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Alyson

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Rick Springfield - Alyson
e|--A5-----B5-----G5-----F#5-----|
B|----------------------|
G|--2----4--------------|
D|--2----4----5----4----|
A|--0----2----5----4----|
E|------------3----2----|
B5Talk about life, G5imitating A5art
A5Well, I was sure that I heard the director G5yell,
"G5Take it from the A5start"
D5And I could feel my B5body crushing D5yours
As the G5camera dollied into A5place
Your F#5husband's in the B5front row,
I couldn't look him in the A5faceB5  F#5  D5  
G5Part of the pleasure A5was that it G5felt so wrongB5  
A5But it G5grew D5too A5fast, B5too G5strong
D5Don't you think your G5friends are talking A5Alyson?
B5They're blaming it all D5on me
G5I'm blaming it A5all on love
F#5Well, don't you D5think your G5friends
are talking A5Alyson?
B5Just a little F#5sexual tension
G5Under the A5guise of love
[Solo]
F#5  D5   B5   G5   A5  G5  A5  G5
B5Young and A5tragic, G5I really felt the A5part
F#5While we were D5sweating and B5screaming,A5  
G5tearin' out his A5heart
Well, I was D5sure I heard the B5wind in the wires
G5Crying in A5sympathy
A5For star-crossed B5lovers, Ally, G5that ain't A5you or meB5  D5  
G5Part of the pleasure D5was that it G5felt so wrong
A5But it G5grew D5too A5fast, B5too G5strong
D5Don't you think your G5friends are talking A5Alyson?
B5They're blaming it D5all on me
G5I'm blaming it A5all on love
Well, D5don't you think your G5friends are
talking A5Alyson?D5  
B5Just a little D5sexual F#5tension
G5Under the A5guise of love
G5For a limited run in to your local bedroom
We knew the D5curtain would be coming down G5soon
G5Reviews were D5mixed, the press A5was unB5kind
D5Ally, I hope they will forG5give us in D5time,      G5  A5in timeD5  G5  A5  
G5Part of the attraction A5was that we G5knew it couldn't lastA5  
A5So we G5closed our A5eyes B5and G5held on D5fast
D5Don't you think your G5friends are talking A5Alyson?
F#5Who were we trying to D5fool?
G5What was I thinking A5of?
Well, F#5don't you think your G5friends are
talking A5Alyson?
B5They're blaming it all on F#5me
G5I'm blaming it A5all on love
Well, F#5don't you think your G5friends are
talking A5Alyson?
B5Just a little F#5sexual D5tension
G5Under the A5guise of love
G5   D5  A5   B5  G5  D5

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Alyson

by Rick Springfield

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F#5

Rick Springfield - Alyson

A5 B5 G5 F#5

e|----------------------|

B|----------------------|

G|--2----4--------------|

D|--2----4----5----4----|

A|--0----2----5----4----|

E|------------3----2----|

B5 G5 A5

Talk about life, imitating art

A5 G5

Well, I was sure that I heard the director yell,

G5 A5

"Take it from the start"

D5 B5 D5

And I could feel my body crushing yours

G5 A5

As the camera dollied into place

F#5 B5

Your husband's in the front row,

A5 B5 F#5 D5

I couldn't look him in the face

G5 A5 G5 B5

Part of the pleasure was that it felt so wrong

A5 G5 D5 A5 B5 G5

But it grew too fast, too strong

D5 G5 A5

Don't you think your friends are talking Alyson?

B5 D5

They're blaming it all on me

G5 A5

I'm blaming it all on love

F#5 D5 G5

Well, don't you think your friends

are talking Alyson?

B5 F#5

Just a little sexual tension

G5 A5

Under the guise of love

[Solo]

F#5 D5 B5 G5 A5 G5 A5 G5

B5 A5 G5 A5

Young and tragic, I really felt the part

F#5 D5 B5 A5

While we were sweating and screaming,

G5 A5

tearin' out his heart

D5 B5

Well, I was sure I heard the wind in the wires

G5 A5

Crying in sympathy

A5 B5 G5 A5 B5 D5

For star-crossed lovers, Ally, that ain't you or me

G5 D5 G5

Part of the pleasure was that it felt so wrong

A5 G5 D5 A5 B5 G5

But it grew too fast, too strong

D5 G5 A5

Don't you think your friends are talking Alyson?

B5 D5

They're blaming it all on me

G5 A5

I'm blaming it all on love

D5 G5

Well, don't you think your friends are

A5 D5

talking Alyson?

B5 D5 F#5

Just a little sexual tension

G5 A5

Under the guise of love

For a limited run in to your local bedroom

D5 G5

We knew the curtain would be coming down soon

G5 D5 A5 B5

Reviews were mixed, the press was unkind

D5 G5 D5 G5 A5 D5 G5 A5

Ally, I hope they will forgive us in time, in time

G5 A5 G5 A5

Part of the attraction was that we knew it couldn't last

A5 G5 A5 B5 G5 D5

So we closed our eyes and held on fast

D5 G5 A5

Don't you think your friends are talking Alyson?

F#5 D5

Who were we trying to fool?

G5 A5

What was I thinking of?

F#5 G5

Well, don't you think your friends are

talking Alyson?

B5 F#5

They're blaming it all on me

G5 A5

I'm blaming it all on love

F#5 G5

Well, don't you think your friends are

talking Alyson?

B5 F#5 D5

Just a little sexual tension

G5 A5

Under the guise of love

G5 D5 A5 B5 G5 D5

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