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Okay, im sick of not knowing how to play this song so i figured it out
I dont know why but i think this song is great and is a cool acoustic and nice sounding
here it goes, simplified and lazied to the max and me just given the chords and 
for you to find out the strumming pattern. Basically for playin with just the 
acoustic guitar, you can figure it out
its pretty easy
Tune down 1/2 step
Chords for Intro:
   A6add9        Asus2      Esus4  E  
E--0---------0---------0-------0-------------------------------------------|
B--0---------0---------0-------0-------------------------------------------|
G--2---------2---------2-------1-------------------------------------------|
D--4---------2---------2-------2-------------------------------------------|
A--4---------0---------2-------2-------------------------------------------|
E--2---------------------------0-------------------------------------------|
Bridge 
E--D-2--Dsus4-3----D2--Dsus2--0----D2----------Asus2-0-------Bm-2-----------G3---------E0-----|
B---3---3----3----3----3-----------0--------3-----------3---------0-----|
G---2---2----2----2----2-----------2--------4-----------0---------1-----|
D---0---0----0----0----0-----------2--------4-----------0---------2-----|
A----------------------------------0-----0--2-----------x---------2-----|
E--------------------------------------2----------------3---------0-----|
Back to intro one time then:
Chorus
E-C#m7-0------Bsus4-0------Asus2-0------------------------------------------------------|
B--0-------0-------0------------------------------------------------------|
G--6-------4-------2------------------------------------------------------|
D--6-------4-------2------------------------------------------------------|
A--4-------2-------0------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--0---------0----------0-----------------------------------------------------|
B--0--7-5----0---7---5--0-----------------------------------------------------|
G--6------6--4-----6----2-----------------------------------------------------|
D--6---------4----------2-----------------------------------------------------|
A--4---------2----------0-----------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ending part at about 3:24
E--0---------0--------0--------------------------------------------------------|
B--0---------0--------0--------------------------------------------------------|
G--3---------6--------1--------------------------------------------------------|
D--4---------7--------2--------------------------------------------------------|
A--4---------7--------2--------------------------------------------------------|
E--2---------5--------0--------------------------------------------------------|
End on the Asus2

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Alive

by SR-71

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Asus2

Esus4

Dsus4

Dsus2

C#m7

Bsus4

Okay, im sick of not knowing how to play this song so i figured it out

I dont know why but i think this song is great and is a cool acoustic and nice sounding

here it goes, simplified and lazied to the max and me just given the chords and

for you to find out the strumming pattern. Basically for playin with just the

acoustic guitar, you can figure it out

its pretty easy

Tune down 1/2 step

Chords for Intro:

Asus2 Esus4 E

A6add9

E--0---------0---------0-------0-------------------------------------------|

B--0---------0---------0-------0-------------------------------------------|

G--2---------2---------2-------1-------------------------------------------|

D--4---------2---------2-------2-------------------------------------------|

A--4---------0---------2-------2-------------------------------------------|

E--2---------------------------0-------------------------------------------|

Bridge

D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D Asus2 Bm G E

E---2---3----2----0----2-----------0--------2-----------3---------0-----|

B---3---3----3----3----3-----------0--------3-----------3---------0-----|

G---2---2----2----2----2-----------2--------4-----------0---------1-----|

D---0---0----0----0----0-----------2--------4-----------0---------2-----|

A----------------------------------0-----0--2-----------x---------2-----|

E--------------------------------------2----------------3---------0-----|

Back to intro one time then:

Chorus

C#m7 Bsus4 Asus2

E--0-------0-------0------------------------------------------------------|

B--0-------0-------0------------------------------------------------------|

G--6-------4-------2------------------------------------------------------|

D--6-------4-------2------------------------------------------------------|

A--4-------2-------0------------------------------------------------------|

E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E--0---------0----------0-----------------------------------------------------|

B--0--7-5----0---7---5--0-----------------------------------------------------|

G--6------6--4-----6----2-----------------------------------------------------|

D--6---------4----------2-----------------------------------------------------|

A--4---------2----------0-----------------------------------------------------|

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Ending part at about 3:24

E--0---------0--------0--------------------------------------------------------|

B--0---------0--------0--------------------------------------------------------|

G--3---------6--------1--------------------------------------------------------|

D--4---------7--------2--------------------------------------------------------|

A--4---------7--------2--------------------------------------------------------|

E--2---------5--------0--------------------------------------------------------|

End on the Asus2

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