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- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - i’m alive - electric light orchestra - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - tabbed by : maguri tuning : standard electric light orchestra i’m alive ( 1980 ) ( jeff lynne ) from : "xanadu" the change in the verses between the two diminished chords ( at the beginning "edim" and "c#dim" ) is due to the root that is played by the bass on the elo recording . it is not necessary to change here as the two chords are basically the same , just different inversions of the same notes ( "edim" : E - A# - C# - G and "c#dim" : C# - G - A# - E ) . i still think the change sounds nice . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - special voicings and chords E - B - G - D - A - E Edim 3 - 2 - 3 - 2 - x - xc#dim 0 - 2 - 3 - 2 - 4 - xebdim 2 - 1 - 2 - 1 - x - xd/F# 2 - 3 - 2 - 0 - x - 2 D#dim 2 - 1 - 2 - 1 - x - xcdim x - 2 - 1 - 2 - 3 - xe/G# 0 - 0 - 1 - 2 - x - 4 Dsus4 3 - 3 - 2 - 0 - x - x - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Intro F C | G | G F C | G | G F C G Edim C#dim Am D i’m A - live - and the world shines for me today F C G Edim C#dim Am D i’m A - live - suddenly i Am here today Am D seems like forever ( and a day ) Am D thought i could never ( feel this way ) D#dim Em D/F# G D G D is this really me? i’m alive , i’m alive F C G Edim C#dim Am D i’m A - live - and the dawn breaks across the sky F C G Edim C#dim Am D i’m A - live - and the sun rises up so high Am D lost in another world ( far away ) Am D never another word ( till today ) D#dim Em D/F# G D G D G D/F# Em D C but what can i say? i’m alive , i’m alive , i’m ali - - - - - - - - - - - - ve Solo | G | Edim C#dim | Am | D F C | G | Edim C#dim | Am | D | ( synth ) Am D suddenly came the dawn ( from the night ) Am D suddenly i was born ( into light ) D#dim Em D/F# G E/G# A E A E how can it be real? i’m alive , i’m alive , i’m alive G D A D#dim Cdim Bm E i’m A - live - and the world shines for me today G D A D#dim Cdim Bm E i’m A - live - suddenly i Am here today Bm E seems like forever ( and a day - ay ) Bm E thought i could never ( feel this way ) Ddim F#m is this really me? E/G# A E/G# F#m E A E/G# F#m E A E/G# F#m E D i’m ali - - - - - - - ve , i’m ali - - - - - - - ve , i’m ali - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ve orchestral break and Interlude | D | Dsus4 | D | Dsus4 | D | Dsus4 | D | Dsus4 E/G# | | A | % | Em | % | A | % | Em | % | A | % | A# | E | coda E A E A E A E F i’m alive , i’m alive , i’m alive , i’m alive