Key: Chorus:
INTRO
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| A#m/G# | % | G# |
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[spoken-] I remember
my first love
affair
Somehow or another
the whole darn thing
went wrong
My mamma had some
great advice
So I thought I'd put
it into words of
this song
I can still hear her
sayin' it
VERSE
G#
C#/G#
Boy, oh, I see
you're sittin' out
there all alone
A#m/G#
G#
Cryin' your eyes out
'cos the woman that
you love has gone
G#
C#/G#
Oh, there's gonna
be, there's gonna be
a whole lot of
trouble in your
life
A#m/G#
G#
Oh, so listen to me
get up off your
knees 'cos only the
strong survive
G#
That's what she
said, only the
strong survive
CHORUS
A#m/G#
Only the strong
survive,
A#m
Cm C#
D#
Oh you've got to be
strong, you'd better
hold on
VERSE
G#
C#/G#
Don't go all around
with your head hung
down
A#m/G#
Well I wouldn't let
that little girl,
no, I wouldn't let
her know
G#
That she made me
feel like a clown
G#
C#/G#
There's a whole lot
a girls lookin' for
a good man like
you
A#m/G#
Oh but you'll never
meet 'em if you give
up now
G#
And say your life is
through
CHORUS
G#
A#m/G#
Yes she said- Only
the strong survive,
only the strong
survive,
A#m
Cm C#
D#
You've got to be a
man, you've got to
take a stand
INTERLUDE
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| A#m/G# | % | G# |
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Boy, boy, oh boy
CHORUS (outro)
G#
A#m/G#
Only the strong
survive, only the
strong survive,
A#m
Cm C#
D#
Oh you've got to be
strong, you'd better
hold on
G#
'Cos only the strong
survive
G#
A#m/G#
Only the strong
survive, only the
strong survive,
A#m
Cm C#
D#
You've got to be a
man, you've got to
take a stand
G#
C#/G#
Only the strong
survive, only the
strong survive
A#m/G#
G#
Only the strong
survive, only the
strong survive
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