Alex's Song chords by Blur (Official Version)

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Intro 1

C/G

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

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Chorus 1

Whoops

And beyond these voices

And danced on the groove

In a dream, forever

Starts when you wake up

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

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

Outro 1

C/G

[Fade out]

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: G majorBPM: 110

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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

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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.