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Alive

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Intro: A*A-G  
Verse 1:
"Son," she said, "Have I got a little story for you.
What you thought was yor daddy was nothing but a...
While you were sitting home alone at age thirteen
Your real daddy was dying.
SorrF5y you diC5dn't see him
But IF5'm glad C5we talked."
Chorus 1:
Oh, EI...Goh, DI'm still alAive.
Hey, EI...Goh, DI'm still aAlive.
E   G   D   A  B5-Eb5~
Hey, I...oh, I'm still alive, hey, oh.
Verse 2:
Oh, she walks slowly across a young man's room.
She said, "I'm ready for you."
Well I can't remember anything to this very day...
'Cept the look. The look.
Oh, F5you know C5where.
NF5ow I canC5't see, I just stare.___
Chorus 2:
Oh, IE...Goh, DI'm still aAlive.
Hey, EI...Goh,DI'm still aAlive.
Hey, EI...Goh, DI'm still aAlive, hey, oh.
Intrumental: B5-Eb- F#5x4
VERSE- A*A-D  
"Is something wrong?" she said.
Of course there is.
"You're still alive," she said.
B*B-E  
Oh and do I deserve to be?
Is that the question?
And is so, if so, who answers?
Who answers?
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 Dalive, A  
OUTRO- E- G- D- A  
GUITARS
intro
Guitar1 G2g1 G2  
e|------5---3-----|-5-----------|-----5----3---|------------|
b|------5---3-----|-----3--0----|-----5----3---|------------|
g|------6---4-----|-------------|-----6----4---|------------|
D|------7---5-----|—------------|-----7----5---|-2h3p2--2/--|
A|------7---5-----|-—-----------|-----7----5---|-0------0/--|
E|--3/5-----3-----|-------------|--3/5-----3---|------------|
verse
Guitar1 G2g1 G2  
e|------5---3-----|-5-----------|-----5----3---|------------|
b|------5---3-----|-----3--0----|-----5----3---|-0--3--0----|
g|------6---4-----|-------------|-----6----4---|------------|
D|------7---5-----|—------------|-----7----5---|------------|2x
A|------7---5-----|-—-----------|-----7----5---|------------|
E|--3/5-----3-----|-------------|--3/5-----3---|------------|
refrain-
e|----------------|
b|----------------|
g|----------------|
D|-15151515--14~--|2x
A|-15151515--14~--|
E|-13131313--12~--|
chorus-
e|----------------------------|
b|----------------------------|
g|-------------7777-----------|
D|-2222--5555--7777--7777-----|2x
A|-2222--5555--5555--7777-----|
E|-0000--3333--------5555-----|
post chorus-
e|----------------------------|
b|----------------------------|
g|--------8888----/10\--------|
D|--9999--8888----/10\--------|
A|--9999--6666----/8-\--------|
E|--7777----------------------|
interlude
Guitar1
e|-----5--3---|-5------|-------------|-----5----3---|---------|------------|
b|-----5--3---|---3--0-|-------------|-----5----3---|---------|------------|
g|-----6--4---|--------|-/6b-7h9-6---|-----6----4---|---------|------------|
D|-----7--5---|—-------|----------7~-|-----7----5---|-5-4-/7b-|-2h3p2--2/--|
A|-----7--5---|-—------|-------------|-----7----5---|---------|-0------0/--|
E|-3/5----3---|--------|-------------|--3/5-----3---|---------|------------|
verse2
e|------5---3-----|-----5---|-----5----3---|-----5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5--|
b|------5---3-----|-----5---|-----5----3---|-----5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5--|
g|------6---4-----|-----6---|-----6----4---|-----6-6-6-6-6-6---6-6--|
D|------7---5-----|—--------|-----7----5---|------------------------|
A|------7---5-----|-—-------|-----7----5---|------------------------|
E|--3/5-----3-----|-3/5-----|--3/5-----3---|-3/5--------------------|
Guitar1 G2g1 G2  
e|------5---3-----|---------------|-----5----3---|-----5--5--|
b|------5---3-----|---------------|-----5----3---|-----5--5--|
g|------6---4-----|---------------|-----6----4---|-----6--6--|
D|------7---5-----|—--------------|-----7----5---|-----------|
A|------7---5-----|-44545—54--74--|-----7----5---|-----------|
E|--3/5-----3-----|---------------|--3/5-----3---|-3/5-------|
adlib-
e|------------------------|-------------------------------|
b|------------------------|--9b-----9---------------------|
g|--------8888--10--------|------11---11--12-11-9b--------|
D|--9999--8888--10--------|-------------------------------|
A|--9999--6666--8---------|-------------------------------|
E|--7777------------------|-------------------------------|
e|------------------------|-------------------------------|
b|------------------------|--------11h14p11--14-11--------|
g|--------8888--10--------|------------------------13--11-|
D|--9999--8888--10--------|--9h11p9-----------------------|
A|--9999--6666--8---------|-------------------------------|
E|--7777------------------|-------------------------------|
e|------------------------|-------------------------|
b|------------------------|---------11----11-14-11b-|
g|--------8888--10--------|-----9-11---11-----------|
D|--9999--8888--10--------|-9h11--------------------|
A|--9999--6666--8---------|-------------------------|
E|--7777------------------|-------------------------|
e|------------------------|--12b--9-11-------------------|
b|------------------------|------------11-9-11-9---------|
g|--------8888--10--------|----------------------11/8b---|
D|--9999--8888--10--------|------------------------------|
A|--9999--6666--8---------|------------------------------|
E|--7777------------------|------------------------------|
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