How It Feels To Be Alive chords by James Blunt

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 2nd

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: B minorBm

Difficulty: Intermediate

HOW IT FEELS TO BE ALIVE. (James Blunt)

*** There are 2 versions in same page: ***
1) Normal version (NO CAPO);
2) Simple chords, just after (CAPO 2nd fret).


******* NORMAL VERSION *******

NO CAPO

Bm7/A  x04232
E/G#  422100
F#m/A  x04222
F#sus4F#7sus4 242422

Verse 1:
    B minorBm      F#7F#7   G+G
When my heart doesn't beat anymore
    D MajorD   F#7F#7 B minorBm
And my body's cold
     B minorBm        F#7F#7     G+G
You will walk, dressed in black, to my door
    D MajorD     F#7F#7 B minorBm
And the bells will toll

Pre-Chorus:
      B minorBm        F#m/A
You use my love like an open vein
               G+G
Just when I thought it would heal
     F#sus4F#7sus4
Back you came

Chorus:
F#7F#7              B minorBm
Seeing you again for the first time
              Bm7/A
Tryna look ahead and not behind
               G+G
Raging as you do against the tide
                 E minorEm
Knowing that your his instead of mine
              B minorBm
Getting used to being hurt again
             Bm7/A
Every day's closer to the end
                 E/G#
Holding back the tears I need to cry
                G+G
Waiting to breathe for the last time
                 B minorBm  Bm7/A G+G
Yeah, that's how it feels to be alive
E minorEm             B minorBm  Bm7/A G+G E minorEm
That's how it feels to be alive

Verse 2:
   B minorBm       F#7F#7     G+G
At my grave, they did say one last verse
     D MajorD    F#7F#7   B minorBm
'Bout the new love that you found
   B minorBm     F#7F#7     G+G
And I lay in the rain by the church
     D MajorD     F#7F#7  B minorBm
And they lured me into the ground

Pre-Chorus:
       B minorBm         F#m/A
You stole my heart as your souvenir
                 G+G
Thought that you would never come back
        F#sus4F#7sus4
But now you're here

Chorus:
F#7F#7              B minorBm
Seeing you again for the first time
              Bm7/A
Tryna look ahead and not behind
               G+G
Raging as you do against the tide
                 E minorEm
Knowing that your his instead of mine
              B minorBm
Getting used to being hurt again
             Bm7/A
Every day's closer to the end
                 E/G#
Holding back the tears I need to cry
                G+G
Waiting to breathe for the last time
                 B minorBm  Bm7/A G+G
Yeah, that's how it feels to be alive
   E minorEm             B minorBm  Bm7/A G+G
Yeah, that's how it feels to be alive
   E minorEm             B minorBm
Yeah, that's how it feels to be alive

Outro:
     Bm7/A        G+G
(Outside waiting in the cold again)
(I'm outside waiting to be held again)
   E minorEm             B minorBm
Yeah, that's how it feels to be alive
     Bm7/A        G+G
(Outside standing on my own again)
E minorEm             B minorBm
That's how it feels to be alive

******* SIMPLE CHORDS *******

CAPO 2nd fret

Am7/GAm7/G 302010
D/F#D/F#  2x0232
Em/GEm/G  322000
E7sus4E7sus4 020200

Verse 1:
    A minorAm      E7E7   FF
When my heart doesn't beat anymore
    C majorC   E7E7 A minorAm
And my body's cold
     A minorAm        E7E7      FF
You will walk, dressed in black, to my door
    C majorC     E7E7 A minorAm
And the bells will toll

Pre-Chorus:
      A minorAm        Em/GEm/G
You use my love like an open vein
               FF
Just when I thought it would heal
     E7sus4E7sus4
Back you came

Chorus:
E7E7               A minorAm
Seeing you again for the first time
              Am7/GAm7/G
Tryna look ahead and not behind
               FF
Raging as you do against the tide
                 DmDm
Knowing that your his instead of mine
              A minorAm
Getting used to being hurt again
             Am7/GAm7/G
Every day's closer to the end
                 D/F#D/F#
Holding back the tears I need to cry
                FF
Waiting to breathe for the last time
                 A minorAm  Am7/GAm7/G FF
Yeah, that's how it feels to be alive
DmDm             A minorAm  Am7/GAm7/G FF DmDm
That's how it feels to be alive

Verse 2:
   A minorAm       E7E7      FF
At my grave, they did say one last verse
     C majorC    E7E7    A minorAm
'Bout the new love that you found
   A minorAm     E7E7     FF
And I lay in the rain by the church
     C majorC     E7E7   A minorAm
And they lured me into the ground

Pre-Chorus:
       A minorAm         Em/GEm/G
You stole my heart as your souvenir
                 FF
Thought that you would never come back
        E7sus4E7sus4
But now you're here

Chorus:
E7E7               A minorAm
Seeing you again for the first time
              Am7/GAm7/G
Tryna look ahead and not behind
               FF
Raging as you do against the tide
                 DmDm
Knowing that your his instead of mine
              A minorAm
Getting used to being hurt again
             Am7/GAm7/G
Every day's closer to the end
                 D/F#D/F#
Holding back the tears I need to cry
                FF
Waiting to breathe for the last time
                 A minorAm  Am7/GAm7/G FF
Yeah, that's how it feels to be alive
   DmDm             A minorAm  Am7/GAm7/G FF
Yeah, that's how it feels to be alive
   DmDm             A minorAm
Yeah, that's how it feels to be alive

Outro:
     Am7/GAm7/G        FF
(Outside waiting in the cold again)
(I'm outside waiting to be held again)
   DmDm             A minorAm
Yeah, that's how it feels to be alive
     Am7/GAm7/G        FF
(Outside standing on my own again)
DmDm             A minorAm
That's how it feels to be alive