Intro: C
Verse:
C Em D
If I could write to the kid I was before,
C
I'd tell him you'll get everything you ever wanted,
Em D
But you will still want more.
C
Someone's going to tell you
Who should want to be
Em D
So you'll forget the vision that they didn't want to see
C
And when they give up, cause they will give up say
Em D
Here I am alive.
Chorus:
D
They say you don't grow up
Em D
You just grow old,
C
It's safe to say I haven't done both
D Em D
I made mistakes, I know, I know
C
But here I am alive.
D Em D
So many people close to me cut me down,
C
This is supposed to be a bad luck town
D Em D
I jumped, I fell, I hit the ground.
C
But here I am alive.
Verse 2:
C
If I could write to myself
Em D
When I was on top of it all,
C
I'd say you're going overboard
and when you're falling
Em D
You're gonna feel so small,
C
Someone's gonna tell you that you deserve the worst,
They'll say you're never coming back
Em D
And tell you that you're cursed.
C
And when they give up, cause they always give up.
Em D
Say, here I am alive.
Chorus:
D
They say you don't grow up
Em D
You just grow old,
C
It's safe to say I haven't done both
D Em D
I made mistakes, I know, I know
C
But here I am alive.
D Em D
So many people close to me cut me down,
C
This is supposed to be a bad luck town
D Em D
I jumped, I fell, I hit the ground.
C
But here I am alive.
Bridge: C, Em, D 2x
C
And when they give up, cause they will give up
Em D
Say: Here I am alive!
C
When they give up, cause they always give up
Em D
Say: Here I am alive!
Chorus:
D
They say you don't grow up
Em D
You just grow old,
C
It's safe to say I haven't done both
D Em D
I made mistakes, I know, I know
C
But here I am alive.
D Em D
So many people close to me cut me down,
C
This is supposed to be a bad luck town
D Em D
I jumped, I fell, I hit the ground.
C
But here I am alive.
C Em D
Here I am alive!
C Em D
Here I am alive!
C Em D
Here I am alive!
C Em D
Here I am alive!
C Em D C
If I could write to the kid I was before
