Artist: Cilla Black
Song: Alfie
Composer: Burt Bacharach and Hal David
Tabbed by: DJ
30th Sept 2014
CAPO: 3rd fret (Will then sound in the recorded key of Bb)
Chord names and fret positions are relative to the capo position:
Gmaj7 = 3x0032 Em7/A = x02000 F#m7 = 242222 C#m7-5 = x42000
Am7 = x02010 Em7 = 022030 Bb6 = x12222 C9 = x32330
Am7/D = xx0213 Gdim = xx2323 A13sus2 = x02002 A7-5 = x0102x
G6 = 320000 D9 = xx0210 D7 = xx0212 G7b9 = xx0101
Bm7 = x24232 Daug = xx0332 Dsus2#5 = xx0330 Gmaj9 = 300002
E7 = 020100 G = 320033
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[Verse 1]
Gmaj7 Am7 Am7/D
What's it all about, ...Alfie----------?
Gmaj7 G6 Bm7 E7
Is it just for the moment we live?
Em7/A Am7 Bm7 Em7
What's it all about ...when you sort it out, ...Alfie?
Am7 Am7/D Gdim
Are we meant ...to take more ...than we give,
Am7 Am7/D
Or are we meant ...to be kind?
[Verse 2]
D9 Daug G Gmaj7 Am7 Am7/D
And if----- ...only fools are kind, Alfie---------,
Gmaj7 G6 Bm7 E7
Then I guess it is wise to be cruel,
Am7 Am7/D Bm7 Em7
And if life belongs ...only to the strong, ...Alfie,
Am7 Am7/D Gdim
What will you lend ...on an old ...golden rule?
[Verse 3]
F#m7 Bb6 Em7/A F#m7
As sure as I be - lieve ...there's a heaven a - bove, ...Alfie,
Em7/A A13sus2 Em7/A F#m7 Bb6
| / / / / | / / / / | I know there's something much more,
Em7 Am7/D D7 Am7/D D7 Daug Dsus2#5 Daug Dsus2#5
Something even non - be - lie - vers ...can ...be - lieve ...in!
[Verse 4]
G Gmaj7 Am7 Am7/D
...I believe in love, Alfie----------,
C#m7-5 C9 Bm7 Em7
Without true love we just ex - ist, ...Alfie,
C#m7-5 C9 Bm7 Em7 Em7/A
Until you find the love you've missed you're nothing, Alfie----!
A7-5
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[Verse 5]
Am7 Am7/D Gdim
When you walk ...let your heart...lead the way,
Am7 Am7/D G7b9
Then ...you'll find love ...any day, ...Alfie-------,
Em7/A Am7 G7b9 Gmaj9 Gmaj7
| / / / / | ...Alfie-----! | / / / / | / / / / | / ||