C / Em / C / Em /
C / Em /
i told them all the ones i love
C / Em Dm
i'm leaving and i may not return
C / Em /
see lately i've been overcome
C / Em Dm
the feeling i fear has just begun
F C
the pain i feel deep inside
F C
that haunts us all that we will die
F C G / / /
never really knowing how it feels
C F G Em
to be alive
C F G Em
C / Em /
through mountains and over seas
C Em Dm
through misery and disease
C / Em /
a spectator i played my part
C / Em Dm
but nothing could move this heart
F C
until i held the boy's hand
F C
the little one spoke like a man
F
he showed me death and said
C G / / /
this is how you know you're alive
C F G Em
C F G Em
alive
C / Em Dm /
a kingfisher in flight
F / C /
you'll rise above this sea of doubts
F / C / (last beat silent on "yah")
into a world full of clouds - yah
C / Em /
C / Em Dm
F C F C
F C G / / /
(repeat 4 times)
C F G Em
alive
C (silent after first beat and a capella to finish)
alive
alive