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only the strong survive – elvis presley
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tabbed by : maguri
tuning : standard

elvis presley
only the strong survive ( 1969 )
( huff/Butler/Gamble )

from : “from elvis in memphis”

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chords

E – B – G – D – A – E
C/G 0 – 1 – 0 – 2 – x – 3
Am/G 0 – 1 – 2 – 2 – x – 3

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capo 1st fret

intro
| G | % | C/G | % | Am/G | % | G | % |
[ 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

G C/G
boy , oh , i see you’re sittin’ out there all alone
Am/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
Am/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
Am/G
only the strong survive ,
Am Bm C D
oh you’ve got to be strong , you’d better hold on

G C/G
don’t go all around with your head hung down
Am/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
Am/G
oh but you’ll never meet ’em if you give up now
G
and say your life is through

G Am/G
yes she said : only the strong survive , only the strong survive ,
Am Bm C D
you’ve got to be a man , you’ve got to take a stand

| G | % | C/G | % | Am/G | % | G | % |
boy , boy , oh boy

G Am/G
only the strong survive , only the strong survive ,
Am Bm C D
oh you’ve got to be strong , you’d better hold on
G
’cos only the strong survive
G Am/G
only the strong survive , only the strong survive ,
Am Bm 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
Am/G G
only the strong survive , only the strong survive

( repeat and fade )