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Basic Definition of BIG FUN... Photo of Sonya Sophia Dancing to Michael Franti at Burning Man...



IT'S GOOD TO BE ALIVE TODAY by MICHAEL FRANTI



Gm7
 every day I wake up and turn my apple on
Bb
 I read the news of the day just as it's coming down
F
 I do my best not to let it get me down
C
 I try to keep my head up but this is Babylon
Gm7
 this world;s in crisis we try to fight it this changing climate
Bb
 with scientists and the politicians divided by it
F
 so many ways we can solve it but they will never sign it
C
 this mountains tumbling down but still we try to climb it 
Gm7
 it's in the torah quran and in the bible
Bb
 love is the message but somehow we've turned to rivals
F
 it's come to people always picking up their rifles
C
 another school getting shot up homicidal 
Bb
 some people trying to look fly
 some people trying to get high
Dm
 some people losing their mind
 some people trying to get by
F*
 when you look in my eyes you see the sign of the times
C
 we all looking for the same thing


[CHORUS]

            Gm7
but what if this song was number one
         Bb
would it mean that love had won
         F
would it mean that the world was saved
       C
and no bombs are being dropped today
            Gm7
and what if everybody had a job
      Bb
and nobody had to break a law
        F                   C
what if everyone could say 
                             Gm7
that it's good to be alive today 
           Bb
oh oh oh oh
                            F
yes it's good to be alive today
           C
oh oh oh oh
                            Gm7
yes it's good to be alive today
           Bb
oh oh oh oh
                             F
yes it's good to be ablive today
           C          
oh oh oh oh
 no matter what they say


[VERSE]

Gm7
 people used to feel safer when they would hear a siren
Bb
 like help is on it's way but now they only think of violence
F
 another youth in the streets and police is in the conflict
C
 and now we hear the guns click
Gm7
 ebola crisis and ISIS is taking heads off
Bb
 a drones bombing the village and now the kids all
F
 signing up to be soldiers cus they are willing now
C
 to do the killing now
 but are you willing now
Gm7
 some politicians out there making up some problems
Bb
 and trying to tell the people that they can solve them
F
 with TV shows and sound bytes and quotes
C
 but everybody knows that it's all about the cash flow
Gm7
 they're telling you and me, they're making progress
Bb
 but tell it to the millions of jobless
F
 it's like a players club with billions of dollars
C
 to get the votes you gotta make it rain in congress 
Bb
 some people trying to get high
 some people trying to look fly 
Dm
 some people losing their minds
 some people trying to get by 
F*
 when you look in my eyes you see the sign of the times
C
 we all looking for the same thing


[CHORUS]

            Gm7
but what if this song was number one
         Bb
would it mean that love had won
         F
would it mean that the world was saved
       C
and no bombs are being dropped today
            Gm7
and what if everybody had a job
      Bb
and nobody had to break a law
        F
what if everyone could say 
C                               Gm7
   that it's good to be alive today 
         Bb
oh oh oh oh
                            F
yes it's good to be alive today
          C
oh oh oh oh
                            Gm7
yes it's good to be alive today
          Bb
oh oh oh oh
                            F
yes it's good to be alive today
          C
oh oh oh oh
 and we all say


[OUTRO]

Gm7
 one day, one day
Bb
 one day, one day
F
 one day we all will sing
C                             
 that it's good to be alive today
Gm7
 one day, one day
Bb
 one day, one day
F
 one day we all will sing
C                             
 that it's good to be alive today
Gm7           
 oh oh oh oh 
Bb                            
 yes it's good to be alive today
F           
 oh oh oh oh
C                            
 yes it's good to be alive today
Gm7           
 oh oh oh oh 
Bb                            F          C
 yes it's good to be alive today

[Instrumental]

and I say 
Gm7
 one day, one day
Bb
 one day, one day
F
 one day we all will say
C
 that it's good to be alive today 
Gm7
 one day, one day
Bb
 one day, one day
F
 one day we all will say
C                              F
 that it's good to be alive today  

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