Genevieve Alison Jane Moyet nació el 18 de junio del año 1961) en Billericay, Essex, Inglaterra. Su padre es francés y su madre, inglesa. Creció en Basildon, donde fue al colegio hasta los 16 años.
Es cantante de pop, rock y blues. Aunque participó en bandas de rock y blues desde finales de la década de 1970, se hizo famosa como cantante de pop al formar el duo Yazoo en 1981, junto a Vince Clarke.
En 1983 decidieron disolver Yazoo. Vince Clarke pasó a formar parte del grupo Erasure y Alison Moyet comenzó su carrera de solista.
¡Cuatro años de duro trabajo!Este mes de mayo cumplimos cuatro años al aire. Seguimos trabajando en la difusión de este maravilloso instrumento, ¡gracias por participar en nuestra historia!
[Verse 1] EmBmCAm You... took your time... to come back this time, EmBmBB7 The grass has grown under your feet--------, EmEmmaj7Em7/DEm6/C# In--- your absence, I changed... my mind, CAmB7 And someone else is sitting in your seat-----!
[Verse 2] EmBmCAm I know... that I said... there'd be no one else, EmBmBB7 I know that I said... I'd be true--------, EmEmmaj7Em7/DEm6/C# But, baby... I'm burning Cupid's arrow, and here's the short and narrow, CAmB7B7/F#B7 I've nothing left to offer you-----!
[Chorus] Em7A6Em7 I'm all... cried out, GAA7 You took a whole lot of loving for one hand full of noth - ing, Em7A6Em7G All... cried out, it's hard to give you something, AA4Em When you're pushing, and a - shoving me a - round!
[Verse 3] EmBmCAm So don't... look sur - prised... there was no disguise, EmBmBB7 You knew where I stood... from the start--------, EmEmmaj7 So... stop... look around you, Em7/DEm6/C# You're right back where I found you, CAmB7B7/F#B7 Take back your cold, and empty heart----!
[Chorus] Em7A6Em7 All... cried out, GAA7 You took a whole lot of loving for one hand full of noth - ing, Em7A6Em7G All-- cried--- out, it's hard to give you something, AA4 When you're pushing, and a - shoving!
[Chorus] Em7A6Em7 I'm all... cried out, GAA7 You took a whole------- lot of loving--------, Em7A6Em7G I'm all---- cried---- out-----, it's hard to give you something, AA4Em When you're pushing, and a - shoving me a - round, around, around, around, around,
Em A - round, around, around, around, around!
[Bridge] EmD/F#GAEmD You... go... your--- way, and I'll... go... mine, (You go your way----, I'll go mine-----!)
EmGACAmAm7BB7 I won't stay around here, don't you waste my time-------------! (I won't stay around here---! Waste my time!)
[Chorus] Em7A6Em7GAA7 All--- cried--- out---, you took a whole lot of loving for one hand full of noth - ing, Em7A6Em7G All--- cried--- out---, it's hard to give you something, AA4 When you're pushing, and a - shoving!
[Chorus] Em7A6Em7GAA7 All... cried out, you took a whole------- lot of loving--------, Em7A6Em7GA I'm... all---- cried---- out-----, it's hard to give you something, when you're pushing, A4Em And A - shoving me A - round! A7EmA7 | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | ^ ^ [Break] Em7GA7 ||: / /__/ / / | / /__/ / / | / /__/ / / | / /__/ / / :|| [Repeat] ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^