A#      Am      C       Cm      D       D#      Dm      
<====>  <====>  <====>  <====>  <====>  <====>  <====>  
 ||OO    ||||    ||||    ||||    ||||    |||O    ||O|   
 |O||    O|||    ||||    ||||    OOO|    ||||    OO||   
 O|||    ||||    |||O    |OOO    ||||    |OO|    ||||   
 ||||    ||||    ||||    ||||    ||||    ||||    ||||   
.||||   .||||   .||||   .||||   .||||   .||||   .||||   
 ||||    ||||    ||||    ||||    ||||    ||||    ||||   

Fm      G#      G7      
<====>  <====>  <====>  
 O|O|    ||||    ||O|   
 ||||    ||||    |O|O   
 |||O    |O|O    ||||   
 ||||    ||O|    ||||   
.||||   .O|||   .||||   
 ||||    ||||    ||||   

[intro]
             C     Am C
This was a triumph
    Am           C
I'm making a note here
Am           C Am
"huge success"

     Dm              G7
It's hard to overstate my satis-
C      Am C
-faction

Am         C     Am C
Aperture Science
   Am             C       Am      C Am
we do what we must because we can

Dm              G7
For the good of all of us
           G#
except the ones who are dead


[chorus]
            D#        A#           G#       D#
but there's no sense crying over every mistake
         D#       A#               G#         D#
you just keep on trying till you run out of cake
        Fm           A#            D#      A#/D  Cm
and the science gets done and you make a neat gun
        G#           G7
for the people who are still alive


[bridge]
C Am
C Am
C Am
C Am


[verse]
             C    Am  C
I'm not even angry
Am          C      Am      C   Am
I'm being so sincere right now

Dm              G7
Even though you broke my heart and
     C   Am C
killed me

    Am           C   Am C
And tore me to pieces
    Am               C   Am      C  Am
And threw every piece into a fire

Dm                 G7
As they burned, it hurt because
         G#
I was so happy for you


[chorus]
          D#         A#           G#        D#
Now these points of data make a beautiful line
          D#      A#             G#         D#
And we're out of beta; we're releasing on time
       G#         A#                D#       A#/D       Cm
So I'm glad I got burned; think of all the things we learned
        G#           G7
for the people who are still alive


[bridge]
C Am
C Am
C Am
C Am


[verse]
(quieter)
             C       Am  C
Go ahead and leave me
  Am            C      Am      C   Am
I think I prefer to stay inside

Dm                G7
Maybe you'll find someone else
       C   Am C
to help you

Am           C   Am C
Maybe Black Mesa?
Am              C     Am            C  Am
That was a joke - haha - fat chance!

Dm           G7
Anyway, this cake is great
          G#
it's so delicious and moist


[chorus]
        D#         A#                    G#         D#
Look at me, still talking when there's science to do
  D#        A#                  G#           D#
I look out there; it makes me glad I'm not you
       G#         A#                D#       A#/D   Cm
I've experiments to run; there is research to be done
       G#          G7            C
on the people who are still alive


[outro]
Am      C           Am           C
And believe me, I am still alive!
Am        C             Am            C
I'm doing science and I'm still alive!
Am        C             Am           C
I feel fantastic and I'm still alive!
Am              C           Am            C
And when you're dying I'll be still alive!
Am              C            Am           C
And when you're dead I will be still alive
Am         C
Still alive
Am        (C)
Still alive