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A WAY TO SURVIVE
Written By: Johnny Paycheck
Recorded by: Ray Price & Darrell McCall
Key Of "C"
[Intro]
(Play Instrumentally Over Lines Below)
GBut for me, It's a G7way to surC-viveC7  
[Verse]
I lCook..at your picture,.too Doften
It Ghelps..keep your mem'ry..a-Clive G  
It's not hCealthy..they say..To reD-live..yesterday
But for Gme..It's  a G7way..to surC-vive C7  
[Chorus]
I must Fcling..to what's Ggone..If CI'm..to go Fon
I Ccan't..face the Gfuture,.I've Ctried  
Per-Chaps for the rest..Looking back..isn't Dbest
But for Gme..It's a G7way..to surC-vive
[Instrumental]
Per-Chaps for the rest..Looking back..isn't Dbest
But for Gme..It's a G7way..to surC-viveC7  
[Verse 2]
When my heart Caches..I read..all your Dletters
And the Gwords..make our love..seem aCliveG  
They Csay..I can't last,.if I lDive in the past
But for Gme,.it's a G7way..to surC-vive
[Chorus]
I must cFling..to what's Ggone..If CI'm..to go Fon
I cCan't..face the fGuture..I've Ctried  
Per-Chaps for the rest..Looking back..isn't Dbest
But for Gme..It's a G7way..to surC-vive
But for Gme..It's a G7way..to surC-vive

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A Way To Survive

by Ray Price

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A WAY TO SURVIVE

Written By: Johnny Paycheck

Recorded by: Ray Price & Darrell McCall

Key Of "C"

[Intro]

(Play Instrumentally Over Lines Below)

G G7 C C7

But for me, It's a way to sur-vive

[Verse]

C D

I look..at your picture,.too often

G C G

It helps..keep your mem'ry..a-live

C D

It's not healthy..they say..To re-live..yesterday

G G7 C C7

But for me..It's a way..to sur-vive

[Chorus]

F G C F

I must cling..to what's gone..If I'm..to go on

C G C

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

C D

Per-haps for the rest..Looking back..isn't best

G G7 C

But for me..It's a way..to sur-vive

[Instrumental]

C D

Per-haps for the rest..Looking back..isn't best

G G7 C C7

But for me..It's a way..to sur-vive

[Verse 2]

C D

When my heart aches..I read..all your letters

G C G

And the words..make our love..seem alive

C D

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

G G7 C

But for me,.it's a way..to sur-vive

[Chorus]

F G C F

I must cling..to what's gone..If I'm..to go on

C G C

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

C D

Per-haps for the rest..Looking back..isn't best

G G7 C

But for me..It's a way..to sur-vive

G G7 C

But for me..It's a way..to sur-vive

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