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-B -Cis-G and "C#dim": Cis-G-B -E). I still think the change sounds nice.

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SPECIAL VOICINGS and CHORDS

[e-B-G-D-A-E]Edim 3-2-3-2-x-x
C#dim 0-2-3-2-4-x
Ebdim 2-1-2-1-x-x
D/F# 2-3-2-0-x-2
D#dim 2-1-2-1-x-x
Cdim x-2-1-2-3-x
E/G# 0-0-1-2-x-4
Dsus4 3-3-2-0-x-x

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INTRO
F C | G | G F C| G | G


FI'm Ca-Glive - and the E- world Cis- shines for a me toDday
FI'm Ca-Glive - suddenE- ly   Cis- I am    a here toDday
a Seems like foDrever (and a day)
a Thought I could nDever (feel this way)
Dis- Is this reale ly mD/F#e? I'Gm Dalive, I'Gm Dalive

FI'm Ca-Glive - and the E- dawn  Cis- breaks aa cross the Dsky
FI'm Ca-Glive - and the E- sun   Cis- rises   a up so Dhigh
a Lost in another worDld (far away)
a Never another word (Dtill today)
Dis- e D/F# G D G D G D/F# e D C
But what can I say? I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm ali------------ ve

SOLO
| G | E- Cis- | a | D F C | G | E- Cis- | a | D |
(synth)

a Suddenly came the dawn (Dfrom the night)
a Suddenly I was boDrn (into light)
Dis- How can ite be reD/F#al? IG'm aliE/G#ve, IA'mE alive, IA'mE alive

GI'm Da-Alive - and the Dis- world C- shines for b me toEday
GI'm Da-Alive - suddenDis- ly  C- I am   b here toEday

b Seems like foErever (and a day-ay)
b Thought I could nEever (feel this way)
D- Is this realfisly me?

E/G# A E/G# fis E A E/G# fis E A E/G# fis 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 | % | B | E |

CODA
EI'm aAliEve, I'm aAliEve, I'm aAliEve, I'm aFlive