I Wanna Be A Survivor Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
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[Verse 1]
When I was a young boy, [F]I knew
peace [Am]of mind
[Em]I'd sit down by the ocean,
watch the [F]seabirds [Em]flyin'
But as the years went by and the men grew
tired of the country life
We moved up to the city,
to the ghettos and the police car sirens

[Verse 2]
And they're callin' out my [Em]name
Screamin' in their wretched pain

[Verse 3]
But I [C]won't come [D]back
Even if I live to be a thousand [C]years[D]
Even if I live to be a thousand [C]years[G]
[Am]'Cause I wanna be a survivor
[Em]And I'm gonna be a survivor
And I won't [C]come [G]back
Even if I live to be a thousand [Am]years
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[Interlude 1]
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[Verse 4]
I've been walking [F]along
golden [Em]sands
Picked up the ocean and let it [F]run through
my [Am]hands[Em]
And I had a dream that my ship came
through and we sailed away
We sailed across the sky,
a million miles from the strife and pain

[Verse 5]
And they're callin' out my [Em]name
Tell 'em it's too damn late

[Verse 6]
'Cause I won't [C]come [D]back
Even if I live to be a thousand [C]years[D]
Even if I live to be a thousand [C]years[Bm][G]
[Am]'Cause I wanna be a
[Em]surviv[F] or[Em]
And I'm gonna be a survivor
[G]

[Verse 7]
I see my ship,
she's down there [B]in [G]the harbour
I sure hope she waits for
[B]me to board her

[Verse 8]
'Cause I wanna be a [Em]sur vivor
And I'm gonna be a survivor
[G]And I won[C]'t come back,
I won't come back
[G]Even if I live [Em]to be a thousand years

[Outro 1]
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