Alive Edwin McCain
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Alive (Acoustic) - Edwin McCain
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Note that this is an Acoustic Version, and not the official song.
tuning: EADGBe
D5 (x57700)
E5 (079900)
Asus2 (577600)
Ab5 (466xxx)
C#m (x46654)
C#madd9 (x46644)
B (799800)
C5 (x35500)
C#5 (x46600)
1/2 = one half of a beat
1/4 = one quarter of a beat
[1/2] [1/4] [1/4] [1/2] [1/2]
Riff : E5 - Asus2 - C#m - C#madd9 - C#m - Ab5 - Asus2
Intro: Riff
[E5]Al, he sells records down on [Asus2]old st. charleyâ??s street
[C#m]Heâ??s cleaning up[C#madd9] fat tuesdayâ??s mes[Ab5]s he keeps the si[Asus2]dewalks neat
[E5]And he just lost his father and [D5]he just lost his wife
And[C#m] if it wasnâ??t for the music he couldnâ[Ab5]??t get on wi[Asus2]th his life
And [B]he know[Asus2]s what I [Ab5]know[Asus2]
Itâ??s no[B]t all tha[Asus2]t hard to sur[Ab5]vive[Asus2]
You take the [B]good and the [Asus2]bad and the [Ab5]time in be[Asus2]tween
It l[C#m]ets us know[Ab5] [Asus2] weâ??re alive
play Riff
Well now [E5]be beâ??s singing gospel
And down on [Asus2]bourbon she sings the blues
She p[C#m]lays on all my h[C#madd9]eart strings curls my [Ab5]toes up in [Asus2]my shoes
And [E5]she knows what Iâ??m after
Chase my [D5]dreams with all my might
She says you [C#m]shouldnâ??t be so anxious and dee[Ab5]p down I kno[Asus2]w sheâ??s right
And [B]he know[Asus2]s what I [Ab5]know[Asus2]
Itâ??s no[B]t all tha[Asus2]t hard to sur[Ab5]vive[Asus2]
You take the [B]good and the [Asus2]bad and the [Ab5]time in be[Asus2]tween
It l[C#m]ets us know[Ab5] [Asus2] weâ??re alive
Play Riff
[1/2] [1/4] [1/4]
weâ??re[E5] alive weâ[Asus2]??re alive weâ[C#m]??re[-] a[C#madd9]live[-] [C#m]
[1/2] [1/2]
we're a[Ab5]live[-] [Asus2]
Well [B]get on board the rocket
Step r[G5]ight into[Asus2] the front car
You [B]know lifeâ??s a roller coaster
It [G5]ainâ??t got [Asus2]no safety bar
Raise [B]your voices up with laughter
Bring [G5]it in with o[Asus2]ne big sigh
Consec[C#m]rated in the wonder[G5] .[-]..[Asus2]. weâ??re alive
Play Riff
[E5]Norman he plays music but [Asus2]only in my dreams
[C#m]Shows me all the [C#madd9]beauty that s[Ab5]oulful mus[Asus2]ic brings
[E5]But sometimes heâ??s a spectre and [D5]I wake up clenched with fear
But [C#m]lesson good or bad he [Ab5]always keeps[Asus2] me clear
And [B]you kno[Asus2]w what I [Ab5]know[Asus2]
Itâ??s no[B]t all tha[Asus2]t hard to sur[Ab5]vive[Asus2]
You take the [B]good and the [Asus2]bad and the [Ab5]time in be[Asus2]tween
It l[C#m]ets us know[Ab5] [Asus2] weâ??re alive
E5 - D5 - C#5 - C5 x 6
[C5] [-] [D5] [-] [E5]
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