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