Alison
Elvis Costello (1977)


Intro
| [G] | [D] | [G] | [D]
Oh, it's so | [G] funny to be seein' you after | [D] so long, girl
And with the | [G] way you look, I understand that | [F#m] you are not im- [Bm7] pressed |
| [G] But I heard you let that little | [F#m] friend of [Bm7] mine |
| [C] Take off your party dress | [A7] |

| [G] I'm not gonna get | [F#m] too senti- [Bm7] mental |
Like those | [G] other sticky valentines, | [F#m] [Bm7] |
| [G] 'Cause I don't know if you are | [F#m] loving some- [Bm7] body |
| [C] I only know it isn't mine | [A7] |

Chorus
| [G] A--li- | [D] son, I | [G↓] know this [A↑] world is | [F#m↑] killing [Bm7↑]  you, Oh |
| [G] A--li- [D] son, | [G] my [A] aim is | [D] true |

| [G] Well, I see you got a | [D] husband now
Did he | [G] leave your pretty fingers lying | [F#m] in the wedding [Bm7] cake? |
| [G] You used to hold him right | [F#m] in your [Bm7] hand |
I'll | [C] bet he took all he could | [A7] take |

| [G] Sometimes I wish that I could | [F#m↓] stop you from [Bm7↓] talking |
When I | [G] hear the silly things that you say | [F#m] say [Bm7]   |
I | [G] think somebody better | [F#m] put out the big [Bm7] light, |
'Cause I | [C] can't stand to see you this | [A7] way |

Chorus
| [G] A--li- | [D] son, I | [G↓] know this [A↑] world is | [F#m↑] killing [Bm7↑] you, Oh |
| [G] A--li- [D] son, | [G] my [A] aim is | [D] true |
| [G] My [A] aim is | [D] true |
| [G] My [A] aim is | [D] true |
| [G] My [A] aim is | [D↓] true


#Capo on 2nd fret to play with original.
#Last Updated 3/28/18 JJ
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