Alive chords by Pearl Jam

Chords with lyrics

Intro: (after lead)
   A augmentedA Asus4Asus4 x6
   FF C majorC


Verse 1:
A augmentedA Asus4Asus4     A augmentedA    Asus4Asus4
   Son, she said have... story for you
A augmentedA Asus4Asus4         A augmentedA  Asus4Asus4
   What you thought... daddy was...
A augmentedA Asus4Asus4   A augmentedA      Asus4Asus4
   While... home alone @ age thirteen
A augmentedA Asus4Asus4      A augmentedA  Asus4Asus4
   Your real... dyin’...  sorry you didn’t
   FF   C majorC Csus2Csus2 FF      C majorC
   see him...  glad we talked

Chorus:
   E MajorE  G+G   D MajorD    A augmentedA
   I... Oh... I’m... alive  hey x2
   E MajorE  G+G   D MajorD    A augmentedA
   I... Oh... I’m... alive  hey oh
   B/F#     B/D#B/D#


Verse 2:
A augmentedA Asus4Asus4   A augmentedA     Asus4Asus4
   While... across a young man’s...
A augmentedA Asus4Asus4      A augmentedA Asus4Asus4
   She said I’m ready... for...
A augmentedA Asus4Asus4    A augmentedA      Asus4Asus4
   I can’t... anything... this very day
A augmentedA Asus4Asus4       A augmentedA  Asus4Asus4
   ’Cept the look... the look...
   FF       C majorC Csus2Csus2  FF     C majorC
   You know where   now  I can’t see...
   E MajorE    G+G  D MajorD      A augmentedA
   stare. I... I’m still alive hey...


Repeat Chorus


Break:
BB  B/D#B/D#   F#/C#   x4


Bridgey-middle 8 thing:
A augmentedA Asus4Asus4   A augmentedA   Asus4Asus4
   Is... she said
     A augmentedA Asus4Asus4
   ...there is
    A augmentedA   Asus4Asus4
   ...she said
        BB Bsus4Bsus4
   ...deserve to be?
      BB  Bsus4Bsus4
   ...question?
         BB  Bsus4Bsus4
   And if so... if so,
      BB     Bsus4Bsus4
   who answers? Who answers?


Repeat Chorus


Solo:
   E MajorE G+G D MajorD A augmentedA xlots--see existing tab for eddie’s solo.


Then cue the Queen-like drums on "why go"

Other versions of Alive

Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Alive by Pearl Jam