Billy Talent - Man Alive

billy talent
man alive
dead silence
2012
submitted by : jeremyunderground41@yahoo . com

key : F

tuning : standard eadgbe

chords used :
Dm – xx0231
A# – x13331
F – 133211
C – x32010
Gm – 355333
A – x02220
A#7 – x13131
D# – x68886
E – 022100

intro : drumbeats
Dm – – x4 , Dm – – Gm – A – x4

A# A
ohhh

chorus 1 :
Dm
man alive!
Gm
don’t stand aside!
A
while people
A#
make demands
F
at first they’ll
Gm
take your liberties
A#
then tie them
Dm
round your hand
Dm
man alive!
Gm
don’t stand aside!
A
while people
A#
make demands
F
when time goes by
Gm
some day you’ll find
A#
their words are
A Dm Dm Dm
well the bloodsucker society
is looking for recruits
Dm Dm
i took a sip of their sobriety
Dm
it doesn’t taste that good

refrain 1 : old song devil on my shoulder vibe here haha
Gm Dm
well at first you’re fine
Gm Dm
with working overtime
Gm Dm
10 years go by til you’re
A
caught up in the grind
Gm Dm
and can’t escape the fact
Gm Dm
your youth is fading fast
Gm Dm
these times won’t last
A#7
and once they’re gone
A
they don’t come back

( repeat chorus 1 )

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

refrain 2 :
Gm
oh they’ll turn
Dm
you blind for A
Gm Dm
nickel and a dime
Gm Dm
don’t waste your time
A
with their simple
frame of mind
Gm Dm
and can’t escape the fact
Gm Dm
your youth is fading fast
Gm Dm
these times won’t last
A#7
and once they’re gone
A
they don’t come back

( repeat chorus 1 )

bridge : ben and ian trade off vocals blink 182 style

ben :
Dm D#
attention all personnel!
E
stand single file
F A#
resistance is futile!
Dm
we’re gonna raise your hopes up

ian :
raise your hopes up

ben :
D#
just to knock them down

ian :
knock them down
E
you got a bright bright future

ian :
bright bright future

ben :
F
if you can shut your mouth

ian :
A#
shut your mouth

ben :
Dm
and if you work
the front lines

ian :
work the front lines

ben :
D#
to keep us safe and sound

ian :
safe and sound

ben :
E
you won’t be compensated

ian :
compensated

ben :
F
until you’re in the ground

ian :
A#
in the ground

ben :
A A#
so don’t waste a single breath
A A#
on what society expects
A# A A# A
if history don’t lie
A# A
they’re gonna take you
Gm F E ( hold ) Dm
for a ride until you die!

chorus 2 :
Dm
man alive!
Gm
don’t stand aside!
A
while people
A#
make demands
F
at first they’ll
Gm
take your liberties
A#
then tie them
Dm
round your hand
Dm
man alive!
Gm
don’t stand aside!
A
while people
A#
make demands
F
when time goes by
Gm
some day you’ll find
A#
their words are
Dm
your command
F
when time goes by
Gm
some day you’ll find
A#
their words are
Dm
your command
F
when time goes by
Gm
some day you’ll find
A#
their words are
Dm
your command

outro : Dm – – Dm – – Gm – A – x4 Dm ( hold )