Elvis Costello -1977- Alison Chords
Tempo:
98.8 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
B
D
Abm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Ab] [Em] [B] [Abm]
[Dbm] [B] [Gbm] [Abm]
[B] Oh, it's so [A] funny to receive you after [E] so long, girl.
[A] The way you look, I [Abm] understand.
You will [Dbm] not [B] impress.
[A] I've already let that [Abm] little fan [E] of mine
[D] take off your [B] party dress.
[A] I'm not gonna [Abm] get too sentimental.
[A] I will stick [Abm] about sometimes.
[E] [B] [E] [A] I don't know [Abm] if you're in love with [Dbm] somebody.
[D] I don't know if [Bm] it's a [B] lie.
[A] Yes.
[Gbm]
[E] Allison, [A] I know [B] it's not [Ab] [Dbm] today.
[E] [A] But [E] Allison, [A] [B] my [E] aim is true.
[A] So [E] you gotta ask me if [A] you're pretty,
because [Abm] I'm in the [E] wedding cake.
[A] You used to hold it [Abm] right in [E] your hand.
[D] But it took all of [B] your time.
[A] Sometimes I wish that I [Abm] could stop [Dbm] you from [B] talking
[A] when I hear the silly things [Abm] that you say.
[E] [A] Think somebody better [Abm] put out the [Dbm] big [D] light,
because I can't [Gb] stand to [B] see you.
[A]
[E] Allison, [A] I [B] know it's not [Ab]
today.
[Dbm] [A] [E]
But Allison, [A] [B] my [E]
aim [A] is [D] true.
[B] [E] My [A] aim is true.
[D] [B] [E]
[A] My aim is [D] true.
[B] [E]
[A] [D] [Bm] [E]
[A] [D] [B] My aim [E] is [A] [D] true.
[B] [E]
[A] [D] I've [B] never played [E] the clown, [A] but [D] that's what they [B] tell [E] us.
[A]
[D] [B] Somewhere [E] deep in yourself, [A]
there's an [D] emerald [B] bright.
[E] [A]
[D] [B] One day [E] I [A]
[D] [E] will be [A] smiling again.
[D] One day I will [E] be [A] smiling [D] again.
[B] [E] One day, [A] one day right now.
[E] I [A] [D]
[B] [E] [A] [D] [B]
[E] love you, [A] love you, love you, [D] love you.
[B]
[E] I love, [A] I love you, I [D] love you.
[B] [E]
[N]
[Dbm] [B] [Gbm] [Abm]
[B] Oh, it's so [A] funny to receive you after [E] so long, girl.
[A] The way you look, I [Abm] understand.
You will [Dbm] not [B] impress.
[A] I've already let that [Abm] little fan [E] of mine
[D] take off your [B] party dress.
[A] I'm not gonna [Abm] get too sentimental.
[A] I will stick [Abm] about sometimes.
[E] [B] [E] [A] I don't know [Abm] if you're in love with [Dbm] somebody.
[D] I don't know if [Bm] it's a [B] lie.
[A] Yes.
[Gbm]
[E] Allison, [A] I know [B] it's not [Ab] [Dbm] today.
[E] [A] But [E] Allison, [A] [B] my [E] aim is true.
[A] So [E] you gotta ask me if [A] you're pretty,
because [Abm] I'm in the [E] wedding cake.
[A] You used to hold it [Abm] right in [E] your hand.
[D] But it took all of [B] your time.
[A] Sometimes I wish that I [Abm] could stop [Dbm] you from [B] talking
[A] when I hear the silly things [Abm] that you say.
[E] [A] Think somebody better [Abm] put out the [Dbm] big [D] light,
because I can't [Gb] stand to [B] see you.
[A]
[E] Allison, [A] I [B] know it's not [Ab]
today.
[Dbm] [A] [E]
But Allison, [A] [B] my [E]
aim [A] is [D] true.
[B] [E] My [A] aim is true.
[D] [B] [E]
[A] My aim is [D] true.
[B] [E]
[A] [D] [Bm] [E]
[A] [D] [B] My aim [E] is [A] [D] true.
[B] [E]
[A] [D] I've [B] never played [E] the clown, [A] but [D] that's what they [B] tell [E] us.
[A]
[D] [B] Somewhere [E] deep in yourself, [A]
there's an [D] emerald [B] bright.
[E] [A]
[D] [B] One day [E] I [A]
[D] [E] will be [A] smiling again.
[D] One day I will [E] be [A] smiling [D] again.
[B] [E] One day, [A] one day right now.
[E] I [A] [D]
[B] [E] [A] [D] [B]
[E] love you, [A] love you, love you, [D] love you.
[B]
[E] I love, [A] I love you, I [D] love you.
[B] [E]
[N]
Key:
A
E
B
D
Abm
A
E
B
[Ab] _ _ [Em] _ [B] _ _ _ [Abm] _ _
[Dbm] _ [B] _ _ [Gbm] _ [Abm] _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ Oh, it's so [A] funny to receive you after [E] so long, girl.
[A] The way you look, I [Abm] understand.
You will [Dbm] not [B] impress.
[A] _ I've already let that [Abm] little fan [E] of mine
[D] _ take off your [B] party dress.
_ _ [A] I'm not gonna [Abm] get too sentimental.
[A] I will stick [Abm] about sometimes.
[E] _ [B] _ [E] _ [A] I don't know [Abm] if you're in love with [Dbm] somebody.
[D] I don't know if [Bm] it's a [B] lie.
_ [A] Yes.
_ _ [Gbm]
[E] Allison, _ _ [A] I know [B] it's not [Ab] [Dbm] today.
_ [E] [A] But _ _ [E] Allison, _ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] my [E] aim is true.
[A] So _ _ [E] you gotta ask me if [A] you're pretty,
because [Abm] I'm in the [E] wedding cake.
[A] You used to hold it [Abm] right in [E] your hand.
[D] But it took all of [B] your time.
_ [A] Sometimes I wish that I [Abm] could stop [Dbm] you from [B] talking
[A] when I hear the silly things [Abm] that you say.
[E] _ _ [A] Think somebody better [Abm] put out the [Dbm] big [D] light,
because I can't [Gb] stand to [B] see you.
_ _ [A] _ _ _
[E] Allison, _ [A] I [B] know it's not [Ab]
today.
[Dbm] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _
But Allison, _ [A] _ _ [B] my [E]
aim [A] is [D] true.
_ [B] _ [E] My [A] aim is true.
[D] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _
[A] My aim is [D] true.
_ [B] _ _ [E] _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ [Bm] _ _ _ [E] _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ [B] My aim [E] is [A] _ _ [D] true.
[B] _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ [D] I've [B] never played [E] the clown, [A] but [D] that's what they [B] tell [E] us.
_ [A] _
_ [D] _ [B] Somewhere [E] deep in yourself, [A]
there's an [D] emerald [B] bright.
_ [E] _ [A] _ _
[D] _ [B] One day [E] I _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ [E] will be [A] smiling again.
[D] _ One day I will [E] be [A] smiling [D] again.
[B] _ [E] One day, [A] one day right now.
[E] I _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
[B] _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [B] _
_ [E] love you, [A] love you, love you, [D] love you.
[B] _ _
[E] I love, [A] I love you, I [D] love you.
_ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
[Dbm] _ [B] _ _ [Gbm] _ [Abm] _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ Oh, it's so [A] funny to receive you after [E] so long, girl.
[A] The way you look, I [Abm] understand.
You will [Dbm] not [B] impress.
[A] _ I've already let that [Abm] little fan [E] of mine
[D] _ take off your [B] party dress.
_ _ [A] I'm not gonna [Abm] get too sentimental.
[A] I will stick [Abm] about sometimes.
[E] _ [B] _ [E] _ [A] I don't know [Abm] if you're in love with [Dbm] somebody.
[D] I don't know if [Bm] it's a [B] lie.
_ [A] Yes.
_ _ [Gbm]
[E] Allison, _ _ [A] I know [B] it's not [Ab] [Dbm] today.
_ [E] [A] But _ _ [E] Allison, _ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] my [E] aim is true.
[A] So _ _ [E] you gotta ask me if [A] you're pretty,
because [Abm] I'm in the [E] wedding cake.
[A] You used to hold it [Abm] right in [E] your hand.
[D] But it took all of [B] your time.
_ [A] Sometimes I wish that I [Abm] could stop [Dbm] you from [B] talking
[A] when I hear the silly things [Abm] that you say.
[E] _ _ [A] Think somebody better [Abm] put out the [Dbm] big [D] light,
because I can't [Gb] stand to [B] see you.
_ _ [A] _ _ _
[E] Allison, _ [A] I [B] know it's not [Ab]
today.
[Dbm] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _
But Allison, _ [A] _ _ [B] my [E]
aim [A] is [D] true.
_ [B] _ [E] My [A] aim is true.
[D] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _
[A] My aim is [D] true.
_ [B] _ _ [E] _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ [Bm] _ _ _ [E] _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ [B] My aim [E] is [A] _ _ [D] true.
[B] _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ [D] I've [B] never played [E] the clown, [A] but [D] that's what they [B] tell [E] us.
_ [A] _
_ [D] _ [B] Somewhere [E] deep in yourself, [A]
there's an [D] emerald [B] bright.
_ [E] _ [A] _ _
[D] _ [B] One day [E] I _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ [E] will be [A] smiling again.
[D] _ One day I will [E] be [A] smiling [D] again.
[B] _ [E] One day, [A] one day right now.
[E] I _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
[B] _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [B] _
_ [E] love you, [A] love you, love you, [D] love you.
[B] _ _
[E] I love, [A] I love you, I [D] love you.
_ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _