Chords for The Strawbs ALEXANDER THE GREAT 1977 Burning For You
Tempo:
98.75 bpm
Chords used:
G
A
D
B
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A]
[G] [A] [G]
[A] [F#m]
[G] [D] [A]
[D] [A]
[G] [D] [A] [B] [D#]
[G] [A]
[G] [D] [A] [G]
[C] Alexander, [B] you were great.
[G] The man that created space and time.
[D]
[B] [G]
[C] Alexander, [B] you were [G] great.
The man [D] that created space [Em] and time.
Alexander, you were great.
The man that created space and time.
He [D] was held in awe [A] of his gold and jubilee.
[F#m]
[G] He did not [Am] need the money, so he said he'd pay for three.
[N] He got the band together, [A] who'd been with him through the years.
[Gm] They rehearsed the [E] Alexander song, to shed a smile of [G] tears.
[C] [B] Alexander, you were [Em] great.
The man that created love and [D] hate.
He could hardly not be [B] as the Beatles [G] or the Stones.
[C] [B] Alexander, you [Em] became the lonely heart's most [G] favorite [D] name.
And you could only agree to [Em] something at all.
[G] The crowd rose to their [D] feet [A] when Alexander hit the [F#m] stage.
[G] He played his heart's [D] favorite music so [A] that you could not tell his [G] age.
He played all [D] of the old songs [A] and the crowd sang every one.
[G] Alexander, [D] [A] [G]
[C] [B] you were [G] great.
The man that created love and [D] hate.
He could hardly not be [B] as the Beatles [G] or the [C] Stones.
[B] Alexander, you [G] became the lonely heart's most favorite [D] name.
And you could only agree to [Em] something at all.
[F] [C] [C#]
[F#] [C]
[Dm] [A]
[G] [Am] [C#m]
[G] [F#] [Am]
[G] [F#] [G] [A]
[G] [F#] [A]
[G] [F#] [E]
[G] He longed for [Dm] the encore [A] since [F#m] the start.
[Em] [A] He became a fanatic in [G] the band.
He [B] diagnosed [E] the problem, [A] the credits had been fed.
The [G] reviews became a big [Em] challenge.
[A] He said instead, [G]
[C] Alexander, [D] you were great.
[Em] The man that created love and [D] hate.
He could hardly not be as the [B] Beatles or [G] the Stones.
[C] Alexander, [B] you became [G] the lonely [C] heart's most [G] favorite name.
[D] And you could only agree to something [Em] at all.
[C] [B] [Em] [G]
[D] [B] [G]
[C] Alexander, [B] you became [Em] the lonely heart's [C] most [G] favorite name.
[D] And you could only agree to something [Em]
at all.
[N]
[G] [A] [G]
[A] [F#m]
[G] [D] [A]
[D] [A]
[G] [D] [A] [B] [D#]
[G] [A]
[G] [D] [A] [G]
[C] Alexander, [B] you were great.
[G] The man that created space and time.
[D]
[B] [G]
[C] Alexander, [B] you were [G] great.
The man [D] that created space [Em] and time.
Alexander, you were great.
The man that created space and time.
He [D] was held in awe [A] of his gold and jubilee.
[F#m]
[G] He did not [Am] need the money, so he said he'd pay for three.
[N] He got the band together, [A] who'd been with him through the years.
[Gm] They rehearsed the [E] Alexander song, to shed a smile of [G] tears.
[C] [B] Alexander, you were [Em] great.
The man that created love and [D] hate.
He could hardly not be [B] as the Beatles [G] or the Stones.
[C] [B] Alexander, you [Em] became the lonely heart's most [G] favorite [D] name.
And you could only agree to [Em] something at all.
[G] The crowd rose to their [D] feet [A] when Alexander hit the [F#m] stage.
[G] He played his heart's [D] favorite music so [A] that you could not tell his [G] age.
He played all [D] of the old songs [A] and the crowd sang every one.
[G] Alexander, [D] [A] [G]
[C] [B] you were [G] great.
The man that created love and [D] hate.
He could hardly not be [B] as the Beatles [G] or the [C] Stones.
[B] Alexander, you [G] became the lonely heart's most favorite [D] name.
And you could only agree to [Em] something at all.
[F] [C] [C#]
[F#] [C]
[Dm] [A]
[G] [Am] [C#m]
[G] [F#] [Am]
[G] [F#] [G] [A]
[G] [F#] [A]
[G] [F#] [E]
[G] He longed for [Dm] the encore [A] since [F#m] the start.
[Em] [A] He became a fanatic in [G] the band.
He [B] diagnosed [E] the problem, [A] the credits had been fed.
The [G] reviews became a big [Em] challenge.
[A] He said instead, [G]
[C] Alexander, [D] you were great.
[Em] The man that created love and [D] hate.
He could hardly not be as the [B] Beatles or [G] the Stones.
[C] Alexander, [B] you became [G] the lonely [C] heart's most [G] favorite name.
[D] And you could only agree to something [Em] at all.
[C] [B] [Em] [G]
[D] [B] [G]
[C] Alexander, [B] you became [Em] the lonely heart's [C] most [G] favorite name.
[D] And you could only agree to something [Em]
at all.
[N]
Key:
G
A
D
B
C
G
A
D
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
[G] _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ [D#] _
[G] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _
[C] Alexander, [B] you were great.
[G] The man that created space and time.
[D] _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] Alexander, [B] you were [G] great.
The man _ [D] that created space [Em] and time.
Alexander, you were great.
The man that created space and time.
He [D] was held in awe [A] of his gold and jubilee.
[F#m]
[G] He did not [Am] need the money, so he said he'd pay for three.
[N] He got the band together, [A] who'd been with him through the years.
[Gm] They rehearsed the [E] Alexander song, to shed a smile of [G] tears.
[C] _ [B] Alexander, you were [Em] great.
The man that created love and [D] hate.
He could hardly not be [B] as the Beatles [G] or the Stones.
[C] _ [B] Alexander, you [Em] became the lonely heart's most [G] favorite [D] name.
And you could only agree to [Em] something at all.
[G] The crowd rose to their [D] feet [A] when Alexander hit the [F#m] stage.
[G] He played his heart's [D] favorite music so [A] that you could not tell his [G] age.
He played all [D] of the old songs [A] and the crowd sang every one. _
[G] Alexander, [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _
[C] _ _ [B] you were [G] great.
The man that created love and [D] hate.
He could hardly not be [B] as the Beatles [G] or the [C] Stones.
[B] Alexander, you [G] became the lonely heart's most favorite [D] name.
And you could only agree to [Em] something at all.
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ [A] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
[G] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[G] _ _ [F#] _ [G] _ [A] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [F#] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [F#] _ [E] _ _ _ _
[G] He longed for [Dm] the encore _ [A] since [F#m] the start. _
[Em] _ _ [A] He became a fanatic in [G] the band.
He [B] diagnosed [E] the problem, [A] the credits had been fed.
The [G] reviews became a big [Em] challenge.
[A] He said instead, [G] _
[C] Alexander, [D] you were great.
[Em] The man that created love and [D] hate.
He could hardly not be as the [B] Beatles or [G] the Stones.
[C] Alexander, [B] you became [G] the lonely [C] heart's most [G] favorite name.
[D] And you could only agree to something [Em] at all. _
[C] _ _ [B] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ Alexander, [B] you became [Em] the lonely heart's [C] most [G] favorite name.
[D] And you could only agree to something [Em]
at all. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
[G] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
[G] _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ [D#] _
[G] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _
[C] Alexander, [B] you were great.
[G] The man that created space and time.
[D] _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] Alexander, [B] you were [G] great.
The man _ [D] that created space [Em] and time.
Alexander, you were great.
The man that created space and time.
He [D] was held in awe [A] of his gold and jubilee.
[F#m]
[G] He did not [Am] need the money, so he said he'd pay for three.
[N] He got the band together, [A] who'd been with him through the years.
[Gm] They rehearsed the [E] Alexander song, to shed a smile of [G] tears.
[C] _ [B] Alexander, you were [Em] great.
The man that created love and [D] hate.
He could hardly not be [B] as the Beatles [G] or the Stones.
[C] _ [B] Alexander, you [Em] became the lonely heart's most [G] favorite [D] name.
And you could only agree to [Em] something at all.
[G] The crowd rose to their [D] feet [A] when Alexander hit the [F#m] stage.
[G] He played his heart's [D] favorite music so [A] that you could not tell his [G] age.
He played all [D] of the old songs [A] and the crowd sang every one. _
[G] Alexander, [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _
[C] _ _ [B] you were [G] great.
The man that created love and [D] hate.
He could hardly not be [B] as the Beatles [G] or the [C] Stones.
[B] Alexander, you [G] became the lonely heart's most favorite [D] name.
And you could only agree to [Em] something at all.
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ [A] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
[G] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[G] _ _ [F#] _ [G] _ [A] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [F#] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [F#] _ [E] _ _ _ _
[G] He longed for [Dm] the encore _ [A] since [F#m] the start. _
[Em] _ _ [A] He became a fanatic in [G] the band.
He [B] diagnosed [E] the problem, [A] the credits had been fed.
The [G] reviews became a big [Em] challenge.
[A] He said instead, [G] _
[C] Alexander, [D] you were great.
[Em] The man that created love and [D] hate.
He could hardly not be as the [B] Beatles or [G] the Stones.
[C] Alexander, [B] you became [G] the lonely [C] heart's most [G] favorite name.
[D] And you could only agree to something [Em] at all. _
[C] _ _ [B] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ Alexander, [B] you became [Em] the lonely heart's [C] most [G] favorite name.
[D] And you could only agree to something [Em]
at all. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _