Alison (and Elvis Costello)
Billie Joe Armstrong
OtherAdvanced for beginners7 chords
How to play it
Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.
BDiagram coming soon
G#mDiagram coming soon
A
C#mDiagram coming soon
F#mDiagram coming soon
E
D
Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
Intro: | B | G#m A C#m B | F#m G#m | G#m B | Verse: | A | E Oh it's so funny to be seeing you after so long girl | A | G#m C#m B | A And with the way you look I understand that you are not impressed | G#m C#m | D I heard you let that little friend of mine | B | take off your party dress A | G#m C#m B | I'm not gonna get too sentimental A | G#m C#m B | other sticky valentines A | G#m C#m | 'cos I don't know if you are loving somebody D | B | I only know it isn't mine A | E | A B | G#m C#m B | Alison I know this world is killing you oh A | E | A B | E | Alison my aim is true Verse: A | E Well I see you 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 took all that he could take A | G#m C#m Sometimes I wish that I could stop you from talking B | A | G#m C#m B | When I hear the silly things that you say A | G#m C#m I think somebody better put out the big light | D | B | Cos I can't stand to see you this way A | E Alison | A B | G#m C#m B | I know this world is killing you oh A | E | Alison A B | E A | My aim is true D B | E A | My aim is true D B | E A | { repeat and fade } My aim is true I think I'm going deaf.
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Chord set
B · G#m · A · C#m · F#m · E · D
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.