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When We Come Alive by Switchfoot

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Key of A
Capo 2

Intro- C G Em D x4

Verse 1:
    Em
The sun goes down like a photograph
    G
You try to stop time in the aftermath
        C
But it's gone, gone
Em 
Yesterday reads like a tragedy
  G
I try not to lose what's left of me
        C
But it's gone

Yeah, but we carry on

Chorus:
       C G Em D
We are fi----re

Burning brightly
        C G Em D
You and I---

We light the sky
          C G Em D
When we igni---te
Em           C
When we come alive
G            D
When we come alive
Verse 2:
   Em
It feels like I could get lost today
    G
The winds in my mind get swept away
       C
And I'm gone, gone
         Em
And it's one last time to the wishing well
  G
I throw down the change and I wish them well
           C
But they're gone

Yeah, but we'll carry on

Chorus:

Bridge:
Em           G  D
We are souls on fire
Em        G     D
We are reaching higher
Em           G  D
We are souls on fire
Em           C
When we come alive
G            D
When we come alive

       C G Em D
We are fi----re
        C G Em D
You and I---

C G Em D x2

Chorus:

Em           C
When we come alive
G            D
When we come alive

Em        G      D
Strength, heart, soul


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When We Come Alive Chords Info

Last Updated: March 9, 2026

Chords: A, C, G, Em, D