Alex's Song chords by
Blur (Official Version)
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Key: G majorDifficulty: Easy

Intro 1

Am

Dm

G7

G7

G

C/G

G

Am

G

G

C/G

G

Verse 1
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
Picked up  the girl
C/G C/G 
 
G G 
 
G G 
 
C/G C/G 
 
G G 
 
And   he sailed around the world
Am Am 
 
Why not?
F F 
 
G G 
 
What else have you got?
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
C/G C/G 
 
G G 
 
If you're not any  one that  I like
Am Am 
 
F F 
 
G7 G7 
 
Love will give me the moon

Chorus 1
Whoops
C C 
 
Dm Dm 
 
C C 
 
And beyond these voices
Dm Dm 
 
C C 
 
Dm Dm 
 
C C 
 
And danced on the groove
G7 G7 
 
In a dream, forever
Dm Dm 
 
G G 
 
Starts when you wake up
Dm Dm 
 
G G 
 
Starts when you wake up
Dm Dm 
 
F F 
 
F F 
 

Verse 2
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
Picked up  the girl
C/G C/G 
 
G G 
 
G G 
 
C/G C/G 
 
G G 
 
And   he sailed around the world
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
What?
C/G C/G 
 
G G 
 
Oh yeah, sorry
C/G C/G 
 
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
Around the   world Why not?
F F 
 
G G 
 
What else have you got?
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
I don't know
C C 
 
G G 
 
And I  know
C/G C/G 
 
G G 
 
I don't know
Am Am 
 
F F 
 
G7 G7 
 
Love will give me the moon

Chorus 2
Oh, dear
C C 
 
Dm Dm 
 
C C 
 
And beyond these voices
Dm Dm 
 
C C 
 
Dm Dm 
 
C C 
 
And danced on the groove
G7 G7 
 
In a dream, forever
Dm Dm 
 
G G 
 
Starts when you wake up
Dm Dm 
 
F F 
 
Starts when you wake up

Outro 1

G

Am

G

Am

G

G

C/G

G

Am

Dm

G7

G7

[Fade out]

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsAm Dm G7 G C/G...

Chords

Am
Dm
G7
G
C/G
F
C

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
Dm: x-x-0-2-3-1
G7: 3-2-0-0-0-1
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
C/G: 3-x-2-0-1-0
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
C: x-3-2-0-1-0

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

F is one of the chords beginners ask about the most. A short walkthrough on how to fret it cleanly and switch in and out of it. Learn the F chord

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This is the definitive original version of Alex's Song by Blur, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of G major. It suits players who want to learn Alex's Song the way Blur intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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