Man Alive! Billy Talent
Billy Talent
Dead Silence
2012
Key: F
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
Dm - xx0231
Bb - x13331
[F]C [-]- [133211]x32010
[Gm]A -[-] [355333]x02220
Bb7 - x13131
Eb - x68886
E - 022100
Intro: Drumbeats
Dm-- x4, Dm--Gm-A- x4
[Bb]Ohhh[A]
Chorus 1:
[Dm]Man Alive!
Don't s[Gm]tand aside!
While [A]people
make de[Bb]mands
At [F]first they'll
take your [Gm]liberties
Then [Bb]tie them
round your [Dm]hand
[Dm]Man Alive!
Don't s[Gm]tand aside!
While [A]people
make de[Bb]mands
When [F]time goes by
some [Gm]day you'll find
Their [Bb]words are
A Dm <--Drumbeats
your command
Verse 1:
[Dm] Well the bloodsucker so[Dm]ciety
is looking for recruits
[Dm] I took a sip of their sob[Dm]riety
it doesn't taste that good[Dm]
Refrain 1: old song DEVIL ON MY SHOULDER vibe here haha
Well at [Gm]first you're [Dm]fine
with [Gm]working over[Dm]time
10 [Gm]years go [Dm]by til you're
[A]caught up in the grind
And can't es[Gm]cape the [Dm]fact
your [Gm]youth is fading [Dm]fast
These [Gm]times won't [Dm]last
and once they're [Bb7]gone
they don't come [A]back
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Verse 2:
[Dm] They try to fill you
with an[Dm]xiety until
you bite the hook
[Dm] They drop a line
of noto[Dm]riety they
got a big chequebook[Dm]
Refrain 2:
Oh they'll [Gm]turn
you [Dm]blind for a
[Gm]nickel and a [Dm]dime
Don't [Gm]waste your [Dm]time
with their [A]simple
frame of mind
And can't es[Gm]cape the [Dm]fact
your [Gm]youth is fading [Dm]fast
These [Gm]times won't [Dm]last
and once they're [Bb7]gone
they don't come [A]back
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Bridge: Ben and Ian trade off vocals Blink 182 style
Ben:
[Dm] Attention all [Eb]personnel!
Stand single [E]file
resistance is [F]futile![Bb]
We're gonna [Dm]raise your hopes up
Ian:
raise your hopes up
Ben:
Just to [Eb]knock them down
Ian:
knock them down
You got a [E]bright bright future
Ian:
bright bright future
Ben:
If you can [F]shut your mouth
Ian:
[Bb]shut your mouth
Ben:
And if you [Dm]work
the front lines
Ian:
work the front lines
Ben:
To keep us [Eb]safe and sound
Ian:
safe and sound
Ben:
You won't be [E]compensated
Ian:
Compensated
Ben:
Until you're [F]in the ground
Ian:
[Bb]in the ground
Ben:
So don't [A]waste a single [Bb]breath
On what so[A]ciety ex[Bb]pects
If [Bb]his[A]tory [Bb]don't [A]lie
They're gon[Bb]na [A]take you
Gm F E (hold) Dm
for a ride until you die!
Chorus 2:
[Dm]Man Alive!
Don't s[Gm]tand aside!
While [A]people
make de[Bb]mands
At [F]first they'll
take your [Gm]liberties
Then [Bb]tie them
round your [Dm]hand
[Dm]Man Alive!
Don't s[Gm]tand aside!
While [A]people
make de[Bb]mands
When [F]time goes by
some [Gm]day you'll find
Their [Bb]words are
your command[Dm]
When [F]time goes by
some [Gm]day you'll find
Their [Bb]words are
your command[Dm]
When [F]time goes by
some [Gm]day you'll find
Their [Bb]words are
your command[Dm]
Outro: Dm-- Dm--Gm-A- x4 Dm(hold)
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