Billy Talent
Man Alive
Dead Silence
2012
Submitted by: jeremyunderground41@yahoo.com
Key: F
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
Dm - xx0231
Bb - x13331
F - 133211
C - x32010
Gm - 355333
A - x02220
Bb7 - x13131
Eb - x68886
E - 022100
Intro: Drumbeats
Dm-- x4, Dm--Gm-A- x4
Bb A
Ohhh
Chorus 1:
Dm
Man Alive!
Gm
Don't stand aside!
A
While people
Bb
make demands
F
At first they'll
Gm
take your liberties
Bb
Then tie them
Dm
round your hand
Dm
Man Alive!
Gm
Don't stand aside!
A
While people
Bb
make demands
F
When time goes by
Gm
some day you'll find
Bb
Their words are
A Dm <--Drumbeats
your command
Verse 1:
Dm Dm
Well the bloodsucker society
is looking for recruits
Dm Dm
I took a sip of their sobriety
Dm
it doesn't taste that good
Refrain 1: old song DEVIL ON MY SHOULDER vibe here haha
Gm Dm
Well at first you're fine
Gm Dm
with working overtime
Gm Dm
10 years go by til you're
A
caught up in the grind
Gm Dm
And can't escape the fact
Gm Dm
your youth is fading fast
Gm Dm
These times won't last
Bb7
and once they're gone
A
they don't come back
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Verse 2:
Dm
They try to fill you
Dm
with anxiety until
you bite the hook
Dm
They drop a line
Dm
of notoriety they
Dm
got a big chequebook
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Refrain 2:
Gm
Oh they'll turn
Dm
you blind for a
Gm Dm
nickel and a dime
Gm Dm
Don't waste your time
A
with their simple
frame of mind
Gm Dm
And can't escape the fact
Gm Dm
your youth is fading fast
Gm Dm
These times won't last
Bb7
and once they're gone
A
they don't come back
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Bridge: Ben and Ian trade off vocals Blink 182 style
Ben:
Dm Eb
Attention all personnel!
E
Stand single file
F Bb
resistance is futile!
Dm
We're gonna raise your hopes up
Ian:
raise your hopes up
Ben:
Eb
Just to knock them down
Ian:
knock them down
E
You got a bright bright future
Ian:
bright bright future
Ben:
F
If you can shut your mouth
Ian:
Bb
shut your mouth
Ben:
Dm
And if you work
the front lines
Ian:
work the front lines
Ben:
Eb
To keep us safe and sound
Ian:
safe and sound
Ben:
E
You won't be compensated
Ian:
Compensated
Ben:
F
Until you're in the ground
Ian:
Bb
in the ground
Ben:
A Bb
So don't waste a single breath
A Bb
On what society expects
Bb A Bb A
If history don't lie
Bb A
They're gonna take you
Gm F E (hold) Dm
for a ride until you die!
Chorus 2:
Dm
Man Alive!
Gm
Don't stand aside!
A
While people
Bb
make demands
F
At first they'll
Gm
take your liberties
Bb
Then tie them
Dm
round your hand
Dm
Man Alive!
Gm
Don't stand aside!
A
While people
Bb
make demands
F
When time goes by
Gm
some day you'll find
Bb
Their words are
Dm
your command
F
When time goes by
Gm
some day you'll find
Bb
Their words are
Dm
your command
F
When time goes by
Gm
some day you'll find
Bb
Their words are
Dm
your command
Outro: Dm-- Dm--Gm-A- x4 Dm(hold)
