Alice Childress Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

B7M B7 Esusmaj9 E7M9

G♯mSome summers in the F♯eveA♯ning

B F♯/C♯ B/D♯ E | E (Held over from last bar) (add some maj 7 and 9 for color)

after six or so

G♯mI walk on doF♯wn A♯the hill

F♯ aG♯nd maybe G♯buyA♯ a beer

E I think about F♯my friends

B Gb/Db B/D# E | E (Held over from last bar) (add some maj 7 and 9 for color)

sometimes I wish they lived out here

C♯m7 F♯ | B (change between a B and E/B off and on)

but they wouldn't dig this town

no they Ewouldn't B/D♯dig this towF♯n G♯ G♯ A♯

Chorus

E Try not to tB/D♯hink about it

G♯mAliceF♯ ChA♯ildrBessB/D♯

E Try not to thB/D♯ink about it

F♯anyG♯moreG♯ A♯

E Try not to tB/D♯hink about it

G♯mAliceF♯ ChA♯ildrBessB/D♯

E(No lyrics) B/D♯

F♯anyG♯more, no nE/G♯ot anymore no

Intro again

B7M B7 Esus9 E7M9

G♯m Alice the world iF♯s fA♯ull of ugly things that

B Gb/Db B/D# E | E (Held over from last bar) (add some maj 7 and 9 for color)

you can't change

G♯m pretend it's F♯notA♯ that way

F♯ tG♯hat's my G♯ideA♯a of faith

E you can blow it offF♯ and say there's

B Gb/Db B/D# E | E (Held over from last bar) (add some maj 7 and 9 for color)

good in nearly everyone

C♯m7 F♯ | B (change between [a] B and E/B off and on)

just give them all a chance

Egive themB/D♯ all a chancF♯e G♯ G♯ A♯

Chorus

E Try not to tB/D♯hink about it

G♯mAliceF♯ ChA♯ildrBessB/D♯

E Try not to thB/D♯ink about it

F♯anyG♯moreG♯ A♯

E Try not to tB/D♯hink about it

G♯mAliceF♯ ChA♯ildrBessB/D♯

E(No lyrics) B/D♯

F♯anyG♯more, no nE/G♯ot anymore

Bridge

I'll try to write down the notes of the solo.

Keep in mind I'm not writing repeated notes twice or more.

It's the same D/E chord throughout just keep comping it through out.

C/G No it didn't work out G7M

C/D no it didn't work out

the way we G7Mthought it would

no it didn't work C/Dout

an arranged G7Mmarriage

is not so good E/F♯

Interlude

Same chords as the verse

G♯mB Gb/Db B/D# E | F♯E (A♯Held over from last bar) (add some maj 7 and 9 for color)

G♯mB Gb/Db B/D# E | F♯E (A♯Held over from last bar) (add some maj 7 and 9 for color)

G♯m Thank God it's yoF♯u A♯

B Gb/Db B/D# E | E (Held over from last bar) (add some maj 7 and 9 for color)

you know your timing is impeccable

G♯m I'm not foF♯oliA♯ng you

F♯ IG♯ don't know G♯whaA♯t to do

E some dude just kF♯nocF♯ked me cold

B Gb/Db B/D# E | E (Held over from last bar) (add some maj 7 and 9 for color)

and left me on the sidewalk

C♯m7 F♯ | B (change between [a] B and E/B off and on)

took everything I had

EeveryB/D♯thing I F♯ G♯ haG♯d A♯

Chorus

E Try not to tB/D♯hink about it

G♯mAliceF♯ ChA♯ildrBessB/D♯

E Try not to thB/D♯ink about it

F♯anyG♯moreG♯ A♯

E Try not to tB/D♯hink about it

G♯mAliceF♯ ChA♯ildrBessB/D♯

E(No lyrics) B/D♯

F♯anyG♯more, no nE/G♯ot anymore no

F♯anyG♯more, no nE/G♯ot anymore

F♯anyG♯more, no nE/G♯ot anymore

Outro

Same as intro

B7M B7 Esusmaj9 E7M9