Chords for It's A Great Day To Be Alive

Tempo:
129.1 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

D

Em

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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It's A Great Day To Be Alive chords
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[G] I got rice cooking [C] in the [G] microwave
[D] Got a three day bed I [Em] don't plan [C] to shave
And [G] it's a [D] goofy thing [Em] but I just gotta [C] say
[D] Hey, [C] I'm a doing [G] alright
Yeah, I think I'll make me [C] some homemade [G] soup
[D] Feeling pretty good [Em] and that's [C] the truth
[G] It's [D] neither drink [Em] nor drug [C] induced
[D] No, I'm [C] just doing [G] alright
[D] And it's a great [Em] day to be alive
I [A] know the sun's [G] still shining [C] when I close [D] my eyes
There's some hard times [Em] in the neighborhood
[Am] But why [G] can't every day [C] be just [D] this [G] good?
[Bm] [C]
[G] [D] Oh yeah, [C]
[G] it's been fifteen years [C] since I [G] left home
[D] Said good luck to [Em] every seed I'd [C] sown
[G] [D] Gave it my best and [Em] then I left it [C] alone
[D] I [C] hope they're doing [G] alright
Now I look in the mirror [C] and what do [G] I see?
[D] A long wolf there [Em] staring back [C] at me
[G] Long [D] in the tooth [Em] but harmless [C] as can be
[D] Lord, I [C] guess he's doing [G] alright
And [D] it's a great [Em] day to be alive
[A] I know the sun's [G] still shining [C] when [G] I close [D] my eyes
There's some hard [Em] times in the neighborhood
[A] But why can't every [G] day [C] be [D] just this good?
[Em]
Sometimes [G] it's lonely
Sometimes [Em] it's [G] only me
And the [Am] shadows [G] that [C]
[G] fill this [Em] room
Sometimes I'm [G] falling [Em] Desperately [C] calling
[G]
Howling at [A] the moon [G] Howl
[Bm] [C] [G] [D] Howl
[G]
[Em]
[C] [D] [C] [G]
[C]
[G] [D] [G]
[D] [Bm] [Em]
[D] [C] [G]
Howl
Well, I might go get me [C] a new [G] tattoo
[D] Or take my old Harley [Em] for a three [C]-day [G] cruise
Might [D] even grow me [Em] a full [C] man's shoe
[Gm] And it's a [D] great day [Em] to be alive
I [Am] know the sun's [G] still shining [C] when I [G] close [D] my eyes
There's some hard times [Em] in the neighborhood
[Am] But why [G] can't every day [C] be just [D] this good?
It's a great day [Em] to be alive
I [Am] know the sun's [G] still shining [C] when I [G] close [D] my eyes
There's some hard times [Em] in the neighborhood
[A] But why can't [Bm] every day [C] be just [D] this
[G] good?
[C] [G]
[D] [Em] [C] [G]
Howl
[D] [Em] [C] [D] [G]
[C] [G]
[D] [G]
[Em] [C]
[D] [C] [G]
[C] [G] [D]
[Em] [C] [G]
[N]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
Em
121
A
1231
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
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To learn Travis Tritt - Its A Great Day To Be Alive chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - D, Em, C, G, D, C and D of chords. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 64 BPM before aiming for the song's 129 BPM. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: G Major.

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[G] I got rice cooking [C] in the [G] microwave
[D] Got a three day bed I [Em] don't plan [C] to shave
And [G] it's a [D] goofy thing [Em] but I just gotta [C] say
[D] Hey, [C] I'm a doing [G] alright
_ Yeah, I think I'll make me [C] some homemade [G] soup
[D] Feeling pretty good [Em] and that's [C] the truth
[G] It's [D] neither drink [Em] nor drug [C] induced
[D] No, I'm [C] just doing [G] alright
_ [D] And it's a great _ [Em] day to be alive
I [A] know the sun's [G] still shining [C] when I close [D] my eyes
There's some hard times [Em] in the neighborhood
[Am] But why [G] can't every day [C] be just [D] this _ [G] good?
[Bm] _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ [D] Oh yeah, _ _ _ [C] _
_ [G] it's been fifteen years [C] since I [G] left home
[D] Said good luck to [Em] every seed I'd [C] sown
[G] _ [D] Gave it my best and [Em] then I left it [C] alone
[D] I [C] hope they're doing [G] alright
_ Now I look in the mirror [C] and what do [G] I see?
[D] A long wolf there [Em] staring back [C] at me
[G] Long [D] in the tooth [Em] but harmless [C] as can be
[D] Lord, I [C] guess he's doing [G] alright
And [D] it's a great _ [Em] day to be alive
[A] I know the sun's [G] still shining [C] when [G] I close [D] my eyes
There's some hard [Em] times in the neighborhood
[A] But why can't every [G] day [C] be [D] just this good?
[Em] _ _ _ _
Sometimes [G] it's lonely _ _
Sometimes [Em] it's [G] only _ me
And the [Am] _ shadows [G] that [C] _
[G] fill this [Em] room _ _ _ _
Sometimes I'm [G] _ falling _ _ _ [Em] Desperately [C] _ calling
[G] _ _
Howling at [A] the moon _ _ _ _ [G] Howl
_ [Bm] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ Howl
[G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ [Bm] _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
Howl
Well, I might go get me [C] a new [G] tattoo
[D] Or take my old Harley [Em] for a three [C]-day [G] cruise
Might [D] even grow me [Em] a full [C] man's shoe
_ _ _ [Gm] And it's a [D] great day [Em] to be alive
I [Am] know the sun's [G] still shining [C] when I [G] close [D] my eyes
There's some hard times [Em] in the neighborhood
[Am] But why [G] can't every day [C] be just [D] this good?
It's a great day [Em] to be alive
I [Am] know the sun's [G] still shining [C] when I [G] close [D] my eyes
There's some hard times [Em] in the neighborhood
[A] But why can't [Bm] every day [C] be just [D] this _
[G] good?
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [C] _ [G]
Howl
_ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _
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This song is part of Down The Road I Go album.