| Alison by Elvis Costello Tabbed by Pinky |
| Intro A E |
| A | E | |
| Oh its so | funny to be seeing you after | so long girl |
| A | G#m | C#m | B |
| And by the way you look i understand | that you were not | impressed |
| A | G#m | C#m |
| But i heard you let that little | friend of | mine |
| D | B7sus4 | B7 |
| Take off your party | dress |
| A | G#m | C#m | |
| I | ’m not gonna get | too | sentimental |
| A | G#m | C#m | B | |
| Like those | other sticky | valentines |
| A | G#m | C#m |
| Cause i don’t know if you were | loving | somebody |
| D | B7sus4 | B7 | |
| I | only know it isn’t mine |
| A | E | A | B | G#m | C#m |
| Alison | i | know this | world is | killing | you |
| A | E | A | B | E |
| Oh Alison | my | aim is | true |
| A | E | |
| Well i | see you’ve got a | husband now |
| A | G#m | C#m | B | |
| Did he | leave your pretty fingers lying | in the wedding | cake |
| A | G#m | C#m | |
| You | used to hold him right | in your | hand |
| D | B7sus4 | B7 | |
| But he | took all that he could | take |
| A | G#m | C#m | B |
| Sometimes i wish that i could | stop you from | talking |
| A | G#m | C#m | B | |
| When i | hear those silly | things that you | say |
| A | G#m | C#m | |
| I | think somebody better | put out the big | light |
| D | B7sus4 | B7 | |
| (Be)cause i | can’t stand to see you this | way |
| A | E | A | B | G#m | C#m |
| Alison | i | know this | world is | killing | you |
| A | E | A | B | E | |
| Oh | Alison | my | aim is | true |
| A | E | A | E |
| my aim is | true, My | aim is | true (To fade) |
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