Edwin Mccain - Alive Acoustic Chords

E guitar tuning
No capo

D5
E5
Asus2
A♭5
C♯m
C♯madd9
B
C5
C♯5

1/2 = one half of a beat
1/4 = one quarter of a beat

                    1/2     1/4     1/4    1/2    1/2

E5   Asus2   C♯m   C♯madd9   C♯m    A♭5   Asus2

Intro
E5Al, he sells records down on Asus2old st. charley’s street
C♯mHe’s cleaning up fC♯madd9at tuesday’s mess heA♭5 keeps the sidewaAsus2lks neat
E5And he just lost his father and D5he just lost his wife
AndC♯m if it wasn’t for the music he couldn’t A♭5get on with hAsus2is life

And Bhe knowAsus2s what I A♭5know Asus2
It’s not Ball that Asus2hard to surviA♭5ve   Asus2
You take the Bgood and the Asus2bad and the A♭5time in beAsus2tween
It lC♯mets us knowA♭5    Asus2      we’re alive

play Riff

Well now E5be be’s singing gospel
And down on Asus2bourbon she sings the blues
She pC♯mlays on all my hC♯madd9eart strings curls my A♭5toes up in Asus2my shoes
And E5she knows what I’m after
Chase my D5dreams with all my might
She says you C♯mshouldn’t be so anxious and deep A♭5down I know Asus2she’s right

And Bhe knowAsus2s what I A♭5know Asus2
It’s not Ball that Asus2hard to surviA♭5ve   Asus2
You take the Bgood and the Asus2bad and the A♭5time in beAsus2tween
It lC♯mets us knowA♭5    Asus2      we’re alive

Play Riff

                                    1/2    1/4     1/4
we’re aE5live  we’reAsus2 alive    we’re aC♯mlive  C♯madd9            C♯m
       1/2    1/2
we're aA♭5live  Asus2

Well Bget on board the rocket
Step rG5ight intoAsus2 the front car
You Bknow life’s a roller coaster
It G5ain’t got noAsus2 safety bar
Raise Byour voices up with laughter
Bring G5it in with oAsus2ne big sigh
ConsecC♯mrated in the wonderG5  ...Asus2.    we’re alive

Play Riff

E5Norman he plays music but Asus2only in my dreams
C♯mShows me all the C♯madd9beauty that sA♭5oulful musAsus2ic brings
E5But sometimes he’s a spectre and I D5wake up clenched with fear
But C♯mlesson good or bad he A♭5always keepsAsus2 me clear

And Byou knoAsus2w what I A♭5know Asus2
It’s not Ball that Asus2hard to surviA♭5ve   Asus2
You take the Bgood and the Asus2bad and the A♭5time in beAsus2tween
It lC♯mets us knowA♭5    Asus2      we’re alive

E5 - D5 - C#5 - C5 x 6
C5   D5   E5

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