Chord/Tab song: Dying to Be Alive

Hanson - Dying to be alive
Tabbed By: hanson_fan
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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)


Dying To Be Alive
(I. Hanson/T. Hanson/Z. Hanson)
From the album - "This Time Around"
Transcribed by Colleen Plein ([email protected])

Chords: C F G Bb Am Bm A
E 0 1 3 1 0 2 0
B 1 1 0 3 1 3 2
G 0 2 0 3 2 4 2
D 2 3 0 3 2 4 2
A 3 X 2 1 0 2 0
E X X 3 X X X X

X - means don't strum that string

Intro: C F G (2x)

Verse:
[C] I heard you [F]crying somebody stole my [G]soul
[C] How could I be [F]dying I turned twenty five days [G]ago
We're all [C] on the ground just [Bb] crying out would [F]somebody save me [G]please
I won't [C] sit around [Bb] just thinking about the [F]troubles that tomorrow [G]brings

Chorus:
(Okay, the chords are the same as above (except for C), this is how
I play this:)
[C] [D] [Em] [F] [D#] [A#]

E----3---5---7----8--------6---6---
B----5---7---8---10--------8---6---
G----5---7---9---10--------8---7---
D----5---7---9---10--------8---8---
A----3---5---7---10--------6---8---
E------------------------------6---

I'm [C]dy - [D]ing [Em]to [F]be a - [D#]live, [A#]yeah
I'm [C]dy - [D]ing [Em]to [F]be a - [D#]live, [A#]yeah
[C]Let's [D]not [Em]go [F]through our [D#]lives [A#]without
Just [C]dy - [D]ing [Em]to [F]be a - [D#]live, [A#]yeah

The people you've touched the way you touched them
I hope they've touched you too
'Cause in this life it's hard to tell what's false and what is true
We're all on the ground just crying out would somebody save me please
I won't sit around just thinking about the troubles that tomorrow brings

I'm dying to be alive yeah
Not trying to just survive
Let's not go through our lives without
Just dying to be alive

Bridge:
And we [Am]all [G]come [F]tumbling [C]down
No matter [Am]how [G]strong we all [F]return to the g[C]round
Another [Am]day [G]gone, a day [F]closer to [C]fate
And [Am]soon we'll find it's a [F]little bit too late

Solo:

E-5-3-5--3-5--3-5--1-0------------------0-1-3--1-0-1p0----------0-1-3-5-7-8-8
B----------------------3-3--1-0-1---1-3----------------5-3--3-5--------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Na, na, na....

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B---5-5-5-3----5-5-5-3----5-5-5-3-3b----3-5-5-5-3----5-5-5-3---5-5-5-3-3b----
G-----------5----------5--------------5-----------5---------5----------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------

The things you see the way you see them will never be seen again
Let's go through life living on luck, betting ten thousand to ten
Mistakes I've made in this life I can't say why or when
But the thing that's strange is you only live once, I'll never look back again

Chorus: (moved up a step)
[D] [Em] [F#m] [G] [F] [C]

E----5----7-----9----10----8----8---
B----7----8----10----12---10----8---
G----7----9----11----12---10----9---
D----7----9----11----12---10---10---
A----5----7-----9----10----8---10---
E-------------------------------8---

I'm [D]dy - [Em]ing [F#m] to [G]be a - l[F]ive, [C]yeah
Not trying to just survive, yeah
Let's not go through our lives without
Just dying to be alive, yeah

Bridge: (up a step)
And we [Bm]all [A]come [G]tumbling [D]down
No matter [Bm]how [A]strong we all re[G]turn to the [D]ground
In the [Bm]days to [A]come you'll say [G]why did I [D]wait
You [Bm]can't just leave your life [G]up to [A]fate
You've got to [Bm]turn it around be[G]fore it's too [A]late

-Man! That was a REALLY long song to tab out! But I did
it just for you guys! It's really an amazing song when
you think about it, and I got the solo! As always, feel
free to e-mail me with any questions, comments or suggestions
you may have. Enjoy!
-Colleen Plein