Billy Talent Man Alive Dead Silence 2012 Submitted by: jeremyunderground41@yahoo.com Key: F Tuning: Standard EADGBe Chords used: Dm - xx0231 Bb - x13331 F - 133211 C - x32010 Gm - 355333 A - x02220 Bb7 - x13131 Eb - x68886 E - 022100 Intro: Drumbeats Dm-- x4, Dm--Gm-A- x4 Bb A Ohhh Chorus 1: Dm Man Alive! Gm Don't stand aside! A While people Bb make demands F At first they'll Gm take your liberties Bb Then tie them Dm round your hand Dm Man Alive! Gm Don't stand aside! A While people Bb make demands F When time goes by Gm some day you'll find Bb Their words are A Dm <--Drumbeats your command Verse 1: Dm Dm Well the bloodsucker society is looking for recruits Dm Dm I took a sip of their sobriety Dm it doesn't taste that good Refrain 1: old song DEVIL ON MY SHOULDER vibe here haha Gm Dm Well at first you're fine Gm Dm with working overtime Gm Dm 10 years go by til you're A caught up in the grind Gm Dm And can't escape the fact Gm Dm your youth is fading fast Gm Dm These times won't last Bb7 and once they're gone A they don't come back (Repeat Chorus 1) Verse 2: Dm They try to fill you Dm with anxiety until you bite the hook Dm They drop a line Dm of notoriety they Dm got a big chequebook Refrain 2: Gm Oh they'll turn Dm you blind for a Gm Dm nickel and a dime Gm Dm Don't waste your time A with their simple frame of mind Gm Dm And can't escape the fact Gm Dm your youth is fading fast Gm Dm These times won't last Bb7 and once they're gone A they don't come back (Repeat Chorus 1) Bridge: Ben and Ian trade off vocals Blink 182 style Ben: Dm Eb Attention all personnel! E Stand single file F Bb resistance is futile! Dm We're gonna raise your hopes up Ian: raise your hopes up Ben: Eb Just to knock them down Ian: knock them down E You got a bright bright future Ian: bright bright future Ben: F If you can shut your mouth Ian: Bb shut your mouth Ben: Dm And if you work the front lines Ian: work the front lines Ben: Eb To keep us safe and sound Ian: safe and sound Ben: E You won't be compensated Ian: Compensated Ben: F Until you're in the ground Ian: Bb in the ground Ben: A Bb So don't waste a single breath A Bb On what society expects Bb A Bb A If history don't lie Bb A They're gonna take you Gm F E (hold) Dm for a ride until you die! Chorus 2: Dm Man Alive! Gm Don't stand aside! A While people Bb make demands F At first they'll Gm take your liberties Bb Then tie them Dm round your hand Dm Man Alive! Gm Don't stand aside! A While people Bb make demands F When time goes by Gm some day you'll find Bb Their words are Dm your command F When time goes by Gm some day you'll find Bb Their words are Dm your command F When time goes by Gm some day you'll find Bb Their words are Dm your command Outro: Dm-- Dm--Gm-A- x4 Dm(hold)
