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Keep Yourself Alive

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Written by Brian May
Album: Queen, 1973
[Verse 1]
I was Ftold a million times
Of all the Bbtroubles in my Fway
How to grow a little wiser,
Little Bbbetter every Fday
But if I Ccrossed a million rivers
And I Dbrode a million miles
Then I'd Abstill be where I started
Bread and Cbutter for a smile
Well I Fsold a million mirrors
In a Bbshoppin' alley Fway
But I never saw my face
In any Bbwindow any Fday
Well they Csay your folks are telling you
To Dbbe a superstar
But I Abtell you just be satisfied
To A7stay right where you are
[Chorus]
DKeep yourself Galive
Dkeep yourself Aalive
It'll Dtake you all your Dtime and a money
DHoney Ayou'll surDvive
[Verse 2]
Well I've Floved a million women
In a Bbbelladonic Fhaze
And I ate a million dinners
Brought to Bbme on silver Ftrays
Give me Ceverything I need
To feed my Dbbody and my soul
And I'll Abgrow a little bigger
Maybe Cthat can be my goal
I was Ftold a million times
Of all the Bbpeople in my Fway
How I had to keep on trying
And get Bbbetter every Fday
But if I Ccrossed a million rivers
And I Dbrode a million miles
Then I'd Abstill be where I started
A7Still be where I started
[Chorus]
DKeep yourself Galive Dkeep yourself Aalive
It'll Dtake you all your Gtime and money Dhoney
AYou'll Dsurvive
DKeep yourself Galive, Dkeep yourself aAlive
It'll Dtake you all your Gtime and money
To Dkeep me AsatisDfied
[Bridge]
N.C.
Do you think you're better every day
No, I just think I'm two steps nearer to my grave
[Chorus]
DKeep yourself Galive
DKeep yourself Aalive mm
You Dtake your time and Gtake your money
DKeep yourAself aDlive
FKeep yourself Bbalive
FKeep yourself Calive
FAll you Bbpeople Fkeep Cyourself aFlive
DKeep yourself Galive, Dkeep yourself aAlive
It'll Dtake you all your Gtime and money
To Dkeep me AsatisDfied
DKeep yourself Galive
DKeep yourself Aalive
DAll you Gpeople Dkeep yourAself aDlive
DTake you all your time and money honey
You will survive...
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