Im Alive
Electric Light Orchestra
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[Intro]
F C G F C G
[Verse]
F C G Edim7 C#dim
I'm a-live - and the world shines
Am D
for me today
F C G Edim7 C#dim
I'm a-live - suddenly I am
Am D
here today
[Bridge]
Am D
Seems like forever (and a day)
Am D
Thought I could never (feel this way)
Ebdim7 Em
Is this really me?
[Chorus]
D/F# G D G D
I'm alive, I'm alive
[Verse]
F C G Edim7 C#dim
I'm a-live - and the dawn breaks
Am D
across the sky
F C G Edim7 C#dim
I'm a-live - and the sun rises
Am D
up so high
[Bridge]
Am D
Lost in another world (far away)
Am D
Never another word (till today)
Ebdim7 Em
But what can I say?
[Chorus] (variation)
D/F# G D G D
I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm
G D/F# Em D C
ali------------ ve
[Solo]
| G | Edim7 C#dim | Am | D F C | G |
(synth)
Edim7 C#dim Am D
[Bridge]
Am D
Suddenly came the dawn (from the night)
Am D
Suddenly I was born (into light)
Ebdim7 Em
How can it be real?
[Chorus]
D/F# G E/G# A E A E
I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm alive
[Verse]
G D A D#dim7 Cdim
I'm a-live - and the world
Bm E
shines for me today
G D A D#dim7 Cdim
I'm a-live - suddenly I am
Bm E
here today
[Bridge]
Bm E
Seems like forever (and a day-ay)
Bm E
Thought I could never (feel this way)
Ddim F#m
Is this really me?
[Chorus] (variation)
E/G# A E/G# F#m E A E/G#
I'm ali-------ve, I'm
F#m E A E/G# F#m E D
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]
E A E A E A E
I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm alive,
Fmaj7
I'm alive
Tom
Rolagem
Mídia
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