Michael Franti & Spearhead - I’m Alive

Intro:
B E C#m E B

1, 2, 1, 2
Here we go
B E
Everybody wants me to be who they want me to be except you
C#m E B
All I wanna do is be with you
B
They all tell me that there’s something strange
E
I don’t wanna be with nobody new
C#m E B
All I wanna do is be with you

Life sounds like
B
I’m alive, I’m alive, I’m alive
E
I’m alive, I’m alive, I’m alive
(This is what it sounds like)
C#m E B
Whoa-oh-oh, I’m alive

B
How could every day something jumps in the way
E
Gets complicated, I feel devastated
C#m E B
But when I’m feeling down, I only wanna be with you
B
I can’t afford the rent or remember checks I sent
E
To pay off all my taxes and feed the president
C#m E B
But there’s one thing I remember, I only wanna be with you

Life sounds like
B
I’m alive, I’m alive, I’m alive
E
I’m alive, I’m alive, I’m alive
(This is what it sounds like)
C#m E B
Whoa-oh-oh, I’m alive

(Break it down right here now)
B
You’ll be Bonnie; I’ll be your Clyde

Hop into my car and drive like
E
Fireworks, we will ignite

Through the San Francisco night
C#m
Like John and Yoko
E
Like Ice-T and Coco
B
Like Jay-Z, Beyonce

Come be my fiance

B
Hey soul sister, I’ll be your mister
E
Don’t wanna be no one-night stand
C#m E
How many things can I say to make you understand
B
That I only wanna be your man

B
Life sounds like
B E B
Whoa-oh-oh
B
This is what it sounds like
C#m-E-B
Whoa-oh-oh
B
And it sounds like

B
I’m alive, I’m alive, I’m alive
E
I’m alive, I’m alive, I’m alive
(This is what it sounds like)
C#m E B
Whoa-oh-oh, I’m alive

(Bring it back one more time)

B E
Everybody wants me to be who they want me to be except you
C#m E B
All I wanna do is be with you

B
Life sounds like
B E B
Whoa-oh-oh
B
This is what it sounds like
C#m-E-B
Whoa-oh-oh
B
And it sounds like, like, like…

Life sounds like
B
I’m alive, I’m alive, I’m alive
E
I’m alive, I’m alive, I’m alive
(This is what it sounds like)
C#m E B
Whoa-oh-oh, I’m alive