Song: I Was Alive Back Then
Artist: Kevin Devine
Album: Instigator
Tuning: Eb
[Chords]
G C D Am B7 Em A
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G C
All my lives are coming through
G D
And, even though there isn’t room
Am D G Fill 1
I save seats for my selves
Am D G Fill 1
Invite them in, wish them well
Am G D Fill 2
The way I feel & the way I guess I felt
C G
I was 23 & crazy
C G
Frightened, overwhelmed, and angry
C B7
You said, “That’s not how I see you
Em A
You treat yourself unfairly
Em A
Don’t treat yourself unfairly.”
[Chorus]
C G D
I was alive back then
C G D
I was alive back then
C G D Fill 3
I was alive back then
G Fill 4
I remember when
G
It was Christmas
C
We were wrestlers
G
Bay Ridge Parkway
D
Our apartment
Am D G Fill 1
We were fast & best friends
Am D G Fill 1
We were just little kids
Am G
You were Lenny Dykstra
D Fill 2
I was Wally Backman
C G
This was before I got so lonely
C G
With my lovers, with my family
C
Scared of living
B7
Scared of dying
Em A
Scared of being happy
Em A
I couldn't let myself be happy
[Chorus]
C G D
I was alive back then
C G D
I was alive back then
C G D Fill 3
I was alive back then
G Fill 4
I remember when
G
I was 20
C
Kolankowski
G D
Asked me who I thought I’d marry
Am D G Fill 1
I answered your name
Am D G Fill 1
Years before we would date
Am G D Fill 2
Years before he’d officiate our wedding
C
You never “know”
G
You’re never “ready”
C G
But all your fear is just confetti
C B7
Let it blow all 'round your bedroom
Em A
When it gets too heavy
Em A
Don’t let it get too heavy
[Chorus]
C G D
I was alive back then
C G D
I was alive back then
C G D
I was alive back then
C G
No one asks you if you’re ready
C G
When they’re handing you the baby
C B7
My mother said, “Son, you can’t imagine
Em A
You’ll have your mind blown, honey
Em A
You’ll be crazy in love, honey.”
[Chorus]
C G D
I was alive back then
C G D
I was alive back then
C G D Fill 3
I was alive back then
Em B7 G A
I remember when
C G D Fill 3
I was alive back then
Fill 4 G
Now, I am again
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