I Will Survive Chords by Diana Ross

Tempo:
122.05 bpm
Chords used:

Am

Dm

G

D

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[F] One, [G] two, three, [Bb] uh.
No, no, no, girls, [Eb] girls.
You've got to give them [Gm] feeling.
You've got to give them something like this.
You've got to [B] snap it.
You know, and [Eb] you pull it in from your diaphragm, OK?
You've got to go, uh, like that.
You've got [F] to feel it.
Stop.
[G] In the name [Bb] of love.
Hey, Rue.
Hey.
Here's what you've got to do.
Everything looks really, really [Cm] great.
But you've really got to give it a little [E] bit [A] more.
More?
[N] Yeah, more like this and some of that.
OK, OK, like this, like, uh.
No, more like this.
Oh.
[F]
[G] [Dm] This is [C] dedicated to my [Bb] girls.
[Cm] [Eb]
[Am] First I was afraid.
[Dm]
[G] [C] You're by my side.
[F] Then I spent so many [Bb] nights thinking how you did me [A] wrong.
And I grew strong.
[E] And I learned how to get along.
[C] And so you're back.
[F]
I [G] was just walking to find you here with [Em] that sad look
upon your face.
Should have [Am] told you this, even though I [Dm] should have made you
a new Vicky.
If I [E] had known for just one second you'd be back to bother
me more [C] now.
[F]
[G] Just turn around now.
[Em] But you're not welcome anymore.
[C] Once you were the one who [Dm] tried to break me with your vibe.
Did you think [A] I'd come home?
[E] Did you think I'd lay down and die?
[Am] [F]
For a [G] reason.
[Em]
I've [Am] got all my life to live.
[Dm] And I've got all my love to give.
I'll [E] survive.
I'm here.
[Am] [D]
[Am]
[D] [Am]
[D] [Am] I'm here.
Yeah.
[Dm]
Just [G] try to hold pieces of my broken [Em] heart.
And I [Am] spent so many nights just feeling [Dm] sorry for myself.
I used [Am] to cry.
[E] But now I hold my head up and you [C] see me.
[Dm] So bad [G] that you don't know the person still [Em] in love with you.
And so [Am] you felt like loving it [Dm] and just expect me to be free.
But now [Am] I'm saving all [E] my love.
Or someone was loving me [Am] [F]
[G] [Em]
anymore.
[Am] Once you were the one who [Dm] tried to break me with your vibe.
Did you think [A] I'd come home?
[E] Did you think I'd lay down and [C] [Dm] die?
I will survive.
Oh, [G] and I still [Em]
feel alive.
[Am] I've got all my [F] life to live.
And [Dm] I've got all my love to give.
[Am] I'll survive.
[E] I will survive.
Don't [C] let go.
[F]
Just [G] turn around now.
Cause you're not welcome anymore.
[Am] Once you [F] were the one who [Dm] tried to break me with your vibe.
Did you [Am] think I'd come home?
[E] Did you think I'd lay down and die?
[C] [Dm]
Oh, [G] and I still [Em]
feel alive.
[F] I've got all my life to live.
And I've got [Dm] all my love to give.
[Am] I'll survive.
[E] I will survive.
[C] [D]
[Am] Yeah.
[D]
Yeah. [Am] Yeah!
[Bm] [Am]
I'll
[D] survive.
[Am] [D] I will [Am] survive.
[Ebm] [C]
[D] [Am] [C]
[D] [Am] [Bb]
[D] [Am]
[D] [Am]
[D] [Am]
[Bm] [Am]
[D] [Am]
[N]
Key:  
Am
2311
Dm
2311
G
2131
D
1321
F
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Am
2311
Dm
2311
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To learn Diana Ross - I Will Survive chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: Em, Am, D, Am, Dm, G and Em. Kick off your practice at a gentle 61 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 122 BPM. Given the song's key of A Minor, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[F] One, [G] two, three, [Bb] uh.
No, no, no, girls, [Eb] girls.
You've got to give them [Gm] feeling.
You've got to give them something like this.
You've got to [B] snap it.
You know, and [Eb] you pull it in from your diaphragm, OK?
You've got to go, uh, like that.
You've got [F] to feel it.
Stop.
[G] In the name [Bb] of love.
_ Hey, Rue.
Hey.
Here's what you've got to do.
Everything looks really, really [Cm] great.
But you've really got to give it a little [E] bit [A] more.
More?
[N] Yeah, more like _ _ this and some of that.
OK, OK, like this, like, uh. _
No, more like this.
Oh.
_ [F] _ _
_ [G] _ _ [Dm] _ This is [C] dedicated to my [Bb] girls. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ [Am] First I was afraid.
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] You're by my side.
[F] Then I spent so many [Bb] nights thinking how you did me [A] wrong.
And I grew strong.
[E] And I learned how to get along. _
_ [C] And so you're back.
_ _ [F] _
I [G] was just walking to find you here with [Em] that sad look
upon your face.
Should have [Am] told you this, even though I [Dm] should have made you
a new Vicky.
If I [E] had known for just one second you'd be back to bother
me more [C] now.
_ _ [F] _ _
_ [G] Just turn around now.
[Em] But you're not welcome anymore.
_ [C] Once you were the one who [Dm] tried to break me with your vibe.
Did you think [A] I'd come home?
[E] Did you think I'd lay down and die?
_ [Am] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ For a [G] reason.
_ _ [Em] _ _
_ I've [Am] got all my life to live.
[Dm] And I've got all my love to give.
I'll [E] survive. _ _ _
I'm here.
[Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [Am] I'm here.
Yeah. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ Just [G] try to hold pieces of my broken [Em] heart.
And I [Am] spent so many nights just feeling [Dm] sorry for myself.
I used [Am] to cry.
[E] But now I hold my head up and you [C] see me.
[Dm] So bad _ _ [G] that you don't know the person still [Em] in love with you.
And so [Am] you felt like loving it [Dm] and just expect me to be free.
But now [Am] I'm saving all [E] my love.
Or someone was loving me _ [Am] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
anymore.
_ [Am] Once you were the one who [Dm] tried to break me with your vibe.
Did you think [A] I'd come home?
[E] Did you think I'd lay down and _ [C] _ _ [Dm] die?
I will survive.
Oh, [G] and I still _ _ _ [Em] _
feel alive.
[Am] I've got all my [F] life to live.
And [Dm] I've got all my love to give.
_ [Am] I'll survive.
[E] I will survive. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Don't [C] let go.
_ _ _ [F] _
_ Just [G] turn around now.
Cause you're not welcome anymore.
[Am] Once you [F] were the one who [Dm] tried to break me with your vibe.
Did you [Am] think I'd come home?
[E] Did you think I'd lay down and die?
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ Oh, [G] and I still _ _ [Em] _ _
feel alive.
[F] I've got all my life to live.
And I've got [Dm] all my love to give.
[Am] I'll survive.
[E] I will survive.
_ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [Am] Yeah.
_ _ [D] _ _
_ Yeah. [Am] Yeah! _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
I'll _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ survive. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] [D] I will [Am] survive. _
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This song was written by Dino Fekaris and Freddie Perren.

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