Gordon Lightfoot - Poor Little Alison

artist : gordon lightfoot
song : poor little alison
tabbed by : dj
16th feb 2013

tuning : standard
capo : 2nd fret ( sounds in key of E )

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D Dmaj7 D7 Dmaj7
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D Dmaj7 D7
poor little alison , standing in the night wind ,
G Gm D Dsus2 D Dsus2
laughing out loud , turning her face to the summer rain , | / / / / |
D Dmaj7 D7
poor little alison , never had much going ,
G Gm D Dsus2 D Dsus2
hard to forget , always in step with the world she’s in! | / / / / |

A G D
never knowing , never feeling , showing so much pride ,
A G A7sus4
never saying what she’s thinking , or feeling deep in – side!

D Dmaj7 D7
poor little alison , dreaming of the right one ,
G Gm D Dsus2
laughing out loud , lost in a crowd of fair – weather friends!

Dmaj7 D7 G A7sus4
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D Dsus2 D Dsus2
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A G D
never knowing , never feeling , showing so much pride ,
A G A7sus4
never saying what she’s thinking , or feeling deep in – side!

D Dmaj7 D7
poor little alison , standing in the night wind ,
G Gm D Dsus2 D Dsus2
wishing out loud , turning her face to the summer rain , | / / / / |
G Gm D
hard to forget , always in step with the world she’s in!

Dmaj7 D7 Dmaj7 D Dsus2 D
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D = xx0232 G = 355433 A = x02220
Dmaj7 = xx0222 Gm = 355333 A7sus4 = x02030
D7 = xx0212 Dsus2 = xx0230