Chords for Gene Watson : A way to survive
Tempo:
86.65 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
Am
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [Dm] [D#m] [G]
[C]
[G] [Am] [B] [C] I look at your picture [Em] [D] too often.
[Am] [F#] [G] It helps keep your memory [C] alive.
[Am] [G]
It's [Am] [G] [C] not healthy, they say, [D] to relive yesterday.
[G] But for me, it's a way to [C] survive.
[G] [C]
I [Dm] [C] [F] must cling to [G] what's gone.
[C] If [G] I'm [Em] to [F] go, I [D] [C] can't [G] face the future [C] I've tried.
[G]
[F] [G] [C] Perhaps for the rest, [D] looking [F#] back [D] isn't [F#] best.
[G] But for [B] me, [G] it's a way to [C] survive.
When
[D] [Am] [D]
[F#m] [G]
[C]
[A] [Em] [C] my heart aches, I read [D] all your letters.
[G] And the words make our love [C] seem alive.
[G]
[A] [G] [C] They say I [Em] can't [Am] last [D] if I live in the past.
[G] But for me, it's a way [C] to survive.
[Dm] [C] I [F] must cling to [G] what's gone.
[C] If [E] I'm to [F] go, [Em] [Dm] [C] I can't [G] face the future [C] I've tried.
[G]
[Dm] [G] [C] Perhaps for the rest, [D] looking [F#] back [D]
isn't best.
[G] But for me, it's a way [C] to survive.
[Bm] [Am] [G] But for me, it's a way [C] to survive.
[G] [C] [G] [C]
[C]
[G] [Am] [B] [C] I look at your picture [Em] [D] too often.
[Am] [F#] [G] It helps keep your memory [C] alive.
[Am] [G]
It's [Am] [G] [C] not healthy, they say, [D] to relive yesterday.
[G] But for me, it's a way to [C] survive.
[G] [C]
I [Dm] [C] [F] must cling to [G] what's gone.
[C] If [G] I'm [Em] to [F] go, I [D] [C] can't [G] face the future [C] I've tried.
[G]
[F] [G] [C] Perhaps for the rest, [D] looking [F#] back [D] isn't [F#] best.
[G] But for [B] me, [G] it's a way to [C] survive.
When
[D] [Am] [D]
[F#m] [G]
[C]
[A] [Em] [C] my heart aches, I read [D] all your letters.
[G] And the words make our love [C] seem alive.
[G]
[A] [G] [C] They say I [Em] can't [Am] last [D] if I live in the past.
[G] But for me, it's a way [C] to survive.
[Dm] [C] I [F] must cling to [G] what's gone.
[C] If [E] I'm to [F] go, [Em] [Dm] [C] I can't [G] face the future [C] I've tried.
[G]
[Dm] [G] [C] Perhaps for the rest, [D] looking [F#] back [D]
isn't best.
[G] But for me, it's a way [C] to survive.
[Bm] [Am] [G] But for me, it's a way [C] to survive.
[G] [C] [G] [C]
Key:
G
C
D
Am
Dm
G
C
D
[G] _ [Dm] _ [D#m] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ [Am] _ [B] [C] I look _ at your picture _ [Em] [D] too often. _ _
_ [Am] _ [F#] [G] It _ helps keep your memory _ _ [C] alive.
_ [Am] _ [G]
It's [Am] _ [G] [C] not healthy, _ they say, [D] to relive _ yesterday.
_ [G] But for me, it's a way to [C] survive.
[G] _ _ [C]
I [Dm] _ [C] [F] must cling to [G] what's gone.
[C] If [G] I'm [Em] to [F] go, I _ [D] _ [C] _ _ can't [G] face the future _ [C] I've tried.
_ [G] _
_ [F] _ [G] _ [C] Perhaps _ for the rest, [D] looking [F#] back [D] isn't [F#] best.
[G] But for [B] me, [G] it's a way to [C] survive. _ _ _
_ _ When _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ [D] _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [Em] _ [C] my heart aches, I read [D] all your letters. _ _
_ _ [G] And the words make our love [C] seem alive.
_ [G] _
_ [A] _ [G] [C] They say I [Em] can't [Am] last [D] if I live in the past.
[G] But for me, it's a way [C] to survive. _ _ _
_ [Dm] [C] I [F] must cling to [G] what's gone.
[C] If [E] I'm to [F] go, _ [Em] _ [Dm] [C] I _ can't [G] face the future _ [C] I've tried.
[G] _
_ [Dm] _ [G] _ [C] _ Perhaps for the rest, [D] looking [F#] _ back [D]
isn't best.
[G] But for me, it's a way [C] to survive. _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ [Am] [G] But for me, it's a way [C] to survive.
[G] _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ [Am] _ [B] [C] I look _ at your picture _ [Em] [D] too often. _ _
_ [Am] _ [F#] [G] It _ helps keep your memory _ _ [C] alive.
_ [Am] _ [G]
It's [Am] _ [G] [C] not healthy, _ they say, [D] to relive _ yesterday.
_ [G] But for me, it's a way to [C] survive.
[G] _ _ [C]
I [Dm] _ [C] [F] must cling to [G] what's gone.
[C] If [G] I'm [Em] to [F] go, I _ [D] _ [C] _ _ can't [G] face the future _ [C] I've tried.
_ [G] _
_ [F] _ [G] _ [C] Perhaps _ for the rest, [D] looking [F#] back [D] isn't [F#] best.
[G] But for [B] me, [G] it's a way to [C] survive. _ _ _
_ _ When _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ [D] _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [Em] _ [C] my heart aches, I read [D] all your letters. _ _
_ _ [G] And the words make our love [C] seem alive.
_ [G] _
_ [A] _ [G] [C] They say I [Em] can't [Am] last [D] if I live in the past.
[G] But for me, it's a way [C] to survive. _ _ _
_ [Dm] [C] I [F] must cling to [G] what's gone.
[C] If [E] I'm to [F] go, _ [Em] _ [Dm] [C] I _ can't [G] face the future _ [C] I've tried.
[G] _
_ [Dm] _ [G] _ [C] _ Perhaps for the rest, [D] looking [F#] _ back [D]
isn't best.
[G] But for me, it's a way [C] to survive. _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ [Am] [G] But for me, it's a way [C] to survive.
[G] _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _