---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alive (Acoustic) - Edwin McCain ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note that this is an Acoustic Version, and not the official song. tuning: EADGBe (x57700) (079900) (577600) (466xxx) (x46654) C#madd9 (x46644) (799800) (x35500) (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 : - - - C#madd9 - - - Intro: Riff Al, he sells records down on old st. charley’s street C#madd9 He’s cleaning up fat tuesday’s mess he keeps the sidewalks neat And he just lost his father and he just lost his wife And if it wasn’t for the music he couldn’t get on with his life And he knows what I know It’s not all that hard to survive You take the good and the bad and the time in between It lets us know we’re alive play Riff Well now be be’s singing gospel And down on bourbon she sings the blues C#madd9 She plays on all my heart strings curls my toes up in my shoes And she knows what I’m after Chase my dreams with all my might She says you shouldn’t be so anxious and deep down I know she’s right And he knows what I know It’s not all that hard to survive You take the good and the bad and the time in between It lets us know we’re alive Play Riff 1/2 1/4 1/4 - C#madd9 - we’re alive we’re alive we’re alive 1/2 1/2 - we're alive Well get on board the rocket Step right into the front car You know life’s a roller coaster It ain’t got no safety bar Raise your voices up with laughter Bring it in with one big sigh - Consecrated in the wonder .... we’re alive Play Riff Norman he plays music but only in my dreams C#madd9 Shows me all the beauty that soulful music brings But sometimes he’s a spectre and I wake up clenched with fear But lesson good or bad he always keeps me clear And you know what I know It’s not all that hard to survive You take the good and the bad and the time in between It lets us know we’re alive E5 - D5 - C#5 - C5 x 6 - -