Keeping Me Alive chords by Jonathan Roy

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)



Intro:
| Bbm | Db  | Ab  | Gb F |
| Bbm | Db  | Ab  | Gb Fm|


Verse 1:
Fm          Bbm
     You try to hold me down so I became a soldier
                     Db
Built up all theses walls and now I'm climbing over
            Ab
Those nasty bees are tempting me
           Gb               F
Oh Lord! but I ain't going back

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


Chorus:
Bbm
   Breakin' every chain that you put on me
Db
   You thought I wouldn't change but I grew on you
Ab
   'Cause I will never be what you wanted
    Gb                      F
This fire (this fire), this fire
                 Bbm
Is keeping me alive

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


Verse 2:
                     Bbm
I tried to get  this weight off of my shoulders
                Db
Built up all my strength I'm finally taking over
Ab
Complicate, I don't appreciate
               Gb             F
Oh lord! 'cause I ain't going back no more

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


Chorus:
Bbm
   Breakin' every chain that you put on me
Db
   You thought I wouldn't change but I grew on you
Ab
   'Cause I will never be what you wanted
    Gb                      F
This fire (this fire), this fire
              Bbm
Is keeping me alive

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

           Bbm                Db
Is keeping me alive, keeping me alive
           Ab
Keeping me alive
     Gb                     F
This fire (this fire), this fire


Bridge:
Ebm
Breakin' me, shakin' me, shapin' me
                  Bbm      Ab
Into what I never wanted, oh
Ebm
Breakin' me, shakin' me
                                 F
Makin' my beatin' heart a little stronger
(Stronger)


Instrumental:
| Bbm | Db  | Ab  | Gb F |


Chorus:
Bbm
   Breakin' every chain that you put on me
Db
   You thought I wouldn't change but I grew on you
Ab
   'Cause I will never be what you wanted
    Gb          F
This fire, this fire
                 Bbm
Is keeping me alive

Bbm
   Breakin' every chain that you put on me
Db
   You thought I wouldn't change but I grew on you
Ab
   'Cause I will never be what you wanted
    Gb                      F
This fire (this fire), this fire
                 Bbm
Is keeping me alive

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


Outro:
           Bbm               Db
Keeping me alive, keeping me alive
           Ab
Keeping me alive
     Gb                     F
This fire (this fire), this fire
N.C.
Is keeping me alive