How It Feels To Be Alive chords by James Blunt

• Capo on 2nd

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: Bm

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#7sus4 242422

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

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

Chorus:
F#7                            Bm
Seeing you again for the first time
                           Bm7/A
Tryna look ahead and not behind
                             G
Raging as you do against the tide
                                 Em
Knowing that your his instead of mine
                            Bm
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
Waiting to breathe for the last time
                                 Bm   Bm7/A  G
Yeah, that's how it feels to be alive
Em                         Bm   Bm7/A  G  Em
That's how it feels to be alive

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

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

Chorus:
F#7                            Bm
Seeing you again for the first time
                           Bm7/A
Tryna look ahead and not behind
                             G
Raging as you do against the tide
                                 Em
Knowing that your his instead of mine
                            Bm
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
Waiting to breathe for the last time
                                 Bm   Bm7/A  G
Yeah, that's how it feels to be alive
      Em                         Bm   Bm7/A  G
Yeah, that's how it feels to be alive
      Em                         Bm
Yeah, that's how it feels to be alive

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



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

CAPO 2nd fret

Am7/G  302010
D/F#   2x0232
Em/G   322000
E7sus4 020200

Verse 1:
        Am            E7      F
When my heart doesn't beat anymore
       C      E7  Am
And my body's cold
         Am               E7           F
You will walk, dressed in black, to my door
        C          E7  Am
And the bells will toll

Pre-Chorus:
           Am                Em/G
You use my love like an open vein
                             F
Just when I thought it would heal
         E7sus4
Back you came

Chorus:
E7                             Am
Seeing you again for the first time
                           Am7/G
Tryna look ahead and not behind
                             F
Raging as you do against the tide
                                 Dm
Knowing that your his instead of mine
                            Am
Getting used to being hurt again
                          Am7/G
Every day's closer to the end
                                 D/F#
Holding back the tears I need to cry
                                F
Waiting to breathe for the last time
                                 Am   Am7/G  F
Yeah, that's how it feels to be alive
Dm                         Am   Am7/G  F  Dm
That's how it feels to be alive

Verse 2:
      Am              E7           F
At my grave, they did say one last verse
          C        E7       Am
'Bout the new love that you found
      Am         E7          F
And I lay in the rain by the church
         C          E7     Am
And they lured me into the ground

Pre-Chorus:
             Am                 Em/G
You stole my heart as your souvenir
                                  F
Thought that you would never come back
               E7sus4
But now you're here

Chorus:
E7                             Am
Seeing you again for the first time
                           Am7/G
Tryna look ahead and not behind
                             F
Raging as you do against the tide
                                 Dm
Knowing that your his instead of mine
                            Am
Getting used to being hurt again
                          Am7/G
Every day's closer to the end
                                 D/F#
Holding back the tears I need to cry
                                F
Waiting to breathe for the last time
                                 Am   Am7/G  F
Yeah, that's how it feels to be alive
      Dm                         Am   Am7/G  F
Yeah, that's how it feels to be alive
      Dm                         Am
Yeah, that's how it feels to be alive

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