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