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Elvis Costello ALISON (3:19) The Best of Elvis Costello and the Attractions (1985, Columbia) My thanks to Christopher Keen (CKeen@rmit.edu.au), and others, for the solid foundation and details from which I had worked. Here are my revisions by ear-- with complete Intro & Ending solo licks! I minimized the lyrical content per Enjoy, Gehan Cheung
A E G#m C#m B D G#m7 F#m / = slide up e 0 0 4 4 2 2 4 2 \ = slide down B 2 0 4 5 4 3 4 2 () = ghost note[not picked] G 2 1 4 6 4 2 4 2 p = pull-off D 2 2 6 6 4 0 4 4 h = hammer-on ~ = tremolo A 0 2 6 4 2 X 6 4 ^ = bend up * = staccato E X 0 4 X X X 4 2 r = release bend ? = not sure Intro: B | G#m A C#m B | F#m G#m | G#m B |-/7-(7)-(7)-9\7-|------------------------|-----------|---------------- |-/7-(7)-(7)-----|-9/12---7h9p7--7\5--5\4-|-5p4-----*-|---------------- |-/8-(8)-(8)-----|------------------------|-----6-3h4-|-4(4)/8-7h8-7h8- |----------------|------------------------|-----------|---------------- |----------------|------------------------|-----------|---------------- |-------7-7------|------------------------|-----------|---------------- Verse 1: | A | Oh it's so funny.................after E | A | so long girl And with the way.......................that -12/14\12---|------------ -12/14\12---|------------ ----------11|\\\\\\\\\\9- ----------11|\\\\\\\\\\9- ------------|------------ ------------|------------ G#m C#m B| A | you are not impressed But I heard..............little -7p6p5p4----|----- ---------5--|----- -----------4|-4h6- ------------|----- ------------|----- ------------|----- G#m C#m | D | friend of mine---------|---take off............dress ---------|--- -----4-6-|-7- -4-6-----|--- ---------|--- ---------|--- | B | A | I'm not gonna get |-----9-12-9-9h11-9h11p9\7-|--9-/11-\9------------| |---10---------------------|-10-/12-\10-----------| |-11-----------------------|----------------------| |--------------------------|----------------------| |--------------------------|----------------------| |--------------------------|----------------------| G#m C#m B | A | too sentimental............other sticky........... ----------|---- -5/7\5----|-2-- -4/6\4----|-2-- ----------|---- ----------|---- ----------|---- | G#m C#m B | A | 'cos I don't know........... |------------------------------|----- |------------------------------|----- |------------------------------|----- |---------*----------4-4h6p4\2-|----- |-(2)-*-1h2-2h3h4-3h4----------|-2/4- |-----4------------------------|----- G#m C#m | D | B | lovin' somebody I only know..........mine |------- |------7------------| |------~ |--------7----------| |--4h6/7 |----------8^9r8----| |------- |----------------9\-| |------- |-------------------| |------- |-------------------| Chorus: A | E | A B |G#m G#m7 C#m B | Alison I know......world....killin' you oh |----12/14\12------------|-------------------| |----12/14\12-12/14\12---|-10--/14---12------| |-------------11/13\11---|-9---/13---11------| |------------------------|-------------------| |------------------------|-------------------| |------------------------|-------------------| A | E | A B | E | Alison my aim is true |---------------------|------------|------7/9-7---------| |----9h12-9h12p9\7----|------------|------------7/9\7-5-| |------------------9-8|-6----------|------4/6-4---------| |---------------------|------------|------------4/6\4-2-| |---------------------|------------|--------------------| |---------------------|------------|--------------------| Verse 2: A | E | A Well I see...........husband now Did he leave -12/14\12---|---------- -12/14\12-12|(12)\10--- ----------11|(11)\9---- ------------|---------- ------------|---------- ------------|---------- | G#m C#m B | A your pretty fingers.......in ............cake -------*-|--------- *-*--7h9-|-7\5----- 4h6------|-----4/6- ---------|--------- ---------|--------- ---------|--------- | G#m C#m | D You use to................in your hand I bet it took --------|--------- --------|--------- -----4-6|-----7--- -4-6----|--------- --------|--------- --------|--------- | B | all he could take |-----9-12p11p9-9h11-11\10\9----| |---10-----------------------10-| |-11----------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| A | G#m C#m B | Sometimes I wish..............stop..........talkin' when I A | G#m C#m B | A hear the silly things .........say I think |------7/9-7/9\7-|-\5------- |------7/9-7/9\7-|-\5------- |----------------|---------- |----------------|---------- |----------------|---------- |----------------|---------- | G#m C#m | D somebody betta put-out.........light 'cos I can't |-------- |----------- |-------- |---------~- |-------- |----4-6--7- |-------- |4-6-------- |-h2----- |----------- |----h4-- |----------- | B | stand to..............way |-------7-11-7h11p7-----| |-----7------------7----| |---8---------------8\6-| |-----------------------| |-----------------------| |-----------------------| 2nd Chorus: A | E | A B |G#m G#m7 C#m B | Alison I know......world....killin' you oh |----12/14-12------------|-------------------| |----12/14-12-12/14\12---|-10--/14---12------| |-------------11/13\11---|-9---/13---11------| |------------------------|-------------------| |------------------------|-------------------| |------------------------|-------------------| Coda: A | E | A B | E A | D B | E A| Alison my aim is true my aim is true |---7/9\7--------|----------|-------------|-------------|-----7p6p5p4--| |---7/9\7-9--*---|----------|-------------|-------------|------------5-| |---------9--9p8-|-6--------|-------4-4h6-|-7p6-7---8---|-------------4| |------------9(9)|-7--------|-----6-------|-------------|--------------| |----------------|----------|-------------|-------------|--------------| |----------------|----------|-------------|-------------|--------------| | D B | E A | D B | my aim is true my aim is |--5--3h4----------|-------------4-5-|-5p4-5-5/7-----| |--------5---------|-------4-5-7-----|---------------| |---------4--------|-----6-----------|---------------| |----------(4h5h6)-|-----------------|---------------| |------------------|-----------------|---------------| |------------------|-----------------|---------------| |E A | D B | E A | true my aim is true |------------------|----------------|------/12-9h12p9---9-| |---5(5)/7-5-(5)/7-|-5/7\5/7-/9--\5-|-5--------------12---| |------------------|----------------|---------------------| |---2(2)/4-2-(2)/4-|-2/4\2/4-/6--\2-|-2-------------------| |------------------|----------------|---------------------| |------------------|----------------|---------------------| | D B |E A |D B | E A | my aim is true my aim is true |-----------------|-----------------|-------------*-|-------/12-12p9h12-| |-/12--------12p9-|-----------------|-------------12|-------------------| |-----------------|-----9p8h9h11p9--|---------------|-------------------| |-----------------|---------------9-|-9-11----------|-------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|---------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|---------------|-------------------| |D B |E A |D B | ? |12p9----7------------------|--------------------------|----------4h5p4| |----h12--7^8r7p6p5-(5)h6h7p|5-----4-5-----4-5-----4-5-|------4-5------| |---------------------------|--4-6----4-6-----4-6----- |-3h4h6---------| |---------------------------|--------------------------|---------------| |---------------------------|--------------------------|---------------| |---------------------------|--------------------------|---------------| | E A | D B | E A | D B | |-----5p4----5p4---|--0--------------|-----------|---------4h5-h5---| |-7p5----7p5----7p4|----4------------|-5-----5---|----5h7-----------| |------------------|------6-4--------|-------4--6|h7----------------| |------------------|----------7p6p4--|--4h6h7----|------------------| |------------------|---------------7-|-----------|------------------| |------------------|-----------------|-----------|------------------| | E A | D B | E (A) | * |--7/9-7/9\7-7/9\7----|-7--------------|-----------------| |------------------7h9|----8/9-6/7-7\5-|-5/7-7\5---------| 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