Written by Stephen Sondheim
Introd.: Eb Ab/Eb Abm/Eb Eb Eb Ab/Eb Someone to hold you too close Eb Fdim/Eb Someone to hurt you too deep Eb Cm Someone to sit in your chair Gm/Ab Gm/F To ruin your sleep Eb Ab/Eb Someone to need you too much Eb Fdim/Eb Someone to know you too well Eb Cm Someone to pull you up short Ab And put you through hell Eb Ab/Eb Someone you have to let in Eb Fdim/Eb Someone whose feelings you spare Eb Cm Someone who, like it or not Ab Will want you to share Gm/Ab Gm/F A little, a lot Eb Ab/Eb Someone to crowd you with love Eb Fdim/Eb Someone to force you to care Eb Cm Someone to make you come through Ab Who'll always be there Eb/F As frightened as you Fm7/Bb Of being alive Eb Key Change E Being alive, being alive, being alive E A/E Somebody, hold me too close E Edim/D Somebody, hurt me too deep E Bm Somebody, sit in my chair F#m/A And ruin my sleep F#m/E And make me aware Em7/A Of being alive, being alive E A/E Somebody, need me too much E Edim/D Somebody, know me too well E Bm Somebody, pull me up short A And put me through hell A D/E And give me support Em/A For being alive, make me alive, make me alive, C/D Make me confused D E Mock me with praise C#/F C/D Let me be used D B Vary my days F But alone is alone, not alive E A/E Somebody, crowd me with love E Edim/D Somebody, force me to care E Bm Somebody, let me come through A I'll always be there D/E As frightened as you Em/B To help us survive E Being alive, being alive, being alive
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