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Only The Strong Survive

Billy Paul

R&B / SoulAdvanced for beginners11 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

F
GmDiagram coming soon
C×○○
D#Diagram coming soon
BbDiagram coming soon
CmDiagram coming soon
Am×○○
A×○○
Dm××○
F#mDiagram coming soon
G○○○

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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              F                 Gm                F 
I see you sittin' there all alone 
Gm               F 
Crying your eyes out 
C     Gm           F                D# 
While everything's going wrong 
Bb               F 
You know there's gonna be 
               Gm 
A whole lot of trouble in your life 
                     C        Cm 
Listen to me, get up off your knees 
C               F                   D# 
'Cause only the strong survive 
 
Bb              F 
Only the strong survive 
                C 
Only the strong survive 
Am   A            Dm 
Hey, you gotta be strong 
C         Bb 
You gotta hold on 
F            Gm       Am            Bb 
I said don't give up, no don't 
 
C      F 
I said don't go around 
               Gm 
With your head looking down 
A               Gm       F                   D# 
Dont you let'em make you feel like a clown 
Bb            F 
There's a lot of opportunity 
               Gm 
Out there just waiting for you 
                                   C 
But you'll never succeed if you've given up 
             F 
And say your life is through 
D#                          Bb 
Listen this minute what I'm tellin' you 
 
                F 
Only the strong survive 
                C 
Only the strong survive 
A                   Dm 
I Hey, you gotta be strong 
C     Bb 
Gotta hold on 
F            Gm            Am 
You gotta be a man, take a stand 
 
Bb              F 
Only the strong survive 
                C 
Only the strong survive 
 
     A           Dm 
Weak fall by the wayside 
F         Bb 
You gotta hold on 
F                  Gm 
You gotta keep on, keep on 
F                         Bb 
Keep on, keep on, keep on gettin' on 
 
Bb                     F 
'Cause only the strong survive 
                C 
Only the strong survive 
     A    Am     Dm 
Weak fall by the wayside 
F            Bb 
You gotta be strong 
F         Gm 
You gotta hold on 
Am             C 
You gotta keep goin' on 
 
                F 
Only the strong survive 
                C 
Only the strong survive 
     A    Am     Dm 
Weak fall by the wayside 
C              Bb 
You gotta be a man 
F                Gm 
You gotta take a stand 
 
Gm 
Get up, set your body in motion 
F#m          Gm 
You know the strong survive 
G           Gm 
Wake up and get your education 
                     Bb     Gm 
So you can keep your family alive 
Am       Gm 
Get away from negative situations 
Gm                      G      Gm 
It can only bring you a lot of frustrations 
Am              C      F 
'Cause only the strong survive 
 
 
Repeat I 
 
 
Cifrada por YUKIKO NINOMIYA UMEMARU

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Chord set

F · Gm · C · D# · Bb · Cm · Am · A · Dm · F#m · G

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.