Biography:
Kevin Devine is an American songwriter and musician from Brooklyn, New York, who is known for alternately introspective and political lyrics and melodic acoustic guitar tunes. He cites his influences as Bob Dylan, Elliott Smith, Guns N' Roses, Brother Paramo and Nirvana, among others. He grew up in Brooklyn and Staten Island, and has spent significant time in Manhattan and Queens as well. Devine graduated Fordham University at Lincoln Center in 2001, majoring in journalism.
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Other songs:
- A Flatline Blur
- Brooklyn Boy
- Like Cursing Kids
- People Are So Fickle
- Splitting Up Christmas
- Tapdance
- The Longer That I'm Out Here
- You Are My Sunshine
- Afterparty
- Alabama Acres
- All Of Everything Erased
- Awake In The Dirt
- Before Youre Here
- Between The Concrete And Clouds
- Bloodhound
- Brothers Blood
- Bubblegum
- Burning City Smoke
- Cotton Crush
- Country Sky Glow
- Fever Moon
- Fingerprints And Photographs
- Go Haunt Someone Else
- Guys With Record Collections
- Haircut
- Heaven Bound Glory Be
- Holland 1945
- I Could Be With Anyone
- I Was Alive Back Then
- If We Meet Today
- Instigator
- Its Only Your Life
- Just Stay
- Kareem Abdul Jabar
- Keep Ringing Your Bell
- Less Yesterday More Today
- Little Bulldozer
- Longer That Im Out Here
- Lord I Know We Dont Talk
- Love Me Im A Liberal
- Luxembourg
- Marie
- Murphys Song
- No History
- No One Elses Problem
- No One Says You Have To
- No Time Flat
- No Why
- Noose Dressed Like A Necklace
- Not Over You Yet
- Now Navigate
- Off
- Part Of The Whole
- Probably
- Redbird
- She Stayed As Steam
- Shift Change Splits The Streets
- Sleepwalking Through My Life
- The Weathers Wonderful
- Tomarrows Just Too Late
- Tomorrows Just Too Late
- Trouble
- Wait Out The Wreck
- You Are The Daybreak
- You Knock Me Out
- Youll Only End Up Joining Them
- Youre My Incentive
- Yr Damned Old Dad
- Yr Husband
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Song: I Was Alive Back Then
Artist: Kevin Devine
Album: Instigator
Tuning: Eb
[Chords]
G C D D7/F# Am B7 Em A7
eb|----------2-----------------|
Bb|-0--1--3--1------1--0--0--2-|
Gb|-0--0--2--2------2--2--0--0-|
Db|-0--2--0--0------2--1--2--2-|
Ab|-x--3--0--0------0--2--2--0-|
Eb|-3--3-----2------------0----|
G C
All my lives are coming through
G D7/F#
And, even though there isn’t room
Am D7 G Fill 1
I save seats for my selves
Am D7 G Fill 1
Invite them in, wish them well
Am G D Fill 2
The way I feel & the way I guess I felt
C G
I was 23 & crazy
C G
Frightened, overwhelmed, and angry
C B7
You said, “That’s not how I see you
Em A7
You treat yourself unfairly
Em A7
Don’t treat yourself unfairly.”
[Chorus]
C G D7/F#
I was alive back then
C G D7/F#
I was alive back then
C G D7/F# Fill 3
I was alive back then
G Fill 4
I remember when
G
It was Christmas
C
We were wrestlers
G
Bay Ridge Parkway
D7/F#
Our apartment
Am D7 G Fill 1
We were fast & best friends
Am D7 G Fill 1
We were just little kids
Am G
You were Lenny Dykstra
D Fill 2
I was Wally Backman
C G
This was before I got so lonely
C G
With my lovers, with my family
C
Scared of living
B7
Scared of dying
Em A7
Scared of being happy
Em A7
I couldn't let myself be happy
[Chorus]
C G D7/F#
I was alive back then
C G D7/F#
I was alive back then
C G D7/F# Fill 3
I was alive back then
G Fill 4
I remember when
G
I was 20
C
Kolankowski
G D7/F#
Asked me who I thought I’d marry
Am D7 G Fill 1
I answered your name
Am D7 G Fill 1
Years before we would date
Am G D Fill 2
Years before he’d officiate our wedding
C
You never “know”
G
You’re never “ready”
C G
But all your fear is just confetti
C B7
Let it blow all 'round your bedroom
Em A7
When it gets too heavy
Em A7
Don’t let it get too heavy
[Chorus]
C G D7/F#
I was alive back then
C G D7/F#
I was alive back then
C G D7/F#
I was alive back then
C G
No one asks you if you’re ready
C G
When they’re handing you the baby
C B7
My mother said, “Son, you can’t imagine
Em A7
You’ll have your mind blown, honey
Em A7
You’ll be crazy in love, honey.”
[Chorus]
C G D7/F#
I was alive back then
C G D7/F#
I was alive back then
C G D7/F# Fill 3
I was alive back then
Em B7 G A7
I remember when
C G D Fill 3
I was alive back then
Fill 4 G
Now, I am again
Fill 1
eb|-------|
Bb|-------|
Gb|-----0-|
Db|-0h2---|
Ab|-------|
Eb|-------|
Fill 2
eb|------------|
Bb|-3---1p0----|
Gb|---------2--|
Db|------------|
Ab|------------|
Eb|------------|
Fill 3
eb|-----------0---3---2---|
Bb|---1---3---------------|
Gb|-----------------------|
Db|-0---0---0---0---0-----|
Ab|-----------------------|
Eb|-----------------------|
Fill 4
eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------0-|
Db|-0-0-0-2-2-2-0-0-0-4-4-4-0-0-0-2-2-2-0-----0h2---|
Ab|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-0h2-------|
Eb|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------|
Artist: Kevin Devine
Album: Instigator
Tuning: Eb
[Chords]
G C D D7/F# Am B7 Em A7
eb|----------2-----------------|
Bb|-0--1--3--1------1--0--0--2-|
Gb|-0--0--2--2------2--2--0--0-|
Db|-0--2--0--0------2--1--2--2-|
Ab|-x--3--0--0------0--2--2--0-|
Eb|-3--3-----2------------0----|
G C
All my lives are coming through
G D7/F#
And, even though there isn’t room
Am D7 G Fill 1
I save seats for my selves
Am D7 G Fill 1
Invite them in, wish them well
Am G D Fill 2
The way I feel & the way I guess I felt
C G
I was 23 & crazy
C G
Frightened, overwhelmed, and angry
C B7
You said, “That’s not how I see you
Em A7
You treat yourself unfairly
Em A7
Don’t treat yourself unfairly.”
[Chorus]
C G D7/F#
I was alive back then
C G D7/F#
I was alive back then
C G D7/F# Fill 3
I was alive back then
G Fill 4
I remember when
G
It was Christmas
C
We were wrestlers
G
Bay Ridge Parkway
D7/F#
Our apartment
Am D7 G Fill 1
We were fast & best friends
Am D7 G Fill 1
We were just little kids
Am G
You were Lenny Dykstra
D Fill 2
I was Wally Backman
C G
This was before I got so lonely
C G
With my lovers, with my family
C
Scared of living
B7
Scared of dying
Em A7
Scared of being happy
Em A7
I couldn't let myself be happy
[Chorus]
C G D7/F#
I was alive back then
C G D7/F#
I was alive back then
C G D7/F# Fill 3
I was alive back then
G Fill 4
I remember when
G
I was 20
C
Kolankowski
G D7/F#
Asked me who I thought I’d marry
Am D7 G Fill 1
I answered your name
Am D7 G Fill 1
Years before we would date
Am G D Fill 2
Years before he’d officiate our wedding
C
You never “know”
G
You’re never “ready”
C G
But all your fear is just confetti
C B7
Let it blow all 'round your bedroom
Em A7
When it gets too heavy
Em A7
Don’t let it get too heavy
[Chorus]
C G D7/F#
I was alive back then
C G D7/F#
I was alive back then
C G D7/F#
I was alive back then
C G
No one asks you if you’re ready
C G
When they’re handing you the baby
C B7
My mother said, “Son, you can’t imagine
Em A7
You’ll have your mind blown, honey
Em A7
You’ll be crazy in love, honey.”
[Chorus]
C G D7/F#
I was alive back then
C G D7/F#
I was alive back then
C G D7/F# Fill 3
I was alive back then
Em B7 G A7
I remember when
C G D Fill 3
I was alive back then
Fill 4 G
Now, I am again
Fill 1
eb|-------|
Bb|-------|
Gb|-----0-|
Db|-0h2---|
Ab|-------|
Eb|-------|
Fill 2
eb|------------|
Bb|-3---1p0----|
Gb|---------2--|
Db|------------|
Ab|------------|
Eb|------------|
Fill 3
eb|-----------0---3---2---|
Bb|---1---3---------------|
Gb|-----------------------|
Db|-0---0---0---0---0-----|
Ab|-----------------------|
Eb|-----------------------|
Fill 4
eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------0-|
Db|-0-0-0-2-2-2-0-0-0-4-4-4-0-0-0-2-2-2-0-----0h2---|
Ab|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-0h2-------|
Eb|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------|
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