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Message II (Survival) Chords

Music by: Grandmaster Flash
Tone C minor BPM 125 Views 15
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[Intro 1]
[Am]

[Verse 1]
Sur[C]vival
Sur[Am]vival
the strong can survive,
it's called sur[C]vival
[Am]Only the strong can sur[F]vive,
it's [Am]called sur[C]vival
In [Am]or der to stay alive,
it's called surviv[C]al
Survival, [Am]survival, survival
They smile in your face and
they talk behind your back
And when you tell [C]the story,
it's never ex[Am]act
Some say they're your friends,
[C]but they really [Am]are not
Because they're only [C]out to try
and get [Am]what you've got
Sur[C]vival, [Am]only the strong can sur[F]vive
It's called sur[C]vival,
[Am]only the strong can survive
It's [C]called survival
In order to stay [Am]alive
It's called sur[C]vival, sur[Am]vival
Survival, survival
In jail they got a [G]game
An[Am]d they call it survival
They run it down to you
On your first arrival
They tell you what you [G]can
and [C]what you [Am]cannot do
So if you ever go to [G]jail
Watch [Am]out
It's called [C]survival
[Am]Only the strong can sur[F]vive
It's [Am]called sur[C]vival
Only [Am]the strong can sur[F]vive,
it's [Am]called sur[C]vival
In order [Am]to stay alive,
it's called sur[C]vival
[Am]Survival, sur[C]vival,
[Am]surv[C]ival[Am][C]
[Am][C][Am][C]
[Am]
I went looking for a [G]job
[C]every day [Am]last week
But it turned into a [G]crazy [C]game
of [Am]hide -and -seek
Because every place I [G]seem
to [C]look a job was[Am]n't there
I might as well apply for [G]food
[C]stamps or wel[Am]fare
It's called sur[C]vival
And only the strong can survive
[F]It's cal[C]led survival
An[Am]d only the strong can surviv[C]e
It's called survival
[Am]In order to stay a[C]live
[Am]It's called survival[C], survival,
survival, sur[Am]vival
People like
[G]Hercules, your [C]body [Am]is strong,
but your mind is like the [G]devil, [C]your [Am]ideals
are wrong.
You hurt [C]people's feelings and mess with their minds,
then [Am]have the nerve to [C]call me
brother and wave the peace sign.
The young and the old,
they all hate your sight [Am]because of [C]people like you, they're
scared to walk in [Am]the night.
It's [C]called survival.
[Am]Only the strong can survive.
[F]It's called survival.[C]
And only [Am]the strong can survive,
it's called survival
[G]In [C]or der [Am]to stay alive,
it's called survival
Survival, [C]surviv[Am]al, survival
The prob[C]lems of the world
today are [Am]big ger than life
You have recessions [C]and depressions
Men are cheating on their wives
Babies born each morn
With part of their bodies gone
Because of [Am]some [C]crazy drug that
their mothers was on
There's countries fighting, not uniting
Always put[Am]ting each other down
[F]Bla[Am]cks and whi[C]tes don't realize
That they're [Am]really pink and brown
You got gun joke, [G]cut joke
[C]Str[Am]ess and strife
And looking out for number one
Is a way of life
It's called survival
And only the strong can survive
It's called sur[C]vival
And only the [Am]strong can survive
It's called sur[C]vival
[Am]In order to stay alive
[F]It's called surviv[C]al, survival,
[Am]surv[C]ival[Am][C]
[Am][G][Am]
[G][C]
[Am]You got to lock all your windo[G]ws,
chain [Am]up all your doors
To protect what's inside of
your houses and stores
Beware of the [G]food, it [Am]might be no good
Cause there's someone trying to
poison the whole neighborhood
Ha!
Today they found [G]something
in some[C]body's [Am]store
They said it killed ten [G]people
and hurt [Am]four more
They can't even trust a [G]bill
to [C]make life [Am]easier
When there's sudden death
[C]on your [Am]roses freezer
Survival
[C]Only the strong [Am]can survive,
it's called survival
[C]Only the [Am]strong can survive,
it's called survival
In [C]or der to stay [Am]alive it's [F]called sur[C]vival,
survival, sur[Am]vival, sur[C]vival
[F]Bout to [C]lose your mind because life is hard
[Am]Yet you believe in every[G]thing but[C][Am]
God
Those pretty women, lots of money,
[C]yeah, [Am]that's alright
But don't you ever forget
[G]the man wit[C]h the[Am] mic
Now get a [C]hold of [Am]yourself,
man, and think positive
[Am]Because that's definitely
[G]the only [Am]way to live
Don't let your mind [G]flow [C]like
wa[Am]ter from a cup
And don't you ever let me [G]hear
you [C]say that [Am]you're giving up
It's called sur[C]vival
Only the [Am]strong can survive
[F]It's cal[C]led survival
Only the [Am]strong can survive
[F]It's cal[Am]led surviv[C]al
[Am]In order to stay alive
It's called sur[C]vival, survival,
surviv[Am]al
Remember, a child [C]is born
with no state of mind
He [Am]was blind to the ways [C]of [Am]mankind
God is smiling on you,
but [C]he's frowning [Am]too
Because only
God knows what you'll go [Am]through
Ha!
Survival
[G]Onl[C]y the str[Am]ong can survive,
it's called survival
And [C]only the strong can survive,
it's [Am]called survival
[G]In [C]order to [Am]stay alive,
it's called survival
Surviv[C]al, survival,
[Am]surv[G]ival[Am]
[Am][Am][G]
[Am]
[C][Am][C]
[Am]
Back[C]ground[C][Am][C]
[Am][C][F][C][Am]
You
[Am]
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