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[Verse]
BbmI sat alone in the cold
EbIn my room that night
DbMy face was red with the tears 
AbOf a thousand and one lonely Ebnights
FmNo one cDbame
AbNo one caEblled
FmNo one caDbred
AbAnd no one Ebsaw
[Pre-Chorus]
DbAnd yet everything was aAblright
FmAs I sat there in my lonEbeliness
DbWrapped my arms around my kAbnees
DbAnd I held tight
EbI could feel my heart beat
DbThat's how I knew 
[Chorus]
FmI'm DbalAbiveEb  
FmI'm DbalAbiveEb  
FmI'm alive, I'm Dbalive, I'm aAblive, I'm aEblive
FmI'm alDbive, IAb'm alEbive
AbI feel because I'm Fmalive
[Instrumental]
Db Ab Eb Fm Db Ab Eb
[Verse]
FmSometimes it's not easDby to
AbAnd I don't want tEbo feel
FmBut if I close off and just be Dbnumb
AbWhat would I bEbecome?
FmShutting dDbown
AbGetting Ebby
FmEven thoDbugh
AbThere's pain inEbside
DbIs how I know
[Chorus]
FmI'm DbalAbiveEb  
FmI'm DbalAbiveEb  
FmI'm alive, I'm Dbalive, I'm aAblive, I'm aEblive
FmI'm alDbive, IAb'm alEbive
AbI feel beDbcause I'm Fmalive
[Bridge]
FmAnd if I brAbeak
EbWanna feel every single thing
DbI'm alive
FmI wanna live, nAbot just surEbvive
[Chorus]
FmI'm alive
AbI'm alEbive
FmI'm alDbive
AbI'm alEbive
FmI'm alive, I'm Dbalive, I'm aAblive, I'm aEblive
FmI'm alDbive, IAb'm alEbive
Ab

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Alive

by Cimorelli

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Bbm

[Verse]

Bbm

I sat alone in the cold

In my room that night

My face was red with the tears

Ab Eb

Of a thousand and one lonely nights

Fm Db

No one came

Ab Eb

No one called

Fm Db

No one cared

Ab Eb

And no one saw

[Pre-Chorus]

Db Ab

And yet everything was alright

Fm Eb

As I sat there in my loneliness

Db Ab

Wrapped my arms around my knees

And I held tight

I could feel my heart beat

That's how I knew

[Chorus]

Fm Db Ab Eb

I'm alive

Fm Db Ab Eb

I'm alive

Fm Db Ab Eb

I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm alive

Fm Db Ab Eb

I'm alive, I'm alive

Ab Fm

I feel because I'm alive

[Instrumental]

Db Ab Eb Fm Db Ab Eb

[Verse]

Fm Db

Sometimes it's not easy to

Ab Eb

And I don't want to feel

Fm Db

But if I close off and just be numb

Ab Eb

What would I become?

Fm Db

Shutting down

Ab Eb

Getting by

Fm Db

Even though

Ab Eb

There's pain inside

Is how I know

[Chorus]

Fm Db Ab Eb

I'm alive

Fm Db Ab Eb

I'm alive

Fm Db Ab Eb

I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm alive

Fm Db Ab Eb

I'm alive, I'm alive

Ab Db Fm

I feel because I'm alive

[Bridge]

Fm Ab

And if I break

Wanna feel every single thing

I'm alive

Fm Ab Eb

I wanna live, not just survive

[Chorus]

I'm alive

Ab Eb

I'm alive

Fm Db

I'm alive

Ab Eb

I'm alive

Fm Db Ab Eb

I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm alive

Fm Db Ab Eb

I'm alive, I'm alive

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