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Staying Alive

by Bee Gees

Written by: B Gibb, R Gibb & M Gibb

STAYING ALIVE B Gibb, R Gibb & M Gibb Bee Gees Em7 | //// | // ~ ^Well you^can=tell.| Em7 D Em ||: l^by=the way^I=use e^my=walk k=Im=a=wo.| o=mans^man ~ ^no time^to=talk k ~ | ||: I^get low^and=I.I^get=high h=and=if=I | cant^get ei=ther^I real^ly=try y^got=the| Em7 | Mu^sic=loud d^and=wo o^men=warm m=Ive^been | | wings^of=heav v^en=on n^my=shoes s=I'm^a | D Em | kicked^a=round d^since=I.I^was=born n=and=now=its | | danc^in=man n^and=I just^cant=lose e=you=know=its | A7 | all^right t ~ Its^O=K.K^And | you^may=look k^the=oth h^er=way y ~ | | all^right t ~ Its^O=K.K^I’ll | live^to=see e^an=oth h^er=day y ~ | | We^can=try y ^to un^der=stand d ^the | New^York=Times s^ef=fect t^on=man n ~ | Em7 | Whe=ther=youre=a broth=er=or=wheth h=er=youre=a moth=er=youre=stay | | y=ing=a=live e ~ stay=ing=a=live e ~ | | Feel=the=cit=y break=in=and=ev v=ry=bod=y shak=in=and=we’re | | Stay=in=a=live e ~ stay=in=a=live e ~ | ^Ah ~ ^ha ~ ^ha ~ ^ha ~ | (x2) Em D Em Bm7 | stay=in=a=live ee ee ee | ee ee ee e e=e | ee ee ee ee | ee ee // | Em7 1. | //// | /// Well^now=I :|| Em7 A7 2. | //// | //// | ~ ^Lifes go^in no^whe e=r^e | ~ ^Some bo^dy help^me e=e^e | Em7 A7 | / ~ ^Some bod^y=help p=me=ye=a | hh /// | //// | ~ Lifes go^in no^whe e=r^e | Em7 | / ~ ^Some bod^y=help p=me=ye=ah | /// Stay=in=a=live | ee ee ee ee | | ee ee e ^Well you^can=tell | Repeat 1st verse and Chorus Em7 A7 3. | //// | //// ||: ~ ^Lifes go^in no^whe e=r^e | ~ ^Some bo^dy help^me e=e^e | Em7 A7 | / ~ ^Some bod^y=help p=me=ye=a | hh /// | //// | ~ Lifes go^in no^whe e=r^e | Em7 | / ~ ^Some bod^y=help p=me=ye=a | hh / ~ ^I’m stay=in=a=live | ee ee ee ee | | ee ee ee ee | ee ee e^e=e e^e :|| Repeat to fade

About this song:

Staying Alive is performed by Bee Gees and written by B Gibb, R Gibb & M Gibb. This page contains the lyrics and chords as part of Jerry's Songbook collection.

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