Tom: Am
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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]
F C G Edim7 C#dim Am D
I'm a-live - and the world shines for me today
F C G Edim7 C#dim Am D
I'm a-live - suddenly I am 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 Am D
I'm a-live - and the dawn breaks across the sky
F C G Edim7 C#dim Am D
I'm a-live - and the sun rises 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 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]
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 Bm E
I'm a-live - and the world shines for me today
G D A D#dim7 Cdim Bm E
I'm a-live - suddenly I am 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# 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 |
