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...SURVIVAL... by Bob Marley
--------------..............
*from 'Survival' (1979)*
Intro:
 Am(Ow-ow-ow-ow, ow, ow-ow-ow-ow), yeah, yeah, yeah!
Verse 1:
 AmHow can you be sitting there, Ftelling me that you Amcare?
 AmWhen everytime I look around, the people Fsuffer in suffering,
In every Amway, in everywhere.
            F              Am    G(n.c)
 Na-na-na-na-na, (na-na-na-na).
Chorus 1:
(n.C)          Am  
 We're the sur-vivors, yes, the black survival. I tell you what;
Verse 2:
 AmSome people got everything, some people got nothing.
Some people got hopes and dreams, some people got ways and means.
            F              Am    G(n.c)
 Na-na-na-na-na, (na-na-na-na).
Chorus 2:
(n.C)          Am  
 We're the sur-vivors, yes, the black survival,
Yes we're the survivors, like Daniel out of the lions' den,
Survivors, survivors.
Bridge 1:
So Cmy brethren, my sisthren, Fwhich way will we Emchoose?
We better Amhurry, oh hurry, woah now, F'cos we got no Gtime to lose.
Verse 3:
 AmSome people got facts and claims, some peole got pride and shame.
Some people got the plots and schemes, some people got no aim it seems.
            F              Am    G(n.c)
 Na-na-na-na-na, (na-na-na-na).
Chorus 3:
(n.C)          Am  
 We're the sur-vivors, yes, the black survival,
We're the survivors, yeah, the black survival.
We're the survivors, (like Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego).
Thrown in the fire, but never get burn.
Bridge 2:
So Cmy brethren, my sisthren, the Fpreaching and talking is Emdone,
We gotta Amlive up, woah now, woah now, F'cos the father's time has Ccome.
Verse 4:
 AmSome people put the best outside, some people keep the best inside.
Some people can't stand up strong, some people won't wait for long.
            F              Am    G(n.c)
 Na-na-na-na-na, (na-na-na-na).
Chorus 4:
(n.C)          Am  
 We're the sur-vivors in this age of technological inhumanity,
(Survivors), scientific atrocity, (survivors), atomic mis-philosophy,
(Survivors), Nuclear mis-energy, (black survival).
It's a world that forces lifelong insecurity,
(Black survival), all together now:
            F              Am    G(n.c)
 Na-na-na-na-na, (na-na-na-na).
Coda:
(n.C)          Am  
 We're the sur-vivors, yeah, the black survival.
We're the sur-vivors, a good man is never honoured, (survivors),
In his own country, (black survival).
Nothing change, nothing strange, (survivors).
Nothing change, nothing strange, (black survival).
(Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------
   Am      F       G       C       Em
 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 577555  133211  355433  x35553  x79987
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)

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Survival

by Bob Marley

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...SURVIVAL... by Bob Marley

--------------..............

*from 'Survival' (1979)*

Intro:

(Ow-ow-ow-ow, ow, ow-ow-ow-ow), yeah, yeah, yeah!

Verse 1:

Am F Am

How can you be sitting there, telling me that you care?

Am F

When everytime I look around, the people suffer in suffering,

In every way, in everywhere.

F Am G

(n.c)

Na-na-na-na-na, (na-na-na-na).

Chorus 1:

C Am

(n.)

We're the sur-vivors, yes, the black survival. I tell you what;

Verse 2:

Some people got everything, some people got nothing.

Some people got hopes and dreams, some people got ways and means.

F Am G

(n.c)

Na-na-na-na-na, (na-na-na-na).

Chorus 2:

C Am

(n.)

We're the sur-vivors, yes, the black survival,

Yes we're the survivors, like Daniel out of the lions' den,

Survivors, survivors.

Bridge 1:

C F Em

So my brethren, my sisthren, which way will we choose?

Am F G

We better hurry, oh hurry, woah now, 'cos we got no time to lose.

Verse 3:

Some people got facts and claims, some peole got pride and shame.

Some people got the plots and schemes, some people got no aim it seems.

F Am G

(n.c)

Na-na-na-na-na, (na-na-na-na).

Chorus 3:

C Am

(n.)

We're the sur-vivors, yes, the black survival,

We're the survivors, yeah, the black survival.

We're the survivors, (like Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego).

Thrown in the fire, but never get burn.

Bridge 2:

C F Em

So my brethren, my sisthren, the preaching and talking is done,

Am F C

We gotta live up, woah now, woah now, 'cos the father's time has come.

Verse 4:

Some people put the best outside, some people keep the best inside.

Some people can't stand up strong, some people won't wait for long.

F Am G

(n.c)

Na-na-na-na-na, (na-na-na-na).

Chorus 4:

C Am

(n.)

We're the sur-vivors in this age of technological inhumanity,

(Survivors), scientific atrocity, (survivors), atomic mis-philosophy,

(Survivors), Nuclear mis-energy, (black survival).

It's a world that forces lifelong insecurity,

(Black survival), all together now:

F Am G

(n.c)

Na-na-na-na-na, (na-na-na-na).

Coda:

C Am

(n.)

We're the sur-vivors, yeah, the black survival.

We're the sur-vivors, a good man is never honoured, (survivors),

In his own country, (black survival).

Nothing change, nothing strange, (survivors).

Nothing change, nothing strange, (black survival).

(Fade)

CHORD DIAGRAMS:

---------------

Am F G C Em

EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE

577555 133211 355433 x35553 x79987

Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)

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