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