[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.
[Intro Guitar and Drums] D Gm6/D-x55330 D D Gm/D Gm6/D D D
[Intro plus Oboe] D Gm/D D D Gm6/D Gm6/D D D
[Verse 1] D Gm/D D D I make it alone Gm6/D Gm6/D D D When love is gone D Gm/D D D Still you made your mark Gm6/D Gm6/D D D Here in my heart
[Chorus - Bm11 to make quick to Bm7 play x24x52 - just lift little finger off 5th fret of B as needed] D Gm6/D D D One day I'll fly away Bm11 Bm7 Bm11 Bm7 Em7 A7 Leave your love to yesterday Dm7 Dm7/C G7sus4 Gm7 What more can your love do for me Gm7/C-x33333 C7 Cdim C Bbm/F-113321 F When will love be through with me?
[Verse 2] D Gm/D D D I follow the night Gm6/D Gm6/D D D Can't stand the light D Gm/D D D When will I begin Gm6/D Gm6/D D D My life again
[Chorus] D Gm6/D D D One day I'll fly away Bm11 Bm7 Bm11 Bm7 Em7 A7 Leave your love to yesterday Dm7 Dm7/C G7sus4 Gm7 What more can your love do for me Gm7/C C7 Cdim C Bbm6-x13023 (think Bbmin7, lift fingers and add little finger at 3rd fret on E) When will love be through... (with bass walk up: Bb C Db Eb - tap with right hand on low E - 6 8 9 11 ensure fretting hand mutes left hand portion of low E string) Edim7-012020 F with me?
[Bridge] Gdim7/E-012020 Dm Dm Gm7 C7 Why live life from dream to dream A7/C# Dm Bbmaj7 A7 Dm7 And dread the day that drea - ming ends
[Strings Instrumental] D7/F# Eb9-xx1021 F F Bbm6/F-xx3323 Bbm6/F Bbm6-x13023 (with bass walk up: Bb C Db Eb) Em7-5-010030 F
[Chorus] D Gm6/D D D One day I'll fly away Bm11 Bm7 Bm11 Bm7 Em7 A7 Leave your love to yesterday Dm7 Dm7/C G7sus4 Gm7 What more can your love do for me Gm7/C C7 Cdim C Bbm6-x13023 When will love be through... (with bass walk up: Bb C Db Eb) Edim7-012020 F with me?
[Bridge] Gdim7/E-012020 Dm Dm Gm7 C7 Why live life from dream to dream A7/C# Dm Bbmaj7 A7 Dm7 And dread the day that drea - ming ends
[Instrumental Outro] D Gm6/D D D Gm/D Gm6/D D D Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
[Outro plus Strings] D Gm/D D D Gm6/D Gm6/D D D
[Repeating and fading Outro] D Gm6/D D D One day I'll fly away Gm6/D Gm6/D D D fly away D Gm6/D D D One day I'll fly away Gm6/D Gm6/D D D
D Gm6/D D D fly away Gm6/D Gm6/D D D
D Gm6/D D D fly away Gm6/D Gm6/D D D Hmmmmmmmmmmmm
