [Cm] shall [F] be a son [G] to me.
_ [Cm] They danced [Eb] all the day, and they danced all the night,
And they [Bb] danced on the cliffs and [Cm] the shore, and the [Bb] master [Eb] held his [G] grandchild tight,
And there was [Ebm]
[C] alone no _ more.
[Cm] _ [F] Might be [G] catchy, being [Cm] nappy.
[Eb] She tasted the salt upon her [Bb] cheeks, [Cm] that's a [Bb] C.
[Eb] A bit of tears [Cm] more [Gm] like.
[Cm] Sorrow and loss is what I'm hearing.
[Gm] It [Ab] ain't nothing [Gm] about sorrow.
[Cm] [F] It's [G] about [Cm] finding someone to love will love you back,
And the two [Bb] of you hold them [C] fast together all the days [Eb] of your life.
_ _ [Cm] _ [Bb] _ [Cm] _ _
[Eb] _ What [Cm] about you, [Bb] Edmund?
[Cm] What does the [Ab] song mean for