Bruce Springsteen - We Are Alive

we are alive
by bruce springsteen

capo 5 / intro G C G / G C D

G C G
there is a cross up yonder up on calvary hill
G C D
there is a slip of blood on a silver knife
G C G
there is a graveyard kid down below
G C D
where at night did come to life
G C G
and above the stars , they crackle in fire
G C D
a dead man’s moon throws seven rings
G C G
well , we put our ears to the cold grave stones
G C D
this is the song they’d sing
G C G
we are alive
G C D
and though our bodies lie alone here in the dark
G C G C D
our spirits rise . to carry the fire and light the spark
G C G
to stand shoulder to shoulder and heart to heart

G C G / G C D
( whistle . )

G C G
a voice cried out , i was killed in maryland in 1877
G C D
when the railroad workers made their stand
G C G
well , i was killed in 1963 one sunday morning in birmingham
G C D
well , i died last year crossing the southern desert
G C G
my children left behind in san pablo
G C D
well they left our bodies here to rot
G C G
oh please let them know we are alive
G C D
oh , and though we lye alone here in the dark
G C G C D
our souls will rise to carry the fire and light the spark
G C G
to fight shoulder to shoulder and heart to heart

G C G / G C D . 4xs
( whistle . )

G C G
let your mind rest easy , sleep well my friend
G C D
it’s only our bodies that betray us in the end
G C G
i awoke last night in a dark and dreamy deep
G C D
from my head to my feet , my body gone stone cold
G C G
there were worms crawling all around me
G C D
fingers scratching at an earth black and six foot low
G C G
and alone in the blackness of my grave
G C D
alone i’d been left to die
G C G
then i heard voices calling all around me
G C D
the earth rose above me , my eyes filled with sky
G C G
we are alive
G C D
and though our bodies lie alone here in the dark
G C G
our souls & spirits rise
G C D
to carry the fire and light the spark
G C G
to fight shoulder to shoulder and heart . to heart
G C G
to stand shoulder to shoulder and heart . to heart
C G . stop
we are alive !!!!

G C G / G C D . 4xs . . fade with a whistle .

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