Alex Chilton chords by
The Replacements
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Key: A major

Intro 1
Gm Gm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
F F 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Gm Gm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
F F 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Gm Gm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
F F 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Gm Gm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
F F 
 
Eb Eb 
 
C C 
 
C C 
 
C C 
 
C C

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

Pre-chorus 1

Gm

F

And children by the million

Eb

sing for Alex Chilton

F

when he comes 'round

Chorus 1
Gm Gm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
They sing, I'm in love,
F F 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Gm Gm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
what's that song?
F F 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Gm Gm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Yeah, I'm in love
F F 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Gm Gm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
with that song
F F 
 
Eb Eb

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

Pre-chorus 2

Gm

F

And children by the million

Eb

sing for Alex Chilton

F

when he comes 'round

Chorus 2
Gm Gm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
They sing, I'm in love,
F F 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Gm Gm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
what's that song?
F F 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Gm Gm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Well, I'm in love
F F 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Gm Gm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
with that song
F F 
 
Eb Eb

Bridge 1

Ebm

Db

I never travel far

Ebm

F

Without a little big star, ooh

Chorus 3
Gm Gm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
F F 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Gm Gm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
F F 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Gm Gm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
F F 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Gm Gm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
F F 
 
Eb Eb 
 
C C 
 
C C 
 
C C 
 
C C

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

Pre-chorus 3

Gm

F

And children by the million

Eb

wait for Alex Chilton

F

F

to come around

Chorus 4
Gm Gm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
They sing, I'm in love,
F F 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Gm Gm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
what's that song?
F F 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Gm Gm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
I'm in love
F F 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Gm Gm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
with that song
F F 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Gm Gm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
I'm in love,
F F 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Gm Gm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
what's that song?
F F 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Gm Gm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Yeah, I'm in love
F F 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Gm Gm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
with that song
F F 
 
Eb Eb 
 
C C

Outro 1

C

C

C

Oh, come on

Bb

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