Edwin McCain - Alive

      

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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                           Asus2                    
 Al, he sells records down on old st. charley??s street
 C#m              C#madd9            Ab5              Asus2       
 He??s cleaning up fat tuesday??s mess he keeps the sidewalks neat
 E5                              D5                   
 And he just lost his father and he just lost his wife
    C#m                                   Ab5          Asus2      
 And if it wasn??t for the music he couldn??t get on with his life
 
     B      Asus2    Ab5 Asus2 
 And he knows what I know
         B        Asus2        Ab5 Asus2 
 It??s not all that hard to survive
              B            Asus2       Ab5       Asus2 
 You take the good and the bad and the time in between
     C#m        Ab5 Asus2        
 It lets us know  we??re alive
 
 play Riff
 
          E5                     
 Well now be be??s singing gospel
             Asus2                      
 And down on bourbon she sings the blues
      C#m             C#madd9               Ab5        Asus2   
 She plays on all my heart strings curls my toes up in my shoes
     E5                       
 And she knows what I??m after
          D5                      
 Chase my dreams with all my might
              C#m                             Ab5         Asus2         
 She says you shouldn??t be so anxious and deep down I know she??s right
 
     B      Asus2    Ab5 Asus2 
 And he knows what I know
         B        Asus2        Ab5 Asus2 
 It??s not all that hard to survive
              B            Asus2       Ab5       Asus2 
 You take the good and the bad and the time in between
     C#m        Ab5 Asus2        
 It lets us know  we??re alive
 
 Play Riff
 
 1/2 1/4 1/4 
 
       E5       Asus2        C#m - C#madd9 - C#m 
 we??re alive we??re alive we??re alive
 1/2 1/2 
   
        Ab5 - Asus2 
 we're alive
 
      B                      
 Well get on board the rocket
       G5       Asus2         
 Step right into the front car
     B                            
 You know life??s a roller coaster
    G5         Asus2        
 It ain??t got no safety bar
       B                           
 Raise your voices up with laughter
       G5          Asus2      
 Bring it in with one big sigh
       C#m                G5 - Asus2         
 Consecrated in the wonder .... we??re alive
 
 Play Riff
 
 E5                        Asus2            
 Norman he plays music but only in my dreams
 C#m              C#madd9      Ab5       Asus2    
 Shows me all the beauty that soulful music brings
 E5                                D5                          
 But sometimes he??s a spectre and I wake up clenched with fear
     C#m                   Ab5         Asus2    
 But lesson good or bad he always keeps me clear
 
     B      Asus2    Ab5 Asus2 
 And you know what I know
         B        Asus2        Ab5 Asus2 
 It??s not all that hard to survive
              B            Asus2       Ab5       Asus2 
 You take the good and the bad and the time in between
     C#m        Ab5 Asus2        
 It lets us know  we??re alive
 
 E5 - D5 - C#5 - C5 x 6
 C5 - D5 - E5