I Will Survive Chords

by CAKE
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Difficulty: beginner
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: no capo
Author Cuervo1 [a] 92.
9 contributors total, last edit on Mar 19, 2024
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Chords

Am
Dm
G
C
F
B
E
E7
B7

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[Intro]
 
Am  Dm  G  C  F  B  E  E7
 
 
[Verse 1]
 
   Am                        Dm
At first I was afraid, I was petrified
                G                              C
I kept thinkin' I could never live without you by my side
           F                                  B7
But then I spent so many nights just thinking how you'd done me wrong
       E                 E7
I grew strong, I learned how to get along...
 
       Am                 Dm
And so you're back from outer space
              G                                C
I just walked in to find you here without that look upon your face,
              F                                   B7
I should have changed my fuckin' lock, I would've made you leave your key-
              E                                E7
If I'd have known for just one second you'd be back to bother me.
 
 
[Chorus]
 
       Am               Dm
Oh now go, walk out the door,
            G                     C
Just turn around now, you're not welcome anymore.
         F                         B7
Weren't you the one who tried to break me with desire?
                   E                          E7
Did you think I'd crumble? Did you think I'd lay down and die?
 
       Am           Dm
Oh not I, I will survive,
          G                              C
Yeah, as long as I know how to love, I know I'll be alive.
          F                             B7
I've got all my life to live, I've got all my love to give
          E                E7          Am
I will survive, I will survive, Yeah, yeah...
 
 
[Solo]
 
(Am) Dm  G  C  F  B  E  E7
 Am  Dm  G  C  F  B  E  E7
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
         Am                                Dm
It took all the strength I had just not to fall apart,
           G                             C
I'm tryin' hard to mend the pieces of my broken heart,
            F                              B7
And I spent oh so many nights just feelin' sorry for myself,
          E              E7
I used to cry, but now I hold my head up high.
 
     Am               Dm
And you'll see me with somebody new,
             G                             C
I'm not that stupid little person still in love with you.
           F                                    B7
And so you thought you'd just drop by and you expect me to be free,
            E                            E7
But now I'm saving all my lovin' for someone who's lovin' me,
 
 
[Chorus]
 
       Am               Dm
Oh now go, walk out the door,
            G                     C
Just turn around now, you're not welcome anymore.
         F                         B7
Weren't you the one who tried to break me with desire?
                   E                          E7
Did you think I'd crumble? Did you think I'd lay down and die?
 
       Am           Dm
Oh not I, I will survive,
          G                              C
Yeah, as long as I know how to love, I know I'll be alive.
          F                             B7
I've got all my life to live, I've got all my love to give
          E                E7          Am
I will survive, I will survive, Yeah, yeah...
 
 
[Outro]
 
(Am) Dm  G  C  F  B  E  E7
 Am  Dm  G  C  F  B  E  E7
 Am  Dm  G  C  F  B  E  E7
 Am  Dm  G  C  F  B  E  E7
 Am
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27 comments
guitar_cool
it's okay but Em is Esus4 and Bm is Bm7(b5)
+12
WhereIF
nokia5800, You realize this is the Cake version of the song where they actually sing "****ing" not the Gloria Gaynor version of the song, right? The actual lyrics of the Cake version IS "****ing."
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Cuervo1
thanks for the comments to all... when I play this song. I play bar chords and i like to mute the strings. I play with and acoustic guitar by my self, I accent the bass notes more and i think it sounds very nice acoustic. B7 sounds good to when you play all bar chords
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