The Milk Carton Kids – I Was Alive (Guitar)

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[Intro] Bbm Bbm7 Db Ab Bbm7 Db Ab [Verse]
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I rode away in the sunrise

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A great escape from a white lie

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Thought death was a surprise

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I looked around and I
[Chorus}
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I was alive
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Sweat running down in fine lines

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A vision flashing by — a lifetime

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Was a decoy in the firing line

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I looked around and I
[Chorus]
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I was alive
Absus4 Ab Bbm7 Bb Db Ab {Verse}
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I know a fire by the smoke rise

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The tremble in your voice on the other line

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Pass me over in the blue night

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I looked around and I
{Chorus}
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I was alive

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I was alive
{Bridge} Bbm7 Bbm Db Ab Absus4 Ab Bbm7 Bb Db Ab {Verse}
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I saw a dream rising in your eyes

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To carry with you down to the other side

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Took a picture in the fading light

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I looked around and I
{Chorus}
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I was alive
{Verse}
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A pixel glowing in a child’s eyes

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See them laughing, I say goodbye

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I miss you like the starry sky

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I looked around and I
{Chorus}
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I was alive
{Outro} Bbm7 Bb Db Ab Bbm7 Bb Db Ab Bbm7 Bb Db Ab Bbm7 Bb Db Ab Bbm7 Bbm Db