Pity Poor Alfie chords by The Jam

Chords with lyrics

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

E minorEm D MajorD C majorC B minorBm (x2)

G+G                 A minorAm
 The streets of pleasure took you to the top
     D MajorD            C majorC     A minorAm
But every light was red and every sign said stop
    C majorC           D MajorD
I felt so confined, just like glued to this spot, oh
G+G            A minorAm
 As were sleeping in the noon day sun
        D MajorD      C majorC    A minorAm
We escaped the test and the marathon run
  C majorC           C majorC         E minorEm    D MajorD
And nobody heard and these muffled cries of "Alfie!"
C majorC     B minorBm   E minorEm   D MajorD C majorC
 We put a stop to that
B minorBm    E minorEm  D MajorD C majorC       B minorBm     E minorEm    D MajorD C majorC
Whoa, but Alfie,  I wish you'd please come back


A minorAm
 So no one's hurt - we might have made it through
        D MajorD                  E minorEm
But now there's nothing left except the memories of you

D MajorD C majorC B minorBm E minorEm D MajorD C majorC B minorBm

G+G         A minorAm
 With overflowing powerful woes
        D MajorD
'Cause there's real and fright
    C majorC     A minorAm    C majorC
To the top of the stairs to find poor Alfie
  D MajorD
And blood stained letters

   D MajorD
Don't count for change
     C majorC
And don't look for blame
       D MajorD
'Cause it's a fair exchange
    E minorEm  D MajorD  C majorC  A minorAm   C majorC
For the last adventure I have left

A minorAm D MajorD

G+G A minorAm D MajorD C majorC A minorAm C majorC D MajorD

G+G                A minorAm
 'Cause we were sleeping in the noon day sun
   D MajorD           C majorC    A minorAm
We escaped the test and the marathon run
  C majorC           D MajorD         E minorEm    D MajorD
And nobody heard and these muffled cries of "Alfie!"
C majorC     B minorBm   E minorEm   D MajorD C majorC
 We put a stop to that
B minorBm    E minorEm  D MajorD C majorC       B minorBm     E minorEm   D MajorD
 Oh, but Alfie,  I wish you'd please come back

C majorC

B minorBm    A minorAm
 Now it's gonna be hard for me to make it through
   D MajorD
When all that's left is the memories of
E MajorE                  C majorC
Nothing left except the memories of war and pain
    D MajorD
Please pity poor Alfie

E minorEm D MajorD C majorC B minorBm (x2)

   E minorEm  D MajorD C majorC    B minorBm   E minorEm   D MajorD C majorC B minorBm
Poor Alfie  put a stop to that
   E minorEm  D MajorD C majorC       B minorBm     E minorEm    D MajorD  C majorC B minorBm
Poor Alfie  I wish you'd please come back
   E minorEm  D MajorD C majorC    B minorBm   E minorEm   D MajorD C majorC B minorBm
Poor Alfie  put a stop to that
    E minorEm  D MajorD C majorC       B minorBm     E minorEm   D MajorD  C majorC B minorBm
Oh, but Alfie  I wish you'd please come back
   E minorEm   D MajorD C majorC B minorBm
Poor Alfie!

D MajorD

G minorGm         FF     Eb MajorEb  D MajorD
 You'll never know how much I love you
G minorGm       FF   Eb MajorEb  D7/F#D7/F#
 Never know how much I care
    G minorGm        FF   Eb MajorEb  D MajorD
'Cause when you put your arms around me
    Eb MajorEb     D MajorD   G minorGm
I get a fever I can hardly bear
N.C.
You give me fever

G minorGm FF Eb MajorEb

     D MajorD
When you kiss me
G minorGm       FF    Eb MajorEb     D7/F#D7/F#
Fever when you hold me tight
G minorGm   FF      Eb MajorEb D MajorD
 Fever through the daytime
    Eb MajorEb    D MajorD      G minorGm
I get a fever all through the night

FF Eb MajorEb D MajorD

G minorGm     FF   Eb MajorEb D MajorD
 Sun lights up the daytime
G minorGm   FF      Eb MajorEb    D7/F#D7/F#
 Moon lights up the night
G minorGm    FF      Eb MajorEb  D MajorD
 I light up when you kiss me
   Eb MajorEb       D MajorD     G minorGm
And I know I'm gonna treat you right
N.C.
You give me fever

G minorGm FF Eb MajorEb

     D MajorD
When you kiss me
G minorGm       FF    Eb MajorEb   D7/F#D7/F#
Fever when you hold me tight
G minorGm   FF      Eb MajorEb D MajorD
 Fever through the daytime
    Eb MajorEb    D MajorD      G minorGm
I get a fever all through the night

FF Eb MajorEb D MajorD

G minorGm    FF   Eb MajorEb  D MajorD
 Bless my soul I love you
G minorGm    FF    Eb MajorEb    D7/F#D7/F#
 Take me so far away
G minorGm     FF  Eb MajorEb     D MajorD
 Take these arms I'll never use
   Eb MajorEb         D MajorD       G minorGm
Just believe in what my words have to say
N.C.
You give me fever

G minorGm FF Eb MajorEb

     D MajorD
When you kiss me
G minorGm       FF    Eb MajorEb    D7/F#D7/F#
Fever when you hold me tight
G minorGm   FF      Eb MajorEb D MajorD
 Fever through the daytime
    Eb MajorEb    D MajorD      G minorGm
I get a fever all through the night
N.C.
You give me fever