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  7.  
  8. Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2001 15:57:20 -0500
  9. From: Gehan Cheung <gehan@fractaloon.com>
  10. Subject: c/costello_elvis/alison.tab
  11.  
  12. Elvis Costello
  13. ALISON (3:19)
  14. The Best of Elvis Costello and the Attractions (1985, Columbia)
  15. #File created w/Instab-http://people.mn.mediaone.net/sccarey/instab.html#
  16.  
  17. My thanks to Christopher Keen (CKeen@rmit.edu.au), and others, for the solid 
  18. foundation and details from which I had worked. Here are my revisions by ear--
  19. with complete Intro & Ending solo licks! I minimized the lyrical content per
  20. OLGA's new rules. Your comments and revisions are encouraged.
  21. Enjoy, Gehan Cheung <gehanc@hotmail.com>
  22.  
  23.    A  E  G#m C#m B  D  G#m7 F#m  / = slide up        
  24. e  0  0  4   4   2  2  4    2    \ = slide down   
  25. B  2  0  4   5   4  3  4    2   () = ghost note[not picked]  
  26. G  2  1  4   6   4  2  4    2    p = pull-off     
  27. D  2  2  6   6   4  0  4    4    h = hammer-on        ~ = tremolo
  28. A  0  2  6   4   2  X  6    4    ^ = bend up          * = staccato
  29. E  X  0  4   X   X  X  4    2    r = release bend     ? = not sure
  30.                                   
  31. Intro:    B      |  G#m A C#m    B        | F#m   G#m | G#m    B       
  32. |-/7-(7)-(7)-9\7-|------------------------|-----------|----------------
  33. |-/7-(7)-(7)-----|-9/12---7h9p7--7\5--5\4-|-5p4-----*-|----------------
  34. |-/8-(8)-(8)-----|------------------------|-----6-3h4-|-4(4)/8-7h8-7h8-
  35. |----------------|------------------------|-----------|----------------
  36. |----------------|------------------------|-----------|----------------
  37. |-------7-7------|------------------------|-----------|----------------
  38.  
  39. Verse 1:
  40.          | A                          |                                 
  41. Oh it's so funny.................after 
  42.  
  43.                                                                                                    
  44. E                      |          A                             |
  45. so long girl         And with the way.......................that
  46.            -12/14\12---|------------                               
  47.            -12/14\12---|------------                               
  48.            ----------11|\\\\\\\\\\9-                               
  49.            ----------11|\\\\\\\\\\9-                               
  50.            ------------|------------                               
  51.            ------------|------------                       
  52.            
  53. G#m           C#m           B|   A                                |
  54. you are not impressed              But I heard..............little
  55.                  -7p6p5p4----|-----  
  56.                  ---------5--|-----  
  57.                  -----------4|-4h6-                    
  58.                  ------------|----- 
  59.                  ------------|-----
  60.                  ------------|----- 
  61.                  
  62. G#m       C#m          | D                          |
  63. friend of mine---------|---take off............dress 
  64.               ---------|---
  65.               -----4-6-|-7-
  66.               -4-6-----|---
  67.               ---------|---
  68.               ---------|---
  69.               
  70. | B                        |  A                   |   
  71.                                  I'm not gonna get
  72. |-----9-12-9-9h11-9h11p9\7-|--9-/11-\9------------|
  73. |---10---------------------|-10-/12-\10-----------|
  74. |-11-----------------------|----------------------|
  75. |--------------------------|----------------------|
  76. |--------------------------|----------------------|
  77. |--------------------------|----------------------|
  78.  
  79.  
  80.  
  81.  
  82.               
  83. G#m     C#m     B        | A                      |
  84. too sentimental............other sticky...........                     
  85.                ----------|----
  86.                -5/7\5----|-2--
  87.                -4/6\4----|-2--
  88.                ----------|----
  89.                ----------|----
  90.                ----------|----
  91.                                     
  92. | G#m           C#m    B       |   A                            |
  93.                                     'cos I don't know...........
  94. |------------------------------|-----
  95. |------------------------------|-----
  96. |------------------------------|-----
  97. |---------*----------4-4h6p4\2-|-----
  98. |-(2)-*-1h2-2h3h4-3h4----------|-2/4-
  99. |-----4------------------------|-----
  100.                          
  101. G#m       C#m  |      D                | B                 |
  102. lovin' somebody  I    only know..........mine  
  103.                |-------                |------7------------|
  104.                |------~                |--------7----------|
  105.                |--4h6/7                |----------8^9r8----|
  106.                |-------                |----------------9\-|
  107.                |-------                |-------------------|
  108.                |-------                |-------------------|
  109.                
  110. Chorus:
  111. A | E                      | A         B       |G#m G#m7 C#m  B |
  112. Alison                   I   know......world....killin'  you  oh
  113.   |----12/14\12------------|-------------------|
  114.   |----12/14\12-12/14\12---|-10--/14---12------|
  115.   |-------------11/13\11---|-9---/13---11------|
  116.   |------------------------|-------------------|
  117.   |------------------------|-------------------|
  118.   |------------------------|-------------------|
  119.        
  120. A | E                   | A    B     | E                  | 
  121. Alison                      my aim is  true
  122.   |---------------------|------------|------7/9-7---------|       
  123.   |----9h12-9h12p9\7----|------------|------------7/9\7-5-|                
  124.   |------------------9-8|-6----------|------4/6-4---------|                  
  125.   |---------------------|------------|------------4/6\4-2-|                    
  126.   |---------------------|------------|--------------------|                     
  127.   |---------------------|------------|--------------------|
  128.   
  129. Verse 2:
  130. A                          | E                      |     A
  131.         Well I see...........husband now          Did he  leave
  132.                                         -12/14\12---|----------
  133.                                         -12/14\12-12|(12)\10---
  134.                                         ----------11|(11)\9----
  135.                                         ------------|----------
  136.                                         ------------|----------
  137.                                         ------------|---------- 
  138.  
  139.                         | G#m            C#m    B |   A         
  140. your pretty fingers.......in ............cake
  141.                                          -------*-|---------
  142.                                          *-*--7h9-|-7\5-----
  143.                                          4h6------|-----4/6-
  144.                                          ---------|---------
  145.                                          ---------|---------
  146.                                          ---------|---------                    
  147.   
  148.                         | G#m     C#m         |     D
  149. You use to................in your hand     I bet it took                       
  150.                                       --------|--------- 
  151.                                       --------|---------
  152.                                       -----4-6|-----7---
  153.                                       -4-6----|---------
  154.                                       --------|---------
  155.                                       --------|---------
  156.                                       
  157.                  | B                             |
  158. all he could take
  159.                  |-----9-12p11p9-9h11-11\10\9----|      
  160.                  |---10-----------------------10-|
  161.                  |-11----------------------------|
  162.                  |-------------------------------|
  163.                  |-------------------------------|      
  164.                  |-------------------------------|
  165.                  
  166. A                             | G#m           C#m     B     |
  167.   Sometimes I wish..............stop..........talki