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Tuning: E A D G B E
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I'm Alive - Electric Light Orchestra
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Written by: Jeff Lynne
From: "Xanadu" (1980)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
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-Db-G and "C#dim": C#-G-Bb-E). I still think the change sounds nice.
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SPECIAL VOICINGS and CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
Edim7 x-x-2-3-2-3
C#dim x-4-2-3-2-0
Ebdim7 x-x-1-2-1-2
D/F# 2-x-0-2-3-2
D#dim7 x-x-1-2-1-2
Cdim x-3-1-2-1-x
E/G# 4-x-2-1-0-0
Dsus4 x-x-0-2-3-3
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[Intro]
F C | G | G F C| G | G
[Verse]
FI'm Ca-Glive - and the Edim7world C#dimshines for Amme toDday
FI'm Ca-Glive - suddenEdim7ly C#dimI am Amhere toDday
[Bridge]
Seems like foAmrever (and a Dday)
Thought I could Amnever (feel this Dway)
Is Ebdim7this really Emme?
[Chorus]
D/F#I'm aGliDve, I'm aGliDve
[Verse]
FI'm Ca-Glive - and the Edim7dawn C#dimbreaks aAmcross the Dsky
FI'm Ca-Glive - and the Edim7sun C#dimrises Amup so Dhigh
[Bridge]
Lost in aAmnother world (far aDway)
Never aAmnother word (till toDday)
But Ebdim7what can I Emsay?
[Chorus] (variation)
D/F# G D G D G D/F# Em D C
I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm ali------------ ve
[Solo]
| G | Edim7 C#dim | Am | D F C | G | Edim7 C#dim | Am | D |
(synth)
[Bridge]
Suddenly Amcame the dawn (from the Dnight)
Suddenly AmI was born (into Dlight)
How Ebdim7can it be Emreal?
[Chorus]
D/F#I'm aGlive, E/G#I'm aAliEve, I'm aAliEve
[Verse]
GI'm Da-Alive - and the D#dim7world Cdimshines for Bmme toEday
GI'm Da-Alive - suddenD#dim7ly CdimI am Bmhere toEday
[Bridge]
Seems like foBmrever (and a Eday-ay)
Thought I could Bmnever (feel this Eway)
Is Ddimthis really F#mme?
[Chorus] (variation)
E/G# A E/G# F#m E A E/G# F#m E A E/G# F#m E D
I'm ali-------ve, I'm ali-------ve, I'm ali--------------ve
[Interlude] orchestral break
| D | Dsus4 | D | Dsus4 | D | Dsus4 | D | Dsus4 E/G# |
| A | % | Em | % | A | % | Em | % | A | % | Bb | E |
{Coda]
EI'm aAliEve, I'm aAliEve, I'm aAliEve, I'm aFmaj7live