Buried Alive In The Blues Chords by Chicago Blues Reunion
Tempo:
116.4 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
D
F#
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
I'm caught up in a [E] landslide.
[D] Oh, bad luck pressing [A] in from all sides.
Got fucked up on my [E] easy ride.
[D] Dead [A] alive in a blue.
It's Sunday morning, [E]
everybody's in bed.
[D] I'm on the street, [A] I'm talking out of my head.
This dumb brick wall [E] ain't heard a word I said.
[D] Dead alive [A] in a blue.
I'm dead in [D] love.
Dead [E] alive in a [A] blue.
I beg for mercy.
I [E] pray for rain.
[D] I refuse to be the one to accept all the blame.
Somebody here trying [E] to pollute my brain.
Dead alive in a blue.
[A] Love all you people.
You can walk on, but you [D] could not make me laugh.
Could not [A] make me cry.
Well, it ain't no use, cause [E] you know [D] I'm [A] dead alive.
I'm [D] dead alive.
[E] Dead alive [A] in a blue.
[D] Dead alive [E] in [A] a blue.
[E] [D]
[A]
[E] [D]
[A] [Am] [D]
[E] [A]
[F#]
I'm caught up [Em] in a landslide.
[D]
Bad luck [A] pressing in from all sides.
Got fucked up [E] on my easy ride.
[D] I'm dead alive [A] in a blue.
Love all you people.
[E] You can walk on, but you [D] could not make me laugh.
[A] Could not make me cry.
Well, it ain't no use, [Em] cause you [E] know [D] I'm [A] [D] dead alive.
[E] I'm dead alive [A] in a blue.
[D] I'm dead alive.
[E] Dead alive [A] in a blue.
I'm dead alive.
It's a bad condition when you're dead alive.
Worse than jail.
It's a sad situation.
But there ain't no pain.
I'm dead alive.
Crying atop your lungs, well, nobody hears you.
Screaming atop your lungs, well, there's nobody there for you.
When you're dead alive.
I'm dead alive.
Dead alive.
Dead alive.
Dead alive.
Dead alive. Dead alive.
Dead alive.
Dead alive.
Dead alive. Dead [D] alive.
[E] Dead [A] alive.
Dead [D] alive.
[E] You'll die, son.
You're buried [A] alive in the blues.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
[A] [E]
[D] Oh, bad luck pressing [A] in from all sides.
Got fucked up on my [E] easy ride.
[D] Dead [A] alive in a blue.
It's Sunday morning, [E]
everybody's in bed.
[D] I'm on the street, [A] I'm talking out of my head.
This dumb brick wall [E] ain't heard a word I said.
[D] Dead alive [A] in a blue.
I'm dead in [D] love.
Dead [E] alive in a [A] blue.
I beg for mercy.
I [E] pray for rain.
[D] I refuse to be the one to accept all the blame.
Somebody here trying [E] to pollute my brain.
Dead alive in a blue.
[A] Love all you people.
You can walk on, but you [D] could not make me laugh.
Could not [A] make me cry.
Well, it ain't no use, cause [E] you know [D] I'm [A] dead alive.
I'm [D] dead alive.
[E] Dead alive [A] in a blue.
[D] Dead alive [E] in [A] a blue.
[E] [D]
[A]
[E] [D]
[A] [Am] [D]
[E] [A]
[F#]
I'm caught up [Em] in a landslide.
[D]
Bad luck [A] pressing in from all sides.
Got fucked up [E] on my easy ride.
[D] I'm dead alive [A] in a blue.
Love all you people.
[E] You can walk on, but you [D] could not make me laugh.
[A] Could not make me cry.
Well, it ain't no use, [Em] cause you [E] know [D] I'm [A] [D] dead alive.
[E] I'm dead alive [A] in a blue.
[D] I'm dead alive.
[E] Dead alive [A] in a blue.
I'm dead alive.
It's a bad condition when you're dead alive.
Worse than jail.
It's a sad situation.
But there ain't no pain.
I'm dead alive.
Crying atop your lungs, well, nobody hears you.
Screaming atop your lungs, well, there's nobody there for you.
When you're dead alive.
I'm dead alive.
Dead alive.
Dead alive.
Dead alive.
Dead alive. Dead alive.
Dead alive.
Dead alive.
Dead alive. Dead [D] alive.
[E] Dead [A] alive.
Dead [D] alive.
[E] You'll die, son.
You're buried [A] alive in the blues.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
[A] [E]
Key:
A
E
D
F#
Em
A
E
D
_ I'm caught up in a [E] landslide. _
_ [D] Oh, bad luck pressing [A] in from all sides.
_ Got fucked up on my [E] easy ride.
_ [D] _ Dead [A] alive in a blue. _
_ _ It's Sunday morning, [E] _
everybody's in bed.
[D] _ I'm on the street, [A] I'm talking out of my head.
_ This dumb brick wall [E] ain't heard a word I said.
_ _ [D] Dead alive [A] in a blue.
I'm dead in [D] love.
Dead [E] _ alive in a [A] blue. _ _ _
_ _ I beg for mercy. _
I [E] pray for rain.
_ [D] I refuse to be the one to accept all the blame.
_ _ Somebody here trying [E] to pollute my brain.
_ Dead alive in a blue.
[A] _ Love all you people. _ _
You can walk on, but you [D] could not make me laugh.
Could not [A] make me cry.
Well, it ain't no use, cause [E] you know _ [D] I'm _ _ [A] dead alive.
I'm [D] dead alive.
_ [E] Dead alive [A] in a blue.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] Dead alive _ [E] _ in [A] a blue.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
I'm caught up [Em] in a landslide.
_ [D] _
Bad luck [A] pressing in from all sides. _ _
Got fucked up [E] on my easy ride.
_ [D] I'm dead alive [A] in a blue.
Love all you people.
_ [E] You can walk on, but you [D] could not make me laugh.
[A] Could not make me cry.
Well, it ain't no use, [Em] cause you [E] know _ [D] I'm _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] dead alive.
_ _ [E] _ I'm dead alive [A] in a blue.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] I'm dead alive.
[E] Dead alive [A] in a blue.
_ _ _ _ _ I'm dead alive.
It's a bad condition when you're dead alive.
_ Worse than jail. _ _ _
It's a sad situation. _ _ _ _
But there ain't no pain.
_ I'm dead alive.
Crying atop your lungs, well, _ _ nobody hears you. _ _
_ Screaming atop your lungs, well, there's _ _ nobody there for you.
When you're dead alive.
_ I'm dead alive.
Dead alive.
Dead alive.
_ _ _ Dead alive.
Dead alive. Dead alive.
_ _ _ Dead alive.
Dead alive.
_ Dead alive. Dead [D] alive. _
_ _ [E] _ _ Dead [A] alive. _
Dead _ _ _ [D] _ alive.
_ _ [E] _ _ You'll die, son. _
You're buried [A] alive in the blues. _
Yeah.
Yeah.
_ Yeah. _
Yeah. _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [D] Oh, bad luck pressing [A] in from all sides.
_ Got fucked up on my [E] easy ride.
_ [D] _ Dead [A] alive in a blue. _
_ _ It's Sunday morning, [E] _
everybody's in bed.
[D] _ I'm on the street, [A] I'm talking out of my head.
_ This dumb brick wall [E] ain't heard a word I said.
_ _ [D] Dead alive [A] in a blue.
I'm dead in [D] love.
Dead [E] _ alive in a [A] blue. _ _ _
_ _ I beg for mercy. _
I [E] pray for rain.
_ [D] I refuse to be the one to accept all the blame.
_ _ Somebody here trying [E] to pollute my brain.
_ Dead alive in a blue.
[A] _ Love all you people. _ _
You can walk on, but you [D] could not make me laugh.
Could not [A] make me cry.
Well, it ain't no use, cause [E] you know _ [D] I'm _ _ [A] dead alive.
I'm [D] dead alive.
_ [E] Dead alive [A] in a blue.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] Dead alive _ [E] _ in [A] a blue.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
I'm caught up [Em] in a landslide.
_ [D] _
Bad luck [A] pressing in from all sides. _ _
Got fucked up [E] on my easy ride.
_ [D] I'm dead alive [A] in a blue.
Love all you people.
_ [E] You can walk on, but you [D] could not make me laugh.
[A] Could not make me cry.
Well, it ain't no use, [Em] cause you [E] know _ [D] I'm _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] dead alive.
_ _ [E] _ I'm dead alive [A] in a blue.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] I'm dead alive.
[E] Dead alive [A] in a blue.
_ _ _ _ _ I'm dead alive.
It's a bad condition when you're dead alive.
_ Worse than jail. _ _ _
It's a sad situation. _ _ _ _
But there ain't no pain.
_ I'm dead alive.
Crying atop your lungs, well, _ _ nobody hears you. _ _
_ Screaming atop your lungs, well, there's _ _ nobody there for you.
When you're dead alive.
_ I'm dead alive.
Dead alive.
Dead alive.
_ _ _ Dead alive.
Dead alive. Dead alive.
_ _ _ Dead alive.
Dead alive.
_ Dead alive. Dead [D] alive. _
_ _ [E] _ _ Dead [A] alive. _
Dead _ _ _ [D] _ alive.
_ _ [E] _ _ You'll die, son. _
You're buried [A] alive in the blues. _
Yeah.
Yeah.
_ Yeah. _
Yeah. _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
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