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