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[Intro]
 B   F#   A    Ex 6
[Verse 1]
BYou know I sleepwalk through Dit
Just Blike there's nothing to Dit
And tBhey will sing to you, baDby
BAs they tax you Ddaily
BYou know I can't sleep beside Dit
BBecause I know what lies behDind it
And if you Brun from it, Dbaby
It will chBase you dDaily
[Pre-Chorus]
BBut when they say there's nothing to it you Aknow that's a lie
I Gsweat for the day and all nighF#t I cry
[Chorus]
BDon't you wanna see me alive?F#  
AOnly wanna see me aliveE  
BDon't you wanna see me aliF#ve?
AOnly wanna see me aElive
  B   F#   A    Ex 6
[Verse 2]
BDid you vote it all ouDt?
BDid you have your wee Dshout?
BBecause the songs that Dthey sing to you, baby
BThey made you crazyD  
BJust push 'em out your Dlife
BAnd don't even think tDwice
BBecause they double crDossed us baby
BThey made you fat and Dlazy
[Pre-Chorus]
When they Bsay there's nothing to it you know that's a Alie
I sGweat for the day, and all nF#ight I cry
[Chorus]
BDon't you wanna see me alive?F#  
AOnly wanna see me aliveE  
BDon't you wanna see me aliF#ve?
AOnly wanna see me aElive
  B   F#   A     Ex 2
[Bridge]
BI walk it all, I walk it alDl
BI walk it all, I walk it alDl
BI walk it all, I walk it alDl
B A G F#
[Chorus]
BDon't you wanna see me alive?F#  
AOnly wanna see me aliveE  
BDon't you wanna see me aliF#ve?
AOnly wanna see me aElive
 B   F#   A   Ex 2
BDon't you wanna see me alive?F#  
AOnly wanna see me aliveE  
BDon't you wanna see me aliF#ve?
AOnly wanna see me aElive
 B   F#   A   Ex 6

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Alive

by Steve Mason

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

B F# A E

x 6

[Verse 1]

B D

You know I sleepwalk through it

B D

Just like there's nothing to it

B D

And they will sing to you, baby

B D

As they tax you daily

B D

You know I can't sleep beside it

B D

Because I know what lies behind it

B D

And if you run from it, baby

B D

It will chase you daily

[Pre-Chorus]

B A

But when they say there's nothing to it you know that's a lie

G F#

I sweat for the day and all night I cry

[Chorus]

B F#

Don't you wanna see me alive?

A E

Only wanna see me alive

B F#

Don't you wanna see me alive?

A E

Only wanna see me alive

B F# A E

x 6

[Verse 2]

B D

Did you vote it all out?

B D

Did you have your wee shout?

B D

Because the songs that they sing to you, baby

B D

They made you crazy

B D

Just push 'em out your life

B D

And don't even think twice

B D

Because they double crossed us baby

B D

They made you fat and lazy

[Pre-Chorus]

B A

When they say there's nothing to it you know that's a lie

G F#

I sweat for the day, and all night I cry

[Chorus]

B F#

Don't you wanna see me alive?

A E

Only wanna see me alive

B F#

Don't you wanna see me alive?

A E

Only wanna see me alive

B F# A E

x 2

[Bridge]

B D

I walk it all, I walk it all

B D

I walk it all, I walk it all

B D

I walk it all, I walk it all

B A G F#

[Chorus]

B F#

Don't you wanna see me alive?

A E

Only wanna see me alive

B F#

Don't you wanna see me alive?

A E

Only wanna see me alive

B F# A E

x 2

B F#

Don't you wanna see me alive?

A E

Only wanna see me alive

B F#

Don't you wanna see me alive?

A E

Only wanna see me alive

B F# A E

x 6

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