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Survival by The Defects
INTRO:  bass plays   A/  G/  A/   C   A/
VERSE:
AYou take a walk Gin the pAark C  A  
To relieve the tension 
You see somebody get killed 
But you walk on by 
The good samaritan's dead 
You're the one that matters 
Its the age of the fittest 
Life that's bought for money 
CHORUS:
Goh oh survival...  x4
VERSE:
You turn your back on the poor 
No care for humanity 
But whichever way you turn 
Your time's gonna come
The good samaritan's dead 
You're the one that matters 
Its the age of the fittest 
Life that's bought for money 
CHORUS:
Goh oh survival...  x4
SOLO: over verse
CHORUS:
Goh oh survival...  x4
back to main verse riff

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Survival

by The Defects

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Chords in this song · guitar

Survival by The Defects

A G A C A

INTRO: bass plays / / / /

VERSE:

A G A C A

You take a walk in the park

To relieve the tension

You see somebody get killed

But you walk on by

The good samaritan's dead

You're the one that matters

Its the age of the fittest

Life that's bought for money

CHORUS:

oh oh survival... x4

VERSE:

You turn your back on the poor

No care for humanity

But whichever way you turn

Your time's gonna come

The good samaritan's dead

You're the one that matters

Its the age of the fittest

Life that's bought for money

CHORUS:

oh oh survival... x4

SOLO: over verse

CHORUS:

oh oh survival... x4

back to main verse riff

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