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So Alive

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 41Position: 7

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Verso 1: 
EToday I watched the boatG#m7s 
Moving through the harbC#m7or 
WalkiAng on water 
IAsus2n your arms I'd stay 
Verso 2: 
EForever G#m7if I could 
Forever if I mC#m7ay 
Keeps me in your thoughts 
ADon't Asus2disappear 
EI am on G#m7your side 
AC#m7nd so alive 
And Aso alive  
Asus2It isn't real
Verso 3: 
EIf thiG#m7s is how I feel 
Then notC#m7hing now is true 
And Anothing now can ever be  
Asus2Taken away from you 
Verso 4: 
ESinking in the pasG#m7t 
The thiC#m7ngs that shouldn't last 
Just put to bed and  
AStand beside me 
Asus2Stand beside me 
EAlways on G#m7your side 
I'm oC#m7n your side 
And so alAive 
Asus2It isn't real 
EI am on your G#m7side 
And so alC#m7ive 
AnAd so alive 
    Asus2    Riff 3	 
And so aliiiiiiiiiiiiiive 
Riff 3 (Solo):		  tremolo bar 
e|-----0-------0-0--------------------------0-----| 
B|-----7-------7-7-------7-5------5-5-------0-----| 
G|-----9-------9-8-------8-6------6-6---4---2-----| 
D|-----9~~~~---9-6~~~~---6-6~~~~--6-6---4---2-----| 
A|------------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------| 
Solo: 
e|-------------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------2--5r4--2r0--2r0-------------| 
G|---------------2-4--------------------2----------| 
D|----------2-4----------------------------4-2-----| 
A|-----2-4-----------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------------| 
e|-------------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------2--5r4--2r0------------------| 
G|---------------2-4---------------2--4--2---------| 
D|----------2-4----------------------------4-2-----| 
A|-----2-4-----------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------------| 
EI am on G#m7your side 
On your sC#m7ide 
I'm on your sAide 
Asus2On Your SidEe 
On Your SG#m7ide 
And so alC#m7ive 
And so alAive 
Asus2So alive E  

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So Alive

by Ryan Adams

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G#m7

C#m7

Asus2

Verso 1:

E G#m7

Today I watched the boats

C#m7

Moving through the harbor

Walking on water

Asus2

In your arms I'd stay

Verso 2:

E G#m7

Forever if I could

C#m7

Forever if I may

Keeps me in your thoughts

A Asus2

Don't disappear

E G#m7

I am on your side

C#m7

And so alive

Asus2

It isn't real

Verso 3:

E G#m7

If this is how I feel

C#m7

Then nothing now is true

And nothing now can ever be

Asus2

Taken away from you

Verso 4:

E G#m7

Sinking in the past

C#m7

The things that shouldn't last

Just put to bed and

Stand beside me

Asus2

Stand beside me

E G#m7

Always on your side

C#m7

I'm on your side

And so alive

Asus2

It isn't real

E G#m7

I am on your side

C#m7

And so alive

Asus2 Riff 3

And so aliiiiiiiiiiiiiive

Riff 3 (Solo): tremolo bar

e|-----0-------0-0--------------------------0-----|

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

G|-----9-------9-8-------8-6------6-6---4---2-----|

D|-----9~~~~---9-6~~~~---6-6~~~~--6-6---4---2-----|

A|------------------------------------------------|

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

Solo:

e|-------------------------------------------------|

B|--------------------2--5r4--2r0--2r0-------------|

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

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

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

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

e|-------------------------------------------------|

B|--------------------2--5r4--2r0------------------|

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

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

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

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

E G#m7

I am on your side

C#m7

On your side

I'm on your side

Asus2 E

On Your Side

G#m7

On Your Side

C#m7

And so alive

Asus2 E

So alive

About So Alive Chords by Ryan Adams

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