My Alice Live Chords

by Billy Strings
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This is a simplified version of the song. The strumming pattern is what I use to play the song and may be different from how Billy plays it. You can see Billy play the song here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFkZZvijzQQ) Enjoy.Was this info helpful?
Difficulty: absolute beginner
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: Gm
Capo: 5th fret
Author vinlizball1 [pro] 517.
1 contributor total, last edit on Dec 23, 2022

Chords

Dm
C
Am

Strumming

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[Intro]
Dm C Am C Dm
 
 
[Verse 1]
Dm                  C               Am
Early in the fall, back deep in the woods
     C                          Dm
The first hint of frost is upon you
                      C             Am
About a mile beyond a field's stone wall
     C                            Dm
It's not hard to get lost if you want to
 
Dm                       C              Am
Too far from the city to see the white lights
   C                         Dm
I move in the shadows under cover of night
                            C            Am
Too far from the highway to blow a flat tire
      C                      Dm
So I stare at the ashes and fire
 
 
[Instrumental]
Dm C Am C Dm
 
 
[Verse 2]
Dm                      C          Am
Well John St. Paul is a well-known man
   C                         Dm
Of wealth in his skyscraper palace
                          C                 Am
He likes his old Cadillac prepped for long drives
         C                       Dm
I don't like how he looks at my Alice
 
Dm                      C            Am
I work his garage with wrench in my glove
 C                                Dm
Bring the stench of his gasoline home to my love
                               C       Am
She swears once again she has all she desires
   C                         Dm
As I stare at the ashes and fire
 
 
[Instrumental]
Dm C Am C Dm
 
 
[Verse 3]
Dm                          C          Am
One day late last week when I got the word
    C                         Dm
The boss needs his Caddy all steady
                           C       Am
I remembered his eyes all over my wife
   C                         Dm
As I carefully got my tools ready
 
Dm                               C          Am
What a terrible shame should he ever break down
     C                                Dm
With me on his trail and so far from town
                                   C          Am
If his brakes were to fail, if he blew out a tire
    C                          Dm
And I stared in the ashes and fire
 
 
[Instrumental]
Dm C Am C Dm
 
 
[Outro]
Dm                      C         Am
Now John St. Paul is a well-known man
   C                        Dm
Of wealth in his skyscraper palace
                          C                Am
He likes his old Cadillac prepped for long drives
   C                             Dm
I don't like how he looks at my Alice
   C                             Dm
I don't like how he looks at my Alice
 
 
Intro/Melody Tab (Simplified - Capo 5)
 
e|---------------------1-1--0--------0----0-00-----------1-1-1-------------|
B|------------3--------3-3--1--------1----1-11-----------3-2-2-------------|
G|-----------2--2-0h2--2-2--0--------2----0-00-0---0----2--3-3-------------|
D|--------0-------0----0-0--2--0h2p0-2----2-22-0h2-0---0-----0-------------|
A|--0--3--------------------3--------0----3-33-3---3-3---------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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2 comments
jakstraw
Chord progression sounds good to me. Fun little song to play. Thanks! I just have a couple corrections in the lyrics. In verse 2 you have a typo it looks like, it should read "I work his garage with a wrench in my glove". And verse 3 I believe he sings "One day late last week when I got the word".
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