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[Intro]
N.C.
Woah, alright, now everybody hit it
G#mWoahD#m  E  C#m  
G#mWoahD#m  E  C#m  
[Verse 1]
G#mYou can bring me down, ay
But iF#t'll take a whole lot more
To kEeep me down, ay
'Cause C#mI've been here before
Yeah, I'm a rG#megular
And noF#thing you can say to me's oriEginal, ay, C#myeah
[Pre-Chorus]
WhG#mether I stay or whether I go
I stF#ill got my mind, I still got control
I fEeel it sometimes, I feel like I'm more
Like the C#mend of the line is the end of the road
When everF#mything stops, gG#mimme the go
I tuBrn up the heat, never turning too cold
I give it my Eall with my heart and my soul
And I nC#mever take silver, I only take goEmld
[Chorus]
G#mI'm alive for a reD#ason
Should have dEied
But I'm brC#meathing
I'm aG#mlive for a reD#ason
TonEight, tonight, toC#mnight, tonight
G#mAlive for a reD#ason
I won't dEie, I'm belC#mieving
Yeah, I'm aG#mlive for a reD#ason
TonEight, tonight, toC#mnight, tonight
[Verse 2]
SG#mecond chance, ay
And every siF#ngle moment I am liEving in, ay
The C#mair that I am breathing isn't pG#mermanent, ay
There F#mmust be something here I haven't fiEnished yet, ay, C#myeah
[Pre-Chorus]
WhG#mether I stay or whether I go
I stF#ill got my mind, I still got control
I fEeel it sometimes, I feel like I'm more
Like the C#mend of the line is the end of the road
When everF#mything stops, gG#mimme the go
I tuBrn up the heat, never turning too cold
I give it my Eall with my heart and my soul
And I nC#mever take silver, I only take gold
[Chorus]
G#mI'm alive for a reD#ason
Should have dEied
But I'm brC#meathing
I'm aG#mlive for a reD#ason
TonEight, tonight, toC#mnight, tonight
G#mAlive for a reD#ason
I won't dEie, I'm belC#mieving
Yeah, I'm aG#mlive for a reD#ason
TonEight, tonight, toC#mnight, tonight
[Instrumental]
WG#moah, D#mwoah, EWoahC#m  
WG#moah, D#mwoah, EwoahC#m  
[Bridge]
And I'm aG#mlive for a reason
            N.C.
And I won't die, I'm believing
          N.C.
That I'm alive for a reason
  N.C.
Tonight, tonight, tonight
[Chorus]
G#mI'm alive for a reD#ason
Should have dEied
But I'm brC#meathing
I'm aG#mlive for a reD#ason
TonEight, tonight, toC#mnight, tonight
G#mAlive for a reD#ason
I won't dEie, I'm belC#mieving
Yeah, I'm aG#mlive for a reD#ason
TonEight, tonight, toC#mnight, tonight
[Outro]
G#m  F#   E   C#m
G#m  F#   E   C#m

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Alive

by We the Kings

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G#m

D#m

C#m

F#m

[Intro]

N.C.

Woah, alright, now everybody hit it

G#m D#m E C#m

Woah

G#m D#m E C#m

Woah

[Verse 1]

G#m

You can bring me down, ay

But it'll take a whole lot more

To keep me down, ay

C#m

'Cause I've been here before

G#m

Yeah, I'm a regular

F# E C#m

And nothing you can say to me's original, ay, yeah

[Pre-Chorus]

G#m

Whether I stay or whether I go

I still got my mind, I still got control

I feel it sometimes, I feel like I'm more

C#m

Like the end of the line is the end of the road

F#m G#m

When everything stops, gimme the go

I turn up the heat, never turning too cold

I give it my all with my heart and my soul

C#m Em

And I never take silver, I only take gold

[Chorus]

G#m D#

I'm alive for a reason

Should have died

C#m

But I'm breathing

G#m D#

I'm alive for a reason

E C#m

Tonight, tonight, tonight, tonight

G#m D#

Alive for a reason

E C#m

I won't die, I'm believing

G#m D#

Yeah, I'm alive for a reason

E C#m

Tonight, tonight, tonight, tonight

[Verse 2]

G#m

Second chance, ay

F# E

And every single moment I am living in, ay

C#m G#m

The air that I am breathing isn't permanent, ay

F#m E C#m

There must be something here I haven't finished yet, ay, yeah

[Pre-Chorus]

G#m

Whether I stay or whether I go

I still got my mind, I still got control

I feel it sometimes, I feel like I'm more

C#m

Like the end of the line is the end of the road

F#m G#m

When everything stops, gimme the go

I turn up the heat, never turning too cold

I give it my all with my heart and my soul

C#m

And I never take silver, I only take gold

[Chorus]

G#m D#

I'm alive for a reason

Should have died

C#m

But I'm breathing

G#m D#

I'm alive for a reason

E C#m

Tonight, tonight, tonight, tonight

G#m D#

Alive for a reason

E C#m

I won't die, I'm believing

G#m D#

Yeah, I'm alive for a reason

E C#m

Tonight, tonight, tonight, tonight

[Instrumental]

G#m D#m E C#m

Woah, woah, Woah

G#m D#m E C#m

Woah, woah, woah

[Bridge]

G#m

And I'm alive for a reason

N.C.

And I won't die, I'm believing

N.C.

That I'm alive for a reason

N.C.

Tonight, tonight, tonight

[Chorus]

G#m D#

I'm alive for a reason

Should have died

C#m

But I'm breathing

G#m D#

I'm alive for a reason

E C#m

Tonight, tonight, tonight, tonight

G#m D#

Alive for a reason

E C#m

I won't die, I'm believing

G#m D#

Yeah, I'm alive for a reason

E C#m

Tonight, tonight, tonight, tonight

[Outro]

G#m F# E C#m

About Alive Chords by We the Kings

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