Alfred Benson

A C#7 Alf was seventeen D When he saw Penelope Bm She was the woman of his dreams A C#7 She was twenty-six D But nine is just a number Bm E When it all comes down to it A E And he watched her from afar Bm Until one day he plucked the courage D To say you look like a movie star A E But Penelope brushed it off Bm And said why don't you come back, Alf, when D E You've got a job D A E So he worked the paper round D A E Until he had himself five pounds D C#m E Bought a bouquet of roses red D A E Penelope turned around and said A C#7 Alfred Benson, you're such a gent D But I didn't mean to lead you on C#m Bm E That was never my intent A C#7 Alfred Benson, you're such a doll C# D C#m You should find a girl that treats you right Bm E And take her home A C#7 Out of the blue D C#m Alf is twenty three and now Bm E Penelope is thirty two A C# As he smiled across the bar D C#m She rolled her eyes enticingly Bm E And gestured from afar A E She told Alf about her new guy Bm And said they've booked the wedding D For the seventh of July A E Alfred's head was in a state Bm But he offered her a drink D E Since it was time to celebrate D A E And so he ordered the first round D A E And they drank until the stools were upside down D A E As she finished off her glass of red D C#m E Drunkenly she turned and said A C#7 Alfred Benson, he's just not my type D He never buys me flowers C#m Bm E He doesn't hold me in the night A C#7 Alfred Benson, I wish you were mine C#m7 D We could run away C#m Bm E And leave this dreary life behind Bm E And now for chapter three A E F#m Alfred Benson's in his late thirty's Bm E Penny is married with children of her own A G#m F#m Sadly not with Alfred who's all alone Bm E But one day in the summer of thirty-three A Alfred went to Penny's house G#m F#m And he got down on one knee D E Pleading, could you marry me? A C#7 Alfred Benson, no, don't you dare D You could've had the world, my love, C#m Bm E But you're not going anywhere (not dressed like that) A C# Alfred Benson, you're just not the one D C# Of course you know I loved you, but this stops now Bm We had our fun E A My darling, Alfred Benson, love.