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1/21

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 21Position: 5

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Riff (A chord played in the background)
e|-------5-7-5---9------5-7-5----------|
B|-----7-------7----5-7-------7--5-----|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|   
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
[Verse]
A15th heir to the  ball and chain
F#mHouse full of hungry Dkids to his name
AEverything to lose and nothing to gain
F#mLong reign DAlfred the AGreat
(Riff)
ATouched his toes to the company store
F#mScrub till he see his Dface in the floor
ALost his place to a foot in the door
F#mLong reign DAlfred the AGreat
[Bridge]
ENever been to good with words oh noF#m  
Said you Edon't need a doctor you don't need a doctor to sDhow
[Chorus]
DIt's a F#mhard, hard road
DWhen you're fF#molks ain't cracked the code
DAnd your F#mtears don't put
CFood on the Eplate,
GAlfred the Great, Dwatch out
[Verse]
Ever get the feeling you been stitched up?
Textbook case of bad, bad luck
There's a hole in your bucket and cracks in your cup
Long reign Alfred the Great
Touched his toes down the company store
Scrubbed till he see his face in the floor
He ain't gonna dance for the suits no more
Long reign Alfred the Great
[Bridge] 
[Chorus] x 3
Food on the plate, Alfred the Great, watch out
e|-------------------------------------|
B|----6-5-3-5-----5-3-2-3--------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|   
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
end on G

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Alfred The Great

by Cherry Ghost

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Riff (A chord played in the background)

e|-------5-7-5---9------5-7-5----------|

B|-----7-------7----5-7-------7--5-----|

G|-------------------------------------|

D|-------------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------|

[Verse]

15th heir to the ball and chain

F#m D

House full of hungry kids to his name

Everything to lose and nothing to gain

F#m D A

Long reign Alfred the Great

(Riff)

Touched his toes to the company store

F#m D

Scrub till he see his face in the floor

Lost his place to a foot in the door

F#m D A

Long reign Alfred the Great

[Bridge]

E F#m

Never been to good with words oh no

E D

Said you don't need a doctor you don't need a doctor to show

[Chorus]

D F#m

It's a hard, hard road

D F#m

When you're folks ain't cracked the code

D F#m

And your tears don't put

C E

Food on the plate,

G D

Alfred the Great, watch out

[Verse]

Ever get the feeling you been stitched up?

Textbook case of bad, bad luck

There's a hole in your bucket and cracks in your cup

Long reign Alfred the Great

Touched his toes down the company store

Scrubbed till he see his face in the floor

He ain't gonna dance for the suits no more

Long reign Alfred the Great

[Bridge]

[Chorus] x 3

Food on the plate, Alfred the Great, watch out

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

B|----6-5-3-5-----5-3-2-3--------------|

G|-------------------------------------|

D|-------------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------|

end on G

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