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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##
%    ShDadows of nAight, falling Gover my heAad
     Shadows of days, hanging endless in time
     DPeople wAalking, pGassing me bAy
     Slowly fading, passing us by
     ShDadows of drAeams, falling oGut of the blAue
     Shadows of worlds, disappearing from view
     DPeople tAalking, Gwhat can I dAo
     People asking, what could we do         [ extra bar ]
     GWhere do I gAo from hDereBm,    Gwhere do I gAo from hDere
     I could gGive you any drAeam and watch it grDowBm  
     If I gave you every dream, would they grow
     I could tGake you for a rAide but you would knDowBm  
     If I took you for a ride, would you know
     I could tGell you every Aanswer that I knDow,  Bmit wouldn't be F#mmuch though
     If I told you every answer that I know,  it wouldn't be much though
     It wouldn't be Emanything you didn't kA6nowA  
     But survDival, nothing more than surEmvivaAl
                                   D    Em    A/  /  /
     Survival, nothing more than survival                        (2)Go #
        D/    G/    D/    G/
                                       Go %(2)
        G/    A/    D/    Bm/    G/    A/    D/    Bm/
#    
      G  /  A  /  Em  /  /  /  A6  /  /  A
     [SurvDival, nothing more than surEmvivaAl]       repeat and fade
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Put your problems out with the cat -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

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Survival

by The Moody Blues

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F#m

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#

#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##

D A G A

% Shadows of night, falling over my head

Shadows of days, hanging endless in time

D A G A

People walking, passing me by

Slowly fading, passing us by

D A G A

Shadows of dreams, falling out of the blue

Shadows of worlds, disappearing from view

D A G A

People talking, what can I do

People asking, what could we do [ extra bar ]

G A D Bm G A D

Where do I go from here, where do I go from here

G A D Bm

I could give you any dream and watch it grow

If I gave you every dream, would they grow

G A D Bm

I could take you for a ride but you would know

If I took you for a ride, would you know

G A D Bm F#m

I could tell you every answer that I know, it wouldn't be much though

If I told you every answer that I know, it wouldn't be much though

Em A6 A

It wouldn't be anything you didn't know

D Em A

But survival, nothing more than survival

D Em A

/ / /

Survival, nothing more than survival (2)Go #

D G D G

/ / / /

Go %(2)

G A D Bm G A D Bm

/ / / / / / / /

G / A / Em / / / A6 / / A

D Em A

[Survival, nothing more than survival] repeat and fade

-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Put your problems out with the cat -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

About Survival Chords by The Moody Blues

Learn how to play Survival by The Moody Blues with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Survival chords”, “Survival guitar chords”, or “The Moody Blues Survival chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Survival chords and for experienced players who want accurate Survival lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include D, A, G, Bm, F#m, Em.

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What key is "Survival" in?

The chords for "Survival" show the original chord names (including D, A, G, Bm, F#m, Em). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.