Five for Fighting – The Day I Died (Guitar)

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Chords

[Intro] | F G | [Verse 1]
          C
I woke up

     G       C
You next to me

               F
You said Good Morning

G         C
Are you free

              F
The sun crept in

    G         Am
For one last time

        F              Gsus4    G
I was alive the day I died

                  C
The clock struck noon

     G       C
But did not care

          F
I saw a child

    G       C
In my old chair

          F      G         Am
A shadow fell across your face

                   F
But all the years

            Gsus4    G
Could not erase
[Chorus]
        F       G    C
I was alive, I was alive

                F
You pulled me close

   G        C
I held you tight

            F   E7           Am7    D7
Though my smiles told a few lies

        F    G            C
I was alive,   the day I died
[Verse 2]
                    G      C
I was the first to see a star

               F
It seemed so close

    G      C
It was so far

                 F
Wind started to roar

          G       Am
Screamed time to go

                  F
You know all you need

                   Gsus4    G
You need all you know
[Chorus]
        F       G    C
I was alive, I was alive

                F
You pulled me close

   G        C
I held you tight

            F   E7           Am7    D7
Though my smiles told a few lies

        F    G            C
I was alive,   the day I died
[Bridge]
F                   Em
Oh Sweet Angel you call

Am                  D
Oh Sweet Angel you call

F/A      G/B
Oh Sweet Angel
[Verse 3]
             C
White went black

  G          C
Black went white

           F
Universe cracked

   G       C
I saw the light

               F
You called my name

E7             Am7
 I did not respond

                 F
But I heard you well

               Gsus4    G
Carried you on
[Outro] N.C. Midnight came and I was gone
                                C
The planet shrugged and moved along

              F     E7            Am7     D7
A few people noticed and sang my songs

        F   G           Am
I was alive, the day I died

        F        G     F     G
I was alive the day I died
[Ending] | F G | F C |