Chords for ELVIS COSTELLO Alison 1977

_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ _ _ [B] _ [A] Oh, it's so funny to be seeing [E] you after so long, girl.
[A] And with the way you look, I [Ab] understand that you were not impressed.
[A]
But I heard you let that [Abm] little friend [Dbm] of mine [D]
pick off your party [B] dress.
I'm [A] _
not gonna [Abm] get too sentimental [A] like those other stick of _ [Abm] valentines.
_ _ [A]
Cause I don't know if [Abm] you are loving [Dbm] somebody.
[D] I only know it isn't [B] mine.
_ _ [A] _
_ _ [E] Allison, _ _ [A] I know [B] this world [Ab] is [Dbm] killing you.
[A] Oh, _ _ [E] Allison, _ _ _ [A] _
[B] my aim [E] is true.
_ _ [A] _
_ Well, I [E] see you got a husband now.
[A] You leave your pretty fingers [Abm] lying in the wedding cake.
[A]
You used to hold him [Abm] right in your [Dbm] hand.
[D] I bet he took all he could [B] take.
_ _ [A]
Sometimes I wish that [Ab] I could [Dbm] stop you from talking [A] when I hear the silly things that [Abm] you say.
I [A] _
think somebody [Abm] better put out [Dbm] the big light cause [D] I can't stand to see [E] you [B] this way.
[A] _
_ _ _ [E] Allison, _ [A] I know [B] this world [Abm] is killing you.
[A] Oh, _ _ [E] Allison, _ _ _ [A] _
[B] my aim [E] is true.
[A] _ _ [D] _
[B] My aim [E] is true.
[A] _ _ [D] _
[B] My aim [E] is true.
[A] _ _ [D] _
[B] My aim [E] is true.
[A] _ _ [D] _
[B] My aim [E] is true.
[A] _ _ [D] _
[B] My aim [E] is true.
[A] _ [D] My _ [B] aim [E] is true.
[A] _ _ [D] _
[B] My aim [E] is [A] true.
_ _ [D] _
[B] My aim [E] is [A] true.
_ _ [D] _
[B] My [E] aim is true.
[A] _ _ _ _
[B] My aim [E] is true.
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[B] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _