James Blunt - How It Feels to Be Alive: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "How It Feels to Be Alive" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
Bm F# G When my heart doesn't beat anymore D F# Bm And my body's cold Bm F# G You will walk, dressed in black, to my door D F# Bm And the bells will toll Bm F#m/A You use my love like an open vein G Just when I thought it would heal F#sus4 Back you came Chorus: F# Bm Seeing you again for the first time D/A Tryna look ahead and not behind G Raging as you do against the tide Em Knowing that your his instead of mine Bm Getting used to being hurt again D/A Every day's closer to the end E/G# Holding back the tears I need to cry G Waiting to breathe for the last time Bm D/A G Yeah, that's how it feels to be alive Em Bm D/A G Em That's how it feels to be alive At my grave they did say one last verse 'Bout the new love that you found And I lay in the rain by the church And they lowered me into the ground You stole my heart as your souvenir Thought that you would never come back But now you're here Chorus: F# Bm Seeing you again for the first time D/A Tryna look ahead and not behind G Raging as you do against the tide Em Knowing that your his instead of mine Bm Getting used to being hurt again D/A Every day's closer to the end E/G# Holding back the tears I need to cry G Waiting to breathe for the last time Bm D/A G Yeah, that's how it feels to be alive Em Bm D/A G Yeah, that's how it feels to be alive Em Bm Yeah, that's how it feels to be alive D/A G (Outside waiting in the cold again) (I'm outside waiting to be held again) Em Bm Yeah, that's how it feels to be alive D/A G (Outside standing on my own again) Em Bm That's how it feels to be alive You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  D  E  Em  F#  F#m  F#sus4  G  G#  Bm  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "How It Feels to Be Alive" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "How It Feels to Be Alive" by James Blunt.