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While Youre Alive

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[Verse 1]
AWhen you’re a C#mghost,
AWhen you’re a Dmaj7ghost,
F#mthey’ll sit around and Adimtalk about how Ethey liked you the most.
AWhen you’re a C#mdream,
AWhen you’re a Dmaj7dream,
F#mI’ll wake up to Adimwarm sun-rays that Emake me want to scream.
[Chorus]
 AI wanna let you Dknow while you’re alF#mive
 'cause everybody Dmaj7loves you when you Adie,
but when it matterBms they’re not there, not Ethere.
[Verse 2]
AWhen love is C#mdead,
AWhen love is Ddead,
F#mwe’ll remember Adimgentle nudges Ekeeping us in bed,
or Alaughing at C#mfunerals,
Aqueasy at Dcarnivals,
F#mlistening to Adimheartbeats slowing Edown as we keep growing old, yeah.
[Chorus]
AI wanna let you kDnow while you’re aF#mlive
 'cause everybody lDmaj7oves you when you dAie,
but when it mattBmers they’re not there, not thEere.
AI gotta let you kDnow while you’re aF#mlive
‘cause I’ll be a diDmaj7saster when you dieA  
chubby bodyBm, no hair, donE’t care.
[Bridge]
It’s Dnot like the Alove that they Ashowed us on TC#mV.
It’s a Dhome that can Aburn. It’s a C#limb to F#mfreeze.
It’s Dworry.
Love is Bmworry.
DYeC#mah.F#m  A  

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While Youre Alive

by Jeff Rosenstock

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C#m

Dmaj7

F#m

Adim

[Verse 1]

A C#m

When you’re a ghost,

A Dmaj7

When you’re a ghost,

F#m Adim E

they’ll sit around and talk about how they liked you the most.

A C#m

When you’re a dream,

A Dmaj7

When you’re a dream,

F#m Adim E

I’ll wake up to warm sun-rays that make me want to scream.

[Chorus]

A D F#m

I wanna let you know while you’re alive

Dmaj7 A

'cause everybody loves you when you die,

Bm E

but when it matters they’re not there, not there.

[Verse 2]

A C#m

When love is dead,

A D

When love is dead,

F#m Adim E

we’ll remember gentle nudges keeping us in bed,

A C#m

or laughing at funerals,

A D

queasy at carnivals,

F#m Adim E

listening to heartbeats slowing down as we keep growing old, yeah.

[Chorus]

A D F#m

I wanna let you know while you’re alive

Dmaj7 A

'cause everybody loves you when you die,

Bm E

but when it matters they’re not there, not there.

A D F#m

I gotta let you know while you’re alive

Dmaj7 A

‘cause I’ll be a disaster when you die

Bm E

chubby body, no hair, don’t care.

[Bridge]

D A A C#m

It’s not like the love that they showed us on TV.

D A C# F#m

It’s a home that can burn. It’s a limb to freeze.

It’s worry.

Love is worry.

D C#m F#m A

Yeah.

About While Youre Alive Chords by Jeff Rosenstock

Learn how to play While Youre Alive by Jeff Rosenstock with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “While Youre Alive chords”, “While Youre Alive guitar chords”, or “Jeff Rosenstock While Youre Alive chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy While Youre Alive chords and for experienced players who want accurate While Youre Alive lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include A, C#m, Dmaj7, F#m, Adim, E.

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What key is "While Youre Alive" in?

The chords for "While Youre Alive" show the original chord names (including A, C#m, Dmaj7, F#m, Adim, E). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.