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Bamboo - Alive Ukulele

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Alive Ukulele

(ver. 1)
Bamboo
Intro: A*A-G
Verse 1:
 "Son," she said, "Have I got a little story for you.
 What you thought was yor daddy  was nothing but a...
 While you were sitting home alone at age thirteen           
 Your real daddy was dying.

      F5      C5
  Sorry you didn't see him
     F5      C5 
But I'm glad we talked."

Chorus 1:
    E   G   D           A
Oh, I...oh, I'm still alive.
     E   G   D          A
Hey, I...oh, I'm still alive.
     E   G   D          A          B5-Eb5~
Hey, I...oh, I'm still alive, hey, oh.

Verse 2:

Oh, she walks slowly  across a young man's room. 
She said, "I'm ready  for you."
Well I can't remember anything to this very day...
 'Cept the look.  The look.
    F5       C5   
Oh, you know where.  
    F5       C5           
   Now I  can't see, I just stare.___



Chorus 2:

     E  G   D          A
Oh, I...oh, I'm still alive.
     E   G  D          A
Hey, I...oh,I'm still alive.
     E   G   D          A
Hey, I...oh, I'm still alive, hey, oh.

Intrumental: B5-Eb-F#5  x4

VERSE- A*A-D
 "Is something wrong?" she said.    
Of course there is.
"You're still alive," she said.

B*B-E
Oh and do I deserve to be?
Is that the question?
And is so, if    so, who answers?
Who answers?

Chorus 3:
E   G   D          A
I...oh, I'm still alive.
     E   G   D          A
Hey, I...oh, I'm still alive.
     E   G   D          A
Hey, I...oh, I'm still alive.
     E   G             D     A
Hey, I...oh, I'm still alive, 

OUTRO- E - G - D - A


GUITARS

intro
Guitar1 G2 g1 G2
e|------5---3-----|-5-----------|-----5----3---|------------|
b|------5---3-----|-----3--0----|-----5----3---|------------|
g|------6---4-----|-------------|-----6----4---|------------|
D|------7---5-----|—------------|-----7----5---|-2h3p2--2/--| 
A|------7---5-----|-—-----------|-----7----5---|-0------0/--|
E|--3/5-----3-----|-------------|--3/5-----3---|------------|


verse
Guitar1 G2 g1 G2
e|------5---3-----|-5-----------|-----5----3---|------------|
b|------5---3-----|-----3--0----|-----5----3---|-0--3--0----|
g|------6---4-----|-------------|-----6----4---|------------|
D|------7---5-----|—------------|-----7----5---|------------|2x 
A|------7---5-----|-—-----------|-----7----5---|------------|
E|--3/5-----3-----|-------------|--3/5-----3---|------------|


refrain-

e|----------------|
b|----------------|
g|----------------|
D|-15151515--14~--|2x
A|-15151515--14~--|
E|-13131313--12~--|


chorus-

e|----------------------------|
b|----------------------------|
g|-------------7777-----------|
D|-2222--5555--7777--7777-----|2x
A|-2222--5555--5555--7777-----|
E|-0000--3333--------5555-----|


post chorus-
e|----------------------------|
b|----------------------------|
g|--------8888----/10\--------|
D|--9999--8888----/10\--------|
A|--9999--6666----/8-\--------|
E|--7777----------------------|

interlude
Guitar1 

e|-----5--3---|-5------|-------------|-----5----3---|---------|------------|
b|-----5--3---|---3--0-|-------------|-----5----3---|---------|------------|
g|-----6--4---|--------|-/6b-7h9-6---|-----6----4---|---------|------------|
D|-----7--5---|—-------|----------7~-|-----7----5---|-5-4-/7b-|-2h3p2--2/--|
A|-----7--5---|-—------|-------------|-----7----5---|---------|-0------0/--|
E|-3/5----3---|--------|-------------|--3/5-----3---|---------|------------|


verse2

e|------5---3-----|-----5---|-----5----3---|-----5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5--|
b|------5---3-----|-----5---|-----5----3---|-----5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5--|
g|------6---4-----|-----6---|-----6----4---|-----6-6-6-6-6-6---6-6--|
D|------7---5-----|—--------|-----7----5---|------------------------| 
A|------7---5-----|-—-------|-----7----5---|------------------------|
E|--3/5-----3-----|-3/5-----|--3/5-----3---|-3/5--------------------|

Guitar1 G2 g1 G2
e|------5---3-----|---------------|-----5----3---|-----5--5--|
b|------5---3-----|---------------|-----5----3---|-----5--5--|
g|------6---4-----|---------------|-----6----4---|-----6--6--|
D|------7---5-----|—--------------|-----7----5---|-----------| 
A|------7---5-----|-44545—54--74--|-----7----5---|-----------|
E|--3/5-----3-----|---------------|--3/5-----3---|-3/5-------|


adlib-

e|------------------------|-------------------------------|
b|------------------------|--9b-----9---------------------|
g|--------8888--10--------|------11---11--12-11-9b--------|
D|--9999--8888--10--------|-------------------------------|
A|--9999--6666--8---------|-------------------------------|
E|--7777------------------|-------------------------------|


e|------------------------|-------------------------------|
b|------------------------|--------11h14p11--14-11--------|
g|--------8888--10--------|------------------------13--11-|
D|--9999--8888--10--------|--9h11p9-----------------------|
A|--9999--6666--8---------|-------------------------------|
E|--7777------------------|-------------------------------|


e|------------------------|-------------------------|
b|------------------------|---------11----11-14-11b-|
g|--------8888--10--------|-----9-11---11-----------|
D|--9999--8888--10--------|-9h11--------------------|
A|--9999--6666--8---------|-------------------------|
E|--7777------------------|-------------------------|


e|------------------------|--12b--9-11-------------------|
b|------------------------|------------11-9-11-9---------|
g|--------8888--10--------|----------------------11/8b---|
D|--9999--8888--10--------|------------------------------|
A|--9999--6666--8---------|------------------------------|
E|--7777------------------|------------------------------|
            
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