Stayin' Alive chords
by The Bee GeesSong Key: Fm – Relative Minor of Ab Major
Key Signature: 4 flats (Bb, Eb, Ab, Db)
Piano Chords: Fm, Fm7, Bb7, Cm7, Eb, Eb/F
Time Signature: 4/4 (♩)
Tempo: 103 bpm (Medium rock beat)
Vocal Range: Eb4-Eb5
Guitar Tuning: E A D G B e
Skill Level: Beginner
Guitar Chords in E Minor: Em, Em7, A7, Bm7, D, D/E
Capo: 1st fret (to play along with the video in Fm)
Play-Along Video & Chord Charts
Stayin' Alive
The Relative Major Key of Em is highlighted (G Major) - Transpose to any other key.
Em7 A Em7
Intro: 4/4 | | % | | % | | % |
Em7
1. Well, you can tell by the way I use my walk
D Em
I'm a wo-man's man, no time to talk
Em7
Mu-sic loud and wo-men warm
D Em
I've been kicked a-round since I was born
A7
And now it's all right, that's okay
You may look the oth-er way
We can try to un-der-stand
The New York Times' ef-fect on man
Em7
Chorus: Wheth-er you're a broth-er or wheth-er you're a moth-er
You're stay-in' a-live, stay-in' al-ive
Feel the ci-ty break-in' and ev'-ry-bo-dy shak-in'
And you're stay-in' a-live, stay-in' a-live
Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayin' alive, stayin' alive
Em D/E Em Bm7
Ah, ha, ha, ha, stay-in' a-live | | | Oh when you |
Em7
| walk | % |
Em7
2. Well, now I get low and I get high
D Em
And when I can't get ei-ther, I real-ly try
Em7
Got the wings of heav-en on my shoes
D Em
I'm a danc-in' man and I just can't lose
A7
You know, it's all right, it's o-kay
I'll live to see a-noth-er day
We can try to un-der-stand
The New York Times' ef-fect on man
Em7
Chorus: Wheth-er you're a broth-er or wheth-er you're a moth-er
You're stay-in' a-live, stay-in' al-ive
Feel the ci-ty break-in' and ev'-ry-bo-dy shak-in'
And you're stay-in' a-live, stay-in' a-live
Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayin' alive, stayin' alive
Em D/E Em Bm7
Ah, ha, ha, ha, stay-in' a-live |... |... |... Oh |
Em7
|...oh | % |
A7
Bridge: Life goin' no-where, some-bo-dy help me
Em7
Some-bo-dy help me, yeah | % |
A7
Life goin' no-where
Some-bo-dy help me, yeah
Em7
I'm stay-in' a-live | % |
Em7
3. Well, you can tell by the way I use my walk
D Em
I'm a wo-man's man, no time to talk
Em7
Mu-sic loud and wo-men warm
D Em
I've been kicked a-round since I was born
A7
And now it's all right, that's okay
You may look the oth-er way
We can try to un-der-stand
The New York Times' ef-fect on man
Em7
Chorus: Wheth-er you're a broth-er or wheth-er you're a moth-er
You're stay-in' a-live, stay-in' al-ive
Feel the ci-ty break-in' and ev'-ry-bo-dy shak-in'
And you're stay-in' a-live, stay-in' a-live
Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayin' alive, stayin' alive
Em D/E Em Bm7
Ah, ha, ha, ha, stay-in' a-live |... |... |... Oh |
Em7
|...oh | % |
A7
Bridge: Life goin' no-where, some-bo-dy help me
Em7
Some-bo-dy help me, yeah | % |
A7
Life goin' no-where
Em7
Some-bo-dy help me, yeah
Em7
I'm stay-in' a-live... | % | % |
A7
Life goin' no-where, some-bo-dy help me
Em7
Some-bo-dy help me, yeah | % |
A7
Life go-in' no-where, some-bo-dy help me
Em7
Some-bo-dy help me, yeah
Em7
I'm stay-in' a-live... | % | % |
A7
Life go-in' no-where, some-bo-dy help me
Em7
Some-bo-dy help me, yeah...
Song Details:
- Songwriters: Barry Gibb, Maurice Ernest Gibb, Robin Hugh Gibb
- Date: 1977
- Lyrics Begin: Well, you can tell by the way I use my walk, I'm a woman's man: no time to talk.
- Artists: The Bee Gees
- Album: Saturday Night Fever
- Alone
- How Deep Is Your Love
- Massachusetts
- Stayin' Alive
- Too Much Heaven
