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I already posted that chords but in the other version, they were some wrong 
chords. In this one, i converted the text so its easier to sing this song cause 
Standard E-Tuning
Capo: II
Intro:  C   Em   Am   G  F  
(some hammers on the 5th string when you play Am and C)
   C
We were waking ------ up
      Am      G
There was some blood       coming from my mouth And a little
       F
fear my---------- heart
       C                             Am
I knew the concern----- you were showing As my-- lover--
                     G
dying in thought-- As- my- breath
                 F
became so shallow and--------- sparse
       C                                                       Am
It's been a--- long            ^^time since then     But I could        feel myself repairing
  G                   F
Before           Ibegan to damage my---------self again
  C                    Am
And I co--nceded        my ^^fa--ther and    my brother just a----s well
     G                                F
We cannot           escape the cause of thi------------s life-----        style
AM   C
My breath is a hammer
         G
My insides are        taxed like an anvil
My heartbeat's a tremor
    Am      C                  G                                F
And I have not love but for nico-----------------------tine
C Em Am G F
           C                  Am
And I wa------s sick all            of the winter and summer aren't        m----ore the same
      G                                                      F
Was always     a sweatstained and frozen Yet hot like an----------engine
     C                                               Am
And with sleep came         the cu----rsing You know I know what is the poison
    G                    F
Will I      breathe in my start like hands       clasp themselves with con--------viction
C Em Am G F
   C                                     Am
There i----s little        a ^^man can do When hi----s body is bent on a reckoning
    G              F
The--se wounds can be hidden        oh so well Yeah like a---------- demon
         C      Am
And I ca----n hear it       in my ^^voice, oh Lord     Can't ^^you-- hear ^^i-----t too?
      G                                                        F
And it         scares me almost       to tears As I know it wi---------ll ta----ke you---
AM   C
My breath is a hammer
         G
My insides are        taxed like an anvil
My heartbeat's a tremor
    Am      C                  G                                F
And I have not love but for nico-----------------------tine
AM   C
My breath is a hammer
         G
My insides are        taxed like an anvil
My heartbeat's a tremor
    Am      C                  G                                F
And I have not love but for nico-----------------------tine
C Em Am G F

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Man Alive

by Austin Lucas

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

I already posted that chords but in the other version, they were some wrong

chords. In this one, i converted the text so its easier to sing this song cause

Standard E-Tuning

Capo: II

C Em Am G F

Intro:

(some hammers on the 5th string when you play Am and C)

We were waking ------ up

Am G

There was some blood coming from my mouth And a little

fear my---------- heart

C Am

I knew the concern----- you were showing As my-- lover--

dying in thought-- As- my- breath

became so shallow and--------- sparse

C Am

It's been a--- long ^^time since then But I could feel myself repairing

G F

Before Ibegan to damage my---------self again

C Am

And I co--nceded my ^^fa--ther and my brother just a----s well

G F

We cannot escape the cause of thi------------s life----- style

AM C

My breath is a hammer

My insides are taxed like an anvil

My heartbeat's a tremor

Am C G F

And I have not love but for nico-----------------------tine

C Em Am G F

C Am

And I wa------s sick all of the winter and summer aren't m----ore the same

G F

Was always a sweatstained and frozen Yet hot like an----------engine

C Am

And with sleep came the cu----rsing You know I know what is the poison

G F

Will I breathe in my start like hands clasp themselves with con--------viction

C Em Am G F

C Am

There i----s little a ^^man can do When hi----s body is bent on a reckoning

G F

The--se wounds can be hidden oh so well Yeah like a---------- demon

C Am

And I ca----n hear it in my ^^voice, oh Lord Can't ^^you-- hear ^^i-----t too?

G F

And it scares me almost to tears As I know it wi---------ll ta----ke you---

AM C

My breath is a hammer

My insides are taxed like an anvil

My heartbeat's a tremor

Am C G F

And I have not love but for nico-----------------------tine

AM C

My breath is a hammer

My insides are taxed like an anvil

My heartbeat's a tremor

Am C G F

And I have not love but for nico-----------------------tine

C Em Am G F

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