#---------- Alive ----------by Edwin McCain from a 3/25/95 show in AlabamaChords--------E5 022400E/G# 422400Asus2 X02200C# min X46654 -->X46444 *B 224442Asus2/D XX0200Asus2/C# X4X200Asus2/C X3X200IntroE5 (4 beats) Asus (4) C# min (4) E/G# (2)Asus (2) X 2Verse 1 Same chords and times as Intro----------E5 Asus4Al, he sells records down on old Saint Charlie StreetC# min E/G# Asus4He's cleaning up Fat Tuesday's mess, he keeps his sidewalks neat.And he just lost his father, you know he just lost his wifeAnd if it wasn't for the music, couldn't get on with his life.Chorus B (1.5 beats) Asus(2.5) E/G#(4) X2-------- B (1.5 beats) Asus(2.5) E/G#(1.5) Asus(2.5) C#min(4)E/G#(1.5) Asus4(2.5)**B Asus4 E/G#But he knows what I knowB Asus4 E/G#It's not all that hard to surviveB Asus4 E/G# Asus4You take the good and the bad and the time in betweenC# min E/G# Asus4**lets us know.....................We're alive.Verse chords once instrumentalVerse 2---------Well now Bebe sings the gospel, Down on Bourbon she sings the bluesShe plays on all my heartstrings, curls my toes up in my shoesShe knows what I'm after, chase my dreams with all my mightShe says "You shouldn't be so anxious" and deep down I know she's right.Chorus (with she in the first line)Flute solo with verse chords three timesBridge---------B(4 beats) E/G#(1.5) Asus4(2.5)Well, now get up on the Rocket, step right into the front car.You know life's roller coaster, it ain't got no safety bar.(Same chords)B(4 beats) E/G#(1.5) Asus4(2.5)** Rest(2)Raise your voices up with laughter, dream of men with one big star(?)C#min(4) E/G#(1.5) Asus4(2.5)**Consecrated in the wonder..............................We're alive.Flute solo with verse chords twiceVerse 3---------Well now Norman he plays music, but only in my dreamsHe plays with all the beauty that soulful music brings.But sometimes he's a spectre and I wake up clenched with fear,The lesson good or bad, he always keeps me clear.Chorus (with he in first line)Outro-------Flute throughoutE5 (4 beats) Asus (4) C# min (4) E/G# (2)Asus (2)We're alive (repeated) AdlibE5 (4 beats) Asus/D (4) Asus2/C#(4) Asus2/C(1.5)Asus2/D(2.5) three timesE5 (4 beats) Asus4/D (4) Asus2/C#(4) Asus2/C* The regular C# min is strummed 3 times(1.5 beats) then the second formis played (2.5 beats) Every time it is used it takes up 4 beats total**Struck once and then rest to fill 2.5 beats---------------------------------Eric C Jeschke --Go Hoos! ---------------------------------
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