{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2482746,"song":"Alexander The Great","artist":"Strawbs","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11506617-alexander-the-great-chords-by-strawbs/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2482746?type=chord","rating":0.07883,"votes":0,"content":"[Intro]\r\n[ch]A[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nThey called him Alexander[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nWith the best band in the land[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nHe'd topped the bill in Paris[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nBut in Venice it was banned[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nA pile of dusty gold discs[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nWere among his claims to fame[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nThere was no-one over sixty[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nWho did not know his name[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]         [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nAlexander you were great[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe man the critics loved to hate[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                             [ch]B7[/ch]             [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nYou could have been as big as the Beatles or the Stones[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]         [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nAlexander you became[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe lonely housewife's favourite name[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]                                    [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd you could have been the greatest of them all[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nThe gig was held in honour[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nOf his golden jubilee[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nHe did not need the money[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nSo he said he'd play for free[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nHe got the band together[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nWho'd been with him through the years[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nThey rehearsed the Alexander songs[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd shed nostalgic tears[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]         [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nAlexander you were great[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe man the critics loved to hate[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                             [ch]B7[/ch]             [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nYou could have been as big as the Beatles or the Stones[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]         [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nAlexander you became[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe lonely housewife's favourite name[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]                                    [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd you could have been the greatest of them all[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nThe crowd rose to their feet[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nWhen Alexander hit the stage[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nHis face had been rebuilt[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nSo that you could not tell his age[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nHe played all of the old songs[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd the crowd sang every word[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nHe danced like Margot Fonteyn[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd whistled like a bird[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]         [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nAlexander you were great[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe man the critics loved to hate[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                             [ch]B7[/ch]             [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nYou could have been as big as the Beatles or the Stones[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]         [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nAlexander you became[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe lonely housewife's favourite name[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]                                    [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd you could have been the greatest of them all[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nHe came on for the encore[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nBut collapsed against the stand[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nThe crowd was hushed, the doctor came[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nThere was panic in the band[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nHe diagnosed a broken heart[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nThe critics had been fed[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nTheir reviews became[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nObituary notices instead[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]         [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nAlexander you were great[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe man the critics loved to hate[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                             [ch]B7[/ch]             [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nYou could have been as big as the Beatles or the Stones[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]         [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nAlexander you became[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe lonely housewife's favourite name[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]                                    [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd you could have been the greatest of them all[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]         [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nAlexander you were great[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe man the critics loved to hate[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                             [ch]B7[/ch]             [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nYou could have been as big as the Beatles or the Stones[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]         [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nAlexander you became[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe lonely housewife's favourite name[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]                                    [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd you could have been the greatest of them all[/tab]","plain_text":"[Intro]\nA\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["A","C","B7","Em","D"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"B7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,1,3,0,4],"frets":[-1,2,1,2,0,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]}}}