• Song:

    Im Alive

  • Artist:

    Electric Light Orchestra

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		I'm Alive - Electric Light Orchestra
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard

Electric Light Orchestra
I'm Alive (1980)
(Jeff Lynne)

From: "Xanadu"

The change in the verses between the two diminished chords (at the beginning 
"Edim" and "C#dim") is due to the root that is played by the bass on the ELO 
recording. It is not necessary to change here as the two chords are 
basically the same, just different inversions of the same notes ("Edim": 
E-Bb-C#-G and "C#dim": C#-G-Bb-E). I still think the change sounds nice.

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SPECIAL VOICINGS and CHORDS

e-B-G-D-A-E
Edim   3-2-3-2-x-x
C#dim  0-2-3-2-4-x
Ebdim  2-1-2-1-x-x
D/F#   2-3-2-0-x-2
Ebdim  2-1-2-1-x-x
Cdim   x-2-1-2-3-x
E/G#   0-0-1-2-x-4
Dsus4  3-3-2-0-x-x

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INTRO
F (133211@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C | G| (320003@1)G (320003@1)FC| (133211@1)G| (320003@1)G (320003@1)F (133211@1) C (x32010@1)name="chord_320003@1">G              Edim (3423xx@1)C#dim (3423xx@1)    Am (x02210@1) DI'm (xx0232@1)a-live - and the world shines for me today
F (133211@1) C (x32010@1)name="chord_320003@1">G            Edim (3423xx@1)C#dim (3423xx@1) Am (x02210@1)   DI'm (xx0232@1)a-live - suddenly    I am    here today
             Am (x02210@1)         D (xx0232@1)
Seems like forever (and a day)
                Am (x02210@1)             D (xx0232@1)
Thought I could never (feel this way)
   Ebdim (2312xx@1)     Em (022000@1)D/F# (200232@1)name="chord_320003@1">G D (xx0232@1)      G (320003@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D
Is this really me? I'm alive, I'm alive

F (133211@1) C (x32010@1)name="chord_320003@1">G              Edim (3423xx@1)C#dim (3423xx@1) Am (x02210@1)      DI'm (xx0232@1)a-live - and the dawn  breaks across the sky
F (133211@1) C (x32010@1)name="chord_320003@1">G              Edim (3423xx@1)C#dim (3423xx@1) Am (x02210@1)  DI'm (xx0232@1)a-live - and the sun   rises   up so high
         Am (x02210@1)               DLost (xx0232@1)in another world (far away)
       Am (x02210@1)                DNever (xx0232@1)another word (till today)
    Ebdim (2312xx@1)    Em (022000@1) D/F# (200232@1)name="chord_320003@1">G D (xx0232@1)      G (320003@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D       G (320003@1)D/F# (200232@1)Em (022000@1)D (xx0232@1)CBut (x32010@1)what can I say? I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm ali------------ ve

SOLO
| G| (320003@1)Edim (3423xx@1)C#dim| (3423xx@1)Am| (x02210@1)D (xx0232@1)F (133211@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C | G| (320003@1)Edim (3423xx@1)C#dim| (3423xx@1)Am| (x02210@1)D| (xx0232@1)(synth)

Am (x02210@1)                    D (xx0232@1)
Suddenly came the dawn (from the night)
         Am (x02210@1)             D (xx0232@1)
Suddenly I was born (into light)
    Ebdim (2312xx@1)   Em (022000@1)  D/F# (200232@1)name="chord_320003@1">G     E/G# (143121@4)name="chord_x02220@1">A E (022100@1)      A (x02220@1)name="chord_022100@1">E
How can it be real? I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm alive

G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A              Ebdim (2312xx@1)name="chord_2312xx@1">Cdim       Bm (x24432@1) EI'm (022100@1)a-live - and the world shines for me today
G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A            Ebdim (2312xx@1)name="chord_2312xx@1">Cdim   Bm (x24432@1)   EI'm (022100@1)a-live - suddenly    I am   here today

Bm (x24432@1)         ESeems (022100@1)like forever (and a day-ay)
                Bm (x24432@1)             EThought (022100@1)I could never (feel this way)
   Ddim (1201xx@1)      F#m (244222@1)
Is this really me?

E/G# (143121@4)name="chord_x02220@1">A  E/G# (143121@4)F#m (244222@1)E (022100@1)  A (x02220@1)E/G# (143121@4)F#m (244222@1)E (022100@1)  A (x02220@1)E/Ab (143121@4)F#m (244222@1)name="chord_022100@1">E  DI'm (xx0232@1)ali-------ve,  I'm ali-------ve,  I'm ali--------------ve

ORCHESTRAL BREAK and INTERLUDE
| D | Dsus4 | D | Dsus4 | D | Dsus4 | D | Dsus4  E/G# |
| A| (x02220@1)% | Em| (022000@1)% | A| (x02220@1)% | Em| (022000@1)% | A| (x02220@1)% | Bb| (x1333x@1)E| (022100@1)
CODA
E (022100@1)  A (x02220@1)name="chord_022100@1">E        A (x02220@1)name="chord_022100@1">E        A (x02220@1)name="chord_022100@1">E        FI'm (133211@1)alive, I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm alive
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