Chords for Aretha Franklin - I Will Survive (The Aretha Version) (Audio)

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[Am] At first I was afraid, [Dm] I was petrified
[G] Kept thinking I could never live [C] without you by my side
[F] But then I spent so many nights
[Bm] Thinking how you did me wrong and [E] I grew strong
And I learned how to get along and [Am] now you're right [A] by _ [Dm] my side
I [G] just walked in to find you here with that [C] bad look upon your face
I [F] should have changed that stupid lock, [B] I should have made you leave your key
[E] If I'd have known for just one second you'd be back to bother me
[Am] What did I [Eb] do?
[D] Walk out the door, just [G] turn around now
Cause you're [C] not welcome anymore
[F] Weren't you the one who [Bm] tried to hurt me with goodbye?
Did you [A] think I'd crumble?
Did you [E] think I'd lay down and die?
[Am] Oh no, no, [Eb] _ [D] I will survive
[A] As long as [Em] I know how [C] you feel like
[F] I've got all my life to live, I've [B] got all my love to give
[E] And I'll survive, I'll survive
[Am] Hey
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_ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[F] Do do do do [Bm] do do do do _
_ [E] _ _ do do do do do
Oh, [Am] _ [Eb] give me strength and not [Dm] let me fall apart
I [G] can't hide the many pieces [C] of my broken heart
Yeah, [F] I spent so many nights [B] feeling sorry for myself
I used to cry, but [E] now I hold my head, [Am] you see [Eb] me
[Dm] So bad, _ [G] I tend to little person, [C] still sweat for you
So [Am] you felt like dropping by, [B] and you expected me to be free
Well I'm saving all my loving [E] for someone who's loving me
[Am] Oh [Eb] no, walk [Dm] out the door, just [G] turn around
Cause [C] you're not welcome anymore
[F] Weren't you the one who tried [B] to crush me with goodbye?
Did you think [E] I'd crumble?
_ Did you think I'd lay down and die?
_ [Am] Oh [Eb] no, I [Dm] _ will [G] survive
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_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ And I will [B] survive, I [E] will survive _
I am _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
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_ _ a [Am] survivor, I'm gonna [Dm] make it
_ _ [E] I'm gonna [Am] try, _ [E] _ [Am] I'll _ _ [Bb] make it
I'm not gonna stop, _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [Am] _ I will [Bb] survive
I am [E] a _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [E] _ _ [Am] _ [Eb] survivor, I will survive
Are you [Dm] listening?
_ Now you know [G] it took all of the strength that I had [C] not to fall _ [F] apart
I kept trying [B] hard to mend the pieces of my [E] broken heart
But I will survive
It [Am] took all the strength I had [Dm] not to fall apart
_ [G] The [A] pieces of [G] my broken heart
[F] I spent so many nights feeling [B] sorry for [E] myself
I used to cry, but now I hold my head, _ [Am] you see [Eb] me
[Dm] So bad, I [G] tend to little [C] person, still in love with you
Oh, [F] so you felt like stopping by [B] and expected me to be free?
[E] Yeah, well I'm saving all my love for someone who's loving me
[Am] Beat it, [Eb]
get [Am] to stepping, keep [G] it moving
Get on down [C] the road, alright?
_ _ [F] Weren't you the one who tried [B] to crush me with goodbye?
Did you think [E] I'd crumble? _
Thought I'd lay down and _ _ [Am] _ die
This is [Dm] me, _ shown [G] not free
_ [B] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [B] _ And I will [E] survive, _ I will survive
Yeah, [Am] _ _
yeah _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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