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Alive

by Sia

Written by: Sia, Adkins & Jesso Jr.

ALIVE Sia, Adkins & Jesso Jr. Sia | F#m / C#m / | D /// | (x2) F#m C#m D F#m C#m D | / I^was=born nn in^a=thun.| n^der storm mm mm | / I^grew=up pp overnigh.| hh tt tt tt| F#m C#m D B-2 x24422 | ~ ^I played^alone e^I played | on nn my^own I^survived.| dd dd // | // ~ ^H ey.| F#m C#m D F#m C#m D ||: y^I (want^ed=ev) verything g^I=nev.| v^er had dd dd | / like^the=love e^that comes.| ||: / I^found solace^in the^strang.| e^est place ee ee | way in^the=back of^my mind | F#m C#m D | s^with life ee ee | / I^wore=en vy^and I^ha.|a^a a^ted that But^I=sur | | //// | / I^saw my^life in^a | stran gers face ee | C# F#m C#m D | vi ved dd dd.| dd dd / I^had | wanted^it to^go=to a^place=where all^the | | and^it was^mine ee ee.| ee ee / I^had | wanted^it to^go=to a^place=where all^the | F#m C#m D | demons s^go oo ~ where=the | wind^dont change^and nothing^in=the ground^can | F#m C#m D | ever grow / ~ ^No | hope^just lies^and=youre taught^to=cry y^in | C# C#-4 C# n.c. | yo=ur rr pill=ow ww but^I'll=sur | vive e^e=e ee ee | /// Im^still | F#m A D D#° F#m A | breath h^i=n g ~ Im^still | breath h^ing g ~ Im^still | breath h^i=n g ~ Im^still | D D#° n.c F#m E A D F#m E A D | breath h^ing g ~ Im^a | live e e ee e^e=e.| ee e e / Im^a | live e e ee e^e=e.| ee e e / Im^a | A E F#m D F#m E A D A D | live e e ee ee.| e^e=e e=e^e e^e Im^a | live ee e e e^e=e | 1. | ee e^e=e // :|| 2. | ee e^e=e // | F#m E A D | # You=took=it all^but Im^still breathing | # You=took=it all^but Im^still breathing | (x2) A E F#m D | # You=took=it all^but Im^still breathing | # You=took=it all^but Im^still breathing | F#m E F#m D | # You=took=it all^but Im^still breathing | # You=took=it all^but Im^still breathing | Bm F#m E | (I^had^made) every (sin^gle^mis) take | (that^you^could) ever^pos sibly make^I | Bm F#m E | took^and=I took^and=I took^what=u gave^but | u^never noticed^that I^was=in pain^I| Bm | (knew^what^I) (want^ed^I) (went^in^and) (got^it^~) | F#m E | (did^all^the) (things^that^you) (said^that^I) (would^nt^I) | Bm F#m E | (told^u^that) (I^would^nev) (er^be^for) (got^ten^I) | know^thats part^of=you uu uu | C# | u^u uu uu uu | // ~ ^And Im^still | to CHORUS , ad lib and fade

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Alive is performed by Sia and written by Sia, Adkins & Jesso Jr.. This page contains the lyrics and chords as part of Jerry's Songbook collection.

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