Listen to the song to get an rhythm of how the chords change. Also it's a million
times easier to play all the chords as power chords, and in drop d. She plays
them as power chords, but not drop d (it sounds exactly the same though). It's
simple and fun to play once you get used to it.
Come Alive
BarlowGirl
Into: C# Eb (slide to)E A B A Ab F#
C# Eb-E
Wake up get out there's no time to waste now
A B A Ab F#
Never shut up it's our turn to speak out
C# Eb-E A B-A-Ab-F#
These streets are dead just waiting to come alive
C# Eb-E
Break down the doors of our comfortable room
A B A Ab F#
Tear down the walls we never could see through
C# Eb-B A B-A-Ab-F#
aren't we sick yet of missing out on life?
C# Eb E F#
Do we want more?
Ab
Tell me do we want more?
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/barlowgirl/come_alive_crd.html ]
(Chorus):
C# (G) C# (E)
'Cause we've heard the cry
E Eb
And we've come alive
C# (G) C# (E)
And we'll fight for love
E Eb
And we live to die
C# (G) C# (E)
Because a life that holds no meaning
E Eb
is like a day without the light
C# (G) C# E
So we've come alive tonight.
Verse 2:
C# Eb-E
All have been called but so few have listened
A B A Ab F#
Life is too short, you don't wanna miss this
C# Eb-E A B-A-Ab-F#
make up your mind before life passes by
(Bass solo no guitar)
Now is the time to wake up and see this
A B A Ab F#
World wont revolve around you and me so
C# Eb-E A B-A-Ab-F#
Let's be the change we've all been waiting for
C# Eb E F#
Do we want more?
Ab
Tell me do we want more?
Chorus
Bridge:
E
We are the passion
C# B
We are the movement
E Eb E
We are the fire we'll
Eb E F G
never lose it (second time hold Ab)
(Repeat)
Chorus
Outro:
C# Eb (slide to)E A B A Ab F#