Chords for Bobby Womack-Only Survivor
Tempo:
80.55 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
Em
Bm
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Janis Joplin, Jimi [D] Hendrix, Oliver Schreding, Marvin Gaye, Jackie Wilson, Dan [G] Cook.
[D] That's the name of the group.
[G] Sometimes I'm rolling, [Em] [D] sometimes I'm standing still, [F#] sometimes I'm [G] just
Billy Booty [D] isn't worth it all, they know [G] I'm detainable.
[Em] Make the rounds [D] and I take the blows, but I'm the lonely [G] survivor [D] there still standing here.
[Bm]
Sometimes I [A] feel like I'm a long ways from home, [D] and the life in [A] me from [Bm] yesterday is gone.
[D] And my [C#m] army have marched [G] across the hill, [D] and left me [C#m] behind [B] to fight the drug.
We live [Em] from the heart, and [G] we don't [Em] want to make [D] love.
But I'm the lonely survivor there still standing here.
I can see that [Bm] old house standing [G] alongside the [Em] road, [D] where a proper [Bm] lady's [A] praying that [G] he let us go.
[Em] And the grass is [Bm] high, [G] [Em] [D] cause I'm the only [B] hope for my heir to be [F#] found.
And my heart sinks, [G] and the beat don't [Em] want to make it.
[D] I'm [A] the lonely [D] survivor there still standing here.
[G]
Sometimes I'm rolling, [D] sometimes I'm standing still, sometimes [G] I'm just having a ball.
Billy [D] Booty isn't worth it all, they [G] know I'm [Em] detainable.
Make the [D] rounds and I take the blows, but I'm [G] the lonely survivor [D] there still standing here.
[G] Look like my heart can't take it, and my feet don't want to make it.
[D] But I'm the lonely [G] survivor [D] there still standing here.
As I gaze around [Bm] at the picture hanging [G] on my wall, [Em] [D] things come to [Bm] life in my [A] system, maybe I don't know.
[Em] People say she's a [Bm] living legend [G] in time.
[Em] [D] But I'm just a soldier [Bm] [A] by my [G] name.
Look like my heart [Em] can't take it, [G] and my feet don't want to make it.
[D] But I'm the lonely survivor there still standing here.
[G]
[Em] [G] And my [Em] feet don't want to make it.
[D]
[D] That's the name of the group.
[G] Sometimes I'm rolling, [Em] [D] sometimes I'm standing still, [F#] sometimes I'm [G] just
Billy Booty [D] isn't worth it all, they know [G] I'm detainable.
[Em] Make the rounds [D] and I take the blows, but I'm the lonely [G] survivor [D] there still standing here.
[Bm]
Sometimes I [A] feel like I'm a long ways from home, [D] and the life in [A] me from [Bm] yesterday is gone.
[D] And my [C#m] army have marched [G] across the hill, [D] and left me [C#m] behind [B] to fight the drug.
We live [Em] from the heart, and [G] we don't [Em] want to make [D] love.
But I'm the lonely survivor there still standing here.
I can see that [Bm] old house standing [G] alongside the [Em] road, [D] where a proper [Bm] lady's [A] praying that [G] he let us go.
[Em] And the grass is [Bm] high, [G] [Em] [D] cause I'm the only [B] hope for my heir to be [F#] found.
And my heart sinks, [G] and the beat don't [Em] want to make it.
[D] I'm [A] the lonely [D] survivor there still standing here.
[G]
Sometimes I'm rolling, [D] sometimes I'm standing still, sometimes [G] I'm just having a ball.
Billy [D] Booty isn't worth it all, they [G] know I'm [Em] detainable.
Make the [D] rounds and I take the blows, but I'm [G] the lonely survivor [D] there still standing here.
[G] Look like my heart can't take it, and my feet don't want to make it.
[D] But I'm the lonely [G] survivor [D] there still standing here.
As I gaze around [Bm] at the picture hanging [G] on my wall, [Em] [D] things come to [Bm] life in my [A] system, maybe I don't know.
[Em] People say she's a [Bm] living legend [G] in time.
[Em] [D] But I'm just a soldier [Bm] [A] by my [G] name.
Look like my heart [Em] can't take it, [G] and my feet don't want to make it.
[D] But I'm the lonely survivor there still standing here.
[G]
[Em] [G] And my [Em] feet don't want to make it.
[D]
Key:
D
G
Em
Bm
A
D
G
Em
_ _ Janis Joplin, Jimi [D] Hendrix, Oliver Schreding, Marvin Gaye, Jackie Wilson, Dan [G] Cook.
[D] That's the name of the group. _ _
[G] Sometimes I'm rolling, [Em] _ [D] sometimes I'm standing still, [F#] sometimes I'm [G] just_
Billy Booty [D] isn't worth it all, they know [G] I'm detainable.
[Em] Make the rounds [D] and I take the blows, but I'm the lonely [G] survivor [D] there still standing here.
_ [Bm]
Sometimes I [A] feel like I'm a long ways from home, _ [D] and the life in [A] me from [Bm] yesterday is gone.
[D] And my [C#m] army have marched [G] across the hill, [D] and left me [C#m] behind [B] to fight the drug.
We live [Em] from the heart, and [G] we don't [Em] want to make [D] love.
But I'm the lonely survivor there still standing here.
I can see that [Bm] old house standing [G] alongside the [Em] road, [D] where a proper [Bm] lady's [A] praying that [G] he let us go.
_ [Em] And the grass is [Bm] high, _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ [D] cause I'm the only [B] hope for my heir to be [F#] found.
_ And my heart sinks, [G] and the beat don't [Em] want to make it.
[D] I'm [A] the lonely [D] survivor there still standing here.
_ [G]
Sometimes I'm rolling, [D] sometimes I'm standing still, sometimes [G] I'm just having a ball.
Billy [D] Booty isn't worth it all, they [G] know I'm [Em] detainable.
Make the [D] rounds and I take the blows, but I'm [G] the lonely survivor [D] there still standing here.
[G] Look like my heart can't take it, and my feet don't want to make it.
[D] But I'm the lonely [G] survivor [D] there still standing here.
_ As I gaze around [Bm] at the picture hanging [G] on my wall, [Em] _ [D] things come to [Bm] life in my [A] system, maybe I don't know.
[Em] _ People say she's a [Bm] living legend [G] in time.
[Em] _ [D] But I'm just a soldier [Bm] [A] by my [G] name.
_ Look like my heart [Em] can't take it, [G] and my feet don't want to make it.
[D] But I'm the lonely survivor there still standing here.
_ _ [G] _
_ [Em] _ [G] And my [Em] feet don't want to make it.
[D] _
[D] That's the name of the group. _ _
[G] Sometimes I'm rolling, [Em] _ [D] sometimes I'm standing still, [F#] sometimes I'm [G] just_
Billy Booty [D] isn't worth it all, they know [G] I'm detainable.
[Em] Make the rounds [D] and I take the blows, but I'm the lonely [G] survivor [D] there still standing here.
_ [Bm]
Sometimes I [A] feel like I'm a long ways from home, _ [D] and the life in [A] me from [Bm] yesterday is gone.
[D] And my [C#m] army have marched [G] across the hill, [D] and left me [C#m] behind [B] to fight the drug.
We live [Em] from the heart, and [G] we don't [Em] want to make [D] love.
But I'm the lonely survivor there still standing here.
I can see that [Bm] old house standing [G] alongside the [Em] road, [D] where a proper [Bm] lady's [A] praying that [G] he let us go.
_ [Em] And the grass is [Bm] high, _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ [D] cause I'm the only [B] hope for my heir to be [F#] found.
_ And my heart sinks, [G] and the beat don't [Em] want to make it.
[D] I'm [A] the lonely [D] survivor there still standing here.
_ [G]
Sometimes I'm rolling, [D] sometimes I'm standing still, sometimes [G] I'm just having a ball.
Billy [D] Booty isn't worth it all, they [G] know I'm [Em] detainable.
Make the [D] rounds and I take the blows, but I'm [G] the lonely survivor [D] there still standing here.
[G] Look like my heart can't take it, and my feet don't want to make it.
[D] But I'm the lonely [G] survivor [D] there still standing here.
_ As I gaze around [Bm] at the picture hanging [G] on my wall, [Em] _ [D] things come to [Bm] life in my [A] system, maybe I don't know.
[Em] _ People say she's a [Bm] living legend [G] in time.
[Em] _ [D] But I'm just a soldier [Bm] [A] by my [G] name.
_ Look like my heart [Em] can't take it, [G] and my feet don't want to make it.
[D] But I'm the lonely survivor there still standing here.
_ _ [G] _
_ [Em] _ [G] And my [Em] feet don't want to make it.
[D] _