Alive Chords

by Pearl Jam
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: no capo
Author .iplayaguitar. [a] 101.
7 contributors total, last edit on Feb 5, 2022
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Chords

A
G6/A
F5
C
Cadd9
E
G
D
B
F#
A7
Asus2
Dsus2
Bsus2

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Pearl Jam - Alive
 
 
[Intro]
 
| (A) (G6/A)| (G6/A) | (A) (G6/A)| (G6/A) |
|  A   G6/A |  G6/A  |  A   G6/A |  G6/A  |
| F5  C        |
 (6/4)
 
 
[Verse 1]
 
A G6/A           A              G6/A
 "Son," she said, "Have I got a little story for you.
A G6/A                         A    G6/A
     What you thought was your daddy  was nothing but a...
A G6/A                   A             G6/A
  While you were sitting home alone at age thirteen
A G6/A                      A   G6/A
     Your real daddy was dying.
                 F5      C
Sorry you didn't see him
    Cadd9 C    F5      C
But I'm     glad we talked."
 
 
[Chorus 1]
 
    E   G   D           A
Oh, I...oh, I'm still alive.
     E   G   D          A
Hey, I...oh, I'm still alive.
     E   G   D          A
Hey, I...oh, I'm still alive,
     B
hey, oh.
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
A G6/A                A  G6/A
  Oh, she walks slowly  across a young man's room.
A G6/A              A    G6/A
     She said, "I'm ready  for you."
A G6/A                  A        G6/A
  Well I can't remember anything to this very day...
A G6/A               A     G6/A
      'Cept the look.  The look.
    F5            C   Cadd9
Oh, you know where.
C   F5       C          E
Now I can't see, I just stare.
 
 
[Chorus 2]
 
G  D          A
I, I'm still alive.
     E   G   D          A
Hey, I...oh, I'm still alive.
     E   G   D          A
Hey, I...oh, I'm still alive.
     E   G   D          A
Hey, I...oh, I'm still alive, hey, oh.
 
 
[Instrumental]
 
| B     | F#    |
| B     | F#    |
| B     | F#    |
| B     | F#    |
 
 
[Bridge]
 
A7 Asus2 Dsus2                    A   Asus2 Dsus2
          "Is something wrong?" she said.
          A7    Asus2 Dsus2
Of course there is.
                      A7  Asus2 Dsus2
"You're still alive," she said.
                        B  Bsus2 E
Oh, and do I deserve to be?
                B    Bsus2 E
Is that the question?
        B  Bsus2 E         B     Bsus2
And if so, if    so, who answers?
    E
Who answers?
 
 
[Chorus 3]
 
E   G   D          A
I...oh, I'm still alive.
     E   G   D          A
Hey, I...oh, I'm still alive.
     E   G   D          A
Hey, I...oh, I'm still alive.
     E   G              D    A
Hey, I...oh, I'm still alive, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
 
 
[Outro Solo]
 
| E  G  | D  A  | x18
  E
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35 comments
DonTago
please, if you are ever gonna do chords for a song, PLEASE define them, define them as to what YOU use you play it. like in these chords on this song, what the hell is B* suppose to be? i mean, its all part of doing a good thurough job.
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tommyg_99
Awesome, well done! 5 stars :)
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Gaetz
nice tab 100%5*
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