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Still Alive Acoustic

Jonathan Coulton
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Strum
D-DU-UDU
 This  was a triumph
I’m  making a note  here: huge  success
It’s  hard to overstate  my satisfaction
Aperture Science
We  do what we must  because  we can
For  the good of all  of us
Except  the ones who are dead
But  there’s no sense crying  over every  mistake
You  just keep on trying  till you run  out of cake
And  the science gets done  and you make  a neat gun
For  the people who are still  alive
I’m  not even angry
I’m  being so  sincere  right now
Even  though you broke  my heart and killed  me
And  tore me to pieces
And  threw every piece  into  a fire
As  they burned it hurt  because
I  was so happy for you
Now  these points of data  make a beautiful line
And  we’re out of beta,  we’re releasing  on time
So  I’m glad I got burned,  think of all  the things we learned
For  the people who are still  alive
Go  ahead and leave  me
I  think I’d prefer  to stay  inside
Maybe  you’ll find someone  else to help  you
Maybe  Black Mesa
That  was a joke,  ha ha,  fat chance
Anyway  this cake  is great
It’s  so delicious and moist
Look  at me still talking  when there’s science  to do
When  I look out there  it makes me glad  I’m not you
I’ve  experiments to run,  there is research  to be done
On  the people who are still  alive
 And believe  me I am  still alive
 I’m doing science  and I’m  still alive
 I feel fantastic  and I’m  still alive
 And while you’re dying  I’ll be  still alive
 And when you’re dead  I will be  still alive
Still  alive
Still  alive
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D|---2-----------4------------2---|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
 This was a triumph
I’m  making a note  here: huge  success
It’s  hard to overstate  my satisfaction
Aperture Science
We  do what we must  because  we can
For  the good of all  of us
Except  the ones who are dead
But  there’s no sense crying  over every  mistake
You  just keep on trying  till you run  out of cake
And  the science gets done  and you make  a neat gun
For  the people who are still  alive
I’m  not even angry
I’m  being so  sincere  right now
Even  though you broke  my heart and killed  me
And  tore me to pieces
And  threw every piece  into  a fire
As  they burned it hurt  because
I  was so happy for you
Now  these points of data  make a beautiful line
And  we’re out of beta,  we’re releasing  on time
So  I’m glad I got burned,  think of all  the things we learned
For  the people who are still  alive
Go  ahead and leave  me
I  think I’d prefer  to stay  inside
Maybe  you’ll find someone  else to help  you
Maybe  Black Mesa
That  was a joke,  ha ha,  fat chance
Anyway  this cake  is great
It’s  so delicious and moist
Look  at me still talking  when there’s science  to do
When  I look out there  it makes me glad  I’m not  you
I’ve  experiments to run,  there is research  to be done
On  the people who are still  alive
 And believe  me I am  still alive
 I’m doing science  and I’m  still alive
 I feel fantastic  and I’m  still alive
 And while you’re dying  I’ll be  still alive
 And when you’re dead  I will be  still alive
Still  alive
Still  alive
 Before each chord with an asterisk ,  it adds a good effect if you strum open once
 the chord before the asterisk chord, which will be either a Dm or an Am depending on the version.

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Readable chord sheet for Still Alive Acoustic by Jonathan Coulton

T[Bm]his was a t[D]riumph    [Bm]               [D]
[Bm]I’m making a [D]note here: [Bm]huge succ[D]ess      [Bm]
[Em]It’s hard to over[A]state my satis[D]facti[Bm]on    [D]
[Bm]Aperture [D]Science [Bm]          [D]
[Bm]We do what we [D]must be[Bm]cause we [D]can     [Bm]
[Em]For the good of [A]all of us
[Bbm7]Except the ones who are dead
[F]But there’s no sense [C]crying over [Bb]every mis[F]take
[F]You just keep on [C]trying till you [Bb]run out of [F]cake
[Gm]And the science gets [C]done and you [F]make a neat [Dm]gun
[B]For the people who are [A]still a[D]live [Bm]      [D]

[Bm]I’m not even [D]angry     [Bm]                [D]
[Bm]I’m being [D]so sin[Bm]cere right [D]now      [Bm]
[Em]Even though you [A]broke my heart and [D]killed me[Bm]      [D]
[Bm]And tore me to [D]pieces  [Bm]           [D]
[Bm]And threw every [D]piece i[Bm]nto a [D]fire    [Bm]
[Em]As they burned it [A]hurt because
[Bbm7]I was so happy for you
[F]Now these points of [C]data make a [Bb]beautiful [F]line
[F]And we’re out of [C]beta, we’re re[Bb]leasing on [F]time
[Gm]So I’m glad I got [C]burned, think of [F]all the things we [Dm]learned
[B]For the people who are [A]still a[D]live [Bm]      [D]

[Bm]Go ahead and [D]leave me  [Bm]             [D]
[Bm]I think I’d pre[D]fer to [Bm]stay in[D]side     [Bm]
[Em]Maybe you’ll find [A]someone else to [D]help you [Bm]       [D]
[Bm]Maybe Black [D]Mesa    [Bm]             [D]
[Bm]That was a [D]joke, ha [Bm]ha, fat [D]chance  [Bm]
[Em]Anyway this [A]cake is great
[Bbm7]It’s so delicious and moist
[F]Look at me still [C]talking when there’s [Bb]science to [F]do
[F]When I look out [C]there it makes me [Bb]glad I’m not [F]you
[Gm]I’ve experiments to [C]run, there is [F]research to be [Dm]done
[B]On the people who are [A]still a[D]live [Bm]      [D]

And bel[Bm]ieve me I [D]am still a[Bm]live   [D]
I’m doing [Bm]science and [D]I’m still a[Bm]live   [D]
I feel [Bm]fantastic and [D]I’m still a[Bm]live   [D]
And while you’re [Bm]dying I’ll [D]be still a[Bm]live   [D]
And when you’re [Bm]dead I will [D]be still a[Bm]live   [D]
[D]Still a[Bm]live
[D]Still a[Bm]live

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D|---2-----------4------------2---|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|

This was a t[A]riumph    [F#m]               [A]
[F#m]I’m making a [A]note here: [F#m]huge succ[A]ess      [F#m]
[Bm]It’s hard to over[E]state my satis[A]facti[F#m]on    [A]
[F#m]Aperture [A]Science [F#m]          [A]
[F#m]We do what we [A]must be[F#m]cause we [A]can     [F#m]
[Bm]For the good of [E]all of us
[Fm7]Except the ones who are dead
[C]But there’s no sense [G]crying over [F]every mis[C]take
[C]You just keep on [G]trying till you [F]run out of [C]cake
[Dm]And the science gets [G]done and you [C]make a neat [Am]gun
[F]For the people who are [E]still a[A]live [F#m]      [A]

[F#m]I’m not even [A]angry     [F#m]                [A]
[F#m]I’m being [A]so sin[F#m]cere right [A]now      [F#m]
[Bm]Even though you [E]broke my heart and [A]killed me[F#m]       [A]
[F#m]And tore me to [A]pieces  [F#m]            [A]
[F#m]And threw every [A]piece i[F#m]nto a [A]fire    [F#m]
[Bm]As they burned it [E]hurt because
[Fm7]I was so happy for you

[C]Now these points of [G]data make a [F]beautiful [C]line
[C]And we’re out of [G]beta, we’re re[F]leasing on [C]time
[Dm]So I’m glad I got [G]burned, think of [C]all the things we [Am]learned
[F]For the people who are [E]still a[A]live [F#m]      [A]

[F#m]Go ahead and [A]leave me  [F#m]             [A]
[F#m]I think I’d pre[A]fer to [F#m]stay in[A]side     [F#m]
[Bm]Maybe you’ll find [E]someone else to [A]help you [F#m]       [A]
[F#m]Maybe Black [A]Mesa    [F#m]             [A]
[F#m]That was a [A]joke, ha [F#m]ha, fat [A]chance  [F#m]
[Bm]Anyway this [E]cake is great
[Fm7]It’s so delicious and moist
[C]Look at me still [G]talking when there’s [F]science to [C]do
[C]When I look out [G]there it makes me [F]glad I’m not[C] you
[Dm]I’ve experiments to [G]run, there is [C]research to be [Am]done
[F]On the people who are [E]still a[A]live [F#m]      [A]

And bel[F#m]ieve me I [A]am still a[F#m]live   [A]
I’m doing [F#m]science and [A]I’m still a[F#m]live   [A]
I feel [F#m]fantastic and [A]I’m still a[F#m]live   [A]
And while you’re [F#m]dying I’ll [A]be still a[F#m]live   [A]
And when you’re [F#m]dead I will [A]be still a[F#m]live   [A]
[A]Still a[F#m]live
[A]Still a[F#m]live

Before each chord with an asterisk [*], it adds a good effect if you strum open once
the chord before the asterisk chord, which will be either a Dm or an Am depending on the version.

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