Sum 41 - Eat You Alive: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Eat You 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.

           Dm
So can you tell me
            F   C/E Dm F A
what you've got in-side
           Dm
Well is it all those
      C/E   F   Dm   F A
fears that you hide?
           Gm
Cause it's all messed
             Dm  F C/E C Dm
up now in my mind
Dm
Tell me how you
F     C/E   Dm  F A
think you'd find
         Dm
Your uninhabited
F     C/E Dm  F A
piece of mind

Chorus:
Gm
You always gotta pray
for the pessimist
F
And these days seem the
strangest existence
C/E
Now make way and obey
all the best of us
A
Before they just
eat you alive

Dm            Am A# Am
No explanation
             C
greatest of ease
Gm           F Gm
no hesitation
A   F Dm             Am A# Am
You alive Desperation
          C
like a disease
Gm           F Gm
justification
 A   F
Den of thieves

Cut you down a bit to size
You know there's no way out or to survive

Chorus



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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Am

Guitar chord Am

A#

Guitar chord A#

C

Guitar chord C

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

E

Guitar chord E

F

Guitar chord F

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

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 "Eat You Alive" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Eat You Alive" by Sum 41.