Intro: G-Am-C-D-G
1, 2, 1, 2
Here we go
G Am
Everybody wants me to be who they want me to be except you
C D G
All I wanna do is be with you
G
They all tell me that there’s something strange
Am
I don’t wanna be with nobody new
C D G
All I wanna do is be with you
Life sounds like
G
I’m alive, I’m alive, I’m alive
Am
I’m alive, I’m alive, I’m alive
(This is what it sounds like)
C D G
Whoa-oh-oh, I’m alive
G
How could every day something jumps in the way
Am
Gets complicated, I feel devastated
C D G
But when I’m feeling down, I only wanna be with you
G
I can’t afford the rent or remember checks I sent
Am
To pay off all my taxes and feed the president
C D G
But there’s one thing I remember, I only wanna be with you
Life sounds like
G
I’m alive, I’m alive, I’m alive
Am
I’m alive, I’m alive, I’m alive
(This is what it sounds like)
C D G
Whoa-oh-oh, I’m alive
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(Break it down right here now)
G
You'll be Bonnie; I’ll be your Clyde
Hop into my car and drive like
Am
Fireworks, we will ignite
Through the San Francisco night
C
Like John and Yoko
D
Like Ice-T and Coco
G
Like Jay-Z, Beyonce
Come be my fiance
G
Hey soul sister, I’ll be your mister
Am
Don’t wanna be no one-night stand
C D
How many things can I say to make you understand
G
That I only wanna be your man
G
Life sounds like
G Am G
Whoa-oh-oh
G
This is what it sounds like
C-Am-G
Whoa-oh-oh
G
And it sounds like
G
I’m alive, I’m alive, I’m alive
Am
I’m alive, I’m alive, I’m alive
(This is what it sounds like)
C D Am
Whoa-oh-oh, I’m alive
(Bring it back one more time)
G Am
Everybody wants me to be who they want me to be except you
C D G
All I wanna do is be with you
G
Life sounds like
G Am G
Whoa-oh-oh
G
This is what it sounds like
C -Am-G
Whoa-oh-oh
G
And it sounds like, like, like…
Life sounds like
G
I’m alive, I’m alive, I’m alive
Am
I’m alive, I’m alive, I’m alive
(This is what it sounds like)
C D G
Whoa-oh-oh, I’m alive
