Alexander
by Ed McGee
tab by Andy Bailey
schwadude@insight.rr.com

E
B 2                        5  3   2                            5 5
G 2                        4  2   2                            4 6
D 2          2 4p2         6  4   2            2 4p2           6 7
A 0  0 3h4         4p0            0  0 3h4           4p0          
E                                                                            
 
 
G              A
Alexander, Well they laugh at me
G              A
Alexander, but they're after me . . . so i run!
 
E                                                 3x
B
G
D                  0 2 0                                                    
A          0 2 4         4 2 0      0 2 0                       
E  0 2 4                          4                        
 
E
B
G
D                 0 2 4 2 0
A         0 2 4               4 2 0    0
E 0 2 4                                4      
 
E     F#m               G#m     A                B         A
Alexander starts to ponder, wander and meander floor to 
G(start back into the "Alexander" part)
floor
 
E    F#m            G#m          A         B       A              B*
Hallways all with open doors always follow corridors to more
*the next part begins at the B
 
B    A
B    A
B
Whispers slip through keyholes near
A
and shivers grip his soul with fear
B
Voices lead to visions vague
A
and theres no choice but derision take
F#m                                   G                 A            E
from those who disbelieve in theghosts he sees            
 
E                          F#m
He thrusts his fists against the posts
G#m                     A*
And still insists he sees the ghosts
*last time go to intro riff instead of playing A
 
jam on G-A ( go ahead and sing Message in a Bottle if you know it) ending on a drone on the low E string
 
for this next part I am not exactly sure of whether the major or minors are correct but the root notes sound right to me
Em                                 F#m
They chase him down the western wing
G                           F#m
Where he has never really been
Em                        F#m
Laughing, shouting, taunting him
G               F#m
Alexander's caving in
Fm                   Gm
He ducks into a darkened room
G#                       Gm
and locks the door behind too soon
Fm                     Gm
Before him in the eerie gloom
G#                     Gm
are seven ghosts pale as moon
F#m                   G#m
Seven aparitions dressed
A                    G#m
in negligee and lacy mesh
F#m                 G#m
Reaching for his virgin flesh
A                                G#m
and the heart within his heaving chest
Gm                          Am
He breaks his trance and turns his back
Bb                   Am
his key falls in a floorboard crack
Gm                      Am
Hands behind him pull him back
Bb                         Am
So he turns around to face attack
G#m                 Bbm
Quickly six just hold him down
B                  Bbm
the other one removes her gown
G#m                  Bbm
takes him with a moaning sound
B                      Bbm
and disappears, her pleasure found
Am                  Bm
Swiftly then the circle spins
C                   Bm
the next erotic game begins
Am                       Bm
the ghost commits her ghastly sin
C                    Bm
and disappears into the wind
Bbm             Cm
One by one, they play the game
C#              Cm
till only one mistress remains
Bbm                        Cm
With one last spurt of joy and pain
C#            Cm                          B(into 'chorus')
Alexander dies to reign
 
 
E                                            0
B slide12 10 9      0h7 0h5 0h2 
G
 
slowly speed up, end by  playing the last half several times and cliff plays the "so i run" riff. End on an E chord. If you go into Alex II theres a key change, but i'll get to that when i figure that out.