Im Alive

Written by: Jeff Lynne
From: "Xanadu" (1980)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
The change in the verses between the two diminished chords (at the beginning
"Edim" and "C#dim") is due to the root that is played by the bass on the ELO
recording. It is not necessary to change here as the two chords are
basically the same, just different inversions of the same notes ("Edim":
E-Bb-Db-G and "C#dim": C#-G-Bb-E). I still think the change sounds nice.

SPECIAL VOICINGS and CHORDS
       E-A-D-G-B-e
Edim7  x-x-2-3-2-3
C#dim  x-4-2-3-2-0
Ebdim7 x-x-1-2-1-2
D/F#   2-x-0-2-3-2
D#dim7 x-x-1-2-1-2
Cdim   x-3-1-2-1-x
E/G#   4-x-2-1-0-0
Dsus4  x-x-0-2-3-3

Intro

F C | G | G  F C| G | G

Verse

F   C G              Edim7 C#dim      Am   D
I'm a-live - and the world shines for me today
F   C G            Edim7 C#dim   Am     D
I'm a-live - suddenly    I am    here today

Bridge

             Am           D
Seems like forever (and a day)
                Am               D
Thought I could never (feel this way)
   Ebdim7      Em
Is this really me?

Chorus

D/F# G D        G D
I'm alive, I'm alive

Verse

F   C G              Edim7 C#dim   Am        D
I'm a-live - and the dawn  breaks across the sky
F   C G              Edim7 C#dim   Am    D
I'm a-live - and the sun   rises   up so high

Bridge

         Am                 D
Lost in another world (far away)
       Am                  D
Never another word (till today)
    Ebdim7     Em
But what can I say?
[Chorus] (variation)
D/F# G D        G D       G  D/F#  Em  D  C
I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm ali------------ ve

Solo

| G | Edim7 C#dim | Am | D  F C | G | Edim7 C#dim | Am | D |
(synth)

Bridge

         Am                      D
Suddenly came the dawn (from the night)
         Am               D
Suddenly I was born (into light)
    Ebdim7    Em
How can it be real?

Chorus

D/F# G     E/G# A E        A E
I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm alive

Verse

G   D A              D#dim7 Cdim       Bm   E
I'm a-live - and the world  shines for me today
G   D A            D#dim7 Cdim   Bm     E
I'm a-live - suddenly     I am   here today

Bridge

             Bm           E
Seems like forever (and a day-ay)
                Bm               E
Thought I could never (feel this way)
   Ddim        F#m
Is this really me?
[Chorus] (variation)
E/G# A  E/G#  F#m  E    A  E/G#  F#m  E    A  E/G#  F#m E  D
I'm ali-------ve,  I'm ali-------ve,  I'm ali--------------ve
[Interlude] orchestral break
| D | Dsus4 | D | Dsus4 | D | Dsus4 | D | Dsus4  E/G# |
| A | % | Em | % | A | % | Em | % | A | % | Bb | E |
{Coda]
E    A E        A E        A E        Fmaj7
I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm alive