Alison : Elvis Costello [ Guitar tablature ]
Hello there
Hope this transcription is somewhere near the mark, as I`ve only
got crappy old vinyl to work from.
Thanks to Paul Hutchinson for the chords and the inspiration,
and yes this song is way too short.
Thanks
Christopher Keen [ CKeen@rmit.edu.au ]
RMIT Melbourne Australia
h = hammer
p = pull off
/ = slide up
= slide down
. = staccato
^ = bend
r = release
? = I`m having trouble with this bar. Help !
Intro: | B | Gm A Cm B | Fm Gm | Gm B |
:--9h12----------------------:--------------------:-----------:
:--9h11--12/14-12-129-9/12--:--9h12p97-75-54--:--54-2-0--:
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:----6/7-6/7-6/7--:
:--4-7/8-7/8-7/8--:
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Verse:
| A | E
Oh it`s so funny to be seeing you after so long girl :--12/14---------:
:--12/14--1210--:
:---------119---:
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| A | Gm Cm B | A
And with the way you look I understand that you are not impressed
:--7p6p5p4----------:
:----------5--------:
:------------4-4h6--:
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| Gm Cm | D
I heard you let that little friend of mine :-------------:
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:------4-6-7--:
:--4-6--------:
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| B |
take off your party dress :------9-12-9-9h11-9h11p97--9/119---:
:----10---------------------10/12/10--:
:--11---------------------------------:
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A | Gm Cm B |
I`m not gonna get too sentimental :-- like those --------:
:---5/75--------------:
:---4/64--------------:
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A | Gm Cm B |
other sticky valentines ?-------------------------?
?-------------------------?
?-----------6---2/42-----?
?-----.-----6-4-2/42-----?
?-----2-2/4-----------2h4-?
?--/4---------------------?
A | Gm Cm |
`cos I don`t know if you are loving somebody
D | B |
:-------- I only know it isn`t mine --7-------------:
:-------- ----7-----------:
:--4-6-7- ------8^9r8-----:
:-------- ------------9--:
:-------- ----------------:
:-------- ----------------:
Chorus:
A | E | A B | Gm Cm B |
Alison :--12/1412-------------9-7--: I know this world is killing you oh
:--12/1412-12/1412-10-9-7--:
:-----------11/1311-9-------:
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A | E | A B | E |
Alison :--4h7-4h7p42-0------: my aim is true :--7/9-7----------:
:----------------4-2--: :--------7/97-5--:
:---------------------: :--4/6-4----------:
:---------------------: :--------4/64-2--:
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Verse:
A | E
Well I see you got a husband now :--12/14---------:
:--12/14--1210--:
:---------119---:
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| A | Gm Cm B |
Did he leave your pretty fingers lying in the wedding cake
:----.------------:
:--7h9-75--------:
:----------6-4/6--:
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A | Gm Cm
You used to hold him right in your hand :-------------:
:-------------:
:------4-6-7--:
:--4-6--------:
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| D | B |
But it took all that he could take :------9-12p11p9-9h11-11p9-----:
:----10--------------------10--:
:--11--------------------------:
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A | Gm Cm
Sometimes I wish that I could stop you from talking
B | A | Gm Cm B |
When I hear the silly things that you say :--7-9-7/975--:
:--7-9-7/975--:
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A | Gm Cm
I think somebody better put out the big light :-------------:
:-------------:
:------4-6-7--:
:--4-6--------:
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| D | B |
Cos I can`t stand to see you this way :------7-11-7----:
:----7--------7--:
:--8-------------:
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Chorus:
A | E
Alison :-12/14-12-------------9-7--:
:-12/14-12-12/1412-10-9-7--:
:----------11/1311--9------:
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| A B | Gm Cm B |
I know this world is killing you oh
A | E |
Alison :--7/97--------:
:--7/97-9------:
:--------9-9-6--:
:----------9-7--:
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A B | E A |
My aim is true :-------------------:
:-------------------:
:----4-4h6-7p6-7-8--:
:--6----------------:
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D B | E A |
My aim is true :--7p6p5p4----:
:---------5---:
:----------4--:
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D B | E A | [ repeat and fade ]
?--5-4-----------?
?------5-5-------?
?--------4h6-4---?
?----------------?
?----------------?
?----------------?
? My aim is true ?
:----------4-5-5p4-5-5/7--:---------------------------:
:----4-5-7----------------:--5/7-5/7-5/75-7-7/9-5-5--:
:--6----------------------:---------------------------:
:-------------------------:--2/4-2/4-2/42-4-4/6-2-2--:
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:--/12-9h12p9----9--------:--------------: I think I`m going deaf.
:-------------12---/12-9--:--------------:
:-------------------------:--9p8h9h11p9--:
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