I Will Survive Chords by Gloria Gaynor

Tempo:
119.6 bpm
Chords used:

Am

Dm

E

G

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[E] .
[Am] .
[Dm] I was petrified.
I [G] kept thinking I could never live [C] without you by my side.
But [F] then I spent so many nights [B] thinking [G] how you did me wrong.
And I [Am] grew strong.
[E] And I learned how to get along.
[Am] And so you're back.
.
[Dm] [G] .
[C] I [F] should have changed that stupid lock.
I should have [Bm] made you leave your key.
If I'd have known for [E] just one second you'd be back to bother me.
[Am] But now I'm back.
.
[Dm] Walk out the door.
Just [G] turn around now.
[C] You're not welcome anymore.
[F] Weren't you the one who [Bm] tried to hurt me with goodbye?.
Did [A] you think I'd crumble?.
Did you think I'd [E] lay down and die?.
[Am] I [Dm] will survive.
[G] Always and long as I know how [C] to stay alive.
[F] I've got all my life to live.
[Bm] And I've got all my love to give.
[A] And I'll survive.
I [E] will survive.
[Dm] Hey, [Am] hey.
.
[Dm] [G] .
[C] [F] .
[B] [A] .
[E] [Am] Only in love do you [C] give me strength [Dm] not to fall apart.
Though I try [Em] hard to mend the pieces of my broken heart.
And I [F] spent oh so many nights just [B] feeling sorry for myself.
I [A] used to cry.
But now I [E] hold my head up high and [Am] you see me.
.
[Dm] Somebody new.
I'm [G] not that chained up little person [C] still in love with you.
And [F] so you felt like dropping in and [Bm] just expecting to be free.
Well now I'm [A] saving all my loving [E] for someone who's loving me.
[Am] Walk [Dm] out the door.
Just [G] turn around now.
You're [Em] not welcome anymore.
[F] Weren't you the one who [B] tried to crush me with goodbye?.
[Bm] Did you [E] think I'd crumble?.
Did you think I'd lay down and die?.
I will [Am] survive.
.
[Dm] And [G] as long as I know how to live.
[Em] [F] I've got all my life to live.
And [Bm] I've got all my love to give.
And [A] I'll survive.
I [E] will survive.
.
[Am] Oh, now I'm saving all [Dm] my loving for someone who's loving me.
Walk out the door.
Just [G] turn around now.
[C] You're not welcome anymore.
[F] Weren't you the one who [B] tried to crush me with goodbye?.
Did you [E] think I'd crumble?.
Did you think I'd lay down [Am] .
[Dm] and die?.
[G] As long as I know how to [C] live.
I will survive.
[F] I've got all my life to live.
And [B] I've got all my love to give.
[D] And I will survive.
[E] I will [Am] survive.
.
[Dm] [G] .
[C] [F] .
[B] [Am] .
[E] [Am] Walk [Dm] out the door.
Just [G] turn around now.
You're [C] not welcome anymore.
[F] Weren't you the one who [B] tried to crush me with goodbye?.
[A] Did you think I'd crumble?.
Did you think [E] I'd lay down [Am] and die?.
[Dm] As [G] long as .
[C] [F] I know how to live.
I've got all my life to live.
And I've [Bm] got all my love to give.
And [A] I'll survive.
[E] I will survive.
[Am] [Dm] [G] [C] .
[F] .
[B] [E] .
[D] [Am] .
[Dm] .
[N] .
Key:  
Am
2311
Dm
2311
E
2311
G
2131
F
134211111
Am
2311
Dm
2311
E
2311
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To start learning Gloria Gaynor - (1981 Re-recording) I Will Survive chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - E, Am, Dm and G in sequence. A good strategy is to initiate at 59 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 120 BPM. With the song's key of A Minor, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ .
[Dm] I was petrified.
I [G] kept thinking I could never live [C] without you by my side.
But [F] then I spent so many nights [B] thinking [G] how you did me wrong.
And I [Am] grew strong.
[E] And I learned how to get along.
[Am] And so you're back.
_ _ .
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ .
[C] I _ [F] should have changed that stupid lock.
I should have [Bm] made you leave your key.
If I'd have known for [E] just one second you'd be back to bother me.
[Am] But now I'm back.
_ .
[Dm] Walk out the door.
Just [G] turn around now.
[C] You're not welcome anymore.
[F] _ Weren't you the one who [Bm] tried to hurt me with goodbye?.
Did [A] you think I'd crumble?.
Did you think I'd [E] lay down and die?.
[Am] _ _ I [Dm] will survive.
_ [G] Always and long as I know how [C] _ to stay alive.
[F] I've got all my life to live.
[Bm] And I've got all my love to give.
[A] And I'll survive.
I [E] will survive.
_ [Dm] Hey, [Am] hey.
_ _ .
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ .
[C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ .
[B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ .
[E] _ _ _ [Am] Only in love do you [C] give me strength [Dm] not to fall apart.
Though I try [Em] hard to mend the pieces of my broken heart.
And I [F] spent oh so many nights just [B] feeling sorry for myself.
I [A] used to cry.
But now I [E] hold my head up high and [Am] you see me.
_ .
[Dm] Somebody new.
I'm [G] not that chained up little person [C] still in love with you.
And [F] so you felt like dropping in and [Bm] just expecting to be free.
Well now I'm [A] saving all my loving [E] for someone who's loving me.
[Am] _ _ Walk [Dm] out the door.
Just [G] turn around now.
You're [Em] not welcome anymore.
[F] Weren't you the one who [B] tried to crush me with goodbye?.
[Bm] Did you [E] think I'd crumble?.
Did you think I'd lay down and die?.
I will [Am] _ survive.
_ .
[Dm] _ _ And [G] as long as I know how to live.
[Em] _ _ _ [F] I've got all my life to live.
And [Bm] I've got all my love to give.
And [A] I'll survive.
I [E] will survive.
_ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [Am] Oh, now I'm saving all [Dm] my loving for someone who's loving me.
Walk out the door.
Just [G] turn around now.
[C] You're not welcome anymore.
[F] Weren't you the one who [B] tried to crush me with goodbye?.
Did you [E] think I'd crumble?.
Did you think I'd lay down _ [Am] _ _ _ _ .
[Dm] _ and die?.
[G] As long as I know how to [C] live.
I will _ survive.
[F] I've got all my life to live.
And [B] I've got all my love to give.
[D] And I will survive.
[E] I will [Am] survive.
_ _ _ .
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ .
[C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ .
[B] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ .
[E] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ Walk [Dm] out the door.
Just [G] turn around now.
You're [C] not welcome anymore.
[F] Weren't you the one who [B] tried to crush me with goodbye?.
_ [A] Did you think I'd crumble?.
Did you think [E] I'd lay down _ _ [Am] _ and die?.
[Dm] As _ _ _ [G] long as _ _ .
[C] _ _ _ [F] I know how to live.
I've got all my life to live.
And I've [Bm] got all my love to give.
And [A] I'll survive.
_ [E] I will survive.
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ .
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ .
[B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [D] _ [Am] _ _ _ .
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ .

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