E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
STILL ALIVE - Jonathan Coulton
Standard tuning.

>>> = continue to strum the chord

[Verse 1]
  A   F#m A   F#m A   F#m A   F#m Bm      E7      A   F#m A   F#m
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---3---3---3---3---2---2---2---2-|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
D|2---4---2---4---2---4---2---4---4---4---2---2---2---4---2---4---|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
This was a triumph
I'm making a note here:
HUGE SUCCESS
It's hard to overstate my satisfaction

  A   F#m A   F#m A   F#m A   F#m Bm      E7      FΔ7
E|---------------------------------------------------0----------0| >|
B|--2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---3---3---3---3---1-----------1| >|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-1-1-1-1-2------------2| >|
D|2---4---2---4---2---4---2---4---4---4---2---2---3-------------3| >|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------3| >|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Aperture Science
We do what we must because we can
For the good of all of us
Except the ones who are dead

[Chorus 1]
                                            Em7
  C   G   FΔ7 C       G   FΔ7 C   Bbm G   C   Am  FΔ7   E
e|0>>>3>>>0>>>0>>>0>>>3>>>0>>>0>>>1>>>3>>>0>0>0>>>0>>>0>>>|
B|1>>>0>>>1>>>1>>>1>>>0>>>1>>>1>>>2>>>0>>>1>0>1>>>1>>>0>>>|
G|0>>>0>>>2>>>0>>>0>>>0>>>2>>>0>>>3>>>0>>>0>0>2>>>2>>>1>>>|
D|2>>>0>>>3>>>2>>>2>>>0>>>3>>>2>>>3>>>0>>>2>0>2>>>3>>>2>>>|
A|3>>>2>>>3>>>3>>>3>>>2>>>3>>>3>>>----2>>>3>2>0>>>3---2>>>|
E|----3| >>>------------3>>>------------3>>>------------0>>>|
But there's no sense crying over every mistake
You just keep on trying till you run out of cake
And the science gets done and you make a neat gun
For the people who are still alive

[Instrumental]
  A   F#m A   F#m A   F#m A   F#m
e|0>>>2>>>0>>>2>>>0>>>2>>>0>>>2>>>| <---(not necessary to play e-string
B|2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>|     in this section and all other
G|2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>|     sections that switch between the
D|2>>>4>>>2>>>4>>>2>>>4>>>2>>>4>>>|     full A and F#m chords, but I added
A|--------------------------------| it anyway to show complete chord.
E|--------------------------------| Does not apply to single note
                                        sections.)

[Verse 2]
  A   F#m A   F#m A   F#m A   F#m Bm      E7      A   F#m A   F#m
e|0>>>2>>>0>>>2>>>0>>>2>>>0>>>2>>>2>>>>>>>0>>>>>>>0>>>2>>>0>>>2>>>|
B|2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>3>>>>>>>3>>>>>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>|
G|2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>4>>>>>>>1>>>>>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>|
D|2>>>4>>>2>>>4>>>2>>>4>>>2>>>4>>>4>>>>>>>2>>>>>>>2>>>4>>>2>>>4>>>|
A|--------------------------------2| >>>>>>>2>>>>>>>----------------|
E|--------------------------------2| >>>>>>>0>>>>>>>----------------|
I'm not even angry
I'm being so sincere right now
Even though you broke my heart and killed me

  A   F#m A   F#m A   F#m A   F#m Bm      E7      FΔ7 (let ring)
e|0>>>2>>>0>>>2>>>0>>>2>>>0>>>2>>>2>>>>>>>0>>>>>>>0-------------0>|
B|2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>3>>>>>>>3>>>>>>>1-------------1>|
G|2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>4>>>>>>>1>>>>>>>2-------------2>|
D|2>>>4>>>2>>>4>>>2>>>4>>>2>>>4>>>4>>>>>>>2>>>>>>>3-------------3>|
A|--------------------------------2| >>>>>>>2>>>>>>>3-------------3>|
E|--------------------------------2| >>>>>>>0>>>>>>>----------------|
And tore me to pieces
And threw every piece into a fire
As they burned it hurt because
I was so happy for you!

[Chorus 2]
                                            Em7
  C   G   FΔ7 C       G   FΔ7 C   Bbm G   C   Am  FΔ7   E
e|0>>>3>>>0>>>0>>>0>>>3>>>0>>>0>>>1>>>3>>>0>0>0>>>0>>>0>>>|
B|1>>>0>>>1>>>1>>>1>>>0>>>1>>>1>>>2>>>0>>>1>0>1>>>1>>>0>>>|
G|0>>>0>>>2>>>0>>>0>>>0>>>2>>>0>>>3>>>0>>>0>0>2>>>2>>>1>>>|
D|2>>>0>>>3>>>2>>>2>>>0>>>3>>>2>>>3>>>0>>>2>0>2>>>3>>>2>>>|
A|3>>>2>>>3>>>3>>>3>>>2>>>3>>>3>>>----2>>>3>2>0>>>3---2>>>|
E|----3| >>>------------3>>>------------3>>>------------0>>>|
Now these points of data make a beautiful line
And we're out of beta, we're releasing on time
So I'm GLaD I got burned
Think of all the things we learned
For the people who are still alive

[Instrumental]
  A   F#m A   F#m
e|0>>>2>>>0>>>2>>>|
B|2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>|
G|2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>|
D|2>>>4>>>2>>>4>>>|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|

[Verse 3]
  A   F#m A   F#m A   F#m A   F#m Bm      E7      A   F#m A   F#m
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---3---3---3---3---2---2---2---2-|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
D|2---4---2---4---2---4---2---4---4---4---2---2---2---4---2---4---|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Go ahead and leave me
I think I prefer to stay inside
Maybe you'll find someone else to help you

  A   F#m A   F#m A   F#m A   F#m Bm      E7      FΔ7 (let ring)
e|0>>>2>>>0>>>2>>>0>>>2>>>0>>>2>>>2>>>>>>>0>>>>>>>0-------------0>|
B|2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>3>>>>>>>3>>>>>>>1-------------1>|
G|2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>4>>>>>>>1>>>>>>>2-------------2>|
D|2>>>4>>>2>>>4>>>2>>>4>>>2>>>4>>>4>>>>>>>2>>>>>>>3-------------3>|
A|--------------------------------2| >>>>>>>2>>>>>>>3-------------3>|
E|--------------------------------2| >>>>>>>0>>>>>>>----------------|
Maybe Black Mesa...
That was a joke, haha, fat chance
Anyway, this cake is great
It's so delicious and moist

[Chorus 3]
                                            Em7
  C   G   FΔ7 C       G   FΔ7 C   Bbm G   C   Am  FΔ7   E
e|0>>>3>>>0>>>0>>>0>>>3>>>0>>>0>>>1>>>3>>>0>0>0>>>0>>>0>>>|
B|1>>>0>>>1>>>1>>>1>>>0>>>1>>>1>>>2>>>0>>>1>0>1>>>1>>>0>>>|
G|0>>>0>>>2>>>0>>>0>>>0>>>2>>>0>>>3>>>0>>>0>0>2>>>2>>>1>>>|
D|2>>>0>>>3>>>2>>>2>>>0>>>3>>>2>>>3>>>0>>>2>0>2>>>3>>>2>>>|
A|3>>>2>>>3>>>3>>>3>>>2>>>3>>>3>>>----2>>>3>2>0>>>3---2>>>|
E|----3| >>>------------3>>>------------3>>>------------0>>>|
Look at me still talking when there's science to do
When I look out there it makes me GLaD I'm not you
I've experiments to run there is research to be done
On the people who are still alive

[Instrumental]
  A   F#m A   F#m A   F#m
e|0>>>2>>>0>>>2>>>0>>>2>>>|
B|2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>|
G|2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>|
D|2>>>4>>>2>>>4>>>2>>>4>>>|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|

[Outro]
  A   F#m A   F#m A   F#m A   F#m A   F#m A   F#m
e|0>>>2>>>0>>>2>>>0>>>2>>>0>>>2>>>0>>>2>>>0>>>2>>>|
B|2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>|
G|2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>|
D|2>>>4>>>2>>>4>>>2>>>4>>>2>>>4>>>2>>>4>>>2>>>4>>>|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
And believe me I am still alive
I'm doing science and I'm still alive
I feel F NTASTIC and I'm still alive
While you're dying I'll be still alive

  A   F#m A   F#m A   F#m A   F#m A   F#m A (Let ring)
e|0>>>2>>>0>>>2>>>0>>>2>>>0>>>2>>>0>>>2>>>0-------|
B|2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2-------|
G|2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2>>>2-------|
D|2>>>4>>>2>>>4>>>2>>>4>>>2>>>4>>>2>>>4>>>2-------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
And when you're dead I will be still alive