I Was Alive Back Then

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All my lives are coming through
     G                 D7/F#
And, even though there isn’t room
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I save seats for my selves
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 1
Invite them in, wish them well
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     Fill 2
The way I feel & the way I guess I 
felt

C          G
I was 23 & crazy
C                            G
Frightened, overwhelmed, and angry
C                     B7
You said, “That’s not how I see you
    Em               A7
You treat yourself unfairly
      Em               A7
Don’t treat yourself unfairly.”

[Chorus]
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I was alive back then
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I was alive back then
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I was alive back then
           G     Fill 4
I remember when

G
It was Christmas
C
We were wrestlers
G
Bay Ridge Parkway
D7/F#
Our apartment
Am             D7   G      Fill 1
We were fast & best friends
Am           D7     G      Fill 1
We were just little kids
Am                      G
You were Lenny Dykstra
            D      Fill 2
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I was Wally Backman

C                        G
This was before I got so lonely
C                       G
With my lovers, with my family
C
Scared of living
B7
Scared of dying
Em              A7
Scared of being happy
           Em            A7
I couldn't let myself be happy

[Chorus]
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I was alive back then
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I was alive back then
       C    G    D7/F#    Fill 3
I was alive back then
           G     Fill 4
I remember when

G
I was 20
C
Kolankowski
G              D7/F#
Asked me who I thought I’d marry
Am         D7   G    Fill 1
I answered your name
Am              D7    G    Fill 1
Years before we would date
Am                G             D   
    Fill 2
Years before he’d officiate our 
wedding

    C
You never “know”
              G
You’re never “ready”
C                            G
But all your fear is just confetti
C                B7
Let it blow all 'round your bedroom
Em               A7
When it gets too heavy
      Em             A7
Don’t let it get too heavy

[Chorus]
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I was alive back then
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I was alive back then
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I was alive back then

C                         G
No one asks you if you’re ready
C                            G
When they’re handing you the baby
C                         B7
My mother said, “Son, you can’t 
imagine
       Em                    A7
You’ll have your mind blown, honey
          Em             A7
You’ll be crazy in love, honey.”

[Chorus]
       C    G    D7/F#
I was alive back then
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I was alive back then
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I was alive back then
           Em    B7   G    A7
I remember when
       C    G    D   Fill 3
I was alive back then
            Fill 4     G
Now, I am again

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