This is the chord progression of What A Time To Be Alive by Matt Pless on Piano, Guitar, Ukulele and Keyboard.
[Intro]
G C G C G Am D G x2
[Verse]
G Bm C G
It’s the shape of things to come, it’s that moment in the sun
C G Am D
It’s the wild and reckless turning of the tide
G Bm C G
Sure as every shout begins with a whisper in the wind
C D G
Can’t deny it’s quite a time to be alive
G Bm C G
It’s the changing of the guard, it’s the calm before the storm
C G Am D
At the crossroads when you’re forced to draw the line
G Bm C G
Give some love and take a stand cause the future’s in your hands
C D G
Starting once a upon a time to be alive
Em C
It’s the sound of the alarm, it’s the push against the grain
G D
It’s the single rebel candle that ignites a million flames
Em C
It’s an ocean overflowing flooding when the levee breaks
D C D G
It’s when you say the sky’s the limit when the ground is giving way
[Instrumental]
G C G C G Am D G
[Verse]
G Bm C G
It’s the riots in the streets, it’s a war you wage for peace
C G Am D
It’s the opposition’s brazen battle cry
G Bm C G
Through the widening divide where alliances collide
C D G
Fighting blindly for a time to be alive
G Bm C G
It’s the blazin’ path you pave with each turning of a page
C G Am D
It’s the moral of a story gone awry
G Bm C G
It’s the poetry of truth, it’s a song that sings the blues
C D G
Playing softly for a time to be alive
Em C
It’s the tolling of the bell, it’s an echo loud and clear
G D
It’s the shackles ’round your ankles, it’s the flowers in your hair
Em C
It’s a floor plan for destruction, it’s a road map toward repair
D C D G
It’s what appears along a highway leading anywhere but here
[Harmonica Solo]
G C G C G Am D G x2
G Bm C G
It’s the progress through the cracks in a ceiling made of glass
C G Am D
It’s a finger on the button, say goodbye
G Bm C G
It’s the anger in the crowd when they burn the cities down
C D G
In the ashes of a time to be alive
G Bm C G
It’s the point of no return, it’s the lessons that you learn
C G Am D
It’s the flags or gods or facts you stand behind
G Bm C G
Bridge a gap or build a wall, some will rise and some will fall
C D G Em
Either way, oh what a time to be alive!
C D Bm Em
With our weary heads held high as we face an uphill climb
C D Bm Em
Better keep on keeping on ’cause a change is gonna come
C D G
Sing it loud, oh what a time to be alive!
[Outro]
G C G C G Am D G
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