Man Alive!
Billy TalentVersion1
90
Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
Drumbeats
-- x4, ---- x4
Ohhh
Man Alive!
Don't stand aside!
While people
make demands
At first they'll
take your liberties
Then tie them
round your hand
Man Alive!
Don't stand aside!
While people
make demands
When time goes by
some day you'll find
Their words are
A Dm <--Drumbeats
your command
Well the bloodsucker society
is looking for recruits
I took a sip of their sobriety
it doesn't taste that good
old song DEVIL ON MY SHOULDER vibe here haha
Well at first you're fine
with working overtime
10 years go by til you're
caught up in the grind
And can't escape the fact
your youth is fading fast
These times won't last
and once they're gone
they don't come back
(Repeat Chorus 1)
They try to fill you
with anxiety until
you bite the hook
They drop a line
of notoriety they
got a big chequebook
Oh they'll turn
you blind for a
nickel and a dime
Don't waste your time
with their simple
frame of mind
And can't escape the fact
your youth is fading fast
These times won't last
and once they're gone
they don't come back
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Ben and Ian trade off vocals Blink 182 style
Ben:
Attention all personnel!
Stand single file
resistance is futile!
We're gonna raise your hopes up
Ian:
raise your hopes up
Ben:
Just to knock them down
Ian:
knock them down
You got a bright bright future
Ian:
bright bright future
Ben:
If you can shut your mouth
Ian:
shut your mouth
Ben:
And if you work
the front lines
Ian:
work the front lines
Ben:
To keep us safe and sound
Ian:
safe and sound
Ben:
You won't be compensated
Ian:
Compensated
Ben:
Until you're in the ground
Ian:
in the ground
Ben:
So don't waste a single breath
On what society expects
If history don't lie
They're gonna take you
for a ride until you die!
Man Alive!
Don't stand aside!
While people
make demands
At first they'll
take your liberties
Then tie them
round your hand
Man Alive!
Don't stand aside!
While people
make demands
When time goes by
some day you'll find
Their words are
your command
When time goes by
some day you'll find
Their words are
your command
When time goes by
some day you'll find
Their words are
your command
Dm-- Dm--Gm-A- x4 Dm(hold)
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Readable chord sheet for Man Alive! by Billy Talent
Drumbeats
[Dm]-- x4, [Dm]--[Gm]-[A]- x4
[Bb]Ohhh[A]
[Dm]Man Alive!
Don't s[Gm]tand aside!
While [A]people
make de[Bb]mands
At [F]first they'll
take your [Gm]liberties
Then [Bb]tie them
round your [Dm]hand
[Dm]Man Alive!
Don't s[Gm]tand aside!
While [A]people
make de[Bb]mands
When [F]time goes by
some [Gm]day you'll find
Their [Bb]words are
A Dm <--Drumbeats
your command
[Dm] Well the bloodsucker so[Dm]ciety
is looking for recruits
[Dm] I took a sip of their sob[Dm]riety
it doesn't taste that good[Dm]
old song DEVIL ON MY SHOULDER vibe here haha
Well at [Gm]first you're [Dm]fine
with [Gm]working over[Dm]time
10 [Gm]years go [Dm]by til you're
[A]caught up in the grind
And can't es[Gm]cape the [Dm]fact
your [Gm]youth is fading [Dm]fast
These [Gm]times won't [Dm]last
and once they're [Bb7]gone
they don't come [A]back
(Repeat Chorus 1)
[Dm] They try to fill you
with an[Dm]xiety until
you bite the hook
[Dm] They drop a line
of noto[Dm]riety they
got a big chequebook[Dm]
Oh they'll [Gm]turn
you [Dm]blind for a
[Gm]nickel and a [Dm]dime
Don't [Gm]waste your [Dm]time
with their [A]simple
frame of mind
And can't es[Gm]cape the [Dm]fact
your [Gm]youth is fading [Dm]fast
These [Gm]times won't [Dm]last
and once they're [Bb7]gone
they don't come [A]back
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Ben and Ian trade off vocals Blink 182 style
Ben:
[Dm] Attention all [Eb]personnel!
Stand single [E]file
resistance is [F]futile![Bb]
We're gonna [Dm]raise your hopes up
Ian:
raise your hopes up
Ben:
Just to [Eb]knock them down
Ian:
knock them down
You got a [E]bright bright future
Ian:
bright bright future
Ben:
If you can [F]shut your mouth
Ian:
[Bb]shut your mouth
Ben:
And if you [Dm]work
the front lines
Ian:
work the front lines
Ben:
To keep us [Eb]safe and sound
Ian:
safe and sound
Ben:
You won't be [E]compensated
Ian:
Compensated
Ben:
Until you're [F]in the ground
Ian:
[Bb]in the ground
Ben:
So don't [A]waste a single [Bb]breath
On what so[A]ciety ex[Bb]pects
If [Bb]his[A]tory [Bb]don't [A]lie
They're gon[Bb]na [A]take you
[Gm]for a [F]ride un[E]til you [Dm]die!
[Dm]Man Alive!
Don't s[Gm]tand aside!
While [A]people
make de[Bb]mands
At [F]first they'll
take your [Gm]liberties
Then [Bb]tie them
round your [Dm]hand
[Dm]Man Alive!
Don't s[Gm]tand aside!
While [A]people
make de[Bb]mands
When [F]time goes by
some [Gm]day you'll find
Their [Bb]words are
your command[Dm]
When [F]time goes by
some [Gm]day you'll find
Their [Bb]words are
your command[Dm]
When [F]time goes by
some [Gm]day you'll find
Their [Bb]words are
your command[Dm]
Dm-- Dm--Gm-A- x4 Dm(hold)