[Intro] || (A) (G6/A) | (G6/A) | (A) (G6/A) | (G6/A) || || A G6/A | G6/A | A G6/A | G6/A || F5 | C | C |
[Verse 1] [A] " [G6/A] Son," she said, [A] "Have I got a [G6/A] little story for you. [A][G6/A] What you thought was yor [A] daddy [G6/A] was nothing but a... [A][G6/A] While you were sitting [A] home alone at [G6/A] age thirteen, [A][G6/A] Your real daddy was dyi [A] ng. [G6/A] Sorry you didn't [F5] see him [C] But [Cadd9] I'm [C][F5] glad we [C] talked."
[Chorus 1] Oh, [E] I... [G] oh, [D] I'm still al [A] ive. Hey, [E] I... [G] oh, [D] I'm still a [A] live. Hey, [E] I... [G] oh, [D] I'm still a [A] live, hey, [B] oh.
[Verse 2] [A][G6/A] Oh, she walks slowly [A] a [G6/A] cross a young man's room. [A][G6/A] She said, "I'm [A] ready [G6/A] for you." [A][G6/A] Well I can't remember [A] anything [G6/A] to this very day... [A][G6/A] 'Cept the look. [A] The [G6/A] look Oh, [F5] you know [C] where. [Cadd9][C] [(C)] Now [F5] I can't [C] see, I just [E] stare. [G]
[Chorus 2] [D] I'm still a [A] live. Oh, I [E] ... [G] oh, [D] I'm still a [A] live. Hey, [E] I... [G] oh, [D] I'm still a [A] live. Hey, [E] I... [G] oh, [D] I'm still a [A] live, hey, oh.
[Intrumental] || B | B | F# | F# || || B | B | F# | F# || || B | B | F# | F# || || B | B | F# | F# ||
[Bridge] [A7][Asus2][Dsus2] "Is something wrong?" sh [A] e sa [Asus2] id. [Dsus2] Of course [A7] there [Asus2] is. [Dsus2] "You're still alive," [A7] she [Asus2] said. [Dsus2] Oh and do I de [B*] serve to be? [Bsus2][E] [E] Is that the ques [B*] tion? [Bsus2][E] And is [B*] so, [Bsus2] if [E] so, who an [B*] swers? [Bsus2] Who [E] answers?
[Chorus 3] [E] I... [G] oh, [D] I'm still a [A] live. Hey, [E] I... [G] oh, [D] I'm still a [A] live. Hey, [E] I... [G] oh, [D] I'm still a [A] live. Hey, [E] I... [G] oh, I'm still [D] alive, [A] yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
BPM - 96 Intro Riff 3x000x x3x2xx-x5x4xx x3x2xx x5x4xx V - 3x0033 x55588 C - 3x0003 3x0013
[Verse] [G] Alone, l [G4] istless [G] . Break [G4] fast ta [G] ble in [G4] an othe [G] rwise e [G4] mpty room. [G] Young gi [G4] rl, vio [G] lence. [G4] Center [G] of her [G4] own att [G] ention. [G4] [G] The moth [G4] er reads aloud, chi [G] ld [G4] tries t [G] o under [G4] stand it. [G] Tries to [G4] make her proud. [G] The shad [G4] es go down. It' [Em7] s in he [Em6] r head. [Em7][Em6] Painted room. Ca [Em7] n't deny [Em6] there's someth [Em7] ing wro [Em6] ng.
[Chorus] [G] Don't ca [G4] ll me daughter. Not fit [G] to. [G4] [G] The pict [G4] ure kept will remind me [G] . [G4] [G] Don't ca [G4] ll me daughter. Not fit [G] to. [G4] [G] The pict [G4] ure kept will remind me [G] . [G4] [G] Don't ca [G4] ll me...
(Em7 Em6 Em7 Em6 Em7 Em6 Em7 Em6 G G4)
[Bridge] [Em7] She hold [Em6] s the han [Em7] d that ho [Em6] lds her dow [Em7] n...... [Em6] ... [Em7] She will [Em6] rise abov [G] e. O [G4] oh... O [G] h...... [G4] ............ G G4 G G4
(G G4 G G4 G G4 G G4)
[Chorus] [G] Don't call me daughter. Not fit to. [G] The picture kept will remind me. [G] Don't call me daughter. Not fit to be. [G] The picture kept will remind me. [G] Don't call me daughter. Not fit to. [G] Don't call me daughter. Not fit to. [G] The picture kept will remind me. [G] Don't ca [G4] ll me...
The shades go down. (x2) The shades go... Go... Go...
