How to Play Barely Alive on Guitar?

Chris Stapleton - Barely Alive can be played in the key of G using the G, Em, C, D chords. For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E. For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D. For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D. For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Barely Alive with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.

Chris Stapleton - Barely Alive Chords

Chord reference G, Em, C, D

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[G]Everything is falling darker every day and every night, [Em]like I thought it would. [G]Everything I ever had was part of you and I [Em]and now theres nothing good. [G]If I [Em]survive, [G]if I [Em]survive, I’ll be barely [G]alive.

[G]Every time i take a drink a whiskey just to get me by, [Em]I think of You, [G]and every night that I don’t lay down by your side, [Em]Girl I think of You.

[G]If I [Em]survive, [G]if I [Em]survive, I’ll be barely [G]alive.

[C]Tell me what it is you needed me to say, [D]tell me way it is you needed me to do. [C]Tell me what it is you needed me to be, [D]can’t you see the pain I’m going through I’m just barely [G]alive.

[G] [Em] [G]Everything is falling darker every day and every night, [Em]like I thought it would. [G]Everything I ever had was part of you and I [Em]and now theres nothing good. [G]If I [Em]survive, [G]if I [Em]survive, I’ll be barely [G]alive.

[Em]I’ll be barely alive, [G]I’ll be barely alive, [Em]girl I’m barely alive. [G] [Em] [G] [Em]

Artist Chris Stapleton

Album Single

Genres Country, Country Rock, Rock

Year 2010

Key G

Chris Stapleton - Barely Alive can be played in the key of G using the G, Em, C, D chords.

For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Barely Alive with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.