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Stayin' Alive

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Stayin' Alive

Year: 1979 - Album: Their Greatest Hits

Written by Barry/ Robin/ and Maurice Gibb

	  		Intro:
                                                  Well you can tell
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------------------------------|--------------------------------13----- I
-----------13-----------------|------------------------13--15--13----- I o
---13--15------13----------13-|------------13-----15-----------13----- I o
---15------15--15-15-13-15----|---13---15------13--------------------- I
---------------------13-------|---13-------13--13---------------------


by the way I   use my walk, I'm a  wom|an's man;      no time to talk
get__  low and I  get high, and if I  |cant get either i real-ly try.Got the
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15-13--15------13--13-15-----------13-|13-----------------------------------
-------13--15--13--13-13----15--15-13-|-----15--------13-15---15-15---------
-------15------15--15-15-----------13-|------------------15---15-15---------
--------------------------------------|------------------16---16-16---------
(Fm7)                                  (Eb)              (Fm)


mus-  ic loud and women warm, I've been |kicked around since I--   was born.
wings of heav-en  on my shoes, I'm a    |danc-  in man and  I just cant lose
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13----13-13-----------------------------|-----------------------------------
13----13-13-------13-13-15--------------|13-----13-13-----------------------
13----13-13---15--13-13-13----15---15---|13-----13-13--13----15----15--15---
------------------15-15-15--------------|13-----13-13--------15----15--15---
----------------------------------------|--------------------16----16--16---
(Fm7)                                  (Eb)              (Fm)


And now  it's | all right, it's o  k. And  | you may look the other way.
You know it's | all right, it's o  k. I'll | live to see  an- other day.
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--------------|----------------------------|-----------------------------
----13---13---|-15--15-----13---15-15------|-13--15--15---13--17-15-15---
15------------|-15--15-----15---15-15------|-15--15--15---15--15-15-15---
--------------|-17--17-----17---17-17------|-17--17--17---17--17-17-17---
--------------|----------------------------|-----------------------------
(Bb7) 


We can try to understand the | New York Times' ef-fect on man.
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13-15--15-----13-15-15-------|-13--15---15-----13-16---15-15--
13-15--15-----13-15-15-------|-13--15---15-----15-17---15-15--
15-15--15--15-15-15-15---15--|-15--15---15-----15-15---15-15--
-----------------------------|--------------------------------
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Whether you're a brother or whether you're a mother, you're stay |
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13--13--13----13-13----------------------------------------------|
13--13--13----13-13--15--15-15--13--13----13-13--12--12-----12---|
13--13--13----13-13--17--17-17--15--15----15-15--13--13-----13---|
---------------------17--17-17--15--15----15-15--13--13-----13---|
-----------------------------------------------------------------|
(Fm7)

in' alive, stayin' alive. |
------------------------- |
------------------------- |
13--13-13--12--13--13-13- |
15--15-15--13--15--15-15- |
15--15-15--13--15--15-15- |
------------------------- |

Repeat the the above 2 lines (starting with "whether..." with these words:
Feel the city breakin' and ev'rybody shakin', and we're | stay
in' alive, stayin' alive. |
(throw in an extra 12/13/13 during the word "shaking")


Ah ha ha ha | stayin' alive, stayin' alive | Ah ha ha ha |
------------|------------------------------|------------ |
13----------|------------------------------|-13--------- |
13-15-13-12-|-12--13--13-13--12--13--13-13-|-13-15-13-12 |
13-17-15-13-|-13--15--15-15--13--15--15-15-|-13-17-15-13 |
---17-15-13-|-13--15--15-15--13--15--15-15-|----17-15-13 |
------------|------------------------------|------------


stayin' alive_|........|...........|...........|   (periods represent
--------------|--------|-----------|-----------|    holding of vocal
-----------13-|--------|-----------|-----------|         notes.)
13--13--13-13-|15-17-15|-13 (whole |-12 (whole)|
15--15--15-15-|17------|-15--notes)|-13--------|
15--15--15----|18------|-15--------|-13--------|
--------------|--------|-----------|-----------|
(Fm)           (Eb/F)   (Fm)        (Cm7)


--------
| 1.                          |                   well now |
|    -------------------------|--------------------------- |    I
|    -------------------------|--------------------------- |  O I
     -------13----------------|-------------------13---15- |    I
     -13-15----13-----------13|-------13-------13-15------ |  O I
     -15----15-15--15-13-15---|-13-15----13--15----------- |    I
     -----------------13------|-13----13-13--------------- |
     (Fm7)

                                                      _____FIG B_________
--------                                              |                 |
| 2. /* * * * *            Figure A        * * * * *\ Life goin' no where
|    -----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------
|    -----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------
     ------13---------------|---------------------13|15---15-13-17-15-13---
     13-15----13----------13|------13-------13-15---|15---15----15-17----15
     15----15-15-15-13-15---|13-15----13-15---------|17---17----17-17------
     ---------------13------|13----13-13------------|----------------------
     (Fm)                                            (Bb7)


Somebody help me....                    Somebody help me,    yeah.
--------------------------|--------------------------------------           
--------------------------|-13-----------------------------------
15--15-13-17--15---13-----|----13----15-12----13-------12--------
15--15----15--15------15--|-------15-------13----15-------13-----
17--17----17--17----------|-------------------------15-------13--
__________________________|--------------------------------------


Fig A  | Fig B                    |
(Fm7)  | (Bb7) Life goin' no where| Somebody help me, yeah
                                  | -----------------------
                                  | -----------------------
                                  | 13-15-13-15---13--15-13
                                  | ---15----15------------
                                  | ---17----17------------
                                  | -----------------------


                                  Stayin' alive...................
-----------------------------------------------|    Fig A
13---------------------------------------------|
---13----15-12----13-------12------------------|
------15-------13----15-------13---------------|
------------------------15-------13------------|
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                                                (Fm)
repeat and fade.
		  

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