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I'm Alive - Electric Light Orchestra
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Tuning: Standard
Electric Light Orchestra
I'm Alive (1980)
(Jeff Lynne)
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-C#-G and "C#dim": C#-G-Bb-E). I still think the change sounds nice.
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SPECIAL VOICINGS and CHORDS
e-B-G-D-A-E
Edim 3-2-3-2-x-x
C#dim 0-2-3-2-4-x
Ebdim 2-1-2-1-x-x
D/F# 2-3-2-0-x-2
Ebdim 2-1-2-1-x-x
Cdim x-2-1-2-3-x
E/G# 0-0-1-2-x-4
Dsus4 3-3-2-0-x-x
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INTRO
F C | G | G F C| G | G
F C G Edim C#dim Am D
I'm a-live - and the world shines for me today
F C G Edim C#dim Am D
I'm a-live - suddenly I am here today
Am D
Seems like forever (and a day)
Am D
Thought I could never (feel this way)
Ebdim Em D/F# G D G D
Is this really me? I'm alive, I'm alive
F C G Edim C#dim Am D
I'm a-live - and the dawn breaks across the sky
F C G Edim C#dim Am D
I'm a-live - and the sun rises up so high
Am D
Lost in another world (far away)
Am D
Never another word (till today)
Ebdim Em D/F# G D G D G D/F# Em D C
But what can I say? I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm ali------------ ve
SOLO
| G | Edim C#dim | Am | D F C | G | Edim C#dim | Am | D |
(synth)
Am D
Suddenly came the dawn (from the night)
Am D
Suddenly I was born (into light)
Ebdim Em D/F# G E/G# A E A E
How can it be real? I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm alive
G D A Ebdim Cdim Bm E
I'm a-live - and the world shines for me today
G D A Ebdim Cdim Bm E
I'm a-live - suddenly I am here today
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?
E/G# A E/G# F#m E A E/G# F#m E A E/Ab F#m E D
I'm ali-------ve, I'm ali-------ve, I'm ali--------------ve
ORCHESTRAL BREAK and INTERLUDE
| 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 F
I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm alive
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