Alison
Elvis Costello
Intro
Bsus4 B F#m7 G#m7 C#m B F#m7 G#m7 B
A E
Oh it’s 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 B
Take off your party dress
A G#m C#m
I’m not gonna get too sentimental
B 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 B
I only know it isn’t mine
Chorus
A E A B G#m G#m7 C#m B
Alison I know this world is killing you...Oh...
A E A B E
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 B
But it was all 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 B
Cause I can’t stand to see you this way
Chorus (2x)
repeat and fade
B E A D B E A D
My aim is true, My aim is true (Repeat - End on E)