Intro (x2): Gbm E D Verse: Gbm E D I was born in a thunderstorm, Gbm E D Gbm E I grew up overnight, I played alone, D Bm I'm playing on my own, I survived. Gbm E D Hey, I wanted everything I never had, Gbm E D like the love that comes with life Gbm E D I wer'e envy and I hated it, Db but I survived. Pre-chorus: Gbm E D I had one way ticket to a place where all the demons go, Gbm E D where the wind don't change and nothing in the ground can ever grow, Gbm E D No hope, just lies and you're taught to cry in your pillow, Db but I'll survive. Chorus: Gbm E D B I'm still breathing, I'm still breathing, Gbm E D B I'm still breathing, I'm still breathing, Gbm E A D I'm alive, Gbm E A D I'm alive, A E Gbm D I'm alive, Gbm E A D I'm alive. Verse 2: Gbm E D I found solace in the strangest place, Gbm E D way in the back of my mind. Gbm E D Db I saw my life in a stranger's face and it was mine. Pre-chorus: Gbm E D I had one way ticket to a place where all the demons go, Gbm E D where the wind don't change and nothing in the ground can ever grow, Gbm E D No hope, just lies and you're taught to cry in your pillow, Db but I'll survive. Chorus: Gbm E D B I'm still breathing, I'm still breathing, Gbm E D B I'm still breathing, I'm still breathing, Gbm E A D I'm alive, Gbm E A D I'm alive, A E Gbm D I'm alive, Gbm E A D I'm alive. Reprise: Gbm E You took it all, but I'm still breathing. A D You took it all, but I'm still breathing. Gbm E You took it all, but I'm still breathing. A D You took it all, but I'm still breathing. A E You took it all, but I'm still breathing. Gbm D You took it all, but I'm still breathing. Gbm E You took it all, but I'm still breathing. A D You took it all, but I'm still breathing. Bridge: Bm I had made every single mistake Gbm E that you could ever possibly make. Bm I took and I took and I took what you gave Gbm E but you never noticed that I was in pain. Bm I knew what I wanted, I went in and got it. Gbm E Did all the things that you said that I wouldn't, Bm I told you that I would never be forgotten, Gbm E Db And all in spite of you Chorus: Gbm E D B I'm still breathing, I'm still breathing, Gbm E D B I'm still breathing, I'm still breathing, Gbm E A D I'm alive, (You took it all but I'm still breathing. You took it all but I'm still breathing.) Gbm E A D I'm alive, (You took it all but I'm still breathing. You took it all but I'm still breathing.) A E Gbm D I'm alive, (You took it all but I'm still breathing. You took it all but I'm still breathing.) Outro: I'm alive. Gbm E A D I'm alive, Gbm E A D I'm alive, A E Gbm D I'm alive, Gbm E A D Gbm I'm alive. This arrangement is its contributor’s own interpretation, shared for private study, education and non-commercial use. The underlying song, lyrics and music remain the property of their copyright owners. To request removal, see Legal & Copyright.
Alive chords by Sia
Suggested strumdriving 4/4
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d
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d
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Also works: upbeat emphasis d u d U d u d U
How to play Alive on ukulele
The strumming pattern that fits is the driving 4/4: d – d – d u d u. It rolls along at a brisk pace of around 140 bpm. You are playing it in Gb minor. The chords put it squarely at the skilled level. Start sparse in the verse then hit every down hard for the chorus lift.
7 ukulele chords used in "Alive" by Sia: A, B, Bm, Db, D, E and Gbm
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