May132023

Bea and her business – Born To Be Alive Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
B

[Verse 1]
B
I could barely see
 the traffic lights
B
Bleed red to yellow
in the starry night
    C#m
The river mirrored back
 the London eye
      F#/C#
Pure nostalgia
B
Feeling like a dream
in a rented dress
B
I'm a supernova flying
out my mama’s nest
       C#m
Little nervous I was pulling
 out the silver threads
        F#/C#
for the power

[Pre-chorus]
      C#m
I was screaming all the words
Shouting lyrics out the
 F#/C#
 sunroof of my car
Singing

[Chorus]
B
Hey there Delilah
        E/B
I don't need someone to love
      C#m
I'm a million miles
 from anyone
    F#/C#
but that’s where
I belong
         D#
With the city
speeding past me
       G#m/D#
I have never felt so
                  E/B
 free beneath the sky
                       Em/B
They say we're born to die
                       B
But I was born to be alive
B    E/B
Oooh oooh

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[Verse 2]
B
Never been a sucker
 for a valentine
B
I'm a holy motherfcker
with my head held high
        C#m
And the wind is drying
over all the tears I've cried
       F#/C#
Like a life line

B
Used to worry crazy
 what the future held
B
But life ain't gonna take
 me till I trust myself
        C#m
So with 2 hands on the wheel
 think of nothing else
       F#/C#
But my power

[Pre-chorus]
      C#m
I was screaming
all the words
Shouting lyrics out
     F#/C#
 the sunroof of my car
Singing

[Chorus]
B
Hey there Delilah
        E/B
I don't need someone to love
      C#m
I'm a million miles
 from anyone
    F#/C#
but that’s where I belong
         D#
With the city speeding past me
       G#m/D#
I have never felt
                    E/B
so free beneath the sky
                       Em/B
They say we're born to die
                       B
But I was born to be alive
B    E/B
Oooh oooh

[Outro]
B
I don't know :)

How to play Born To Be Alive: key, chords and progression

These are Born To Be Alive chords by Bea and her business on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Born To Be Alive by Bea and her business sits in B major (five sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯), and you need 7 chords to play it: B, C#m, F#/C#, E/B, D#, G#m/D# and Em/B.

Most of the song cycles through B – C#m – F#/C# – B (I – ii – V – I in B major). In solfa, that is doh – reh – soh – doh. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes A, Bm, E, D, C#, F#m, Dm (57% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 29% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

C#m chord on guitar (x46654) — C♯mC♯ E G♯

F# chord on guitar (244322) — F♯F♯ A♯ C♯

G#m chord on guitar (466444) — G♯mG♯ B D♯

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Born To Be Alive chords: questions

What key is Born To Be Alive in?

Born To Be Alive by Bea and her business is in the key of B major (five sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯).

What chords are in Born To Be Alive?

Born To Be Alive uses 7 chords: B, C#m, F#/C#, E/B, D#, G#m/D#, Em/B.

What is the chord progression of Born To Be Alive?

The main progression is B – C#m – F#/C# – B (I – ii – V – I).

Is Born To Be Alive easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes A, Bm, E, D, C#, F#m, Dm (57% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 29% without a capo).

How to play Born To Be Alive: key, chords and progression

Chord diagrams

Born To Be Alive chords: questions

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