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Officially Alive

Brad Paisley

CountryAdvanced for beginners6 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

A×○○
E○○○
BDiagram coming soon
C#mDiagram coming soon
F#mDiagram coming soon
G#mDiagram coming soon

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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Intro:  A - E - A  
 
 
Verse: 
 
       A            E                      B       C#m 
So you ruffled some feathers, yeah, you've done it now 
           A             E            B      C#m 
Turned the tables in the temple clean upside down 
       A        E             B           C#m 
You're out on a ledge and one thing's for sure 
            A           E             B          C#m 
When you've got 'em all wishing you'd never been born 
 
 
 
 
A    E   B      A    E      B  C#m  B    A 
Congratulations, you are officially alive 
     E     B     A    E      B  C#m  B    A   E   B   C#m 
It's confirmation, you are officially alive 
 
 
 
A  E  B  E 
 
 
Verse: 
 
             A      E          B      C#m 
It's not the double kick of an ultrasound 
     A        E        B         C#m 
Or a piece of paper on file downtown 
         A           E          B            C#m 
It takes more than a beat and a breath and a name 
                 A     E        B     C#m 
It's when you're so in love and so in pain 
 
 
 
 
A    E   B              A       E      B  C#m  B    A 
Congratulations - Ooaahao ? you are officially alive 
     E     B              A       E      B  C#m  B    A   E   B   C#m 
It's confirmation - Ooaahao ? you are officially alive 
 
 
 
A E  B  E 
 
 
(Bridge) 
 
E                    F#m                   G#m             A 
Yeah, it's a tragedy to go through history and simply just exist 
E                     F#m                   G#m                A 
You're gonna' realize how quick it flies by and everything you missed 
A          E                 B        C#m 
And suddenly you're standing there in scrubs 
 
Love has found new flesh and blood 
 
It's a feeling you weren't ready for 
            A          E         B         C#m 
When you're looking in eyes that look like yours 
 
 
 
 
A    E   B      A    E      B  C#m  B    A 
Congratulations, you are officially alive 
     E     B     A    E      B  C#m  B    A   E   B 
This is creation, you are officially alive 
 
 
 
A - E - B - C#m  
 
 
     E     B     A    E      B  C#m  B    A   E   B 
Congratulations, you are officially alive 
 
 
(Outro) 
 
A - E - B - C#m - B - A   
                        to fade 
A - E - B

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Chord set

A · E · B · C#m · F#m · G#m

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.