Billy Talent – Man Alive chords

Billy Talent
Man Alive
Dead Silence
2012
Submitted by: jeremyunderground41@yahoo.com

Key: F

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:
Dm -  xx0231
Bb -  x13331
F -   133211
C -   x32010
Gm -  355333
A -   x02220
Bb7 - x13131
Eb -  x68886
E -   022100


Intro: Drumbeats
Dm-- x4, Dm--Gm-A- x4

Bb  AOhhh


Chorus 1:
DmMan Alive!
       GmDon't stand aside!
      AWhile people
       Bbmake demands
   FAt first they'll
          Gmtake your liberties
     BbThen tie them
           Dmround your hand
DmMan Alive!
       GmDon't stand aside!
      AWhile people
       Bbmake demands
     FWhen time goes by
     Gmsome day you'll find
      BbTheir words are
            A Dm <--Drumbeats
your command


Verse 1:
Dm                       Dm  Well the bloodsucker society
is looking for recruits
Dm                         Dm  I took a sip of their sobriety
                          Dmit doesn't taste that good


Refrain 1: old song DEVIL ON MY SHOULDER vibe here haha
        Gm           DmWell at first you're fine 
     Gm          Dmwith working overtime
   Gm       Dm10 years go by til you're 
Acaught up in the grind
            Gm       DmAnd can't escape the fact 
     Gm              Dmyour youth is fading fast
      Gm          DmThese times won't last 
                 Bb7and once they're gone 
                Athey don't come back


(Repeat Chorus 1)


Verse 2:
Dm  They try to fill you
       Dmwith anxiety until 
you bite the hook
Dm  They drop a line
       Dmof notoriety they
                    Dmgot a big chequebook


Refrain 2:
           GmOh they'll turn
    Dmyou blind for a
Gm           Dmnickel and a dime
      Gm         DmDon't waste your time
           Awith their simple
frame of mind
            Gm       DmAnd can't escape the fact 
     Gm              Dmyour youth is fading fast
      Gm          DmThese times won't last 
                 Bb7and once they're gone 
                Athey don't come back


(Repeat Chorus 1)


Bridge: Ben and Ian trade off vocals Blink 182 style

Ben:
Dm              Eb  Attention all personnel!
             EStand single file
              F      Bbresistance is futile!
            DmWe're gonna raise your hopes up

Ian:
raise your hopes up

Ben:
        EbJust to knock them down

Ian:
knock them down
          EYou got a bright bright future

Ian:
bright bright future

Ben:
           FIf you can shut your mouth

Ian:
Bbshut your mouth

Ben:
           DmAnd if you work 
the front lines

Ian:
work the front lines

Ben:
           EbTo keep us safe and sound

Ian:
safe and sound

Ben:
             EYou won't be compensated

Ian:
Compensated

Ben:
             FUntil you're in the ground

Ian:
Bbin the ground

Ben:
         A              BbSo don't waste a single breath
          A       BbOn what society expects
   Bb A    Bb    AIf history don't lie
           Bb A      They're gonna take you
Gm    F      E      (hold) Dmfor a ride until you       die!


Chorus 2:
DmMan Alive!
       GmDon't stand aside!
      AWhile people
       Bbmake demands
   FAt first they'll
          Gmtake your liberties
     BbThen tie them
           Dmround your hand
DmMan Alive!
       GmDon't stand aside!
      AWhile people
       Bbmake demands
     FWhen time goes by
     Gmsome day you'll find
      BbTheir words are
            Dmyour command
     FWhen time goes by
     Gmsome day you'll find
      BbTheir words are
            Dmyour command
     FWhen time goes by
     Gmsome day you'll find
      BbTheir words are
            Dmyour command


Outro: Dm-- Dm--Gm-A- x4 Dm(hold)