Chords for Metric - Help I'm Alive (Album Version)

Tempo:
117.3 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

Eb

C

F

Gm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Metric - Help I'm Alive (Album Version) chords
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[Gm] [G] Oh,
[Eb] I [Bb] tremble
[C] You're [Gm]
[Eb] gonna eat [Bb] me alive
[Cm] If [Gm]
[Eb] I [Bb] stumble
[C] [Gm]
[Eb] You're gonna eat me [Bb] alive
[Cm] [Gm]
[Eb] Can you hear my [G] heart?
Let it out, let it out
[Bb] Help, I [Eb] will add my [Dm] heart
[Gm] Keeps beating like a hammer
Hard [Bb] to [D] be soft
[F]
Tough [D] to be [Gm] tender
Come
[Bb] take my pulse
It [Dm] paces [Gm] on a runaway train
[Bb]
Help, [Eb] I will add [Dm] my heart
[G] Keeps beating like a hammer
You're like a hammer
You're like a hammer
You're like a
[Bb] [F]
[C] If [Bb] you stay alive
[F]
[C] Might [Eb] as well [Bb] suffocate
[F]
[C] If [Eb] my [Bb] life is mine
[F]
[C] [Eb] What should [Bb] I do?
[F]
[C] [Ebm] [Bb] [F]
[C] [Eb] [Bb] Me
[F]
[C] While my [Eb] [Bb] blood's still flowing
[F]
[C] And my heart's [G] still beating
You're like a
You're like a
[Bb] [Eb]
[Dm] My heart [Gm] keeps beating like a hammer
[Bb] Hard [D] to be soft
[Dm] Tough to [Gm] be tender
[Bb] Come take my pulse
It [Dm] paces [Gm] on a runaway train
[Bb] Help, I [Eb] will add my [F] heart
[Dm] [G] Keeps beating like a hammer
You're like a hammer
You're like a hammer
You're like a
[Bb]
[F] [C] [Eb] If you stay [Bb] alive
[F] [C] Might as [Bb] well suffocate
[F]
[C] [Bb] If my life is [F] mine
[C] [Eb] What [Bb] should I do?
[Fm]
[C] [Eb] [Bb] [F]
[C] [Eb] [Bb] Me
[F] While [C] [Eb] [Bb] my blood's still flowing
[F]
[C] And my [G] heart's still beating
You're like a
You're like a
You're like a hammer
[Gm] You're like a
Might [Bb] tremble
[C] They're [G]
[Eb] gonna eat me [Bb] alive
[C] [Gm]
[Eb] If I stumble
[Bb]
[Cm] They're [Gm]
[Eb] gonna eat [Bb] me alive
[C] [Gm] Hear [Eb]
[G] my heartbeat
You're like a
[Gm] You're like a
You're like a
I will add my heart
Keeps beating like a hammer
Key:  
Bb
12341111
Eb
12341116
C
3211
F
134211111
Gm
123111113
Bb
12341111
Eb
12341116
C
3211
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To learn Metric - Help Im Alive chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: C, Eb, Bb, F, C and Bb. Begin your practice at a relaxed 58 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 117. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: Bb Major.

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[Gm] _ _ _ [G] Oh, _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ I _ [Bb] tremble _ _
[C] You're _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ gonna eat [Bb] me alive
[Cm] If _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ I [Bb] stumble _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
[Eb] You're gonna eat me [Bb] alive _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ Can you hear my [G] heart?
Let it out, let _ _ _ it out
_ _ [Bb] _ Help, I [Eb] will add my [Dm] heart
[Gm] Keeps beating like a hammer _
Hard [Bb] _ to [D] be soft
[F]
Tough [D] to be [Gm] tender
_ Come _
_ [Bb] _ take my pulse
It [Dm] paces [Gm] on a runaway train
_ _ _ [Bb]
Help, [Eb] I will add [Dm] my heart
[G] Keeps beating like a hammer
_ _ You're like a hammer
_ _ _ You're like a hammer
_ _ You're like a
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _
[C] _ If [Bb] you stay alive
[F] _
[C] _ Might [Eb] as well [Bb] _ suffocate
[F]
[C] If _ [Eb] my [Bb] life is mine
[F] _
[C] _ _ [Eb] What should [Bb] I do?
[F] _
[C] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _
[C] _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] Me
_ [F] _
[C] _ While my [Eb] [Bb] blood's still flowing
[F] _
[C] _ And my heart's [G] still beating
You're like a
_ _ _ You're like a
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _
[Dm] My heart [Gm] keeps beating like a hammer _
_ [Bb] Hard [D] to be soft
[Dm] Tough to [Gm] be tender _ _ _
_ [Bb] Come take my pulse
It [Dm] paces [Gm] on a runaway train _ _ _ _
[Bb] Help, I [Eb] will add my [F] heart
[Dm] [G] Keeps beating like a hammer _ _ _
You're like a hammer _ _ _
You're like a hammer
_ You're _ like a
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[F] _ [C] _ [Eb] If you stay [Bb] alive _ _
[F] _ [C] _ Might as [Bb] well suffocate
[F] _
[C] _ _ [Bb] If my life is [F] mine
[C] _ _ [Eb] What [Bb] should I do?
[Fm] _
[C] _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _
[C] _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] Me
[F] While [C] _ _ _ [Eb] [Bb] my blood's still flowing
[F] _
[C] _ And my [G] heart's still beating _
_ _ You're _ _ _ like a
_ _ _ You're like a
You're like a hammer
_ [Gm] You're _ like a
Might _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ tremble _ _
[C] They're _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ gonna eat me [Bb] alive _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[Eb] If I stumble
[Bb] _ _ _
[Cm] They're _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[Eb] gonna eat [Bb] me alive _ _
[C] _ _ _ [Gm] Hear _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [G] my heartbeat
You're _ _ like _ _ _ _ a
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ You're like a _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ You're like a
I will add my heart
Keeps beating like a hammer _ _ _

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This song is part of 10 Years of Mom+Pop album.

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