WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Costello Elvis - Alison Tabs | Ver. 2
Alison : Elvis Costello [ Guitar tablature ]
Hello there
Hope this transcription is somewhere near the mark, as I've only
got cr*ppy old vinyl to work from.
Thanks to Paul Hutchinson for the chords and the inspiration,
and yes this song is way too short.
Thanks
RMIT Melbourne Australia
h = hammer
p = pull off
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
. = staccato
^ = bend
r = release
? = I'm having trouble with this bar. Help !
Intro: | B | G#m A C#m B | F#m G#m | G#m B |
:--9h12----------------------:--------------------:-----------:
:--9h11--12/14-12-12\9-9/12--:--9h12p9\7-7\5-5\4--:--5\4-2-0--:
:----------------------------:--------------------:-----------:
:----------------------------:--------------------:-----------:
:----------------------------:--------------------:-----------:
:----------------------------:--------------------:-----------:
:-----------------:
:----6/7-6/7-6/7--:
:--4-7/8-7/8-7/8--:
:-----------------:
:-----------------:
:-----------------:
Verse:
| A | E
Oh it's so funny to be seeing you after so long girl :--12/14---------:
:--12/14--12\10--:
:---------11\9---:
:----------------:
:----------------:
:----------------:
| A | G#m C#m B | A
And with the way you look I understand that you are not impressed
:--7p6p5p4----------:
:----------5--------:
:------------4-4h6--:
:-------------------:
:-------------------:
:-------------------:
| G#m C#m | D
I heard you let that little friend of mine :-------------:
:-------------:
:------4-6-7--:
:--4-6--------:
:-------------:
:-------------:
| B |
take off your party dress :------9-12-9-9h11-9h11p9\7--9/11\9---:
:----10---------------------10/12/10--:
:--11---------------------------------:
:-------------------------------------:
:-------------------------------------:
:-------------------------------------:
A | G#m C#m B |
I'm not gonna get too sentimental :-- like those --------:
:---5/7\5--------------:
:---4/6\4--------------:
:----------------------:
:----------------------:
:----------------------:
A | G#m C#m B |
other sticky valentines ?-------------------------?
?-------------------------?
?-----------6---2/4\2-----?
?-----.-----6-4-2/4\2-----?
?-----2-2/4-----------2h4-?
?--/4---------------------?
A | G#m C#m |
'cos I don't know if you are loving somebody
D | B |
:-------- I only know it isn't mine --7-------------:
:-------- ----7-----------:
:--4-6-7- ------8^9r8-----:
:-------- ------------9\--:
:-------- ----------------:
:-------- ----------------:
Chorus:
A | E | A B | G#m C#m B |
Alison :--12/14\12-------------9-7--: I know this world is killing you oh
:--12/14\12-12/14\12-10-9-7--:
:-----------11/13\11-9-------:
:----------------------------:
:----------------------------:
:----------------------------:
A | E | A B | E |
Alison :--4h7-4h7p4\2-0------: my aim is true :--7/9-7----------:
:----------------4-2--: :--------7/9\7-5--:
:---------------------: :--4/6-4----------:
:---------------------: :--------4/6\4-2--:
:---------------------: :-----------------:
:---------------------: :-----------------:
Verse:
A | E
Well I see you got a husband now :--12/14---------:
:--12/14--12\10--:
:---------11\9---:
:----------------:
:----------------:
:----------------:
| A | G#m C#m B |
Did he leave your pretty fingers lying in the wedding cake
:----.------------:
:--7h9-7\5--------:
:----------6-4/6--:
:-----------------:
:-----------------:
:-----------------:
A | G#m C#m
You used to hold him right in your hand :-------------:
:-------------:
:------4-6-7--:
:--4-6--------:
:-------------:
:-------------:
| D | B |
But it took all that he could take :------9-12p11p9-9h11-11p9-----:
:----10--------------------10--:
:--11--------------------------:
:------------------------------:
:------------------------------:
:------------------------------:
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 :--7-9-7/9\7\5--:
:--7-9-7/9\7\5--:
:---------------:
:---------------:
:---------------:
:---------------:
A | G#m C#m
I think somebody better put out the big light :-------------:
:-------------:
:------4-6-7--:
:--4-6--------:
:-------------:
:-------------:
| D | B |
Cos I can't stand to see you this way :------7-11-7----:
:----7--------7--:
:--8-------------:
:----------------:
:----------------:
:----------------:
Chorus:
A | E
Alison :-12/14-12-------------9-7--:
:-12/14-12-12/14\12-10-9-7--:
:----------11/13\11--9------:
:---------------------------:
:---------------------------:
:---------------------------:
| A B | G#m C#m B |
I know this world is killing you oh
A | E |
Alison :--7/9\7--------:
:--7/9\7-9------:
:--------9-9-6--:
:----------9-7--:
:---------------:
:---------------:
A B | E A |
My aim is true :-------------------:
:-------------------:
:----4-4h6-7p6-7-8--:
:--6----------------:
:-------------------:
:-------------------:
D B | E A |
My aim is true :--7p6p5p4----:
:---------5---:
:----------4--:
:-------------:
:-------------:
:-------------:
D B | E A | [ repeat and fade ]
?--5-4-----------?
?------5-5-------?
?--------4h6-4---?
?----------------?
?----------------?
?--------
