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Im Alive
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From: Sekhar Narayanaswami
I'M ALIVE - Jackson Browne
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[Intro]
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B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----1-2-2-2-----1-2-2-2-----1-2-2-2-----1-2-2-2------|
A|-2-4---------2-4---------2-4---------2-4--------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------E0---------------Emaj70---0---E0--F#m110-------------------|
B|-------0---------------0---0---0--0-------------------|
G|-------1---------------4---2---1--2-------------------|
D|-------2---------------6---4---2--4-------------------|
A|-------2---------------6---4---2--4-------------------|
E|-------0---------------4---2---0--2-------------------|
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D|-----1-2-2-2-----1-2-2-2-----1-2-2-2-----1-2-2-2------|
A|-2-4---------2-4---------2-4---------2-4--------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------0-------------------------0-----0----0---------|
B|-------0-------------------------0-----0----0---------|
G|-------1-------------------------2-----2----2---------|
D|-------2-------------------------4-----4----4---------|
A|-------2-------------------------4-----4----4---------|
E|-------0-------------------------2-----2----2---------|
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e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----1-2-2-2-----1-2-2-2-----1-2-2-2-----1-2-2-2------|
A|-2-4---------2-4---------2-4---------2-4--------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
e|-E0-----------A0-----------E0-----------B2----------------|
B|-0-----------2-----------0-----------4----------------|
G|-1-----------2-----------1-----------4----------------|
D|-2-----------2-----------2-----------4----------------|
A|-2-----------0-----------2-----------2----------------|
E|-0-----------------------0----------------------------|
[Verse 1]
It's been a Elong time since I watched these liAghts alone
I look Earound my life tonight and Ayou are gone
I might have Edone something to keep you if I'd Aknown
EHow unhappy you'd beBcome
Well I was Edreaming of you
With my Aheart in your hands
And I was Efollowing through
With my C#mbeautiful Bplans
E C#m B
[Chorus]
EYeah, now I'm Arolling down this canyon Edrive
With your C#mlaughter in my Bhead
EGonna have to block it oAut somehow to surEvive
BN.C.
'cuz those dreams are dead
But I'm aliveE A E A
[Verse 2]
I want to Ego where I will never hear your Aname
I want to Elose my sorrow and be Afree again
And I Eknow I've been inAsane
EWhen I think of the places I Bcould've been
But I was Edreaming of you
With my Aheart in your hands
And I was Efollowing through
With my C#mbeautiful Bplans
E C#m B
[Solo]
E E
Standing here by the Ahighway side
Watching these Etrucks blow by
Inches from my C#mface
Yeah, Bthinking about the time I've wasteEd
(Dreaming of you)
And the pleasure we once tasteAd
(Dreaming of you)
Looking up and down this roadE
(Following through)
I've been C#mhere befoBre
(Following through)
Can't be C#mhere nBo more
(Dreaming of you)
C#m(Dreaming of you)B
[Chorus]
EYeah, now I'm Arolling down this California Efive
With your C#mlaughter in my Bhead
EGonna have to block it oAut somehow to surEvive
BN.C.
'cuz those dreams are dead
But I'm aliveE A E A
[Bridge]
ELook at the way I believed in you and loAved you all these years
ENow you could fill a swimming pool with all Amy salty tears
You Etold me what was in your heart but Ababy you lied
And I Ethought that it would kill me, Abut I'm alive!
Chords Used:
E 022100 (or x79997)
A x02220 (or 577655)
B x24442 (or 799877)
C#m x46654 (or 9-11-11-9-9-9)
The words in paren's are background vocals.
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Im Alive
by Jackson Browne
Chords in this song · guitar
E
Emaj7
F#m11
A
B
C#m
From: Sekhar Narayanaswami
I'M ALIVE - Jackson Browne
--------------------------
[Intro]
pm
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----1-2-2-2-----1-2-2-2-----1-2-2-2-----1-2-2-2------|
A|-2-4---------2-4---------2-4---------2-4--------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
E Emaj7 E F#m11
e|-------0---------------0---0---0--0-------------------|
B|-------0---------------0---0---0--0-------------------|
G|-------1---------------4---2---1--2-------------------|
D|-------2---------------6---4---2--4-------------------|
A|-------2---------------6---4---2--4-------------------|
E|-------0---------------4---2---0--2-------------------|
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e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----1-2-2-2-----1-2-2-2-----1-2-2-2-----1-2-2-2------|
A|-2-4---------2-4---------2-4---------2-4--------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------0-------------------------0-----0----0---------|
B|-------0-------------------------0-----0----0---------|
G|-------1-------------------------2-----2----2---------|
D|-------2-------------------------4-----4----4---------|
A|-------2-------------------------4-----4----4---------|
E|-------0-------------------------2-----2----2---------|
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e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----1-2-2-2-----1-2-2-2-----1-2-2-2-----1-2-2-2------|
A|-2-4---------2-4---------2-4---------2-4--------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
E A E B
e|-0-----------0-----------0-----------2----------------|
B|-0-----------2-----------0-----------4----------------|
G|-1-----------2-----------1-----------4----------------|
D|-2-----------2-----------2-----------4----------------|
A|-2-----------0-----------2-----------2----------------|
E|-0-----------------------0----------------------------|
[Verse 1]
E A
It's been a long time since I watched these lights alone
E A
I look around my life tonight and you are gone
E A
I might have done something to keep you if I'd known
E B
How unhappy you'd become
E
Well I was dreaming of you
A
With my heart in your hands
E
And I was following through
C#m B
With my beautiful plans
E C#m B
[Chorus]
E A E
Yeah, now I'm rolling down this canyon drive
C#m B
With your laughter in my head
E A E
Gonna have to block it out somehow to survive
B
N.C.
'cuz those dreams are dead
E A E A
But I'm alive
[Verse 2]
E A
I want to go where I will never hear your name
E A
I want to lose my sorrow and be free again
E A
And I know I've been insane
E B
When I think of the places I could've been
E
But I was dreaming of you
A
With my heart in your hands
E
And I was following through
C#m B
With my beautiful plans
E C#m B
[Solo]
E E
A
Standing here by the highway side
E
Watching these trucks blow by
C#m
Inches from my face
B E
Yeah, thinking about the time I've wasted
(Dreaming of you)
A
And the pleasure we once tasted
(Dreaming of you)
E
Looking up and down this road
(Following through)
C#m B
I've been here before
(Following through)
C#m B
Can't be here no more
(Dreaming of you)
C#m B
(Dreaming of you)
[Chorus]
E A E
Yeah, now I'm rolling down this California five
C#m B
With your laughter in my head
E A E
Gonna have to block it out somehow to survive
B
N.C.
'cuz those dreams are dead
E A E A
But I'm alive
[Bridge]
E A
Look at the way I believed in you and loved you all these years
E A
Now you could fill a swimming pool with all my salty tears
E A
You told me what was in your heart but baby you lied
E A
And I thought that it would kill me, but I'm alive!
Chords Used:
E 022100 (or x79997)
A x02220 (or 577655)
B x24442 (or 799877)
C#m x46654 (or 9-11-11-9-9-9)
The words in paren's are background vocals.
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