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"A Way To Survive" - Gene Watson
Track 3 of 10 on the album "A Way To Survive" (1997)
[Intro]
G7        C
[Verse 1]
CI look at your picture too D7often
It G7helps keep your memory aCliveG7  
It's not Chealthy, they say, to D7relive yesterday
But for G7me, it's a way to surCvive
[Chorus]
I must Fcling to what's G7gone if CI'm to go Fon
I Ccan't face the G7future, I've CtriedG7  
PerChaps for the rest looking D7back isn't best
But for G7me, it's a way to surCvive
[Steel Guitar Solo]
C        D7
G7       C
[Verse 2]
When Cmy heart aches, I read all D7your letters
And G7the words make our love seem aCliveG7  
They Csay I can't last if I D7live in the past
But for G7me, it's a way to surCvive
[Chorus]
I must Fcling to what's G7gone if CI'm to go Fon
I Ccan't face the G7future, I've CtriedG7  
PerChaps for the rest looking D7back isn't best
But for G7me, it's a way to surCvive
But for G7me, it's a way to surCvive

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A Way To Survive

by Gene Watson

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"A Way To Survive" - Gene Watson

Track 3 of 10 on the album "A Way To Survive" (1997)

[Intro]

G7 C

[Verse 1]

C D7

I look at your picture too often

G7 C G7

It helps keep your memory alive

C D7

It's not healthy, they say, to relive yesterday

G7 C

But for me, it's a way to survive

[Chorus]

F G7 C F

I must cling to what's gone if I'm to go on

C G7 C G7

I can't face the future, I've tried

C D7

Perhaps for the rest looking back isn't best

G7 C

But for me, it's a way to survive

[Steel Guitar Solo]

C D7

G7 C

[Verse 2]

C D7

When my heart aches, I read all your letters

G7 C G7

And the words make our love seem alive

C D7

They say I can't last if I live in the past

G7 C

But for me, it's a way to survive

[Chorus]

F G7 C F

I must cling to what's gone if I'm to go on

C G7 C G7

I can't face the future, I've tried

C D7

Perhaps for the rest looking back isn't best

G7 C

But for me, it's a way to survive

G7 C

But for me, it's a way to survive

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