Alfie

"Alfie" is a 1966 song by Burt Bacharach with words by Hal David, written for the film Alfie. This page has the Alfie chords and a backing track you can slow down, speed up and transpose.

Who wrote "Alfie"

Burt Bacharach wrote the music and Hal David the words for the British film starring Michael Caine. Cilla Black had the hit in Britain and Dionne Warwick in the United States, and it became a favourite of jazz players.

Recordings that made it a standard

• Cilla Black (Parlophone, 1966).
• Dionne Warwick (Scepter, 1967).