Important! This is not the version found in the credits to Valve's game Portal, that is in the key D. This is Jonathan Coulton's version in the key of A, when you see him play it live, or all for that matter, it is in A. I will go over both ways to play this version. First is the capoed version with any standard capo on the seventh fret. This is the pattern for the verse, rinse and repeat as many times as necessary. With capo the chords D and Bm. e|----------9--------------9----------| B|------10-----10------10-----10------| G|---9-------------11-------------9---| D|------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------|

T^Bmhis was a t^Driumph ^Bm ^D ^BmI’m making ^Da note here^Bm: huge su^Dccess ^Bm ^EmIt’s hard to ov^Aerstate my sat^Disfac^Bmtion ^D ^BmAperture ^DScience ^Bm ^D ^BmWe do what we ^Dmust be^Bmcause we ^Dcan ^Bm ^EmFor the good of ^Aall of us ^BbM7Except the ones who are dead ^FBut there’s no sens^Ce crying ove^Bbr every m^Fistake ^FYou just keep on ^Ctrying till you ^Bbrun out of ^Fcake Gm C F Dm* And the science gets done and you make a neat gun ^BFor the people who are ^Astill a^Dlive ^Bm ^D

^BmI’m not eve^Dn angry ^Bm ^D ^BmI’m bein^Dg so s^Bmincere righ^Dt now ^Bm ^EmEven though you ^Abroke my heart and ^Dkilled me^Bm ^D ^BmAnd tore me to ^Dpieces ^Bm ^D ^BmAnd threw every ^Dpiece i^Bmnto a ^Dfire ^Bm ^EmAs they burned it ^Ahurt because ^BbM7I was so happy for you ^FNow these points of ^Cdata make a ^Bbbeautiful ^Fline ^FAnd we’re out o^Cf beta, we’r^Bbe releasing^F on time Gm C F Dm* So I’m glad I got burned, think of all the things we learned ^BFor the people who are ^Astill a^Dlive ^Bm ^D

^BmGo ahead and ^Dleave me ^Bm ^D ^BmI think I’d p^Drefer t^Bmo stay ^Dinside ^Bm ^EmMaybe you’ll fin^Ad someone else t^Do help yo^Bmu ^D ^BmMaybe Black ^DMesa ^Bm ^D ^BmThat was a ^Djoke, ha ^Bmha, fat ^Dchance ^Bm ^EmAnyway this ^Acake is great ^BbM7It’s so delicious and moist ^FLook at me still ^Ctalking when there’^Bbs science t^Fo do ^FWhen I look out ^Cthere it makes me ^Bbglad I’m no^Ft you Gm C F Dm* I’ve experiments to run, there is research to be done ^BOn the people who are ^Astill a^Dlive ^Bm ^D

And bel^Bmieve me I ^Dam still a^Bmlive ^D I’m doin^Bmg science an^Dd I’m sti^Bmll aliv^De I feel ^Bmfantastic and ^DI’m still^Bm alive ^D And while you’r^Bme dying I??^D?ll be sti^Bmll aliv^De And when you’r^Bme dead I wil^Dl be still^Bm alive ^D ^DStill a^Bmlive ^DStill a^Bmlive

The second version can be played sans capo using open chords, but is slightly harder. capo the verse is played using A and F#. e|--------------------------------| B|---------2------------2---------| G|------2-----2------2-----2------| D|---2-----------4------------2---| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|

This was a t^Ariumph ^F#m ^A ^F#mI’m making ^Aa note here^F#m: huge su^Access ^F#m ^BmIt’s hard to ov^Eerstate my sat^Aisfac^F#mtion ^A ^F#mAperture ^AScience ^F#m ^A ^F#mWe do what we ^Amust be^F#mcause we ^Acan ^F#m ^BmFor the good of ^Eall of us ^FM7Except the ones who are dead ^CBut there’s no sens^Ge crying ove^Fr every m^Cistake ^CYou just keep on ^Gtrying till you ^Frun out of ^Ccake Dm G C Am* And the science gets done and you make a neat gun ^FFor the people who are ^Estill a^Alive ^F#m ^A

^F#mI’m not eve^An angry ^F#m ^A ^F#mI’m bein^Ag so s^F#mincere righ^At now ^F#m ^BmEven though you ^Ebroke my heart and ^Akilled me^F#m ^A ^F#mAnd tore me to ^Apieces ^F#m ^A ^F#mAnd threw every ^Apiece i^F#mnto a ^Afire ^F#m ^BmAs they burned it ^Ehurt because ^FM7I was so happy for you

^CNow these points of ^Gdata make a ^Fbeautiful ^Cline ^CAnd we’re out o^Gf beta, we’r^Fe releasing^C on time Dm G C Am* So I’m glad I got burned, think of all the things we learned ^FFor the people who are ^Estill a^Alive ^F#m ^A

^F#mGo ahead and ^Aleave me ^F#m ^A ^F#mI think I’d p^Arefer t^F#mo stay ^Ainside ^F#m ^BmMaybe you’ll fin^Ed someone else t^Ao help yo^F#mu ^A ^F#mMaybe Black ^AMesa ^F#m ^A ^F#mThat was a ^Ajoke, ha ^F#mha, fat ^Achance ^F#m ^BmAnyway this ^Ecake is great ^FM7It’s so delicious and moist ^CLook at me still ^Gtalking when there’^Fs science t^Co do ^CWhen I look out ^Gthere it makes me ^Fglad I’m n^Cot you Dm G C Am* I’ve experiments to run, there is research to be done ^FOn the people who are ^Estill a^Alive ^F#m ^A

And bel^F#mieve me I ^Aam still a^F#mlive ^A I’m doin^F#mg science an^Ad I’m sti^F#mll aliv^Ae I feel ^F#mfantastic and ^AI’m still^F#m alive ^A And while you’r^F#me dying I??^A?ll be sti^F#mll aliv^Ae And when you’r^F#me dead I wil^Al be still^F#m alive ^A ^AStill a^F#mlive ^AStill a^F#mlive

Before each chord with an asterisk [*], it adds a good effect if you strum open once the chord before the asterisk chord, which will be either a Dm or an Am depending on the version.

Jonathan Coulton - Still alive acoustic