The Jam - Pity Poor Alfie guitar tab
30th August 2001
PITY POOR ALFIE/FEVER by THE JAM
Pity Poor Alfie written by Paul Weller
Fever written by Davenport/Cooley
B-side to 'The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had To Swallow)' (1982)
Chords used:
Em: 022000 Am: x02210 D7/F#: 2x0212
D: xx0232 E: 022100
C: x32013 Gm: 355333
Bm: x24432 F: 133211
G: 3x0033 Eb: xx5343
Em D C Bm (x2)
G Am
The streets of pleasure took you to the top
D C Am
But every light was red and every sign said stop
C D
I felt so confined, just like glued to this spot, oh
G Am
As were sleeping in the noon day sun
D C Am
We escaped the test and the marathon run
C C Em D
And nobody heard and these muffled cries of "Alfie!"
C Bm Em D C
We put a stop to that
Bm Em D C Bm Em D C
Whoa, but Alfie, I wish you'd please come back
Am
So no one's hurt - we might have made it through
D Em
But now there's nothing left except the memories of you
D C Bm Em D C Bm
G Am
With overflowing powerful woes
D
'Cause there's real and fright
C Am C
To the top of the stairs to find poor Alfie
D
And blood stained letters
D
Don't count for change
C
And don't look for blame
D
'Cause it's a fair exchange
Em D C Am C
For the last adventure I have left
Am D
G Am D C Am C D
G Am
'Cause we were sleeping in the noon day sun
D C Am
We escaped the test and the marathon run
C D Em D
And nobody heard and these muffled cries of "Alfie!"
C Bm Em D C
We put a stop to that
Bm Em D C Bm Em D
Oh, but Alfie, I wish you'd please come back
C
Bm Am
Now it's gonna be hard for me to make it through
D
When all that's left is the memories of
E C
Nothing left except the memories of war and pain
D
Please pity poor Alfie
Em D C Bm (x2)
Em D C Bm Em D C Bm
Poor Alfie put a stop to that
Em D C Bm Em D C Bm
Poor Alfie I wish you'd please come back
Em D C Bm Em D C Bm
Poor Alfie put a stop to that
Em D C Bm Em D C Bm
Oh, but Alfie I wish you'd please come back
Em D C Bm
Poor Alfie!
D
Gm F Eb D
You'll never know how much I love you
Gm F Eb D7/F#
Never know how much I care
Gm F Eb D
'Cause when you put your arms around me
Eb D Gm
I get a fever I can hardly bear
N.C.
You give me fever
Gm F Eb
D
When you kiss me
Gm F Eb D7/F#
Fever when you hold me tight
Gm F Eb D
Fever through the daytime
Eb D Gm
I get a fever all through the night
F Eb D
Gm F Eb D
Sun lights up the daytime
Gm F Eb D7/F#
Moon lights up the night
Gm F Eb D
I light up when you kiss me
Eb D Gm
And I know I'm gonna treat you right
N.C.
You give me fever
Gm F Eb
D
When you kiss me
Gm F Eb D7/F#
Fever when you hold me tight
Gm F Eb D
Fever through the daytime
Eb D Gm
I get a fever all through the night
F Eb D
Gm F Eb D
Bless my soul I love you
Gm F Eb D7/F#
Take me so far away
Gm F Eb D
Take these arms I'll never use
Eb D Gm
Just believe in what my words have to say
N.C.
You give me fever
Gm F Eb
D
When you kiss me
Gm F Eb D7/F#
Fever when you hold me tight
Gm F Eb D
Fever through the daytime
Eb D Gm
I get a fever all through the night
N.C.
You give me fever
