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I'm Alive - Electric Light Orchestra
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Electric Light Orchestra
I'm Alive (1980)
(Jeff Lynne)
From: "Xanadu"
The change in the verses between the two diminished chords (at the beginning
"Edim" and "C#dim") is due to the root that is played by the bass on the ELO
recording. It is not necessary to change here as the two chords are
basically the same, just different inversions of the same notes ("Edim":
E-Bb-C#-G and "C#dim": C#-G-Bb-E). I still think the change sounds nice.
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SPECIAL VOICINGS and CHORDS
e-B-G-D-A-E
Edim 3-2-3-2-x-x
C#dim 0-2-3-2-4-x
Ebdim 2-1-2-1-x-x
D/F# 2-3-2-0-x-2
D#dim 2-1-2-1-x-x
Cdim x-2-1-2-3-x
E/G# 0-0-1-2-x-4
Dsus4 3-3-2-0-x-x
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INTRO
F C | G | G F C| G | G
VERSE
F C G Edim C#dim Am D
I'm a-live - and the world shines for me today
F C G Edim C#dim Am D
I'm a-live - suddenly I am here today
BRIDGE
Am D
Seems like forever (and a day)
Am D
Thought I could never (feel this way)
Ebdim Em
Is this really me?
CHORUS
D/F# G D G D
I'm alive, I'm alive
VERSE
F C G Edim C#dim Am D
I'm a-live - and the dawn breaks across the sky
F C G Edim C#dim Am D
I'm a-live - and the sun rises up so high
BRIDGE
Am D
Lost in another world (far away)
Am D
Never another word (till today)
Ebdim Em
But what can I say?
CHORUS (variation)
D/F# G D G D G D/F# Em D C
I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm ali------------ ve
SOLO
| G | Edim C#dim | Am | D F C | G | Edim C#dim | Am | D |
(synth)
BRIDGE
Am D
Suddenly came the dawn (from the night)
Am D
Suddenly I was born (into light)
Ebdim Em
How can it be real?
CHORUS
D/F# G E/G# A E A E
I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm alive
VERSE
G D A D#dim Cdim Bm E
I'm a-live - and the world shines for me today
G D A D#dim Cdim Bm E
I'm a-live - suddenly I am here today
BRIDGE
Bm E
Seems like forever (and a day-ay)
Bm E
Thought I could never (feel this way)
Ddim F#m
Is this really me?
CHORUS (variation)
E/G# A E/G# F#m E A E/G# F#m E A E/G# F#m E D
I'm ali-------ve, I'm ali-------ve, I'm ali--------------ve
ORCHESTRAL BREAK and INTERLUDE
| D | Dsus4 | D | Dsus4 | D | Dsus4 | D | Dsus4 E/G# |
| A | % | Em | % | A | % | Em | % | A | % | Bb | E |
CODA
E A E A E A E Fmaj7
I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm alive
