Goo Goo Dolls - So Alive
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Intro C#m B E A (2x)
Verse 1
Dm C F
Feeling like a hero, but I can't fly
Bb
No you never crash if you don't try
Dm C
Took it to the edge, but I know why
F Bb
never gonna live if you're too scared to die
Dm C F
Gonna disconnect from the hard wire
Bb
Time to rise a flag from the cease fire
Dm C
Staring down the hole inside me
F Bb
Looking in the mirror making peace with the enemy
Pre-Chorus
Dm C
Hey hey, heeeey.
F Bb
Hey hey, heeeey, hey!.
Chorus (2x)
Dm C F Bb
I'm so alive, I'm so alive, I'm so alive.
Dm C
You can make it on a wish if you want to
F Bb
You can make it on a wish if you want to
Verse 2
Dm C F
Open up my heart like a shotgun,
Bb
blinded by the light of a new sun.
Dm C F
Get up, get up, get out and get done,
Bb
for the first time I feel like someone.
Dm C F
Breaking down the walls in my own mind,
Bb
keeping my faith for the bad times.
Dm C
Get up, get up, stand like a champion,
F Bb
take it to the world gonna sing it like an anthem.
Pre-Chorus
Dm C
Hey hey, heeeey.
F Bb
Hey hey, heeeey, hey!.
Chorus (2x)
Dm C F Bb
I'm so alive, I'm so alive, I'm so alive.
Dm C
You can make it on a wish if you want to
F Bb
You can make it on a wish if you want to
Interlude
Dm C F
I am no man of steel
Bb Dm
I have no heart of stone
C F
Don't tell me how it feels
Bb
I'll find it on my own
( C#m B E A )
Pre-Chorus
Dm C
Hey hey, heeeey.
F Bb
Never gonna live if you're too scared to die
Chorus (2x)
Dm C F Bb
I'm so alive, I'm so alive, I'm so alive.
Dm C
You can make it on a wish if you want to
F Bb
You can make it on a wish if you want to
( C#m B E A )
Dm C F Bb
I'm so alive, I'm so alive, I'm so alive.
----------------- Acordes -----------------
A = X 0 2 2 2 0
B = X 2 4 4 4 2
Bb = X 1 3 3 3 1
C = X 3 2 0 1 0
C#m = X 4 6 6 5 4
Dm = X X 0 2 3 1
E = 0 2 2 1 0 0
F = 1 3 3 2 1 1
How to play Goo Goo Dolls - So Alive
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C#m. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.