When We Come Alive Chords

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When We Come Alive by Switchfoot is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, F#m, E and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
D
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16
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Intro: (D F#m E) 4x 

Verso 1: 
    F#m 
The sun goes down like a photograph 
    A 
You try to stop time in the aftermath 
        D 
But it’s gone, gone 
F#m 
Yesterday reads like a tragedy 
  A 
I try not to lose what’s left of me 
        D 
But it’s gone 
E 
Yeah, but we carry on 


             D A E 
Cause we are fire 
Burning brightly 
        D A E 
You and I 

We light the sky 
          D A E 
When we ignite 
F#m     D     A 
When we come alive 
E 
When we come alive 

Verso 2: 
   F#m 
It feels like I could get lost today 
    A 
The winds in my mind get swept away 
       D 
And I’m gone, gone 
         F#m 
And it’s one last time to the wishing well 
  A 
I throw down the change and I wish them well 
          D 
But they’re gone 
E 
Yeah, but we’ll carry on 


             D A E 
Cause we are fire 
Burning brightly 
        D A E 
You and I 

We light the sky 
          D A E 
When we ignite 
F#m     D     A 
When we come alive 
E 
When we come alive 

Ponte: 
F#m     D        E    
  We are souls on fire 
F#m      D        E 
  We are reaching higher 
F#m      D        E 
  We are souls on fire 

When we come alive 

When we come alive 

       F#m A E 
We are fire 
        F#m A E 
You and I 

(D A E) 2x 

Refrão: 
             D A E 
Cause we are fire 
Burning brightly 
        D A E 
You and I 

We light the sky 
          D A E 
When we ignite 
F#m     D     A 
When we come alive 
E 
When we come alive 
F#m     D     A 
When we come alive 
E 
When we come alive 


F#m     D   A    E 
  Strength, heart, soul 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante