Survival Chords by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Tempo:
141.9 bpm
Chords used:

Am

F

C

Em

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Survival (1979) - Bob Marley & The Wailers chords
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How can you be sitting there [F] telling me [Em] that you care, that you care, [Am]
when every time I
look around the people [F] suffer in the suffer in [C] every way [Am] in every [C] [Am] way
[F] [Am]
[G]
we're [Am] the [C] survivors [Am] yes the black [C] survivors I tell you what some people
got everything [Am] some people got nothing some people got hopes and dreams some
people got ways and [F] means
[Am]
[G]
we're [Em] the survivors yes the black survivors yes we're the survivors like
Daniel out of [A] the lion's [E] den [Am] survivors survivors [C] so I I dream I say string [F] which
way will [C] we choose he [Am] better hurry hurry hurry
[F] now we've got [G] no time to [Em] lose some people got facts and claims some people got
pride and shame some people got the flaps and the scheme some [Am] people got no
aim it's seen
[F] [Am]
[G]
we're the [Em] survivors yes the black survivors tell you what we're the
survivors yeah the black survivors yeah we're the survivors like Shedrock Meshack
and the Benz go rolling the [Am] fire button never get burned so [C] I I train I say
string [F] preaching and [C] talking is done we've [A] got [Am] to live up go now go [F] now
cause the [G] father time has [A] [Em] come some people put the best outside some people
keep the best [A]
inside [C] some people can't stand up [Em] some people won't [Am] wait for [F] long
we're [Am]
[G]
the [Em] survivors in this age of technological humiliation
scientific atrocity atomic misphilosophy nuclear mis-energy
it's a world that forces lifelong insecurities together [F] now
[Am]
[G]
we're the [Em] survivors yeah we're the survivors yes the black survivors we're the survivors
a good man is never honest he's a survivor in his own youngness
I'm a survivor nothing changed nothing strange
I'm a survivor nothing changed nothing changed
[B]
Key:  
Am
2311
F
134211111
C
3211
Em
121
G
2131
Am
2311
F
134211111
C
3211
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To start learning Bob Marley & The Wailers - Survival chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: C, Am, C, Am, Em and Am. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 70 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 141. Given the song's key of C Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ How _ _ can you be sitting there _ [F] telling me _ _ [Em] that you care, _ _ _ that you care, _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ when every time I
look around the people [F] suffer in the suffer _ _ in [C] every way _ _ [Am] in _ every [C] _ _ [Am] way _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
we're [Am] the [C] survivors _ _ [Am] _ yes the black _ [C] survivors _ I tell you what some people
got everything _ _ [Am] some people got nothing _ _ some people got hopes and dreams some
people got ways and [F] means
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
we're [Em] the survivors _ _ yes the black _ survivors _ _ yes we're the survivors like
Daniel out of [A] the lion's [E] den _ [Am] survivors _ survivors [C] so I I dream I say string [F] which
way will [C] we choose he [Am] better hurry _ hurry hurry
[F] now we've got [G] no time to [Em] lose some people got facts and claims _ some people got
pride and shame some people got the flaps and the scheme some [Am] people got no
aim it's seen
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
we're the [Em] survivors _ _ yes the black _ survivors tell you what we're the
survivors _ _ yeah the black survivors _ _ yeah we're the survivors like Shedrock Meshack
and the Benz go _ rolling the [Am] fire button never get burned so [C] I I train I say
string [F] _ preaching and [C] talking is done we've [A] got [Am] to live up _ go now go [F] now
cause the [G] father time has _ [A] [Em] come some people put the best outside _ some people
keep the best [A]
inside _ [C] some people can't stand up [Em] _ some people won't [Am] wait for [F] long
_ we're _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
the [Em] survivors in this age of technological humiliation
_ _ _ scientific _ atrocity _ _ atomic _ misphilosophy _ _ nuclear mis-energy
it's a world that forces lifelong insecurities _ _ _ together _ _ [F] now
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
we're the [Em] survivors _ _ yeah we're the survivors _ _ yes the black survivors _ _ we're the survivors
a good man is never honest he's a survivor in his own youngness
I'm a survivor nothing changed nothing strange
I'm a survivor nothing changed nothing changed
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _

Facts about this song

This song was authored by Bob Marley.

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