Bob Marley - Survival

. . . survival . . . by bob marley
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* from ’survival’ ( 1979 ) *

intro :

Am
( ow – ow – ow – ow , ow , ow – ow – ow – ow ) , yeah , yeah , yeah!

verse 1 :

Am F Am
how can you be sitting there , telling me that you care?
Am F
when everytime i look around , the people suffer in suffering ,
Am
in every way , in everywhere .

F Am G ( n . C )
na – na – na – na – na , ( na – na – na – na ) .

chorus 1 :

( n . C ) Am
we’re the sur – vivors , yes , the black survival . i tell you what;

verse 2 :

Am
some people got everything , some people got nothing .
some people got hopes and dreams , some people got ways and means .

F Am G ( n . C )
na – na – na – na – na , ( na – na – na – na ) .

chorus 2 :

( n . C ) Am
we’re the sur – vivors , yes , the black survival ,
yes we’re the survivors , like daniel out of the lions’ den ,
survivors , survivors .

bridge 1 :

C F Em
so my brethren , my sisthren , which way will we choose?
Am F G
we better hurry , oh hurry , woah now , ’cos we got no time to lose .

verse 3 :

Am
some people got facts and claims , some peole got pride and shame .
some people got the plots and schemes , some people got no aim it seems .

F Am G ( n . C )
na – na – na – na – na , ( na – na – na – na ) .

chorus 3 :

( n . C ) Am
we’re the sur – vivors , yes , the black survival ,
we’re the survivors , yeah , the black survival .
we’re the survivors , ( like shadrach , meshach and abednego ) .
thrown in the fire , but never get burn .

bridge 2 :

C F Em
so my brethren , my sisthren , the preaching and talking is done ,
Am F C
we gotta live up , woah now , woah now , ’cos the father’s time has come .

verse 4 :

Am
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 .

F Am G ( n . C )
na – na – na – na – na , ( na – na – na – na ) .

chorus 4 :

( n . C ) Am
we’re the sur – vivors in this age of technological inhumanity ,
( survivors ) , scientific atrocity , ( survivors ) , atomic mis – philosophy ,
( survivors ) , nuclear mis – energy , ( black survival ) .
it’s a world that forces lifelong insecurity ,
( black survival ) , all together now :

F Am G ( n . C )
na – na – na – na – na , ( na – na – na – na ) .

coda :

( n . C ) Am
we’re the sur – vivors , yeah , the black survival .
we’re the sur – vivors , a good man is never honoured , ( survivors ) ,
in his own country , ( black survival ) .
nothing change , nothing strange , ( survivors ) .
nothing change , nothing strange , ( black survival ) .

( fade )

chord diagrams :
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Am F G C Em

eadgbe eadgbe eadgbe eadgbe eadgbe
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tabbed by joel from clumsy , bristol , england , 2006 ( clumsyband@hotmail . com )