Madonna - 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.

Learn Survival Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Madonna

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.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

G                F#m
I'll never be an angel
I'll never be a saint, it's true
I'm too busy surviving
Whether it's heaven or hell
I'm gonna be living to tell

Em         F#m7
Here's my story 
    G        A
No risk no glory 
A little

Chorus:
Bm7
Up and down and all around
     A                 G F#m
It's all about survival

I'll never be an angel
I'll never be a saint, it's true
I'm too busy surviving
Whether it's heaven or hell
I'm gonna be living to tell

Em        F#m7
Here's my question 
          G    F#m7
Does your criticism 
         Em                    F#m7
Have you caught up in what you cannot see
             G
Well if you give me respect
                   A
Then you'll know what to expect, a little

Chorus:
Bm7
Up and down and all around
     A
It's all about survival
G7
Up and down and all around
     F#m
It's all about survival

So, here's my question (My question)
Does your criticism (Criticism)
Have you caught up in what you cannot see?
Well, if you give me respect
Then you'll know what to expect

Chorus:
A little up and down, and all around
It's all about survival
Up and down and all around
It's all about survival

I'll never be an angel
I'll never be a saint, it's true
I'm too busy surviving
Whether it's heaven or hell
I'm gonna be living to tell

So, here's my story (My story)
No risk, no glory (No glory)

Chorus:
A little up and down, and all around
It's all about survival
Up and down, and all around
It's all about survival
Up and down, and all around
It's all about survival
Up and down, and all around
It's all about survival
(Up and down, and all around)
I'll never be an angel
(Up and down, and all around) Survival
(Up and down, and all around)
I'll never be a saint, it's true
(Up and down, and all around) Survival
(Up and down, and all around)
I'll never be an angel
(Up and down, and all around) Survival
(Up and down, and all around)
I'll never be a saint, it's true
(Up and down, and all around) Survival


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Em

Guitar chord Em

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

F#m7

Guitar chord F#m7

G

Guitar chord G

G7

Guitar chord G7

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

Bm7

Guitar chord Bm7

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 Madonna.

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