Alfie - Lily Allen

Capo: Fret 3
Tuning: Standard, E A D G B E

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(Capo on third fret)

This song is super easy; it only requires the use of A, E and D chords. Have fun!


VERSE 1:

    
Oooooh, deary 

me
              
My little brot

             
her's in his b

edroom smoking

 weed.
              
I tell him he 

              
should get up 

            
'cause it's ne

arly half past

 three
              
He can't be bo

              
thered 'cause 

     
he's high on T

CH.
              
I ask him very

              
 nicely if he'

  
d like a cup o

f tea
              
I can't even s

              
ee him 'cause 

    
his room is so

 smokey.
              
Don't understa

              
nd how one can

 
 watch so much

 TV,
              
My baby brothe

              
r Alfie how I 


wish that you 

could see.


CHORUS:

             
I only say it 

 
'cause I care,
             
So please can 

         
you stop pulli

ng my hair?
             
Now, now there

      
's no need to 

swear,
             
Please don't d

           
espair, my dea

r mon frere.


VERSE 2:

             
Oooooh Alfie g

      
et up it's a b

rand new day
              
I just can't s

              
it back and wa

        
tch you waste 

your life away

.
              
You need to ge

              
t a job becaus

      
e the bills ne

ed to get paid
              
Get off your l

           
azy ass, Alfie

 please use yo

ur brain.
              
Surely there's

              
 some walls ou

             
t there that y

ou can go and 

spray
              
I'm feeling gu

           
iltier for lea

ding you astra

y.
              
Now how the he

              
ll do you ever

   
 expect that y

ou'll get laid

,
              
When all you d

              
o is stay in p

       
laying your co

mputer games?


CHORUS:

             
I only say it 

 
'cause I care,
             
So please can 

         
you stop pulli

ng my hair?
             
Now, now there

      
's no need to 

swear,
             
Please don't d

           
espair, my dea

r mon frere.


INSTRUMENTAL:
         
         


VERSE 3:
             
Oh little brot

              
her, please re


frain from doi

ng that.
              
I'm trying to 

              
help you out s

          
o can you stop

 being a twat.
              
It's time that

              
 you and I sit

          
 down and have

 a little chat

,
              
And look me in

              
 the eyes, tak

           
e off that stu

pid fitted cap

.


CHORUS:

             
I only say it 

 
'cause I care,
             
So please can 

         
you stop pulli

ng my hair?
             
Now, now there

      
's no need to 

swear,
             
Please don't d

      
espair,
       
Please don't d

espair
       
My mon frere.

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