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