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Come Alive

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Cminor

90BPM

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1/8

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 8Position: 8

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Intro:
e|--Cm------------G#-----G------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|---8-8--10-9--4-4--3-3---|
CmTommy thinks the crazies are G#back in my Gmind
CmTommy says the children are G#clouding my Ghead
When Cmeverything is wrong I G#dance inGside my CmmindG#  G  
Chorus:
That's when I come aCmlive G#  G  
Like a Cmschizo G#running Gwild
That's when I come Cmalive G#  G  
    CmNow Glet's go G#wild
  Cm    G   G#x2
We're Cmkicking at your window and G#keeping you Gup
And Cmif you come to find me I'll G#color you Gred
We Cmdancing in the dungeon every G#Monday Gnight
Chorus
 G#   Gx4
You Cmwant to see me crazy G#taking my Gmeds
And Cmwipe away my noises you G#think I'm a Gmess
CmTake me six feet under G#while your Groses Cmdied  G#I came aGlive
You Cmbetter leave the town I'm G#coming for Gyou
CmCall the Tommy up and tell him G#come help you Gout
I'm Cmgetting wild on you you better G#go and call the GlawCm  G#  G  
 Cm   G#   Gx4
 G#   Gx4
CmTommy thinks the crazies are G#back in my Gmind
CmTommy says the children are G#clouding my Ghead
When Cmeverything is wrong I G#dance inGside my Cmmind and you'll G#come aGlive
 Cm   G#   Gx8

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Come Alive

by Janelle Monáe

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Intro:

Cm G# G

e|-------------------------|

B|-------------------------|

G|-------------------------|

D|-------------------------|

A|-------------------------|

E|---8-8--10-9--4-4--3-3---|

Cm G# G

Tommy thinks the crazies are back in my mind

Cm G# G

Tommy says the children are clouding my head

Cm G# G Cm G# G

When everything is wrong I dance inside my mind

Chorus:

Cm G# G

That's when I come alive

Cm G# G

Like a schizo running wild

Cm G# G

That's when I come alive

Cm G G#

Now let's go wild

Cm G G#

Cm G# G

We're kicking at your window and keeping you up

Cm G# G

And if you come to find me I'll color you red

Cm G# G

We dancing in the dungeon every Monday night

Chorus

G# G

Cm G# G

You want to see me crazy taking my meds

Cm G# G

And wipe away my noises you think I'm a mess

Cm G# G Cm G# G

Take me six feet under while your roses died I came alive

Cm G# G

You better leave the town I'm coming for you

Cm G# G

Call the Tommy up and tell him come help you out

Cm G# G Cm G# G

I'm getting wild on you you better go and call the law

Cm G# G

G# G

Cm G# G

Tommy thinks the crazies are back in my mind

Cm G# G

Tommy says the children are clouding my head

Cm G# G Cm G# G

When everything is wrong I dance inside my mind and you'll come alive

Cm G# G

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