D
I've built some dreams
I've held them close
D
Celebrated perfect days
D
I lost the one i loved the most
Now she's 6 feet of earth away
A Bm
I've cried til I thought I couldn't stop
A Bm
And I've laughed until it hurt
A Bm
And I've prayed in an empty parking lot
A Bm
And my friends were my church
[Chorus 1]
D Em G A
Sometimes the joy can give you wings to fly
D Em G A
Sometimes the pain will cut your soul just like a knife
D Em G A
There's fear, there's faith, there's loss, there's grace
Bm E
I've seen it from both sides
D A Bm
This is what it means to be alive, alive
D A Bm
This is what it means to be alive
[Verse 2]
D
I've seen the face of held to hand
D
Of a child without a home
D
A casualty of circumstance
Written off and all alone
A Bm
I've cried for the wars that they've been through
A Bm
And i've walked by their side
A Bm
I've watched what the power of love can do
A Bm
And how it changes lives
[Chorus 2]
D Em G A
Sometimes the joy can give you wings to fly
D Em G A
Sometimes the pain will cut your soul just like a knife
D Em G A
There's fear, there's faith, there's loss, there's grace
Bm E
I've seen it from both sides
D A Bm
This is what it means to be alive, alive
D A Bm
This is what it means to be alive
D A Bm D A
This is what it means, this is what it means, this is what it means to be alive, alive
N.C.
This is what it means, yeah
D Em G A
Sometimes the joy can give you wings to fly
D Em G A
Sometimes the pain will cut your soul just like a knife
D Em G A
There's fear, there's faith, there's loss, there's grace
Bm E
I've seen it from both sides
D A Bm
D A Bm
This is what it means to be alive
