Bob Marley - Survival: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Survival" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. 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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Learn Survival Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Bob Marley
This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Survival" smoothly on your guitar.
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Am (Ow-ow-ow-ow, ow, ow-ow-ow-ow), yeah, yeah, yeah! Am F How can you be sitting there, telling me that you Am care? Am F When everytime I look around, the people suffer in suffering, Am In every way, in everywhere. F Am G Na-na-na-na-na, (na-na-na-na). Chorus: Am We're the survivors, yes, the black survival. I tell you what; Am Some people got everything, some people got nothing. Some people got hopes and dreams, some people got ways and means. F Am G Na-na-na-na-na, (na-na-na-na). Chorus: Am We're the survivors, yes, the black survival, Yes we're the survivors, ike Daniel out of the lions' den, Survivors, survivors. C F So my brethren, my sisthren, which way will Em we choose? Am We better hurry, oh hurry, woah now, F G 'cos we got no time to lose. Some people got facts and claims Some people got pride and shame Some people got the plots and schemes Some people got no aim it seems Chorus Like Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego (Black survivors) Thrown in the fire, but-a never get burn So I Idren, I-sistren The preaching and talking is done We've gotta live up, wo now, wo now! Because the Father's time has come 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 Chorus In this age of technological inhumanity (Black survival) Scientific atrocity (survivors) Atomic mis-philosophy (Black survival) Nuclear mis-energy (survivors) It's a world that forces lifelong insecurity (Black survival) All together now Chorus A good man is never honoured (survivors) In his own country (Black survival) Nothing change, nothing strange (survivors) Nothing change, nothing strange (Black survivors) We got to survive, you all! (survivors) You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsAm  C  Em  F  G  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 Bob Marley.