Eb                      Ab/Eb 
Someone to hold you too close 
Eb                     Fº/Eb  
Someone to hurt you too deep 
Eb                      Cm 
Someone to sit in your chair 
               Ab 
And ruin your sleep 

( Eb/F  Fm/Bb  Fm7/Bb ) 

Eb                     Ab/Eb 
Someone to need you too much 
Eb                     Fº/Eb  
Someone to know you too well 
Eb                      Cm 
Someone to pull you up short 
                    Ab 
To put you through hell 

( Eb/F  Fm/Bb  Fm7/Bb ) 

Eb                  Ab/Eb 
Someone you have to let in 
Eb                      Fº/Eb  
Someone whose feelings you spare 
Eb                 Cm 
Someone who, like it or not 
                 Ab 
Will want you to share 
           Cm 
A little a lot 

( Fm/Bb  Fm7/Bb ) 

Eb                      Ab/Eb 
Someone to crowd you with love 
Eb                    Fº/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 
          Fm/Bb 
Of being alive 

Being alive 
      Fm7/Bb 
Being alive 
        Eb 
Being alive 

E                     A/E 
Somebody hold me too close 
E                   F#º/E 
Somebody hurt me too deep 
E                   C#m 
Somebody sit in my chair 
            A/E 
And ruin my sleep 
            C#m 
And make me aware 
         F#m/A 
Of being alive 
      F#m7/A 
Being alive 

E                   A/E 
Somebody need me too much 
E                   F#º/E 
Somebody know me too well 
E                    C#m 
Somebody pull me up short 
                   A/E 
And put me through hell 
              C#m 
And give me support 
          F#m/A 
For being alive 
         F#m/A 
Make me alive 
        F#m7/A 
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 

     B 
But alone 

Is alone 
     F#m 
Not alive 

E                      A/E 
Somebody crowd me with love 
E                    F#º/E 
Somebody force me to care 
E                  C#m 
Somebody let come through 
                A/E 
I'll always be there 

                C#m 
As frightened as you 
            F#m/A 
To help us survive 
      F#m/A 
Being alive 
      F#m7/A 
Being alive 
        E 
Being alive!