Strawbs – Alexander The Great (Guitar)

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They called him Alexander

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With the best band in the land

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He'd topped the bill in Paris

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But in Venice it was banned

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A pile of dusty gold discs

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Were among his claims to fame

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There was no-one over sixty

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Who did not know his name

C         B7
Alexander you were great

    Em              C
The man the critics loved to hate

    D                             B7             Em
You could have been as big as the Beatles or the Stones

C         B7
Alexander you became

    Em                 C
The lonely housewife's favourite name

        D                                    Em
And you could have been the greatest of them all

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The gig was held in honour

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Of his golden jubilee

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He did not need the money

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So he said he'd play for free

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He got the band together

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Who'd been with him through the years

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They rehearsed the Alexander songs

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And shed nostalgic tears

C         B7
Alexander you were great

    Em              C
The man the critics loved to hate

    D                             B7             Em
You could have been as big as the Beatles or the Stones

C         B7
Alexander you became

    Em                 C
The lonely housewife's favourite name

        D                                    Em
And you could have been the greatest of them all

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The crowd rose to their feet

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When Alexander hit the stage

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His face had been rebuilt

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So that you could not tell his age

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He played all of the old songs

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And the crowd sang every word

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He danced like Margot Fonteyn

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And whistled like a bird

C         B7
Alexander you were great

    Em              C
The man the critics loved to hate

    D                             B7             Em
You could have been as big as the Beatles or the Stones

C         B7
Alexander you became

    Em                 C
The lonely housewife's favourite name

        D                                    Em
And you could have been the greatest of them all

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He came on for the encore

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But collapsed against the stand

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The crowd was hushed, the doctor came

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There was panic in the band

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He diagnosed a broken heart

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The critics had been fed

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Their reviews became

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Obituary notices instead

C         B7
Alexander you were great

    Em              C
The man the critics loved to hate

    D                             B7             Em
You could have been as big as the Beatles or the Stones

C         B7
Alexander you became

    Em                 C
The lonely housewife's favourite name

        D                                    Em
And you could have been the greatest of them all

C         B7
Alexander you were great

    Em              C
The man the critics loved to hate

    D                             B7             Em
You could have been as big as the Beatles or the Stones

C         B7
Alexander you became

    Em                 C
The lonely housewife's favourite name

        D                                    Em
And you could have been the greatest of them all