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Pearl Jam - Alive
[Intro]
| (A) (G6/A)| (G6/A) | (A) (G6/A)| (G6/A) |
|     A   G6/A|    G6/A|     A   G6/A|    G6/A|
|   F5          C|
 (6/4)
[Verse 1]
 A"G6/ASon," she said, A"Have I got a G6/Alittle story for you.
  A     G6/AWhat you thought was your Adaddy  G6/Awas nothing but a...
  A  G6/AWhile you were sitting Ahome alone at G6/Aage thirteen
  A     G6/AYour real daddy was dyiAng.G6/A  
Sorry you didn't F5see himC  
But Cadd9I'm     CglaF5d we talCked."
[Chorus 1]
Oh, EI...Goh, DI'm still alAive.
Hey, EI...Goh, DI'm still aAlive.
Hey, EI...Goh, DI'm still aAlive,
hey, Boh.
[Verse 2]
  A  G6/AOh, she walks slowly  AaG6/Across a young man's room.
  A     G6/AShe said, "I'm Aready  G6/Afor you."
  A  G6/AWell I can't remember Aanything G6/Ato this very day...
  A      G6/A'Cept the look.  AThe G6/Alook.
Oh, F5you know whereC.Cadd9  
CNow F5I can't sCee, I just Estare.
[Chorus 2]
GI, DI'm still aAlive.
Hey, EI...Goh, DI'm still aAlive.
Hey, EI...Goh, DI'm still aAlive.
Hey, EI...Goh, DI'm still aAlive, hey, oh.
[Instrumental]
|      B|     F#|
|      B|     F#|
|      B|     F#|
|      B|     F#|
[Bridge]
   A7        Asus2   Dsus2"Is something wrong?" shAe saAsus2id.Dsus2  
Of course A7there Asus2is.Dsus2  
"You're still alive," A7she Asus2said.Dsus2  
Oh, and do I deserve to Bbe?Bsus2  E  
Is that the quesBtion?Bsus2  E  
And if sBo, Bsus2if    Eso, who anBswers?Bsus2  
Who Eanswers?
[Chorus 3]
EI...Goh, DI'm still aAlive.
Hey, EI...Goh, DI'm still aAlive.
Hey, EI...Goh, DI'm still aAlive.
Hey, EI...Goh, I'm still aDlive, Ayeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
[Outro Solo]
|   E    G|   D    A| x18
  E

The story behind the song

"Alive" is the debut single from Pearl Jam, released just before their first album, Ten. The song began as an instrumental track called "Dollar Short," written by guitarist Stone Gossard. This instrumental was part of a demo tape circulated to find a singer for the band. Eddie Vedder received a copy of the tape and wrote the lyrics for "Alive," which tell a somewhat fictionalized story about discovering that his father was not his biological parent.

AI-written from these sources:Alive (Pearl Jam song) — Wikipedia ↗Pearl Jam — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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Alive

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Pearl Jam - Alive

[Intro]

A G6/A G6/A A G6/A G6/A

| () ()| () | () ()| () |

A G6/A G6/A A G6/A G6/A

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F5 C

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(6/4)

[Verse 1]

A G6/A A G6/A

"Son," she said, "Have I got a little story for you.

A G6/A A G6/A

What you thought was your daddy was nothing but a...

A G6/A A G6/A

While you were sitting home alone at age thirteen

A G6/A A G6/A

Your real daddy was dying.

F5 C

Sorry you didn't see him

Cadd9 C F5 C

But I'm glad we talked."

[Chorus 1]

E G D A

Oh, I...oh, I'm still alive.

E G D A

Hey, I...oh, I'm still alive.

E G D A

Hey, I...oh, I'm still alive,

hey, oh.

[Verse 2]

A G6/A A G6/A

Oh, she walks slowly across a young man's room.

A G6/A A G6/A

She said, "I'm ready for you."

A G6/A A G6/A

Well I can't remember anything to this very day...

A G6/A A G6/A

'Cept the look. The look.

F5 C Cadd9

Oh, you know where.

C F5 C E

Now I can't see, I just stare.

[Chorus 2]

G D A

I, I'm still alive.

E G D A

Hey, I...oh, I'm still alive.

E G D A

Hey, I...oh, I'm still alive.

E G D A

Hey, I...oh, I'm still alive, hey, oh.

[Instrumental]

B F#

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B F#

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B F#

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B F#

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[Bridge]

A7 Asus2 Dsus2 A Asus2 Dsus2

"Is something wrong?" she said.

A7 Asus2 Dsus2

Of course there is.

A7 Asus2 Dsus2

"You're still alive," she said.

B Bsus2 E

Oh, and do I deserve to be?

B Bsus2 E

Is that the question?

B Bsus2 E B Bsus2

And if so, if so, who answers?

Who answers?

[Chorus 3]

E G D A

I...oh, I'm still alive.

E G D A

Hey, I...oh, I'm still alive.

E G D A

Hey, I...oh, I'm still alive.

E G D A

Hey, I...oh, I'm still alive, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Outro Solo]

E G D A

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About Alive Chords by Pearl Jam

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