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                         Alive (Acoustic) - Edwin McCain
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Tabbed by: Kevin Fortier
Email:  hey_man2000@hotmail.com
Note that this is an Acoustic Version, and not the official song.
tuning: EADGBe

D5      (x57700)
E5      (079900)
Asus2   (577600)
Ab5     (466xxx)
C#m     (x46654)
C#madd9 (x46644)
B       (799800)
C5      (x35500)
C#5     (x46600)

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

                    1/2     1/4     1/4    1/2    1/2
Riff : E5 - Asus2 - C#m - C#madd9 - C#m -  Ab5 - Asus2

Intro: Riff

E5                           Asus2
Al, he sells records down on old st. charley’s street
C#m               C#madd9             Ab5              Asus2 
He’s cleaning up fat tuesday’s mess he keeps the sidewalks neat
E5                              D5 
And he just lost his father and he just lost his wife
   C#m                                     Ab5          Asus2
And if it wasn’t for the music he couldn’t get on with his life

    B      Asus2    Ab5  Asus2 
And he knows what I know
         B        Asus2        Ab5  Asus2
It’s not all that hard to survive
             B            Asus2       Ab5       Asus2 
You take the good and the bad and the time in between
    C#m        Ab5 Asus2                                    
It lets us know          we’re alive

play Riff

         E5                           
Well now be be’s singing gospel
            Asus2
And down on bourbon she sings the blues
     C#m             C#madd9               Ab5        Asus2
She plays on all my heart strings curls my toes up in my shoes
    E5
And she knows what I’m after
         D5
Chase my dreams with all my might
             C#m                              Ab5         Asus2
She says you shouldn’t be so anxious and deep down I know she’s right


    B      Asus2    Ab5  Asus2 
And he knows what I know
         B        Asus2        Ab5  Asus2
It’s not all that hard to survive
             B            Asus2       Ab5       Asus2 
You take the good and the bad and the time in between
    C#m        Ab5 Asus2 
It lets us know          we’re alive

Play Riff

                                    1/2    1/4     1/4 
       E5         Asus2            C#m - C#madd9 - C#m
we’re alive  we’re alive    we’re alive
       1/2    1/2
       Ab5 - Asus2
we're alive

     B  
Well get on board the rocket
      G5       Asus2
Step right into the front car
    B
You know life’s a roller coaster
   G5          Asus2
It ain’t got no safety bar
      B
Raise your voices up with laughter
      G5          Asus2
Bring it in with one big sigh
      C#m                G5 - Asus2
Consecrated in the wonder  ....    we’re alive

Play Riff

E5                        Asus2
Norman he plays music but only in my dreams
C#m              C#madd9      Ab5       Asus2 
Shows me all the beauty that soulful music brings
E5                                 D5 
But sometimes he’s a spectre and I wake up clenched with fear
    C#m                   Ab5         Asus2
But lesson good or bad he always keeps me clear

    B      Asus2    Ab5  Asus2 
And you know what I know
         B        Asus2        Ab5  Asus2
It’s not all that hard to survive
             B            Asus2       Ab5       Asus2 
You take the good and the bad and the time in between
    C#m        Ab5 Asus2 
It lets us know          we’re alive

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

Hope you enjoy! Any comments/questions email me.