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                             Staying Alive - The Kelly Family
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Tuning: Standard
Power chords:
    C5  D#5   F5
e   x    x    x
B   x    x    x
G   5    8    10
D   5    8    10
A   3    6    8
E   x    x    x
Intro: F  
FPick up yourself Joe                        
Tell all the rest there is a way out
if you A#want to get out
help me Fout
Feverybody thinks he knows a way out 
but nobody dares that's why we're A#stuck in the ground
help me Fout
CStaying alive with a Ftrigger in your head
CStaying alive with a Ftrigger in your head
CWelcome, A#welcome, to the real side of Flife
FEverybody's smiling, nobody's crying
but A#everybody's kniving everyone from the Fback
FWake up little boy
'cause you're living in your dreams
A#open your eyes to the real side of Flife
CStaying alive with a Ftrigger in your head
CStaying alive with a Ftrigger in your head
CWelcome, A#welcome, to the real side of Flife
I Dmtry to be good (yes you are)
but A#no one seems to care (oh here he goes again)
the harder i try (you never tried)
the more they try to Fbreak me (you never tried anything you)
i Dmtry to be good (oh here he goes again)
but A#no one seems to care
the harder i try (i told you to do what they told you)
the more they try to Fbreak me (you damn kid)
Cwelcome, A#welcome to the real side of Flife
FIs it dope you want or is it a gun you want
you A#spell out what you want
and then you'll get what you Fwant
Fi want it all and i want it now
i'm A#gonna go ahead and grab it all just for myFself
CStaying alive with a Ftrigger in your head
CStaying alive with a Ftrigger in your head     x2
CWelcome, A#welcome, to the real side of Flife
End with:  C5   D#5  F5  
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Staying Alive

by The Kelly Family

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D#5

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Staying Alive - The Kelly Family

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Tuning: Standard

Power chords:

C5 D#5 F5

e x x x

B x x x

G 5 8 10

D 5 8 10

A 3 6 8

E x x x

Intro:

Pick up yourself Joe

Tell all the rest there is a way out

if you want to get out

help me out

everybody thinks he knows a way out

but nobody dares that's why we're stuck in the ground

help me out

C F

Staying alive with a trigger in your head

C F

Staying alive with a trigger in your head

C A# F

Welcome, welcome, to the real side of life

Everybody's smiling, nobody's crying

A# F

but everybody's kniving everyone from the back

Wake up little boy

'cause you're living in your dreams

A# F

open your eyes to the real side of life

C F

Staying alive with a trigger in your head

C F

Staying alive with a trigger in your head

C A# F

Welcome, welcome, to the real side of life

I try to be good (yes you are)

but no one seems to care (oh here he goes again)

the harder i try (you never tried)

the more they try to break me (you never tried anything you)

i try to be good (oh here he goes again)

but no one seems to care

the harder i try (i told you to do what they told you)

the more they try to break me (you damn kid)

C A# F

welcome, welcome to the real side of life

Is it dope you want or is it a gun you want

you spell out what you want

and then you'll get what you want

i want it all and i want it now

A# F

i'm gonna go ahead and grab it all just for myself

C F

Staying alive with a trigger in your head

C F

Staying alive with a trigger in your head x2

C A# F

Welcome, welcome, to the real side of life

C5 D#5 F5

End with:

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About Staying Alive Chords by The Kelly Family

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Is "Staying Alive" easy to play on guitar?

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What key is "Staying Alive" in?

The chords for "Staying Alive" show the original chord names (including C5, D#5, F5, B, G, D). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.