Keeping Me Alive chords by Jonathan Roy

Chords with lyrics

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


Intro:
| BbmBbm | DbDb | AbAb | GbGb FF |
| BbmBbm | DbDb | AbAb | GbGb F minorFm|


Verse 1:
F minorFm     BbmBbm
   You try to hold me down so I became a soldier
           DbDb
Built up all theses walls and now I'm climbing over
      AbAb
Those nasty bees are tempting me
      GbGb        FF
Oh Lord! but I ain't going back

         BbmBbm
You take me for a fool (fool), that doesn't make me foolish
       DbDb
Told me I was wrong (wrong), passion made you ruthless
    AbAb
Manipulate, It's just too late
        GbGb      FF
Oh lord! 'cause I ain't going back no more
  F minorFm
Your fueling of the flames gonna show you what I'm made of

Chorus:
BbmBbm
  Breakin' every chain that you put on me
DbDb
  You thought I wouldn't change but I grew on you
AbAb
  'Cause I will never be what you wanted
  GbGb           FF
This fire (this fire), this fire
         BbmBbm
Is keeping me alive

Making me believe I couldn't do without you
DbDb
  Make it hard to leave you think It's all about you
AbAb
  You know I'll never be what you wanted
GbGb             FF
This fire (this fire), this fire

Verse 2:
           BbmBbm
I tried to get this weight off of my shoulders
        DbDb
Built up all my strength I'm finally taking over
AbAb
Complicate, I don't appreciate
        GbGb       FF
Oh lord! 'cause I ain't going back no more

Your fueling of the flames gonna show you what I'm made of


Chorus:
BbmBbm
  Breakin' every chain that you put on me
DbDb
  You thought I wouldn't change but I grew on you
AbAb
  'Cause I will never be what you wanted
  GbGb           FF
This fire (this fire), this fire
       BbmBbm
Is keeping me alive

Making me believe I couldn't do without you
DbDb
  Make it hard to leave you think It's all about you
AbAb
  You know I'll never be what you wanted
GbGb             FF
This fire (this fire), this fire

      BbmBbm        DbDb
Is keeping me alive, keeping me alive
      AbAb
Keeping me alive
   GbGb           FF
This fire (this fire), this fire


Bridge:
EbmEbm
Breakin' me, shakin' me, shapin' me
         BbmBbm   AbAb
Into what I never wanted, oh
EbmEbm
Breakin' me, shakin' me
                 FF
Makin' my beatin' heart a little stronger
(Stronger)


Instrumental:
| BbmBbm | DbDb | AbAb | GbGb FF |


Chorus:
BbmBbm
  Breakin' every chain that you put on me
DbDb
  You thought I wouldn't change but I grew on you
AbAb
  'Cause I will never be what you wanted
  GbGb     FF
This fire, this fire
         BbmBbm
Is keeping me alive

BbmBbm
  Breakin' every chain that you put on me
DbDb
  You thought I wouldn't change but I grew on you
AbAb
  'Cause I will never be what you wanted
  GbGb           FF
This fire (this fire), this fire
         BbmBbm
Is keeping me alive

Making me believe I couldn't do without you
DbDb
  Make it hard to leave you think It's all about you
AbAb
  You know I'll never be what you wanted
GbGb             FF
This fire (this fire), this fire


Outro:
      BbmBbm        DbDb
Keeping me alive, keeping me alive
      AbAb
Keeping me alive
   GbGb           FF
This fire (this fire), this fire
N.C.
Is keeping me alive