Kevin Devine – I Was Alive Back Then (Guitar)
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Song: I Was Alive Back Then
Artist: Kevin Devine
Album: Instigator
[Chords]
G C D D7/F# Am B7 Em A7 eb|----------2-----------------| Bb|-0--1--3--1------1--0--0--2-| Gb|-0--0--2--2------2--2--0--0-| Db|-0--2--0--0------2--1--2--2-| Ab|-x--3--0--0------0--2--2--0-| Eb|-3--3-----2------------0----| G C All my lives are coming through G D7/F# And, even though there isn't room Am D7 G Fill 1 I save seats for my selves Am D7 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 A7 You treat yourself unfairly Em A7 Don't treat yourself unfairly."
[Chorus]
C G D7/F# I was alive back then C G D7/F# I was alive back then C G D7/F# 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 D7/F# Our apartment Am D7 G Fill 1 We were fast & best friends Am D7 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 A7 Scared of being happy Em A7 I couldn't let myself be happy
[Chorus]
C G D7/F# I was alive back then C G D7/F# I was alive back then C G D7/F# Fill 3 I was alive back then
G Fill 4
I remember when
G I was 20 C Kolankowski G D7/F# Asked me who I thought I'd marry Am D7 G Fill 1 I answered your name Am D7 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 A7 When it gets too heavy Em A7 Don't let it get too heavy
[Chorus]
C G D7/F# I was alive back then C G D7/F# I was alive back then C G D7/F# 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 A7 You'll have your mind blown, honey Em A7 You'll be crazy in love, honey."
[Chorus]
C G D7/F# I was alive back then C G D7/F# I was alive back then C G D7/F# Fill 3 I was alive back then Em B7 G A7 I remember when C G D Fill 3 I was alive back then
Fill 4 G
Now, I am again
Fill 1
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Fill 2
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Fill 3
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Fill 4
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