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A tribute to Mose Allison by Black Francis
[INTRO]
Fm
Fm7
Fm
[Verse]
From Cdistant sEmtar to Fthis here Cbar
CThe me, the Emyou, where Fare we Cnow
CHooray the bEmlues of FeveryCone
GAl - li - FsonC  Ab  
[Verse]
CKeeps a sEmmile aFround a Cwhile
CHe took no fEmright and FjettiCsoned
CWe'll go toEmnight to Fhear him Ctell
GOh, Fwell
[Chorus]
AbAl - Bbli - Cson,      Em   FAlliCson
[Guitar solo]
C   Em   F   C
C   Em   F   C
C   Em   F   C
Ab
Fm
[Verse]
CWhen the Emplanet Fhit the Csun
CI saw the Emface of FAlliCson
[Chorus]
GAl - li - Fson
CAl - Emli - Ason
G           Fm
 A-  A- Allison
AbAl - Bbli - Cson

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Allison

by Pixies

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Fm7

A tribute to Mose Allison by Black Francis

[INTRO]

Fm7

[Verse]

C Em F C

From distant star to this here bar

C Em F C

The me, the you, where are we now

C Em F C

Hooray the blues of everyone

G F C Ab

Al - li - son

[Verse]

C Em F C

Keeps a smile around a while

C Em F C

He took no fright and jettisoned

C Em F C

We'll go tonight to hear him tell

G F

Oh, well

[Chorus]

Ab Bb C Em F C

Al - li - son, Allison

[Guitar solo]

C Em F C

[Verse]

C Em F C

When the planet hit the sun

C Em F C

I saw the face of Allison

[Chorus]

G F

Al - li - son

C Em A

Al - li - son

G Fm

A A

- - Allison

Ab Bb C

Al - li - son

About Allison Chords by Pixies

Learn how to play Allison by Pixies with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Allison chords”, “Allison guitar chords”, or “Pixies Allison 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 Allison chords and for experienced players who want accurate Allison lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include A, Fm, Fm7, C, Em, F.

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