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Alive

Pearl Jam
All-time classics Rock & alternative 90s & 2000s
KeyA
Capo—
LevelMedium
Transpose A 0
Text
Chord sheet
Chords are positioned above the lyric change point
AG6G6AG6G6
AG6G6AG6G6AF5CC
 
A"G6Son," she said, A"Have I got a G6litAtle story for you.
  A G6What you thought was yor Adaddy G6wAas nothing but a...
  A G6While you were sitting Ahome alone at G6age Athirten,
  A G6Your real daddy was dyiAng.
  G6Sorry you didn't F5see him C 
 But Cadd9I'm C F5glad we Ctalked."
 
 Oh, EI...Goh, DI'm still alAive.
 Hey, EI...Goh, DI'm still aAlive.
 Hey, EI...Goh, DI'm still aAlive, hey, Boh.
 
A G6Oh, she walks slowly AaG6croAss a young man's room.
  A G6She said, "I'm Aready G6fAor you."
  A G6Well I can't remember Aanything G6to Athis very day...
  A G6'Cept the look. AThe G6looAk.
 Oh, F5you know Cwhere. Cadd9 C 
  CNow F5I can't Csee, I just Estare.__G_
 
DI'm still aAlive.
 Oh, IE...Goh, DI'm still aAlive.
 Hey, EI...Goh,DI'm still aAlive.
 Hey, EI...Goh, DI'm still aAlive, hey, oh.
 Intrumental: B B F# F# x4
  A Asus2 D"Is something wrong?" sAhe sAsus2aid. D 
 Of course Athere Asus2is. D 
 "You're still alive," Ashe Asus2said. D 
 Oh and do I deBserve to be? Bsus2 E 
  EIs that the quesBtion? Bsus2 E 
 And is Bso, Bsus2if Eso, who anBswers? Bsus2 
 Who Eanswers?
 
EI...Goh, DI'm still aAlive.
 Hey, EI...Goh, DI'm still aAlive.
 Hey, EI...Goh, DI'm still aAlive.
 Hey, EI...Goh, I'm still Dalive, Ayeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
 Intrumental 2: E G D A x18 E 
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How to play Alive chords

This Chordsurf arrangement of Alive by Pearl Jam is presented in the key of A. Use the transpose controls above the sheet to move every chord together while keeping the lyric-change positions aligned.

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