Chords for Only The Strong Survive
Tempo:
60.05 bpm
Chords used:
G
Am
Em
C
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
I remember my first love affair.
[Am] Somehow nothing a [C] whole darn thing went wrong.
But my mama had some great [A] advice so I thought I'd put it in the words [G] of this song.
I can still hear her saying, Boy, boy, boy, boy,
Oh I see [Am] you sitting out there all alone, crying your eyes out,
Cause the woman [G] that you love is gone.
Oh, there's gonna be, there's gonna be, a [C] whole lot of trouble in your life.
[Am] Oh, so listen to me, get up off your knees, [G] cause only the strong survive.
That's what she said, only the strong survive.
[Em] Only the strong survive.
Yeah, you gotta [Bm] be strong, you better hold on [G] with [Am] your head hung down.
Well, I wouldn't let the little girl know, wouldn't let her know, that she [G] made me feel like a clown.
There are a whole lot of girls, looking [C] for a good man like you.
[Am] Oh, but you'll never meet them if you give up now [G] and say your life is through.
Then she said, only the strong survive.
Only [Em] the strong survive.
[Bm] Yeah, you gotta be a man, you gotta take a stand.
[G] [Am] [C]
[G] So I'm telling you right now, only the strong survive.
Only [Em] the strong survive.
Hey, you gotta be strong, you better hold [G] on.
Don't you know that things are [Em] gonna change.
Oh, but you gotta be [Bm] a man, [D] you gotta take a stand.
And [G] never feel that you [Em] can't make it big.
[Am] Somehow nothing a [C] whole darn thing went wrong.
But my mama had some great [A] advice so I thought I'd put it in the words [G] of this song.
I can still hear her saying, Boy, boy, boy, boy,
Oh I see [Am] you sitting out there all alone, crying your eyes out,
Cause the woman [G] that you love is gone.
Oh, there's gonna be, there's gonna be, a [C] whole lot of trouble in your life.
[Am] Oh, so listen to me, get up off your knees, [G] cause only the strong survive.
That's what she said, only the strong survive.
[Em] Only the strong survive.
Yeah, you gotta [Bm] be strong, you better hold on [G] with [Am] your head hung down.
Well, I wouldn't let the little girl know, wouldn't let her know, that she [G] made me feel like a clown.
There are a whole lot of girls, looking [C] for a good man like you.
[Am] Oh, but you'll never meet them if you give up now [G] and say your life is through.
Then she said, only the strong survive.
Only [Em] the strong survive.
[Bm] Yeah, you gotta be a man, you gotta take a stand.
[G] [Am] [C]
[G] So I'm telling you right now, only the strong survive.
Only [Em] the strong survive.
Hey, you gotta be strong, you better hold [G] on.
Don't you know that things are [Em] gonna change.
Oh, but you gotta be [Bm] a man, [D] you gotta take a stand.
And [G] never feel that you [Em] can't make it big.
Key:
G
Am
Em
C
Bm
G
Am
Em
_ I remember my first love affair.
[Am] Somehow nothing a [C] whole darn thing went wrong.
But my mama had some great [A] advice so I thought I'd put it in the words [G] of this song.
I can still hear her saying, Boy, boy, boy, boy,
Oh I see [Am] you sitting out there all alone, _ crying your eyes out,
Cause the woman [G] that you love is gone. _
Oh, there's gonna be, there's gonna be, a [C] whole lot of trouble in your life. _
[Am] Oh, so listen to me, get up off your knees, [G] cause only the strong survive.
That's what she said, only the strong survive.
_ [Em] Only the strong survive. _
Yeah, you gotta [Bm] be strong, you better hold on [G] with _ _ [Am] your head hung down.
_ Well, I wouldn't let the little girl know, wouldn't let her know, that she [G] made me feel like a clown.
_ There are a whole lot of girls, looking [C] for a good man like you.
_ [Am] Oh, but you'll never meet them if you give up now [G] and say your life is through.
Then she said, only the strong survive.
Only [Em] the strong survive.
_ [Bm] Yeah, you gotta be a man, you gotta take a stand.
[G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] So I'm telling you right now, only the strong survive.
Only [Em] the strong survive.
Hey, you gotta be strong, you better hold [G] _ _ on.
Don't you know that things are [Em] gonna change.
Oh, but you gotta be [Bm] a man, [D] you gotta take a stand.
And [G] never feel that you [Em] can't make it big. _ _
[Am] Somehow nothing a [C] whole darn thing went wrong.
But my mama had some great [A] advice so I thought I'd put it in the words [G] of this song.
I can still hear her saying, Boy, boy, boy, boy,
Oh I see [Am] you sitting out there all alone, _ crying your eyes out,
Cause the woman [G] that you love is gone. _
Oh, there's gonna be, there's gonna be, a [C] whole lot of trouble in your life. _
[Am] Oh, so listen to me, get up off your knees, [G] cause only the strong survive.
That's what she said, only the strong survive.
_ [Em] Only the strong survive. _
Yeah, you gotta [Bm] be strong, you better hold on [G] with _ _ [Am] your head hung down.
_ Well, I wouldn't let the little girl know, wouldn't let her know, that she [G] made me feel like a clown.
_ There are a whole lot of girls, looking [C] for a good man like you.
_ [Am] Oh, but you'll never meet them if you give up now [G] and say your life is through.
Then she said, only the strong survive.
Only [Em] the strong survive.
_ [Bm] Yeah, you gotta be a man, you gotta take a stand.
[G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] So I'm telling you right now, only the strong survive.
Only [Em] the strong survive.
Hey, you gotta be strong, you better hold [G] _ _ on.
Don't you know that things are [Em] gonna change.
Oh, but you gotta be [Bm] a man, [D] you gotta take a stand.
And [G] never feel that you [Em] can't make it big. _ _