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Pity Poor Alfie

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30th August 2001 PITY POOR ALFIE/FEVER by THE JAM Pity Poor Alfie written by Paul Weller Fever written by Davenport/Cooley B-side to 'The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had To Swallow)' (1982) Chords used: Em: 022000 Am: x02210 D7/F#: 2x0212 D: xx0232 E: 022100 C: x32013 Gm: 355333 Bm: x24432 F: 133211 G: 3x0033 Eb: xx5343 Em D C Bm (x2) G Am The streets of pleasure took you to the top D C Am But every light was red and every sign said stop C D I felt so confined, just like glued to this spot, oh G Am As were sleeping in the noon day sun D C Am We escaped the test and the marathon run C C Em D And nobody heard and these muffled cries of "Alfie!" C Bm Em D C We put a stop to that Bm Em D C Bm Em D C Whoa, but Alfie, I wish you'd please come back Am So no one's hurt - we might have made it through D Em But now there's nothing left except the memories of you D C Bm Em D C Bm G Am With overflowing powerful woes D 'Cause there's real and fright C Am C To the top of the stairs to find poor Alfie D And blood stained letters D Don't count for change C And don't look for blame D 'Cause it's a fair exchange Em D C Am C For the last adventure I have left Am D G Am D C Am C D G Am 'Cause we were sleeping in the noon day sun D C Am We escaped the test and the marathon run C D Em D And nobody heard and these muffled cries of "Alfie!" C Bm Em D C We put a stop to that Bm Em D C Bm Em D Oh, but Alfie, I wish you'd please come back C Bm Am Now it's gonna be hard for me to make it through D When all that's left is the memories of E C Nothing left except the memories of war and pain D Please pity poor Alfie Em D C Bm (x2) Em D C Bm Em D C Bm Poor Alfie put a stop to that Em D C Bm Em D C Bm Poor Alfie I wish you'd please come back Em D C Bm Em D C Bm Poor Alfie put a stop to that Em D C Bm Em D C Bm Oh, but Alfie I wish you'd please come back Em D C Bm Poor Alfie! D Gm F Eb D You'll never know how much I love you Gm F Eb D7/F# Never know how much I care Gm F Eb D 'Cause when you put your arms around me Eb D Gm I get a fever I can hardly bear N.C. You give me fever Gm F Eb D When you kiss me Gm F Eb D7/F# Fever when you hold me tight Gm F Eb D Fever through the daytime Eb D Gm I get a fever all through the night F Eb D Gm F Eb D Sun lights up the daytime Gm F Eb D7/F# Moon lights up the night Gm F Eb D I light up when you kiss me Eb D Gm And I know I'm gonna treat you right N.C. You give me fever Gm F Eb D When you kiss me Gm F Eb D7/F# Fever when you hold me tight Gm F Eb D Fever through the daytime Eb D Gm I get a fever all through the night F Eb D Gm F Eb D Bless my soul I love you Gm F Eb D7/F# Take me so far away Gm F Eb D Take these arms I'll never use Eb D Gm Just believe in what my words have to say N.C. You give me fever Gm F Eb D When you kiss me Gm F Eb D7/F# Fever when you hold me tight Gm F Eb D Fever through the daytime Eb D Gm I get a fever all through the night N.C. You give me fever
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