Alex Chilton chords by
The Replacements
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Key: A major

Intro 1
F#m F#m 
 
D D 
 
E E 
 
D D 
 
F#m F#m 
 
D D 
 
E E 
 
D D 
 
F#m F#m 
 
D D 
 
E E 
 
D D 
 
F#m F#m 
 
D D 
 
E E 
 
D D 
 
B B 
 
B B 
 
B B 
 
B B

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

Pre-chorus 1

F#m

E

And children by the million

D

sing for Alex Chilton

E

when he comes 'round

Chorus 1
F#m F#m 
 
D D 
 
They sing, I'm   in love,
E E 
 
D D 
 
F#m F#m 
 
D D 
 
what's that song?
E E 
 
D D 
 
F#m F#m 
 
D D 
 
Yeah, I'm   in love
E E 
 
D D 
 
F#m F#m 
 
D D 
 
with  that song
E E 
 
D D

Verse 2
A A 
 
E E 
 
Cerebral rape and pillage
D D 
 
B B 
 
in a village of his choice
A A 
 
E E 
 
Invisible man who can sing
B B 
 
in a visible voice
A A 
 
E E 
 
Feeling like a hundred bucks,
D D 
 
B B 
 
exchanging good lucks face to face
A A 
 
E E 
 
Check- checkin' his stash by the trash
B B 
 
at St. Mark's Place

Pre-chorus 2

F#m

E

And children by the million

D

sing for Alex Chilton

E

when he comes 'round

Chorus 2
F#m F#m 
 
D D 
 
They sing, I'm   in love,
E E 
 
D D 
 
F#m F#m 
 
D D 
 
what's that song?
E E 
 
D D 
 
F#m F#m 
 
D D 
 
Well, I'm   in love
E E 
 
D D 
 
F#m F#m 
 
D D 
 
with  that song
E E 
 
D D

Bridge 1

Dm

C

I never travel far

Dm

E

Without a little big star, ooh

Chorus 3
F#m F#m 
 
D D 
 
E E 
 
D D 
 
F#m F#m 
 
D D 
 
E E 
 
D D 
 
F#m F#m 
 
D D 
 
E E 
 
D D 
 
F#m F#m 
 
D D 
 
E E 
 
D D 
 
B B 
 
B B 
 
B B 
 
B B

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

Pre-chorus 3

F#m

E

And children by the million

D

wait for Alex Chilton

E

E

to come around

Chorus 4
F#m F#m 
 
D D 
 
They sing, I'm   in love,
E E 
 
D D 
 
F#m F#m 
 
D D 
 
what's that song?
E E 
 
D D 
 
F#m F#m 
 
D D 
 
I'm   in love
E E 
 
D D 
 
F#m F#m 
 
D D 
 
with  that song
E E 
 
D D 
 
F#m F#m 
 
D D 
 
I'm   in love,
E E 
 
D D 
 
F#m F#m 
 
D D 
 
what's that song?
E E 
 
D D 
 
F#m F#m 
 
D D 
 
Yeah, I'm   in love
E E 
 
D D 
 
F#m F#m 
 
D D 
 
with  that song
E E 
 
D D 
 
B B

Outro 1

B

B

B

Oh, come on

A

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