Chords for BBC Proms 2010 - Sondheim at 80 - Being Alive from Company - Julian Ovenden
Tempo:
60.2 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Eb
E
B
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Jam Along & Learn...
What do you get?
to hold you too close
Someone to sit [C] in your chair
[Bb] that all you think there is to it?
[Fm] on.
to know you too well
[Eb] through hell.
Hey, buddy
to hold you too close
Someone to sit [C] in your chair
[Bb] that all you think there is to it?
[Fm] on.
to know you too well
[Eb] through hell.
Hey, buddy
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Bb
Eb
E
B
A
Bb
Eb
E
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What do you get?
_ _ [Eb] _ _ Someone to hold you too close
Someone to hurt you too deep _
Someone to sit [C] in your chair
[Bbm] To ruin your [Eb] sleep.
That's true, but there's more than that
Is [Bb] that all you think there is to it?
You've got [Bb] so many good reasons for not being with someone
But Robert you haven't got one [Ab] good reason for being alone.
Come [Fm] on.
You're on to something Bobby.
You're on to [Bb] something
Someone to [Eb] need you too much
Someone to know you too well
Someone to [G] pull you up short to put you [Eb] through hell.
You see what you look for, [Bb] you know
You're not a kid anymore Robert
I don't think you'll ever [Fm] be a kid again, you know Hey, buddy
Don't be afraid that it won't be perfect
The only thing to be afraid of rady is that it won't be _
_ _ [Bb] Someone you have to let in
[C] Someone who's feelings [Bb] you spare
[Eb] Someone who will [Bb] like it or not will [Eb] want you to share a little [Bb] a lot
What does all that [Fm] mean?
Robert, how do you know so much about it when you've never been there?
It's much better living it than looking at it Robert
Add him up Bobby add [Bb] him up someone to crowd you with love
Someone to force you to care
Someone to make [G] you come through
Will always be there
[Bb] As bright as you are being [Fm]
alive
_ Being alive
_ Being alive
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[E] _ [Gb] Blow out the candles Robert and make a wish
Want something?
Want something?
[E] _ Somebody hold me too close
Somebody hurt me too deep
[Dbm] Somebody sit in my chair and ruin my sleep and make me aware
of [B] being alive
_ [A] Being alive
_ _ [E] Somebody need me too much
_ Somebody know [B] me too well
[E] Somebody pull me up [Dbm] short and put me [A] through hell and give me [B] support
for [A] being alive
Make me alive
[A] _ [B] Make me alive
_ _ Mock [C] _ _ me [E] with praise
Let [Am] me be you
_ Bury [A] my dead
[Db] _ [B] But alone Alone
[Gbm]
Is alone
_ Not
[A] Somebody _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dbm] _ crowd me with [E] love
[B] Somebody force me to care
[Abm] Somebody let me come through
Always be there
Brighten as you
[B] Without us survive
[A] _
_ Being alive
_ Being alive _
_ [E] Being alive _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
What do you get?
_ _ [Eb] _ _ Someone to hold you too close
Someone to hurt you too deep _
Someone to sit [C] in your chair
[Bbm] To ruin your [Eb] sleep.
That's true, but there's more than that
Is [Bb] that all you think there is to it?
You've got [Bb] so many good reasons for not being with someone
But Robert you haven't got one [Ab] good reason for being alone.
Come [Fm] on.
You're on to something Bobby.
You're on to [Bb] something
Someone to [Eb] need you too much
Someone to know you too well
Someone to [G] pull you up short to put you [Eb] through hell.
You see what you look for, [Bb] you know
You're not a kid anymore Robert
I don't think you'll ever [Fm] be a kid again, you know Hey, buddy
Don't be afraid that it won't be perfect
The only thing to be afraid of rady is that it won't be _
_ _ [Bb] Someone you have to let in
[C] Someone who's feelings [Bb] you spare
[Eb] Someone who will [Bb] like it or not will [Eb] want you to share a little [Bb] a lot
What does all that [Fm] mean?
Robert, how do you know so much about it when you've never been there?
It's much better living it than looking at it Robert
Add him up Bobby add [Bb] him up someone to crowd you with love
Someone to force you to care
Someone to make [G] you come through
Will always be there
[Bb] As bright as you are being [Fm]
alive
_ Being alive
_ Being alive
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[E] _ [Gb] Blow out the candles Robert and make a wish
Want something?
Want something?
[E] _ Somebody hold me too close
Somebody hurt me too deep
[Dbm] Somebody sit in my chair and ruin my sleep and make me aware
of [B] being alive
_ [A] Being alive
_ _ [E] Somebody need me too much
_ Somebody know [B] me too well
[E] Somebody pull me up [Dbm] short and put me [A] through hell and give me [B] support
for [A] being alive
Make me alive
[A] _ [B] Make me alive
_ _ Mock [C] _ _ me [E] with praise
Let [Am] me be you
_ Bury [A] my dead
[Db] _ [B] But alone Alone
[Gbm]
Is alone
_ Not
[A] Somebody _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dbm] _ crowd me with [E] love
[B] Somebody force me to care
[Abm] Somebody let me come through
Always be there
Brighten as you
[B] Without us survive
[A] _
_ Being alive
_ Being alive _
_ [E] Being alive _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
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