Alive Chords
by Meat Loaf
Alive by Meat Loaf is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Bb. It uses the chords Bb, F, C, Dm, A, Ab, Cm and Gm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: Bb F C C (2x)
Verse:
Bb F
I'm still alive
C C
Must have been a miracle
Bb F
It's been a hell of ride
C
Destination still unknown
C
It's a fact of life
Pre-Chorus:
Dm C F
If you make one wrong move with the gun to your head
A Bb Bb C F
You better walk the line or you'll be left for dead
Bb Dm
I'm a runaway train on broken track
C C Bb
I'm a ticker on a bomb, that you can't turn back this time
Dm
That's right
C C
I got away with it all and I'm still alive
Dm C
Let the end of the world come tumbling down
F Bb Bb
I'll be the last man standing on the ground
Dm C
As long as Hot blood runs through my veins
F Bb F C C
I'm still alive
Verse:
Bb F
Lost in the night
C C
Feeling so invisible
Bb F
Oh, a dead man walking the wire
C
I have broke the devils net
C
That's made of fire
Pre-Chorus:
Dm C F
And it's a long way down from the top of the world
A Bb Bb C F
You better look around or you gonna get burned
Bb Dm
I'm a runaway train on broken track
C C Bb
I'm a ticker on a bomb, that you can't turn back this time
Dm
That's right
C C
I got away with it all and I'm still alive
Dm C
Let the end of the world come tumbling down
F Bb Bb
I'll be the last man standing on the ground
Dm C
And as the dust clears look in my eyes
F
I'm still alive
Solo: Dm Bb F C (2x)
Bridge:
Ab
The darkest night ain't black enough
Cm
To keep the morning light from shinin'
Ab
The highest wall ain't tall enough
Cm
To keep the smallest man from climbin'
Ab
The more that you resist the tide
Cm
The more it pulls you in
Bb
The more you hang on for your life
Solo: Gm Dm Gm F Gm F Ab Bb Bb C F
Bb Dm
I'm a runaway train on broken track
C C Bb
I'm a ticker on a bomb, that you can't turn back this time
Dm
That's right
C C
I got away with it all and I'm still alive
Bb Dm
I'm a runaway train on broken track
C C Bb
I'm a ticker on a bomb, that you can't turn back this time
Dm
That's right
C C
I got away with it all and I'm still alive
Dm C
Let the end of the world come tumbling down
F Bb Bb
I'll be the last man standing on the ground
Dm C
And if my shadow's all that survives
F -> Dm Bb F C
I'm still alive
Dm Bb F C
I'm still alive
I'm still alive...
Dm Bb
(I'm a runaway train on broken track)
F C
(I'm a ticker on a bomb, that you can't turn back...)
I'm still alive...
Dm Bb
(Let the end of the world come tumbling down)
F C
(I'll be the last man standing...)
F
I'm still alive...
Outro: Bb Bb C F Bb