| A | Dsus2 | A | Dsus2 | A | Dsus2 | F | C |
| A | Dsus2 | A | Dsus2 |
| Son, she said, | have I got a | little story for you |
| A | Dsus2 | A | Dsus2 |
| What you thought was your | daddy | was nothing but a |
| A | Dsus2 | A | Dsus2 |
| While you were sitting | home alone at | age thirteen |
| A | Dsus2 | A | Dsus2 |
| Your real daddy was dyi | ng |
| F | C | |
| Sorry you didn’t | see him |
| F | C | |
| But I’m | glad we | talked |
| E | G | D | A | |
| Oh, | I | oh, | I’m still al | ive |
| E | G | D | A | |
| Hey, | I | oh, | I’m still a | live |
Not a typo, this chorus has three lines, the others have four
| E | G | D | A | B | |
| Hey, | I | oh, | I’m still a | live, hey, | oh |
| A | Dsus2 | A | Dsus2 |
| While she walks slowly | a | cross a young man’s room |
| A | Dsus2 | A | Dsus2 |
| She says I’m | ready | for you |
| A | Dsus2 | A | Dsus2 |
| I can’t remember | anything | to this very day |
| A | Dsus2 | A | Dsus2 |
| ’Cept the look, | the | look |
| F | C | |
| Oh, | you know | where |
| F | C | |
| Now | I can’t | see, I just |
| E | G | D | A |
| Stare, | oh, | I’m still a | live |
| E | G | D | A | |
| Oh, I | oh, | I’m still a | live |
| E | G | D | A | |
| Hey, | I | oh, | I’m still a | live |
| E | G | D | A | |
| Hey, | I | oh, | I’m still a | live, hey, oh |
I usually shorten this to one or two repeats if acoustic
| B | F# | B | F# | B | F# | B | F# |
| A | Dsus2 | A | Dsus2 |
| Is something wrong, s | he said |
| A | Dsus2 | |
| Of course | there is |
| A | Dsus2 | |
| You’re still a | live, she said |
| B | E | |
| Oh and do I de | serve to be? |
| B | E | |
| Is that the q | uestion? |
| B | E | |
| And if so | , if | so |
| B | E | |
| Who | answers? Who | answers? |
| E | G | D | A |
| I | oh, | I’m still a | live |
| E | G | D | A | |
| Hey, | I | oh, | I’m still a | live |
| E | G | D | A | |
| Hey, | I | oh, | I’m still a | live |
| E | G | D | A | |
| Hey, | I | oh, I’m still | alive, | yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah |
Solo if appropriate on chorus chords