--------------------------------------------------------------------------- I'm Alive - Electric Light Orchestra --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: Jeff Lynne From: "Xanadu" (1980) Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard The change in the verses between the two diminished chords (at the beginning "Edim" and "C#dim") is due to the root that is played by the bass on the ELO recording. It is not necessary to change here as the two chords are basically the same, just different inversions of the same notes ("Edim": E-Bb-C#-G and "C#dim": C#-G-Bb-E). I still think the change sounds nice. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- SPECIAL VOICINGS and CHORDS e-B-G-D-A-E Edim 3-2-3-2-x-x C#dim 0-2-3-2-4-x Ebdim 2-1-2-1-x-x D/F# 2-3-2-0-x-2 D#dim 2-1-2-1-x-x Cdim x-2-1-2-3-x E/G# 0-0-1-2-x-4 Dsus4 3-3-2-0-x-x --------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTRO F C | G | G F C| G | G VERSE F C G Edim C#dim Am D I'm a-live - and the world shines for me today F C G Edim C#dim Am D I'm a-live - suddenly I am here today BRIDGE Am D Seems like forever (and a day) Am D Thought I could never (feel this way) Ebdim Em Is this really me? CHORUS D/F# G D G D I'm alive, I'm alive VERSE F C G Edim C#dim Am D I'm a-live - and the dawn breaks across the sky F C G Edim C#dim Am D I'm a-live - and the sun rises up so high BRIDGE Am D Lost in another world (far away) Am D Never another word (till today) Ebdim Em But what can I say? CHORUS (variation) D/F# G D G D G D/F# Em D C I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm ali------------ ve SOLO | G | Edim C#dim | Am | D F C | G | Edim C#dim | Am | D | (synth) BRIDGE Am D Suddenly came the dawn (from the night) Am D Suddenly I was born (into light) Ebdim Em How can it be real? CHORUS D/F# G E/G# A E A E I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm alive VERSE G D A D#dim Cdim Bm E I'm a-live - and the world shines for me today G D A D#dim Cdim Bm E I'm a-live - suddenly I am here today BRIDGE Bm E Seems like forever (and a day-ay) Bm E Thought I could never (feel this way) Ddim F#m Is this really me? CHORUS (variation) E/G# A E/G# F#m E A E/G# F#m E A E/G# F#m E D I'm ali-------ve, I'm ali-------ve, I'm ali--------------ve ORCHESTRAL BREAK and INTERLUDE | D | Dsus4 | D | Dsus4 | D | Dsus4 | D | Dsus4 E/G# | | A | % | Em | % | A | % | Em | % | A | % | Bb | E | CODA E A E A E A E Fmaj7 I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm alive
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