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Alligator
By Paul McCartney
From NEW (2013)
Intro:
Em
Verse 1:
BI want someone to come Emhome to
BI need somewhere I can Emsleep
DI need a place where I can rest my weary bones 
and have a Cconversation not too deep
A, Bb, A  
Chorus:
GEverybody else is Bbusy doing better than Emme
And I can Csee why I Gis
They've got Emsomeone setting them Gfree
CSomeone breaking the Emchain
CSomeone letting them Bbe
Em
Verse 2:
BI want someone who can Emsave me
Bwhen I come home from tEmhe zoo
DI need somebody whose a sweet communicator
I can Cgive my Alligator too
A, Bb, A  
Chorus:
GEverybody seems to Bknow what they are taking aEmbout
and I can Csee why it Gis
they've got Emsomeone breaking them Gout
Csomeone finding a Emkey
Csomeone setting them Bfree
Bridge:
could you Gbe that Bmperson for Emme
Would you Gfeel right Bmsetting me Emfree
could you Gdare to Bm7find my Emkey
Em
Verse 3:
BI want someone who can Embail me
Bwhen I get up to my Emtricks
DI need somebody use to dealing with a sinner
Cwhenever I get in a fix
A, Bb, A  
Chorus:
GEverybody else is Bbusy doing better than Emme
And I can Csee why I Gis
They've got Emsomeone setting them Gfree
CSomeone breaking the Emchain
CSomeone letting them Bbe
Bridge:
could you Gbe that Bmperson for Emme
Would you Gfeel right Bmsetting me Emfree
could you Gdare to Bm7find my Emkey
Bm,  Emx7
Bm, G, Em  

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Alligator

by Paul McCartney

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Bm7

Alligator

By Paul McCartney

From NEW (2013)

Intro:

Verse 1:

B Em

I want someone to come home to

B Em

I need somewhere I can sleep

I need a place where I can rest my weary bones

and have a conversation not too deep

A Bb A

, ,

Chorus:

G B Em

Everybody else is busy doing better than me

C G

And I can see why I is

Em G

They've got someone setting them free

C Em

Someone breaking the chain

C B

Someone letting them be

Verse 2:

B Em

I want someone who can save me

B Em

when I come home from the zoo

I need somebody whose a sweet communicator

I can give my Alligator too

A Bb A

, ,

Chorus:

G B Em

Everybody seems to know what they are taking about

C G

and I can see why it is

Em G

they've got someone breaking them out

C Em

someone finding a key

C B

someone setting them free

Bridge:

G Bm Em

could you be that person for me

G Bm Em

Would you feel right setting me free

G Bm7 Em

could you dare to find my key

Verse 3:

B Em

I want someone who can bail me

B Em

when I get up to my tricks

I need somebody use to dealing with a sinner

whenever I get in a fix

A Bb A

, ,

Chorus:

G B Em

Everybody else is busy doing better than me

C G

And I can see why I is

Em G

They've got someone setting them free

C Em

Someone breaking the chain

C B

Someone letting them be

Bridge:

G Bm Em

could you be that person for me

G Bm Em

Would you feel right setting me free

G Bm7 Em

could you dare to find my key

Bm Em

, x7

Bm G Em

, ,

About Alligator Chords by Paul McCartney

Learn how to play Alligator by Paul McCartney with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Alligator chords”, “Alligator guitar chords”, or “Paul McCartney Alligator chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Alligator chords and for experienced players who want accurate Alligator lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include Em, B, D, C, A, Bb.

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What key is "Alligator" in?

The chords for "Alligator" show the original chord names (including Em, B, D, C, A, Bb). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.