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Alex Chilton Chords

Music by: The Replacements · 1987
Genre Rock Tone A major BPM 166 Views 144
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Guitar

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[Intro 1]
[Em][C]
[D][C]
[Em][C]
[D][C]
[Em][C]
[D][C]
[Em][C]
[D][C]
[A][A][A][A]

[Verse 1]
[G]If he was from [D]Venus,
would he [C]feed us with a [A]spoon?
[G]If he was from [D]Mars,
then that'd be [A]cool
[G]Standing right on [D]campus,
would he [C]stamp us in a [A]file?
[G]Hangin' down in [D]Memphis
all the [A]while

[Pre-chorus 1]
And [Em]children by the [D]million
sing for Alex [C]Chilton
when he comes [D]'round

[Chorus 1]
They sing, [Em]I'm in [C]love,
[D][C]
[Em]what's that [C]song?
[D][C]
Yeah, [Em]I'm in l[C]ove
[D][C]
[Em]with that [C]song
[D][C]

[Verse 2]
Ce[G]rebral rape and [D]pillage
in a [C]village of his [A]choice
In[G]visible man who can [D]sing
in a visible [A]voice
[G]Feeling like a hundred [D]bucks,
exchanging good [C]lucks face to [A]face
Check- [G]checkin' his stash by the [D]trash
at St. Mark's [A]Place

[Pre-chorus 2]
And [Em]children by the [D]million
sing for Alex [C]Chilton
when he comes [D]'round

[Chorus 2]
They sing, [Em]I'm in [C]love,
[D][C]
[Em]what's that [C]song?
[D][C]
Well, [Em]I'm in l[C]ove
[D][C]
[Em]with that [C]song
[D][C]

[Bridge 1]
[Cm]I never travel far[Bb]
[Cm]Without a little big star,[D] ooh

[Chorus 3]
[Em][C]
[D][C]
[Em][C]
[D][C]
[Em][C]
[D][C]
[Em][C]
[D][C]
[A][A][A][A]

[Verse 3]
[G]Runnin' 'round the [D]house,
Mickey [C]Louse and tarot [A]cards
[G]Falling asleep with a [D]flop pop video [A]on
And [G]if he was from [D]Venus,
would he [C]meet us on the [A]moon?
[G]If he died in [D]Memphis,
then that'd be [A]cool, babe

[Pre-chorus 3]
And [Em]children by the [D]million
wait for Alex [C]Chilton
to come a[D]round[D]

[Chorus 4]
They sing, [Em]I'm in [C]love,
[D][C]
[Em]what's that [C]song?
[D][C]
[Em]I'm in l[C]ove
[D][C]
[Em]with that [C]song
[D][C]
[Em]I'm in l[C]ove,
[D][C]
[Em]what's that [C]song?
[D][C]
Yeah, [Em]I'm in l[C]ove
[D][C]
[Em]with that [C]song
[D][C]
[A]

[Outro 1]
[A]Oh, [A]come on[A]
[G]
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