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Artist: Goo Goo Dolls
Album: (2016) Boxes
Song: 09 – So Alive
[Intro]
C#m B E A
C#m B E A
[Verse 1]
   C#mFeeling like a hBero, but I can't fly.E  
No you never crAash if you don't try.
   C#mTook it to the Bedge, but I know why
Enever gonna live if you're Atoo scared to die
   C#mGonna disconnBect from the hard wireE  
Time to rise a fAlag from the cease fire
   C#mStaring down the Bhole inside me
ELooking in the mirror making pAeace with the enemy
[Pre-Chorus]
Hey hC#mey, heeeBey.
Hey hEey, heeeey, Ahey!.
[Chorus]
   C#mI'm so alBive, I'm so alEive, I'm so alAive.
   C#mYou can make it on a wBish if you want to
 EYou can make it on a wAish if you want to
   C#mI'm so alBive, I'm so alEive, I'm so alAive.
   C#mYou can make it on a wBish if you want to
 EYou can make it on a wAish if you want to
[Verse 2]
   C#mOpen up my hBeart like a shotgun, E  
blinded by the lAight of a new sun.
   C#mGet up, get up, gBet out and get done, E  
for the first time I fAeel like someone.
   C#mBreaking down the wBalls in my own mind, E  
keeping my fAaith for the bad times.
C#mGet up, get up, stBand like a champion,
Etake it to the world gonna sAing it like an anthem.
[Pre-Chorus]
Hey hC#mey, heeeBey.
Hey hEey, heeeey, Ahey!.
[Chorus]
   C#mI'm so alBive, I'm so alEive, I'm so alAive.
   C#mYou can make it on a wBish if you want to
 EYou can make it on a wAish if you want to
   C#mI'm so alBive, I'm so alEive, I'm so alAive.
   C#mYou can make it on a wBish if you want to
 EYou can make it on a wAish if you want to
[Interlude]
    C#mI aBm no man of stEeel
I hAave no heart of sC#mtone
Don't tBell me how it fEeels
I'll fAind it on my own
[Pre-Chorus]
C#m B E A
Hey hC#mey, heeeBey.
ENever gonna live if you're Atoo scared to die
[Chorus]
   C#mI'm so alBive, I'm so alEive, I'm so alAive.
   C#mYou can make it on a wBish if you want to
 EYou can make it on a wAish if you want to
   C#mI'm so alBive, I'm so alEive, I'm so alAive.
   C#mYou can make it on a wBish if you want to
 EYou can make it on a wAish if you want to
[Outro]
C#m B E A
   C#mI'm so alBive, I'm so alEive, I'm so alAive.

The story behind the song

The Goo Goo Dolls are an American rock band from Buffalo, New York, formed in 1985. The band, composed of John Rzeznik and Robby Takac, initially started as a cover band and later developed a punk sound. They achieved mainstream success with their 1995 breakthrough single "Name," and are known for other singles like "Iris," "Slide," and "Broadway."

AI-written from these sources:Goo Goo Dolls — Wikipedia ↗

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So Alive

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Lyrics & chords · Original key

Artist: Goo Goo Dolls

Album: (2016) Boxes

Song: 09 – So Alive

[Intro]

C#m B E A

[Verse 1]

C#m B E

Feeling like a hero, but I can't fly.

No you never crash if you don't try.

C#m B

Took it to the edge, but I know why

E A

never gonna live if you're too scared to die

C#m B E

Gonna disconnect from the hard wire

Time to rise a flag from the cease fire

C#m B

Staring down the hole inside me

E A

Looking in the mirror making peace with the enemy

[Pre-Chorus]

C#m B

Hey hey, heeeey.

E A

Hey hey, heeeey, hey!.

[Chorus]

C#m B E A

I'm so alive, I'm so alive, I'm so alive.

C#m B

You can make it on a wish if you want to

E A

You can make it on a wish if you want to

C#m B E A

I'm so alive, I'm so alive, I'm so alive.

C#m B

You can make it on a wish if you want to

E A

You can make it on a wish if you want to

[Verse 2]

C#m B E

Open up my heart like a shotgun,

blinded by the light of a new sun.

C#m B E

Get up, get up, get out and get done,

for the first time I feel like someone.

C#m B E

Breaking down the walls in my own mind,

keeping my faith for the bad times.

C#m B

Get up, get up, stand like a champion,

E A

take it to the world gonna sing it like an anthem.

[Pre-Chorus]

C#m B

Hey hey, heeeey.

E A

Hey hey, heeeey, hey!.

[Chorus]

C#m B E A

I'm so alive, I'm so alive, I'm so alive.

C#m B

You can make it on a wish if you want to

E A

You can make it on a wish if you want to

C#m B E A

I'm so alive, I'm so alive, I'm so alive.

C#m B

You can make it on a wish if you want to

E A

You can make it on a wish if you want to

[Interlude]

C#m B E

I am no man of steel

A C#m

I have no heart of stone

B E

Don't tell me how it feels

I'll find it on my own

[Pre-Chorus]

C#m B E A

C#m B

Hey hey, heeeey.

E A

Never gonna live if you're too scared to die

[Chorus]

C#m B E A

I'm so alive, I'm so alive, I'm so alive.

C#m B

You can make it on a wish if you want to

E A

You can make it on a wish if you want to

C#m B E A

I'm so alive, I'm so alive, I'm so alive.

C#m B

You can make it on a wish if you want to

E A

You can make it on a wish if you want to

[Outro]

C#m B E A

I'm so alive, I'm so alive, I'm so alive.

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