Secondhand Serenade – Half Alive chords

*** Tune B string up to C ***

 

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      C                                  G2 Its four AM Im waking up to your perfume 
                          GDont get up Ill get through on my own 
           FI dont know if Im home 
                  COr if I lost my way into your room 
        G2Im spiraling into my doom 
          G                                               FIm feeling half alive but I know one day 
                              CYou and I will be free 
           G2           To live and die by our own rules
      GFree 
       FDespite the fact that men are fools


Chorus:
      C                C2Im almost alive
                                AAnd I need you to try 
           FAnd save me 
     C                                 C2Its okay that were dying 
                        A                       G        F      But I need to survive tonight tonight 
   
                  *instrumental*                        
                       C  G2 G  F 

        CWell excuse me while I get killed softly 
   G2                                Heart slows down and I can hardly 
  GTell you Im okay 
    FAt least til yesterday 
                                     CYou know you caught me off my highest guard 
      G2Believe me when I say its hard 
      GWell get through this tonight 
                         F                                 CAnd I know one day you and I will be free 
         G2To live and die by our own rules 
    GFree
       FDespite the fact that men are fools 

(Chorus) 

      C                C2Im almost alive
                                AAnd I need you to try 
           FAnd save me 
          C                             C2Its okay that were dying 
                        A                       G        F      But I need to survive tonight tonight 

     G                           A                     F        And you touch my hand ever so slightly 
              F                       FGirl were not ready for this yet 
G                                  A                   F        And the deadly look she cast upon me 
       FNo I wont regret 
  G     A        FI wont regret 
  G     A        FI wont regret 

                        C                         GAnd I was trying to disappear 
                                           FBut you got me wrapped around you 
                 G                             FI can hardly breathe without you 
         G              C              GI was trying to disappear 
                                 FBut I got lost in your eyes now 
               G                          FYou brought me down to size now 


(Chorus x2) 

      C                    C2Im almost alive
                                AAnd I need you to try 
           FAnd save me 
     C                                 C2Its okay that were dying 
                            A                       G        F      But I need to survive tonight tonight 

End:
                      A                 G                F     G  CI need to survive tonight  tonight