I'm About to Come Alive
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Intro:
E Asus2 (x2)
E Asus2
I can hear you downstairs crying on the phone
E Asus2
Telling someone that I'm here but you still feel all alone
E
Maybe we were too young
Asus2
Goodbye, I've gotta go
E
I can hear the baby waking up
Asus2
Got to get back to the life I know
F#m Asus2
I should have never believed him
E Asus2
F#m Asus2
Maybe I should just leave him
E C#m
Maybe I'm not but you're all I got left to believe in
Asus2
Don't give up on me
Dsus2 Asus2
I'm about to come alive
E
And I know that it's been hard
C#m
And it's been a long time coming
Asus2
Don't give up on me
Dsus2 Asus2
I'm about to come alive
E Asus2 (x2)
E Asus2
No one thought I was good enough for you
Except for you
E
Don't let them be right
Asus2
After all that we've been through
F#m
'Cause somewhere over that rainbow
Asus2
There's a place for me
A place with you
E C#m
Maybe I'm not but you're all I got left to believe in
Asus2
Don't give up on me
Dsus2 Asus2
I'm about to come alive
E
And I know that it's been hard
C#m
And it's been a long time coming
Asus2
Don't give up on me
Dsus2 Asus2
I'm about to come alive
F#m
In every frame upon our wall
Asus2
Lies a face that's seen it all
E
Through ups and downs and then more downs
Asus2
We helped each other off of the ground
F#m
No one knows what we've been through
Asus2 E
Making it ain't making it without you
C#m
Maybe I'm not but you're all I got left to believe in
Asus2
Don't give up on me
Dsus2 Asus2
I'm about to come alive
E
And I know that it's been hard
C#m
And it's been a long time coming
Asus2
Don't give up on me
Dsus2 Asus2
I'm about to come alive
(outro)
E C#m Asus2 Dsus2 Asus2
I?m about to come?
How to play I'm About to Come Alive
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. 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.