Chords for Elvis Costello & the Attractions - Alison - 5/5/1978 - Capitol Theatre (Official)
Tempo:
93.2 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
B
D
Abm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Abm] Oh, [Gbm]
[Abm] [B] [A] it's so funny to be seeing you [E] after so long, girl.
[A] The way you look, I [E] understand that you were not [A] impressed.
I heard you let that [Abm] little friend [Dbm] of mine [D] take off your party [B] dress.
[A] I'm not gonna [Ab] get too sentimental like [A] those other stick-o' [Abm]-valentines.
[A] I don't know if [E] you were loving [Dbm] somebody, [D] I only know it isn't [B] I.
[A] Oh, I will [E] serve, [A] I know this world is [E] killing you.
Oh, [A] I will [E] serve, [E] [A] [B] my hate [E] is true.
[A]
So you [E] got a husband [E] now, [A] he'll leave your bread and fingers [Abm] lined in the wet of cake.
[A] You used to hold him [Abm] right in your [Dbm] hand, [D] then it took all he [B] could take.
[A] Sometimes I wish that I [E] could stop you [Gb] from talking when [A] I hear the silly things that [Abm] you say.
[Dbm] [A] I think somebody better [Abm] put out the big light, [D] cause I can't stand to see [B] you say.
[A] Oh, I [E] will serve, [A] I know [B] this world [Ebm] is killing you.
[A] Oh, I [E] will serve, [Gb] [A]
[B] my hate [A] is [D]
[Gb] true.
[A]
[Bm] My hate is true, [A] [D]
[Bm] hate is true.
[D] My [B] [E] [A]
[B] hate [E] is [A] true,
[D] [B] my [E] hate is [A] true.
[D] [B] [E]
[Abm] [B] [A] it's so funny to be seeing you [E] after so long, girl.
[A] The way you look, I [E] understand that you were not [A] impressed.
I heard you let that [Abm] little friend [Dbm] of mine [D] take off your party [B] dress.
[A] I'm not gonna [Ab] get too sentimental like [A] those other stick-o' [Abm]-valentines.
[A] I don't know if [E] you were loving [Dbm] somebody, [D] I only know it isn't [B] I.
[A] Oh, I will [E] serve, [A] I know this world is [E] killing you.
Oh, [A] I will [E] serve, [E] [A] [B] my hate [E] is true.
[A]
So you [E] got a husband [E] now, [A] he'll leave your bread and fingers [Abm] lined in the wet of cake.
[A] You used to hold him [Abm] right in your [Dbm] hand, [D] then it took all he [B] could take.
[A] Sometimes I wish that I [E] could stop you [Gb] from talking when [A] I hear the silly things that [Abm] you say.
[Dbm] [A] I think somebody better [Abm] put out the big light, [D] cause I can't stand to see [B] you say.
[A] Oh, I [E] will serve, [A] I know [B] this world [Ebm] is killing you.
[A] Oh, I [E] will serve, [Gb] [A]
[B] my hate [A] is [D]
[Gb] true.
[A]
[Bm] My hate is true, [A] [D]
[Bm] hate is true.
[D] My [B] [E] [A]
[B] hate [E] is [A] true,
[D] [B] my [E] hate is [A] true.
[D] [B] [E]
Key:
A
E
B
D
Abm
A
E
B
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ Oh, [Gbm] _ _ _
[Abm] _ _ _ [B] _ [A] it's so funny to be seeing you [E] after so long, girl.
[A] The way you look, I [E] understand that you were not [A] impressed.
I heard you let that [Abm] little friend [Dbm] of mine [D] take off your party [B] dress.
_ _ _ [A] I'm not gonna [Ab] get too sentimental like [A] those other stick-o' _ [Abm]-valentines.
_ _ [A] I don't know if [E] you were loving [Dbm] somebody, [D] I only know it isn't [B] I.
_ _ [A] _ Oh, I will [E] serve, _ [A] I know this world is [E] killing you.
Oh, [A] I will [E] serve, [E] _ _ [A] _ [B] my hate [E] is true.
[A] _ _
So you [E] got a husband [E] now, [A] he'll leave your bread and fingers [Abm] lined in the wet of cake.
[A] You used to hold him [Abm] right in your [Dbm] hand, [D] then it took all he [B] could take.
_ _ [A] Sometimes I wish that I [E] could stop you [Gb] from talking when [A] I hear the silly things that [Abm] you say.
[Dbm] _ _ [A] I think somebody better [Abm] put out the big light, [D] cause I can't stand to see [B] you say.
_ [A] Oh, _ I [E] will serve, _ [A] I know [B] this world [Ebm] is killing you.
[A] Oh, I [E] will serve, _ [Gb] _ _ [A] _
[B] my hate [A] is _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Gb] true.
_ [A] _ _ _
[Bm] My hate is true, _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _
_ [Bm] hate is true.
_ _ [D] My _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [B] hate [E] is _ [A] true, _
[D] [B] my [E] hate is _ [A] true. _
[D] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ Oh, [Gbm] _ _ _
[Abm] _ _ _ [B] _ [A] it's so funny to be seeing you [E] after so long, girl.
[A] The way you look, I [E] understand that you were not [A] impressed.
I heard you let that [Abm] little friend [Dbm] of mine [D] take off your party [B] dress.
_ _ _ [A] I'm not gonna [Ab] get too sentimental like [A] those other stick-o' _ [Abm]-valentines.
_ _ [A] I don't know if [E] you were loving [Dbm] somebody, [D] I only know it isn't [B] I.
_ _ [A] _ Oh, I will [E] serve, _ [A] I know this world is [E] killing you.
Oh, [A] I will [E] serve, [E] _ _ [A] _ [B] my hate [E] is true.
[A] _ _
So you [E] got a husband [E] now, [A] he'll leave your bread and fingers [Abm] lined in the wet of cake.
[A] You used to hold him [Abm] right in your [Dbm] hand, [D] then it took all he [B] could take.
_ _ [A] Sometimes I wish that I [E] could stop you [Gb] from talking when [A] I hear the silly things that [Abm] you say.
[Dbm] _ _ [A] I think somebody better [Abm] put out the big light, [D] cause I can't stand to see [B] you say.
_ [A] Oh, _ I [E] will serve, _ [A] I know [B] this world [Ebm] is killing you.
[A] Oh, I [E] will serve, _ [Gb] _ _ [A] _
[B] my hate [A] is _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Gb] true.
_ [A] _ _ _
[Bm] My hate is true, _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _
_ [Bm] hate is true.
_ _ [D] My _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [B] hate [E] is _ [A] true, _
[D] [B] my [E] hate is _ [A] true. _
[D] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _