Still Alive Chords
Still Alive by Jonathan Coulton is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, Bm, Em, A, Bb, F, C, Gm and Dm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
D Bm
This was a tri-umph
D Bm D Bm D Bm
I'm making a note here: huge suc-cess
Em A D Bm D
It's hard to over-state my satis-faction
Bm D Bm
Aperture Sci-ence
D Bm D Bm D Bm
We do what we must be-cause we can
Em A Bb
For the good of all of us, ex-cept the ones who are dead
F C Bb F
But there's no sense crying over every mis-take
F C Bb F
You just keep on trying till you run out of cake
Gm C F Dm
And the science gets done and you make a neat gun
Bb A D Bm
For the people who are still a-live
D Bm D Bm
D Bm D Bm
I'm not even angry
D Bm D Bm D Bm
I'm being so sin-cere right now
Em A D Bm D
Even though you broke my heart and killed me
Bm D Bm
And tore me to pie-ces
D Bm D Bm D Bm
And threw every piece in-to a fire
Em A Bb
As they burned it hurt because I was so happy for you
F C Bb F
Now these points of data make a beautiful line
F C Bb F
And we're out of beta, we're re-leasing on time
Gm C F Dm
So I'm glad I got burned, think of all the things we learned
Bb A D Bm
For the people who are still a-live
D Bm D Bm
D Bm D Bm
Go ahead and leave me
D Bm D Bm D Bm
I think I'd pre-fer to stay in-side
Em A D Bm D
Maybe you'll find someone else to help you
Bm D Bm
Maybe Black Me-sa
D Bm D Bm D Bm
That was a joke, ha ha, fat chance
Em A Bb
Anyway this cake is great, It's so del-icious and moist
F C Bb F
Look at me still talking when there's science to do
F C Bb F
When I look out there it makes me glad I'm not you
Gm C F Dm
I've ex-periments to run, there is research to be done
Bb A D Bm
On the people who are still a-live
D Bm D Bm
And be-lieve me I am still a-live
D Bm D Bm
I'm doing science and I'm still a-live
D Bm D Bm
I feel fan-tastic and I'm still a-live
D Bm D Bm
While you're dying I'll be still a-live
D Bm D Bm
And when you're dead I will be still a-live
D Bm
Still A-live
Still A-live