America - Survival: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Survival" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

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Fm      A#m      Fm           A#m
I'll survive you,   I will survive you
Fm          F#          Fm       F#               Fm
Well, it's too late, I know, to change the way we go
Fm        A#m   Fm          A#m
From this day on I want to stay on
G#       F#           Fm
Now that I've started learning
        F#            Fm
And the tides started turning
           F#             Fsus4  Fm
Well, it's here I want to stay

Chorus:
D#m7             G#7    Fm          A#m
    I'll let the moon announce my arrival
D#m7         G#7      Fm
    To every eye that cares to see
F#             G#7    Fm        A#m
  Just working on the art of survival
F#                        Fm
Where do we go from here, where do we go from here

I'm alive here, I can survive dear
Though the weather might change
From the wind to the rain
Well, my heart remains the same

Chorus

C#
Looked out on a sea of trouble
And I tried to stall for awhile
A#m                    D#
It's so hard to answer every question
         A#m                  F#maj7
And it's hard to protect your heart anymore

Chorus:
I'll let the moon announce my arrival (I am alive)
To every eye that cares to see
Just working on the art of survival (but I wonder)
Where do we go from here


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#m

Guitar chord A#m

C#

Guitar chord C#

D#

Guitar chord D#

D#m7

Guitar chord D#m7

F#

Guitar chord F#

F#maj7

Guitar chord F#maj7

Fm

Guitar chord Fm

Fsus4

Guitar chord Fsus4

G#

Guitar chord G#

G#7

Guitar chord G#7

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Survival" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Survival" by America.

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