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Alfie

Blossom Dearie

JazzAdvanced for beginners15 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

E7○○○○
D9Diagram coming soon
CdimDiagram coming soon
F#mDiagram coming soon
F#7Diagram coming soon
Bm7Diagram coming soon
F#m7Diagram coming soon
FdimDiagram coming soon
G#7Diagram coming soon
G#m7Diagram coming soon
GdimDiagram coming soon
Am7×○○○
B7Diagram coming soon
C#7Diagram coming soon
D××○

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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              Intro: A7M Bm5-/7 A7M  D7M  E7/9-  
 
A7M      Bm5-/7 A7M  D7M   D9  
What's  it  all  about,  Alfie 
Bm5-/7  A7M  Cdim    F#m      C#m5-/7    F#7 
 Is it just for the moment we live 
          Bm7       Cdim             A7M    F#m7 
What's it all about when you sort it out, Alfie 
D9                Bm5-/7         Cdim    Fdim 
Are we meant to take more than we give 
Bm5-/7  D9           Bm7   E7/9 
 Or   are we meant to be kind 
Cdim E7/9           A7M  Bm5-/7     A7M  D7M   D9 
And   if  only fools are kind, Alfie 
Bm5-/7   A7M  Cdim      F#m        C#m5-/7  F#7 
Then I guess that it's wise to be cruel 
       Bm7          Cdim         A7M       F#m7 
And if life belongs only to the strong, Alfie 
      D9      Bm7       Cdim  Bm5-/7      G#7 
What will you lend on an old  Golden Rule 
   G#m7    Gdim       Am7     F#m7       B7     C#7         
As sure as  I  believe there's a Heaven above, Alfie 
  G#m7                 Gdim           Am7   
I know there's something much more 
F#m7           D9     Cdim  Bm5-/7  E7/9 Fdim 
Something even non-believers can believe in 
A7M   Bm5-/7 A7M  D7M   D 
I   believe  in  love,  Alfie 
D9          Bm5-/7     Fdim   A7M C#m5-/7 F#m 
Without true love, we just exist,  Alfie 
D9        Bm5-/7    Fdim     A7M             G#7   F#m7  Fdim  B7 
Until  you  find  the  love  you  missed,  you're  nothing,  Alfie 
D9          Bm5-/7             Cdim             E7/9 
When you walk, let your heart lead the way 
    D9         Bm5-/7     E7/9    E7 Cdim A7M 
And you'll find love any day,  Alfie   Alfie

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Chord set

E7 · D9 · Cdim · F#m · F#7 · Bm7 · F#m7 · Fdim · G#7 · G#m7 · Gdim · Am7 · B7 · C#7 · D

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.