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Out Alive

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CAPO 1
EmI'm a little overCdrawn
GPicking pages out of boDoks
A run around
EmAm I doing something wrCong?
ArGe you caught up in the hoDoks
I throw around
EmLet's just see Cthe color of the cGonstantlDy
PsychosomatEmic ecstasyC  
The reason we can Dfly away
From here Dto get free
CHORUS:
EmAll my lifGe I've been settlinDg
LettDing them keep me down
EmAll my life IG've been battlinDg
A mDenacing deafening
SoCund in my Ghead
Dumbing it Emdown
With the Gtrend
EmI don't miGnd
I'm still making Dit
MaDking it out alive
VERSE:
EmI've been running Cin a race
GKicking dirt up just to Dfind the finish line
EmI've been dying not to Cwaste
GAll the energy I've got Dstuck in my mind
EmLet's just see Cthe color of the cGonstantlDy
PsychosomatEmic ecstasyC  
The reason we can Dfly away
From here Dto get free
CHORUS:
EmAll my lifGe I've been settlinDg
LettDing them keep me down
EmAll my life IG've been battlinDg
A mDenacing deafening
SoCund in my Ghead
Dumbing it Emdown
With the Gtrend
EmI don't miGnd
I'm still making Dit
Making it out alive
OCut alivGe...Em  D  C  G  Em  
CWaiting for your turn is neEmver gonna work out
GNo one's gonna hear you unless yEmou're gonna scream loud
CWaiting for your turn is neEmver gonna work out
GNo one's gonna hear you unless yEmou're gonna scream loud
EmAll my lifGe I've been settlinDg
LettDing them keep me down
EmAll my life IG've been battlinDg
A mDenacing deafening
SoCund in my Ghead
Dumbing it Emdown
With the Gtrend
EmI don't miGnd
I'm still making Dit
Making it out alive
OCut alivGe... Em  D  C  G  Em  

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Out Alive

by Ghost Town

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

CAPO 1

Em C

I'm a little overdrawn

G D

Picking pages out of books

A run around

Em C

Am I doing something wrong?

G D

Are you caught up in the hooks

I throw around

Em C G D

Let's just see the color of the constantly

Em C

Psychosomatic ecstasy

The reason we can fly away

From here to get free

CHORUS:

Em G D

All my life I've been settling

Letting them keep me down

Em G D

All my life I've been battling

A menacing deafening

C G

Sound in my head

Dumbing it down

With the trend

Em G

I don't mind

I'm still making it

Making it out alive

VERSE:

Em C

I've been running in a race

G D

Kicking dirt up just to find the finish line

Em C

I've been dying not to waste

G D

All the energy I've got stuck in my mind

Em C G D

Let's just see the color of the constantly

Em C

Psychosomatic ecstasy

The reason we can fly away

From here to get free

CHORUS:

Em G D

All my life I've been settling

Letting them keep me down

Em G D

All my life I've been battling

A menacing deafening

C G

Sound in my head

Dumbing it down

With the trend

Em G

I don't mind

I'm still making it

Making it out alive

C G Em D C G Em

Out alive...

C Em

Waiting for your turn is never gonna work out

G Em

No one's gonna hear you unless you're gonna scream loud

C Em

Waiting for your turn is never gonna work out

G Em

No one's gonna hear you unless you're gonna scream loud

Em G D

All my life I've been settling

Letting them keep me down

Em G D

All my life I've been battling

A menacing deafening

C G

Sound in my head

Dumbing it down

With the trend

Em G

I don't mind

I'm still making it

Making it out alive

C G Em D C G Em

Out alive...

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