{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":4008889,"song":"Sole Survivor","artist":"Blue Öyster Cult","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11146857-sole-survivor-chords-by-blue-oyster-cult/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/4008889?type=chord","rating":4.86477,"votes":6,"content":"The key to the sound in the intro is to make sure that\r\nthe low note of each chord is what is emphasized.\r\nIf you play the correct version of each chord,\r\nthe low notes will walk just like the bass line\r\nin the song. On the third pass, end on the Em\r\nand hold, then start into the verse.\r\n\r\n[ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]E7sus4/B[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]C/E[/ch]  [ch]C/D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G/B[/ch]   x 3\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                           [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThere walked a lonely man;  silent, mute, the only man; not[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                                 [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nknowing how, not knowing why was  he the sole survivor.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                        [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWhy should he be alive,  breathing still while others died?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                                 [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n. And the only question, why was  he the sole survivor?[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] \r\n(solo notes, a downward roll into the chorus Am)[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]\r\nSole sur- vivor[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\ncursed with second sight[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch]\r\nHaunted savior[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\ncried into the night[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]\r\nSole sur- vivor[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\ncursed with second sight[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch]\r\nHaunted savior[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]              [ch]Em[/ch]\r\ncried into the night.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                              [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWind blew across the sand. He  stood alone and he had no plan[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                                      [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd with the last rays of the sun, he  screamed aloud began to run[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                                    [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n. In his tears he sees his face, \"I  am the end of the human race[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                                        [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWhen I'm gone there'll be no trace, for  I'm the sole survivor!\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[ch]E[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]B[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]\r\nSole sur- vivor[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\ncursed with second sight[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch]\r\nHaunted savior[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\ncried into the night[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]\r\nSole sur- vivor[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\ncursed with second sight[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch]\r\nHaunted savior[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]Em[/ch]\r\ncried into the night.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                                    [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nOne night when years had passed, the sky shook from a fiery blast[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                                             [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n. and there a starship, saved at last to come . rescue this survivor[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                                [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n. They beckoned him inside, but  only man, he would not ride[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                                       [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n. Instead he found a place to hide for  he's the sole survivor[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]\r\nSole sur- vivor[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\ncursed with second sight[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch]\r\nHaunted savior[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\ncried into the night[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]\r\nSole sur- vivor[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\ncursed with second sight[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch]\r\nHaunted savior[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]Em[/ch]\r\ncried into the night.[/tab]","plain_text":"The key to the sound in the intro is to make sure that\nthe low note of each chord is what is emphasized.\nIf you play the correct version of each chord,\nthe low notes will walk just like the bass line\nin the song. On the third pass, end on the Em\nand hold, then start into the verse.\n\nAm  E7sus4/B  C  C/E  C/D  G  Em  C  G/B   x 3\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nE D C B","chords":["Em","Am","E7sus4/B","C","C/E","C/D","G","G/B","F","E","D","B"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"G/B":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,0,0,0,2],"frets":[-1,2,0,0,0,3]}}}