Being Alive Chords
by Glee Cast
Being Alive by Glee Cast is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Eb. It uses the chords Eb, Ab/Eb, Abm/Eb, Fdim/Eb, Cm, Gm/Ab, Gm/F, Ab, Eb/F, Fm7/Bb, E, A/E, Edim/D, Bm, F#m/A, F#m/E, Em7/A, A, D/E, Em/A, C/D, D, C#/F, B, F and Em/B. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro:
Eb 4 count
Ab/Eb 4 count
Abm/Eb 4 count
Eb 4 count
Eb Ab/Eb
Someone to hold you too close,
Eb Fdim/Eb
Someone to hurt you too deep,
Eb Cm
Someone to sit in your chair,
Gm/Ab Gm/F
To ruin your sleep.
Eb Ab/Eb
Someone to need you too much,
Eb Fdim/Eb
Someone to know you too well,
Eb Cm
Someone to pull you up short
Ab
And put you through hell.
Eb Ab/Eb
Someone you have to let in,
Eb Fdim/Eb
Someone whose feelings you spare,
Eb Cm
Someone who, like it or not,
Ab
Will want you to share
Gm/Ab Gm/F
A little, a lot.
Eb Ab/Eb
Someone to crowd you with love,
Eb Fdim/Eb
Someone to force you to care,
Eb Cm
Someone to make you come through,
Ab
Who'll always be there,
Eb/F
As frightened as you
Fm7/Bb
Of being alive,
Being alive,
Being alive,
Eb
Being alive.
KEY CHANGE
E A/E
Somebody, hold me too close
E Edim/D
Somebody, hurt me too deep,
E Bm
Somebody, sit in my chair
F#m/A
And ruin my sleep
F#m/E
And make me aware
Em7/A
Of being alive,
Being alive.
E A/E
Somebody, need me too much,
E Edim/D
Somebody, know me too well,
E Bm
Somebody, pull me up short
A
And put me through hell
A D/E
And give me support
Em/A
For being alive,
Make me alive,
Make me alive,
C/D
Make me confused,
D E
Mock me with praise,
C#/F C/D
Let me be used,
D B
Vary my days.
F
But alone is alone, not alive.
E A/E
Somebody, crowd me with love,
E Edim/D
Somebody, force me to care,
E Bm
Somebody, let me come through,
A
I'll always be there,
D/E
As frightened as you,
Em/B
To help us survive
Being alive,
Being alive,
E
Being alive!