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Travis Tritt - It's A Great Day To Be Alive (Tab)
Album: Down the Road I Go (2000)
Submitter: crtwedt (1) on 6/26/12
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It's A Great Day To Be Alive by Travis Tritt (from album: Down The Road I Go)
(Written by Darrell Scott)

Transcribed by crtwedt (As Craig & Vic played it 2006-October-22).

Standard Tuning with no capo.

Chord Key in alphabetical order:
Chord  =   654321 - Strings 6 (low E) to 1 (high E):
A      =   x02220
A7sus4 =   x02030
Am     =   x02210
Am7    =   x02010
B      =   x24442
C      =   x32010
Cadd9  =   x32030
D      =   xx0232
D/F#   =   2x023x
Em     =   022000
Em7    =   020030
G      =   320003 (or use Gno3rd = 3x0033 which we prefer)
G/B    =   x2000x (* use G/B = x2003x at the end of the bridge)

Tab Symbol Key:
/ = slide up to the next note
h = hammer up to the next note
p = pull off down to the next note
~ = let the note ring or vibrate the note

Verse 1:
      G    G/B            C      G           
I got rice cooking in the microwave 
       D                       Em      C
Got a three day beard, I don't plan to shave 
          G     D/F#        Em         C
And its a goofy thing but I just gotta say 
   D      C       G
Hey I'm'a doin' alright
       G          G/B          C        G
Yeah I think I'll make me some homemade soup 
D                       Em         C
Feelin' pretty good an' that's the truth 
G             D/F#     Em     C
It's neither drink nor drug induced, no 
D        C       G
I'm just doin' alright

Chorus:
           D            Em
And it's a great day to be alive 
           Am7         G/B            C        D
I know the sun's still shinin' when I close my eyes 
             D                 Em
There's some hard times in the neighborhood 
    Am7             G/B    C       D
But why can't every day be just as good  

Instrumental 1:
     G       G/B              C        G         D      D         C
 ..oood                                OhhhhhYeah
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------8---10/12-10h12p10-8-10-8---8-----8---8/10-10-8/10-10-12-10h12p10-8---------8~
G--7-7h9---9-----------------------9---7h9---9-------------------------------9-7-7-9---
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Verse 2 (same chords as Verse 1):
It's been 15 years since I left home 
Said good luck to every seed I'd sown 
Gave it my best and then I left it alone, oh 
I hope they're doin' alright 
Now I look in the mirror and what do I see  
A lone wolf there starin' back at me 
Long in the tooth but harmless as can be
Lord I guess he's doin' alright

REPEAT CHORUS

Bridge:

Em                    D                      C
     Sometimes it's lonely,  sometimes it's only  me 
e--3----------------------2---------------------7----  -+( Accent )
B---3----------------------3---------------------8---  -+( Notes  )
G----------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------

G/B     Am      G/B  C     D
And the shadows that fill this room

Em                   D                         Cadd9    *G/B         A7sus4    A
  Some--times  I'm  fallin',  desp'-rate-ly  callin', howlin' at the mooooooooooon
e----15---14---12--10---------14---12---10--8------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------3--------3--------------3-3p2-------
G-/16---14---12---11--------14---12---11---9-----0---0----0---0----------0-------2-----
D----------------------------------------------------------------------2-----------2---
A----------------------------------------------3--------2------------0---------------0-
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Instrumental 2:

     G       G/B         C        G        D        D        Em           C
  Ahhhwwoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
e-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------8---10/12-10~-8-10-8---------8---8/10-10-8/10-10-12-10h12p10-8---------8---
G--7-7h9---9------------------9-7-7h9---9-------------------------------9-7-7h9---9-
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

   G         D/F#      Em7          C               D          C        G
  Ahhhwwoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
e------------10~----10-12~-10--------------------------------------------------------
B--10/12~/15~----12~----------12-10-10~h12p10-8-10-8/10~-10-12-10-8---------8-10-8---
G-------------------------------------------------------------------9-7-7h9--------9-
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     G       G/B         C        G        D        D        Em           C
 YeaheYeah                           AhhhhhHauuh
e-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------8---10/12-10h12p10-8---------8---8/10-10-8/10-10-12-10h12p10-8---------8---
G--7-7h9---9------------------9-7-7h9---9-------------------------------9-7-7h9---9-
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

   G         D/F#      Em7          C               D          C        G
e------------10~----10-12~-10--------------------------------------------------
B--10/12~/15~----12~----------12-10-10~h12p10-8-10-8/10~-10-12-10-8------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------------9-7-7h12~~~
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Verse 3:
       G                 C      G
Well I might go get me a new tattoo 
   D                        Em        C        
Or take my old Harley for a three day cruise 
G          D/F#      Em     C(trill)
Might even grow me a fu man-chu,  ohh,  yah!

REPEAT CHORUS (twice)

Instrumental Coda:

        Note: The D/F# & Em7 are replaced by B & Em in the second half of
              the second time through which signals the end of the song is
              coming up. The CD track starts to fade between D & C at the
              end of the second time through, continuing to fade out and
              end the song after the first half of the third time through. 

     G       G/B         C        G        D        D        Em          C
 gooooooood                                                              Ahhhwwoo...
e-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------8---10/12-10~-8-10-8---------8---8/10-10-8/10-10-12-10h12p10-8---------8---
G--7-7h9---9------------------9-7-7h9---9-------------------------------9-7-7h9---9-
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

   G         D/F#      Em7          C                D          C              G
 ...oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo                                        WohhhhhYeahh...
e------------10~----10-12~-10--------------------------------------------------------------
B--10/12~/15~----12~----------12-10-10~h12p10-8-10-8/10~-10-12-10h12p10-8---------8-10-8---
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------9-7-7-9--------9-
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     G       G/B              C        G        D        D        Em             C
 ...heeYeaahh
e----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------8---10/12-10h12p10-8-10-8---------8---8/10-10-8/10-10-12-10h12p10-8---------8---
G--7-7h9---9-----------------------9-7-7h9---9-------------------------------9-7-7h9---9-
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

   G         B         Em(full)     C               D          C              G
            (^---------^-------- Note the end signal of B and full Em chords)
e------------10~----10-12~-10------------------------------------------------------------
B--10/12~/15~----12~----------12-10-10~h12p10-8-10-8/10~-10-12-10h12p10-8----------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------9-7-7h12~~~~~~~
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


     G       G/B         C        G        D        D        Em          C
                                                                         Ahhhwwoo...
e-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------8---10/12-10~-8-10-8---------8---8/10-10-8/10-10-12-10h12p10-8---------8~~~
G--7-7h9---9------------------9-7-7h9---9-------------------------------9-7-7h9-----
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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