Make It Alright

You're so thin
What you've been eating
It's alive
It's alive

You're so thin
Something's eaten it's way in
You can't hide
It's alive

I, I'll make you alright (x4)

Change your skin
Who you gonna be next time?
Which disguise
Which disguise do you recognise?

Think you know just who you are
Well I got news for you
Baby, you don't exist
So many faces queuing up in the sight of you
Maybe it's stick or twist
All of this confusion can be put on the fire
Invitations out for the wake
Heard enough for decent people running this world
Baby, everything is fake

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• Getting Away With It (All Messed Up) :Studio, Single, 2001
• 2001 Singles & B-Sides :Compilation, Album, 2024

Can't find any records of performances.

James - Make It Alright

Taken from the single Getting Away With It (All Messed Up)

Written and performed by James

Main Riff:

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Alternative Main Riff:

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E--5b(7)r--3--------------------------------------------

Another Riff:

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Ending Riff:

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Song Structure:

This song is a really simple verse/chorus song with a nice riff and only two chords. The Main Riff is that great low pitched riff that occurs throughout the verses. Once or twice though the Alternative Main Riff is played instead. Also occuring during the verses is Another Riff which is essentially just "background ambience."
Towards the end of the song a lot of guitar noise is made, the only decipherable riff being the Ending Riff. To recreate some of that noise is easy: simply play the chords C or F (or parts of them) high up the neck past the twelfth. Then just strum like mad!.
An acoustic guitar crops up at various points throughout the song, playing what equates to the chords C and F but not strummed, more like the individual notes are picked. Just listen to the song and you'll know what I mean.

Lyrics/Chords:

C F
You're so thin

C F
What you've been eating

C
It's alive

F
It's alive

C
It's within


You're so thin

Something's eaten it's way in

You can't hide

It's alive



I, I'll make you alright (x4)



Change your skin

Who you gonna be next time?

Which disguise

Which disguise do you recognise?



Think you know just who you are

Well I got news for you

Baby, you don't exist

So many faces queuing up in the sight of you

Maybe it's stick or twist

All of this confusion can be put on the fire

Invitations out for the wake

Heard enough for decent people running this world

Baby, everything is fake




Transcribed by Alex Carter 2001.

alex@shandy3000.fsnet.co.uk