We Are Alive

we are alive by bruce springsteen capo 5 / Intro G C G / G C D G C G there is a cross up yonder up on calvary hill G C D there is a slip of blood on a silver knife G C G there is a graveyard kid down below G C D where at night did come to life G C G and above the stars , they crackle in fire G C D a dead man’s moon throws seven rings G C G well , we put our ears to the cold grave stones G C D this is the song they’d sing G C G we are alive G C D and though our bodies lie alone here in the dark G C G C D our spirits rise . to carry the fire and light the spark G C G to stand shoulder to shoulder and heart to heart G C G / G C D ( whistle . ) G C G a voice cried out , i was killed in maryland in 1877 G C D when the railroad workers made their stand G C G well , i was killed in 1963 one sunday morning in birmingham G C D well , i died last year crossing the southern desert G C G my children left behind in san pablo G C D well they left our bodies here to rot G C G oh please let them know we are alive G C D oh , and though we lye alone here in the dark G C G C D our souls will rise to carry the fire and light the spark G C G to fight shoulder to shoulder and heart to heart G C G / G C D . 4xs ( whistle . ) G C G let your mind rest easy , sleep well my friend G C D it’s only our bodies that betray us in the end G C G i awoke last night in a dark and dreamy deep G C D from my head to my feet , my body gone stone cold G C G there were worms crawling all around me G C D fingers scratching at an earth black and six foot low G C G and alone in the blackness of my grave G C D alone i’d been left to die G C G then i heard voices calling all around me G C D the earth rose above me , my eyes filled with sky G C G we are alive G C D and though our bodies lie alone here in the dark G C G our souls & spirits rise G C D to carry the fire and light the spark G C G to fight shoulder to shoulder and heart . to heart G C G to stand shoulder to shoulder and heart . to heart C G . stop we are alive !!!! G C G / G C D . 4xs . . fade with a whistle . tabbed by marc baca @ born2run1@live . com