ALIVE
(4) INTRO (Guitar Riff)
| A / / / | A / / / | A / / / | A / / / |
(band hit) (drum fill)
(4) INTRO BAND
| A / / / | A / / / | A / / / | A / / / |
| FFF E C | / / / / |
(8) VERSE 1
| A / G / | A / A / |
"Son" she said have I got a little story for you
| A / G / | A / A / |
What you thought was your daddy was nothing but a
| A / G / | A / A / |
while you were sitting home alone at age thirteen
| A / G / | A / A / |
your real daddy was dyin' sorry you didn't
(2) PRE CH 1
| FFF E C / | FFF E C / |
see him but I'm glad we talked oh
(16) CHORUS 1
| E / G / | D / A / |
I - I Oh I'm still alive yeh
| E / G / | D / A / |
I - I Oh I'm still alive yeh
| E / G / | D / A / |
I - I Oh I'm still alive yeh
| B / / / |
Oh
(8) VERSE 2
| A / G / | A / A / |
oh she walks slowly, across a young man's room
| A / G / | A / A / |
she said "I'm ready for you"
| A / G / | A / A / |
I can't remember anything this very day
| A / G / | A / A / |
'cept the look, the look
(2) PRE CH 2
| FFF E C / | FFF E C / |
oh, you know where, now I can't see, I just
(16) CHORUS 2
| E / G / | D / A / |
sta-a-are I - I'm still alive yeh
| E / G / | D / A / |
I - I Oh I'm still alive hey
| E / G / | D / A / |
I - I Oh I'm still alive yeh
| E / G / | D / A / |
I - I Oh I'm still alive hey
(8) BRIDGE INSTRUMENTAL
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
| B B B B /D# /D# /D# /D# /F# /F# |
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
|/F# |
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e
| B B B B /D# /D# /D# /D# /F# /F# |
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
|/F# |
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e
| B B B B /D# /D# /D# /D# /F# /F# |
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
|/F# |
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e
| B B B B /D# /D# /D# /D# /F# /F# |
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
|/F# |
(8) BRIDGE VOCAL
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
| - A Asus2 Asus4 - |
"Is something
| - A Asus2 Asus4 - |
wrong" she said Well of course
| - A Asus2 Asus4 - |
there is, "you're still
| - A Asus2 Asus4 - |
alive," she said oh and do I deserve
| - B Bsus2 Bsus4 - |
to be is that the
| - B D#m Bsus4 - |
ques - tion and if
| - B Bsus2 Bsus4 - |
so if so who
| - B D#m Bsus4 - |
ans - wers who ans - wers ..........
(16) CHORUS 3
| E / G / | D / A / |
I - I Oh I'm still alive yeh
| E / G / | D / A / |
I - I Oh I'm still alive yeh
| E / G / | D / A / |
I - I Oh I'm still alive yeh
| E / G / | D / A / |
I I'm still alive ya ya ya ya ya ya
(8) SOLO
same chords
(4)
Song Form
(4) INTRO (Guitar Riff)
| A / / / | A / / / | A / / / | A / / / |
(4) INTRO BAND
(8) VERSE 1
(16) PRE CH 1
(16) CHORUS 1
(4) POST CHORUS TAG 1 (punchy)
(8) VERSE 2 (guitar A chord "+a1 +" rhythmic pattern continues)
(8) PRE 2
(16) CHORUS 2
(20) POST CHORUS TAG 2 (spacey feedback w/ slow bass movement)
(16) PRE CH 1
(16) CHORUS 3
(8) OUTRO A
(16) OUTRO B (Vocal Round)
(16) OUTRO C INSTRUMENTAL BIG
[snares on downbeats, guitar bending]
TAB
(8) VERSE 1
-|---------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------
-|---------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------
-|-2-------------------0-0-0-|-2----------------------0-|---------------------
-|-2----0h7h9---7vvvv--0-0-0-|-2----0h7h9--7-9b10r9-7-0-|---------------------
-|-0-/7----------------0-0-0-|-0-/7---------------------|---------------------
-|---------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------
G1
-|-5--------5----------------|-5--------5---------------|---------------------
-|-5--------5----------------|-5--------5---------------|---------------------
-|-6--------7----------------|-6--------6---------------|---------------------
-|-7--------7----------------|-7--------7---------------|---------------------
-|-x--------x----------------|-x--------x---------------|---------------------
-|*5-------*5----------------|*5-------*5---------------|---------------------
G2
-|---------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------|-
-|---------------------------|--------------------------|--------------8----|-
-|-2-------------------0-0-0-|-2----------------------0-|-10-10-10-10-----9-|-
-|-2----0h7h9---7vvvv--0-0-0-|-2----0h7h9--7-9b10r9-7-0-|-10-10-10-10----10-|-
-|-0-/7----------------0-0-0-|-0-/7---------------------|-------------------|-
-|---------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------|-
G1
-|-5--5-5---5--------5-5-5---|-5--5-5---5--5-5----5-5-5-|--1--1--1--1--0--0-|-
-|-5--5-5---5--------5-5-5---|-5--5-5---5--5-5----5-5-5-|--1--1--1--1--1--1-|-
-|-6--6-6---7--------6-6-6---|-6--6-6---7--7-7----6-6-6-|--2--2--2--2--0--0-|-
-|-7--7-7---7--------7-7-7---|-7--7-7---7--7-7----7-7-7-|--3--3--3--3--2--2-|-
-|-x--x-x---x--------x-x-x---|-x--x-x---x--x-x----x-x-x-|--x--x--x--x--3--3-|-
-|-5--5-5---5--------5-5-5---|-5--5-5---5--5-5----5-5-5-|--1--1--1--1-------|-
G2
CHORUS
-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|--------
-|------------7------8---------------7---8-7-10-8-7------------------|--------
-|--9-9-9-9-9-7------0----11/12------7--------------9----------------|--------
-|--9-9-9-9-9-7------9-----x---------7-------------------11--9-------|--------
-|--7-7-7-7-7-------10-----9/10------0--------------------------0----|--------
-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|--------
G1 I__________ Oh_____________ I'm still alive hey_______ 2x
-|--0-----0-0-0-0-0--3---3-3--3-3-3--2---2-2--2-2-2-0-----0-0-0-0-0--|--------
-|--0-----0-0-0-0-0--3---3-3--3-3-3--3---3-3--3-3-3-2-----2-2-2-2-2--|--------
-|--1-----1-1-1-1-1--0---0-0--0-0-0--2---2-2--2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-2--|--------
-|--2-----2-2-2-2-2--0---0-0--0-0-0--0---0-0--0-0-0-2-----2-2-2-2-2--|--------
-|--2-----2-2-2-2-2--2---2-2--2-2-2-----------------0-----0-0-0-0-0--|--------
-|--0-----0-0-0-0-0--3---3-3--3-3-3----------------------------------|--------
G2 2x
-|----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----
-|------------7------8---------------7---8-7-10-8-7---------------------|-----
-|--9-9-9-9-9-7------0----11/12------7--------------9-------------------|-----
-|--9-9-9-9-9-7------9-----x---------7-------------------11-----7h9-9vv-|-----
-|--7-7-7-7-7-------10-----9/10------0-----------------------0----------|-----
-|----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----
G1 I________ Oh_____________ I'm still alive hey__ ohhh
-|--0-----0-0-0-0-0--3---3-3--3-3-3--2---2-2--2-2-2-0-----0-0-0-0-0-----|-----
-|--0-----0-0-0-0-0--3---3-3--3-3-3--3---3-3--3-3-3-2-----2-2-2-2-2-----|-----
-|--1-----1-1-1-1-1--0---0-0--0-0-0--2---2-2--2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-2-----|-----
-|--2-----2-2-2-2-2--0---0-0--0-0-0--0---0-0--0-0-0-2-----2-2-2-2-2-----|-----
-|--2-----2-2-2-2-2--2---2-2--2-2-2-----------------0-----0-0-0-0-0-----|-----
-|--0-----0-0-0-0-0--3---3-3--3-3-3-------------------------------------|-----
G2
-|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------
-|-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--12-12--|-----------------------------------------
-|-11-11-11-11--11-11-11-11--11-11--|-----------------------------------------
-|--9--9--9--9---9--9--9--9---9--9--|-----------------------------------------
-|--9--9--9--9---9--9--9--9---9--9--|-----------------------------------------
-|--------------11-11-11-11--11-11--|-----------------------------------------
G1+G2 Ohhhh
BRIDGE
-|-0-0---0------------------|-0-0-----------------|-0-0--0------------------|-
-|-2-0---3------------------|-2-0--3--0---0-------|-2-0--3------------------|-
-|-0-0---2------------------|-0-0--2---2----2-----|-0-0--2------------------|-
-|-2-2---0------------------|-2-2--0---0----0-----|-2-2--0------------------|-
-|-0-0----------------------|-0-0-----------------|-0-0---------------------|-
-|--------------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|-
G1 Is something wrong she said of course there is 'You're still a-
-|-5-5---5--------5---------|-5-5--5--------------|-5-5--5------------5-----|-
-|-5-5---5------------------|-5-5--5--------------|-5-5--5------------------|-
-|-6-6---7----------7-------|-6-6--7--------------|-6-6--7--------------7---|-
-|-7-7---7------------------|-7-7--7--------------|-7-7--7------------------|-
-|-x-x---x------------------|-x-x--x--------------|-x-x--x------------------|-
-|-5-5---5------------------|-5-5--5--------------|-5-5--5------------------|-
G2
-|--------0-0------------------------|-------2------------|-------------------
-|--------2-0-------0------0---------|-4--2--5------------|-------------------
-|--------0-0----2----2--------------|-2--2--4------------|-------------------
-|--------2-2----0----0--------------|-4--4--2------------|-------------------
-|--------0-0------------------------|-2--2---------------|-------------------
-|-----------------------------------|--------------------|-------------------
G1 -live she said Oh do I deserve to be? Is that the
-|--------5-5----5-------------------|-7--7--7------------|-------------------
-|--------5-5----5-------------------|-7--7--7------------|-------------------
-|--------6-6----7-------------------|-8--8--9------------|-------------------
-|--------7-7----7-------------------|-9--9--9------------|-------------------
-|--------x-x----x-------------------|-x--x--x------------|-------------------
-|--------5-5----5-------------------|-7--7--7------------|-------------------
G2
