Man Alive

Chords

Standard

Intro: Drumbeats
Em-- x4, Em--Am-B- x4

C  B
Ohhh


Chorus 1:
Em
Man Alive!
       Am
Don't stand aside!
      B
While people
       C
make demands
   G
At first they'll
          Am
take your liberties
     C
Then tie them
           Em
round your hand
Em
Man Alive!
       Am
Don't stand aside!
      B
While people
       C
make demands
     G
When time goes by
     Am
some day you'll find
      C
Their words are
            A Dm <--Drumbeats
your command


Verse 1:
Em                       Em
  Well the bloodsucker society
is looking for recruits
Em                         Em
  I took a sip of their sobriety
                          Em
it doesn't taste that good


Refrain 1: old song DEVIL ON MY SHOULDER vibe here haha
        Am           Em
Well at first you're fine 
     Am          Em
with working overtime
   Am       Em
10 years go by til you're 
B
caught up in the grind
            Am       Em
And can't escape the fact 
     Am              Em
your youth is fading fast
      Am          Em
These times won't last 
                 C7
and once they're gone 
                B
they don't come back


(Repeat Chorus 1)


Verse 2:
Em
  They try to fill you
       Em
with anxiety until 
you bite the hook
Em
  They drop a line
       Em
of notoriety they
                    Em
got a big chequebook


Refrain 2:
           Am
Oh they'll turn
    Em
you blind for a
Am           Em
nickel and a dime
      Am         Em
Don't waste your time
           B
with their simple
frame of mind
            Am       Em
And can't escape the fact 
     Am              Em
your youth is fading fast
      Am          Em
These times won't last 
                 C7
and once they're gone 
                B
they don't come back


(Repeat Chorus 1)


Bridge: Ben and Ian trade off vocals Blink 182 style

Ben:
Em              F
  Attention all personnel!
             F#
Stand single file
              G      C
resistance is futile!
            Em
We're gonna raise your hopes up

Ian:
raise your hopes up

Ben:
        F
Just to knock them down

Ian:
knock them down
          F#
You got a bright bright future

Ian:
bright bright future

Ben:
           G
If you can shut your mouth

Ian:
C
shut your mouth

Ben:
           Em
And if you work 
the front lines

Ian:
work the front lines

Ben:
           F
To keep us safe and sound

Ian:
safe and sound

Ben:
             F#
You won't be compensated

Ian:
Compensated

Ben:
             G
Until you're in the ground

Ian:
C
in the ground

Ben:
         B              C
So don't waste a single breath
          B       C
On what society expects
   C B    C    B
If history don't lie
           C B      
They're gonna take you
Am    G      F#      (hold) Em
for a ride until you       die!


Chorus 2:
Em
Man Alive!
       Am
Don't stand aside!
      B
While people
       C
make demands
   G
At first they'll
          Am
take your liberties
     C
Then tie them
           Em
round your hand
Em
Man Alive!
       Am
Don't stand aside!
      B
While people
       C
make demands
     G
When time goes by
     Am
some day you'll find
      C
Their words are
            Em
your command
     G
When time goes by
     Am
some day you'll find
      C
Their words are
            Em
your command
     G
When time goes by
     Am
some day you'll find
      C
Their words are
            Em
your command


Outro: Dm-- Dm--Gm-A- x4 Dm(hold)