Intro: A*A-G
Verse 1:
"Son," she said, "Have I got a little story for you.
What you thought was yor daddy was nothing but a...
While you were sitting home alone at age thirteen
Your real daddy was dying.
F5 C5
Sorry you didn't see him
F5 C5
But I'm glad we talked."
Chorus 1:
E G D A
Oh, I...oh, I'm still alive.
E G D A
Hey, I...oh, I'm still alive.
E G D A B5-Eb5~
Hey, I...oh, I'm still alive, hey, oh.
Verse 2:
Oh, she walks slowly across a young man's room.
She said, "I'm ready for you."
Well I can't remember anything to this very day...
'Cept the look. The look.
F5 C5
Oh, you know where.
F5 C5
Now I can't see, I just stare.___
Chorus 2:
E G D A
Oh, I...oh, I'm still alive.
E G D A
Hey, I...oh,I'm still alive.
E G D A
Hey, I...oh, I'm still alive, hey, oh.
Intrumental: B5-Eb-F#5 x4
VERSE- A*A-D
"Is something wrong?" she said.
Of course there is.
"You're still alive," she said.
B*B-E
Oh and do I deserve to be?
Is that the question?
And is so, if so, who answers?
Who answers?
Chorus 3:
E G D A
I...oh, I'm still alive.
E G D A
Hey, I...oh, I'm still alive.
E G D A
Hey, I...oh, I'm still alive.
E G D A
Hey, I...oh, I'm still alive,
OUTRO- E - G - D - A
GUITARS
intro
Guitar1 g2 g1 g2
e|------5---3-----|-5-----------|-----5----3---|------------|
b|------5---3-----|-----3--0----|-----5----3---|------------|
g|------6---4-----|-------------|-----6----4---|------------|
D|------7---5-----|—------------|-----7----5---|-2h3p2--2/--|
A|------7---5-----|-—-----------|-----7----5---|-0------0/--|
E|--3/5-----3-----|-------------|--3/5-----3---|------------|
verse
Guitar1 g2 g1 g2
e|------5---3-----|-5-----------|-----5----3---|------------|
b|------5---3-----|-----3--0----|-----5----3---|-0--3--0----|
g|------6---4-----|-------------|-----6----4---|------------|
D|------7---5-----|—------------|-----7----5---|------------|2x
A|------7---5-----|-—-----------|-----7----5---|------------|
E|--3/5-----3-----|-------------|--3/5-----3---|------------|
refrain-
e|----------------|
b|----------------|
g|----------------|
D|-15151515--14~--|2x
A|-15151515--14~--|
E|-13131313--12~--|
chorus-
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/bamboo/alive_crd.html ]
e|----------------------------|
b|----------------------------|
g|-------------7777-----------|
D|-2222--5555--7777--7777-----|2x
A|-2222--5555--5555--7777-----|
E|-0000--3333--------5555-----|
post chorus-
e|----------------------------|
b|----------------------------|
g|--------8888----/10\--------|
D|--9999--8888----/10\--------|
A|--9999--6666----/8-\--------|
E|--7777----------------------|
interlude
Guitar1
e|-----5--3---|-5------|-------------|-----5----3---|---------|------------|
b|-----5--3---|---3--0-|-------------|-----5----3---|---------|------------|
g|-----6--4---|--------|-/6b-7h9-6---|-----6----4---|---------|------------|
D|-----7--5---|—-------|----------7~-|-----7----5---|-5-4-/7b-|-2h3p2--2/--|
A|-----7--5---|-—------|-------------|-----7----5---|---------|-0------0/--|
E|-3/5----3---|--------|-------------|--3/5-----3---|---------|------------|
verse2
e|------5---3-----|-----5---|-----5----3---|-----5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5--|
b|------5---3-----|-----5---|-----5----3---|-----5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5--|
g|------6---4-----|-----6---|-----6----4---|-----6-6-6-6-6-6---6-6--|
D|------7---5-----|—--------|-----7----5---|------------------------|
A|------7---5-----|-—-------|-----7----5---|------------------------|
E|--3/5-----3-----|-3/5-----|--3/5-----3---|-3/5--------------------|
Guitar1 g2 g1 g2
e|------5---3-----|---------------|-----5----3---|-----5--5--|
b|------5---3-----|---------------|-----5----3---|-----5--5--|
g|------6---4-----|---------------|-----6----4---|-----6--6--|
D|------7---5-----|—--------------|-----7----5---|-----------|
A|------7---5-----|-44545—54--74--|-----7----5---|-----------|
E|--3/5-----3-----|---------------|--3/5-----3---|-3/5-------|
adlib-
e|------------------------|-------------------------------|
b|------------------------|--9b-----9---------------------|
g|--------8888--10--------|------11---11--12-11-9b--------|
D|--9999--8888--10--------|-------------------------------|
A|--9999--6666--8---------|-------------------------------|
E|--7777------------------|-------------------------------|
e|------------------------|-------------------------------|
b|------------------------|--------11h14p11--14-11--------|
g|--------8888--10--------|------------------------13--11-|
D|--9999--8888--10--------|--9h11p9-----------------------|
A|--9999--6666--8---------|-------------------------------|
E|--7777------------------|-------------------------------|
e|------------------------|-------------------------|
b|------------------------|---------11----11-14-11b-|
g|--------8888--10--------|-----9-11---11-----------|
D|--9999--8888--10--------|-9h11--------------------|
A|--9999--6666--8---------|-------------------------|
E|--7777------------------|-------------------------|
e|------------------------|--12b--9-11-------------------|
b|------------------------|------------11-9-11-9---------|
g|--------8888--10--------|----------------------11/8b---|
D|--9999--8888--10--------|------------------------------|
A|--9999--6666--8---------|------------------------------|
E|--7777------------------|------------------------------|