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FI see you sittin' Gmthere all aloneF  
GmCrying your eyes Fout
CWhile Gmeverything's Fgoing wrongD#  
BbYou know there's Fgonna be
A whole lot of Gmtrouble in your life
Listen to me, get up Coff your Cmknees
C'Cause only the Fstrong surviveD#  
BbOnly the strong Fsurvive
Only the strong Csurvive
AmHey, Ayou gotta be Dmstrong
CYou gotta Bbhold on
FI said don't Gmgive up, Amno don'tBb  
CI said Fdon't go around
With your head Gmlooking down
ADont you let'em Gmmake you Ffeel like a clownD#  
BbThere's a lot Fof opportunity
Out there just Gmwaiting for you
But you'll never succeed if you've Cgiven up
And say your Flife is through
D#Listen this minute what I'm Bbtellin' you
Only the strong Fsurvive
Only the strong Csurvive
AI Hey, you gotta be Dmstrong
CGotta Bbhold on
FYou gotta be Gma man, take a Amstand
BbOnly the strong Fsurvive
Only the strong Csurvive
Weak Afall by the Dmwayside
FYou gotta Bbhold on
FYou gotta keep on, Gmkeep on
FKeep on, keep on, keep on Bbgettin' on
Bb'Cause only the strong Fsurvive
Only the strong Csurvive
Weak Afall Amby the Dmwayside
FYou gotta be Bbstrong
FYou gotta Gmhold on
AmYou gotta keep Cgoin' on
Only the strong Fsurvive
Only the strong Csurvive
Weak Afall Amby the Dmwayside
CYou gotta be a Bbman
FYou gotta take a Gmstand
GmGet up, set your body in motion
F#mYou know the Gmstrong survive
GWake up and Gmget your education
So you can keep your Bbfamily Gmalive
AmGet away Gmfrom negative situations
GmIt can only bring you a Glot of Gmfrustrations
Am'Cause only the Cstrong Fsurvive

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Only The Strong Survive

by Billy Paul

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F#m

F Gm F

I see you sittin' there all alone

Gm F

Crying your eyes out

C Gm F D#

While everything's going wrong

Bb F

You know there's gonna be

A whole lot of trouble in your life

C Cm

Listen to me, get up off your knees

C F D#

'Cause only the strong survive

Bb F

Only the strong survive

Am A Dm

Hey, you gotta be strong

C Bb

You gotta hold on

F Gm Am Bb

I said don't give up, no don't

C F

I said don't go around

With your head looking down

A Gm F D#

Dont you let'em make you feel like a clown

Bb F

There's a lot of opportunity

Out there just waiting for you

But you'll never succeed if you've given up

And say your life is through

D# Bb

Listen this minute what I'm tellin' you

Only the strong survive

A Dm

I Hey, you gotta be strong

C Bb

Gotta hold on

F Gm Am

You gotta be a man, take a stand

Bb F

Only the strong survive

A Dm

Weak fall by the wayside

F Bb

You gotta hold on

F Gm

You gotta keep on, keep on

F Bb

Keep on, keep on, keep on gettin' on

Bb F

'Cause only the strong survive

Only the strong survive

A Am Dm

Weak fall by the wayside

F Bb

You gotta be strong

F Gm

You gotta hold on

Am C

You gotta keep goin' on

Only the strong survive

A Am Dm

Weak fall by the wayside

C Bb

You gotta be a man

F Gm

You gotta take a stand

Get up, set your body in motion

F#m Gm

You know the strong survive

G Gm

Wake up and get your education

Bb Gm

So you can keep your family alive

Am Gm

Get away from negative situations

Gm G Gm

It can only bring you a lot of frustrations

Am C F

'Cause only the strong survive

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