Man Alive

Billy Talent Man Alive Dead Silence 2012 Submitted by: 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 -- x4 ---- x4 Ohhh Chorus 1: Man Alive! Don’t stand aside! While people make demands At first they’ll take your liberties Then tie them round your hand Man Alive! Don’t stand aside! While people make demands When time goes by some day you’ll find Their words are your command Verse 1:   Well the bloodsucker society is looking for recruits   I took a sip of their sobriety it doesn’t taste that good Refrain 1: old song DEVIL ON MY SHOULDER vibe here haha Well at first you’re fine with working overtime 10 years go by til you’re caught up in the grind And can’t escape the fact your youth is fading fast These times won’t last and once they’re gone they don’t come back (Repeat Chorus 1) Verse 2:   They try to fill you with anxiety until you bite the hook   They drop a line of notoriety they got a big chequebook Refrain 2: Oh they’ll turn you blind for a nickel and a dime Don’t waste your time with their simple frame of mind And can’t escape the fact your youth is fading fast These times won’t last and once they’re gone they don’t come back (Repeat Chorus 1) Bridge: Ben and Ian trade off vocals Blink 182 style Ben:   Attention all personnel! Stand single file resistance is futile! We’re gonna raise your hopes up Ian: raise your hopes up Ben: Just to knock them down Ian: knock them down You got a bright bright future Ian: bright bright future Ben: If you can shut your mouth Ian: shut your mouth Ben: And if you work the front lines Ian: work the front lines Ben: To keep us safe and sound Ian: safe and sound Ben: You won’t be compensated Ian: Compensated Ben: Until you’re in the ground Ian: in the ground Ben: So don’t waste a single breath On what society expects If history don’t lie They’re gonna take you for a ride until you       die! Chorus 2: Man Alive! Don’t stand aside! While people make demands At first they’ll take your liberties Then tie them round your hand Man Alive! Don’t stand aside! While people make demands When time goes by some day you’ll find Their words are your command When time goes by some day you’ll find Their words are your command When time goes by some day you’ll find Their words are your command Outro: -- ---- x4 (hold)