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Tuning: DGDGBD (Open G)

Verse :

 Dsus2 D  Bb Bbsus2 Bb    Gsus2 G  Gsus2 G
D|-7--7----3-3--3-------|-0-0-0-0-0-0---------|
B|-8--7----3-4--3-------|-1-0-0-0-1-0---------|
G|-9--7----3-5--3-------|-2-0-0-0-2-0---------|
D|-7--7----3-3--3-------|-0-0-0-0-0-0---------|
G|-7--7----3-3--3-------|-0-0-0-0-0-0---------|
D|----------------------|---------------------|




                           When waters is rough
Ds2 D   Bb Bbs2 Bb      Gs2 G   Gs2 G
D|-7--7----3-3--3-------|-0-0-0-0-0-0---------|
B|-8--7----3-4--3-------|-1-0-0-0-1-0---------|
G|-9--7----3-5--3-------|-2-0-0-0-2-0---------|
D|-7--7----3-3--3-------|-0-0-0-0-0-0---------|
G|-7--7----3-3--3-------|-0-0-0-0-0-0---------|
D|----------------------|---------------------|
                        Sailing is tough

Ds2 D  Bb Bbs2 Bb       Gs2 G   Gs2 G
D|-7--7----3-3--3-------|-0-0-0-0-0-0---------|
B|-8--7----3-4--3-------|-1-0-0-0-1-0---------|
G|-9--7----3-5--3-------|-2-0-0-0-2-0---------|
D|-7--7----3-3--3-------|-0-0-0-0-0-0---------|
G|-7--7----3-3--3-------|-0-0-0-0-0-0---------|
D|----------------------|---------------------|
                         I'll will drown in your love 


Pre-Chorus:

 C   F/C C     F/C   C    F/C C F/C C   F  Bb/F F       Bb/F F       Bb/F F        Bb/F
D|-5-----5-5-5-----|-5-5-5-5----5-5-5-|-10-----10-10-10----|-10-10-10-----10-10-10-----|
B|-5--6--5-5-5--6--|-5-5-5-6----5h6-5-|-10-11--10-10-10-11-|-10-10-10-11--10-10-10h11--|
G|-5--5--5-5-5--5--|-5-5-5-5----5-5-5-|-10-10--10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--|
D|-5--7--5-5-5--7--|-5-5-5-7----5h7-5-|-10-12--10-10-10-12-|-10-10-10-12--10-10-10h12--|
G|-5--5--5-5-5--5--|-5-5-5-5----5-5-5-|-10-10--10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--|
D|-----------------|------------------|--------------------|---------------------------|
             youve got a cut throat crew,yeah
Im gonna sink under you

 Bb    Eb/Bb Bb  Eb/Bb Bb  Eb/Bb Bb   Eb/Bb     C F/C C     D G/D D  D
D|-3-3-3-----3-3-3---|-3-3-3-----3-3-3--------|-5---5-----5/7---7-|-7-------|
B|-3-3-3-4---3-3-3-4-|-3-3-3-4---3-3-3-4------|-5-6-5-----5/7-8-7-|-7-------|
G|-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3------|-5-5-5-----5/7-7-7-|-7-/-/-/-|
D|-3-3-3-5---3-3-3-5-|-3-3-3-5---3-3-3-5------|-5-7-5-----5/7-9-7-|-7-------|
G|-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3------|-5-5-5-----5/7-7-7-|-7-------|
D|-------------------|------------------------|-------------------|---------|
            I got the bell bottom blues
Its gonna be the death of me




Verse :

 Dsus2 D  Bb Bbsus2 Bb    Gsus2 G  Gsus2 G
D|-7--7----3-3--3-------|-0-0-0-0-0-0---------|
B|-8--7----3-4--3-------|-1-0-0-0-1-0---------|
G|-9--7----3-5--3-------|-2-0-0-0-2-0---------|
D|-7--7----3-3--3-------|-0-0-0-0-0-0---------|
G|-7--7----3-3--3-------|-0-0-0-0-0-0---------|
D|----------------------|---------------------|
                       Its the graveyard watch

 Ds2 D   Bb Bbs2 Bb      Gs2 G   Gs2 G
D|-7--7----3-3--3-------|-0-0-0-0-0-0---------|
B|-8--7----3-4--3-------|-1-0-0-0-1-0---------|
G|-9--7----3-5--3-------|-2-0-0-0-2-0---------|
D|-7--7----3-3--3-------|-0-0-0-0-0-0---------|
G|-7--7----3-3--3-------|-0-0-0-0-0-0---------|
D|----------------------|---------------------|
                 running right on the rocks

 Ds2 D   Bb Bbs2 Bb      Gs2 G   Gs2 G
D|-7--7----3-3--3-------|-0-0-0-0-0-0---------|
B|-8--7----3-4--3-------|-1-0-0-0-1-0---------|
G|-9--7----3-5--3-------|-2-0-0-0-2-0---------|
D|-7--7----3-3--3-------|-0-0-0-0-0-0---------|
G|-7--7----3-3--3-------|-0-0-0-0-0-0---------|
D|----------------------|---------------------|
               Ive taken all of the knocks
 

Pre-Chorus:

 C   F/C C     F/C   C    F/C C F/C C   F  Bb/F F       Bb/F F       Bb/F F        Bb/F
D|-5-----5-5-5-----|-5-5-5-5----5-5-5-|-10-----10-10-10----|-10-10-10-----10-10-10-----|
B|-5--6--5-5-5--6--|-5-5-5-6----5h6-5-|-10-11--10-10-10-11-|-10-10-10-11--10-10-10h11--|
G|-5--5--5-5-5--5--|-5-5-5-5----5-5-5-|-10-10--10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--|
D|-5--7--5-5-5--7--|-5-5-5-7----5h7-5-|-10-12--10-10-10-12-|-10-10-10-12--10-10-10h12--|
G|-5--5--5-5-5--5--|-5-5-5-5----5-5-5-|-10-10--10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--|
D|-----------------|------------------|--------------------|---------------------------|
             Aint giving me no quarter
Id rather drink sea water

  Bb   Eb/Bb Bb  Eb/Bb Bb  Eb/Bb Bb   Eb/Bb     C F/C C     D G/D D  D
D|-3-3-3-----3-3-3---|-3-3-3-----3-3-3--------|-5---5-----5/7---7-|-7-------|
B|-3-3-3-4---3-3-3-4-|-3-3-3-4---3-3-3-4------|-5-6-5-----5/7-8-7-|-7-------|
G|-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3------|-5-5-5-----5/7-7-7-|-7-/-/-/-|
D|-3-3-3-5---3-3-3-5-|-3-3-3-5---3-3-3-5------|-5-7-5-----5/7-9-7-|-7-------|
G|-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3------|-5-5-5-----5/7-7-7-|-7-------|
D|-------------------|------------------------|-------------------|---------|
     I wish Id never had brought yer
Its gonna be the death of me


Chorus:
 
   C  Fadd9/C  C  Fadd9/C     C
D|--5--5-5-5-5-5-|------------5-||
B|--5--6-6-6-6-5-|-6--6-6-6-6-5-||
G|--5--5-5-5-5-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-|| x4
D|--5--7-7-7-7-5-|-7--7-7-7-7-5-||
G|--5--5-5-5-5-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-||
D|---------------|--------------||
  Soul Survivor   yeah

   C7  Fadd9/C C  Fadd9/C     C
D|--7--5-5-5-5-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-||
B|--7--6-6-6-6-5-|-6--6-6-6-6-5-||
G|--5--5-5-5-5-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-|| x4
D|--5--7-7-7-7-5-|-7--7-7-7-7-5-||
G|--5--5-5-5-5-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-||
D|---------------|--------------||
   Soul Survivor   yeah


   Bb Eb/Bb Bb    D D/G D  D  D/G     D
D|----3---3--------/7---7-|-7----------7--|
B|----3-4-3--------/7-8-7-|-7--8-8-8-8-7--|
G|----3-3-3--------/7-7-7-|-7--7-7-7-7-7--| 
D|----3-5-3--------/7-9-7-|-7--9-9-9-9-7--|
G|----5-3-3--------/7-7-7-|-7--7-7-7-7-7--|
D|------------------------|---------------|
Its gonna be the death of me

  Bb Eb/Bb Bb     D D/G D  D
D|----3---3--------/7---7-|-7----------|
B|----3-4-3--------/7-8-7-|-7----------|
G|----3-3-3--------/7-7-7-|-7-/-/-/----| 
D|----3-5-3--------/7-9-7-|-7----------|
G|----5-3-3--------/7-7-7-|-7----------|
D|------------------------|------------|
Its gonna be the death of me




Verse :

 Dsus2 D  Bb Bbsus2 Bb    Gsus2 G  Gsus2 G
D|-7--7----3-3--3-------|-0-0-0-0-0-0---------|
B|-8--7----3-4--3-------|-1-0-0-0-1-0---------|
G|-9--7----3-5--3-------|-2-0-0-0-2-0---------|
D|-7--7----3-3--3-------|-0-0-0-0-0-0---------|
G|-7--7----3-3--3-------|-0-0-0-0-0-0---------|
D|----------------------|---------------------|
     oh, uh        When youre flying the flag

 Dsus2 D  Bb Bbsus2 Bb    Gsus2 G  Gsus2 G
D|-7--7----3-3--3-------|-0-0-0-0-0-0---------|
B|-8--7----3-4--3-------|-1-0-0-0-1-0---------|
G|-9--7----3-5--3-------|-2-0-0-0-2-0---------|
D|-7--7----3-3--3-------|-0-0-0-0-0-0---------|
G|-7--7----3-3--3-------|-0-0-0-0-0-0---------|
D|----------------------|---------------------|
             oh my confidence sags 

  Ds2 D  Bb Bbs2 Bb      Gs2 G   Gs2 G
D|-7--7----3-3--3-------|-0-0-0-0-0-0---------|
B|-8--7----3-4--3-------|-1-0-0-0-1-0---------|
G|-9--7----3-5--3-------|-2-0-0-0-2-0---------|
D|-7--7----3-3--3-------|-0-0-0-0-0-0---------|
G|-7--7----3-3--3-------|-0-0-0-0-0-0---------|
D|----------------------|---------------------|
              You got me packing my bags 


Pre-Chorus:

 C   F/C C     F/C   C    F/C C F/C C   F  Bb/F F       Bb/F F       Bb/F F        Bb/F
D|-5-----5-5-5-----|-5-5-5-5----5-5-5-|-10-----10-10-10----|-10-10-10-----10-10-10-----|
B|-5--6--5-5-5--6--|-5-5-5-6----5h6-5-|-10-11--10-10-10-11-|-10-10-10-11--10-10-10h11--|
G|-5--5--5-5-5--5--|-5-5-5-5----5-5-5-|-10-10--10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--|
D|-5--7--5-5-5--7--|-5-5-5-7----5h7-5-|-10-12--10-10-10-12-|-10-10-10-12--10-10-10h12--|
G|-5--5--5-5-5--5--|-5-5-5-5----5-5-5-|-10-10--10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--|
D|-----------------|------------------|--------------------|---------------------------|
           I'll stow away at sea
there'll be a mutiny


 Bb    Eb/Bb Bb  Eb/Bb Bb  Eb/Bb Bb   Eb/Bb     C F/C C     D G/D D  D
D|-3-3-3-----3-3-3---|-3-3-3-----3-3-3--------|-5---5-----5/7---7-|-7-------|
B|-3-3-3-4---3-3-3-4-|-3-3-3-4---3-3-3-4------|-5-6-5-----5/7-8-7-|-7-------|
G|-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3------|-5-5-5-----5/7-7-7-|-7-/-/-/-|
D|-3-3-3-5---3-3-3-5-|-3-3-3-5---3-3-3-5------|-5-7-5-----5/7-9-7-|-7-------|
G|-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3------|-5-5-5-----5/7-7-7-|-7-------|
D|-------------------|------------------------|-------------------|---------|
  Where you are I won't be
Its gonna be the death of me


Outro:

(Piano)
  NC          NC             
D|-----------|----------||
B|-----------|----------||
G|-----------|----------|| x2
D|-----------|----------||
G|-----------|----------||
D|-----------|----------||
 
Chorus:
 
   C  Fadd9/C  C  Fadd9/C     C
D|--5--5-5-5-5-5-|------------5-||
B|--5--6-6-6-6-5-|-6--6-6-6-6-5-||
G|--5--5-5-5-5-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-|| x4
D|--5--7-7-7-7-5-|-7--7-7-7-7-5-||
G|--5--5-5-5-5-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-||
D|---------------|--------------||
  Soul Survivor   yeah

   C7  Fadd9/C C  Fadd9/C     C
D|--7--5-5-5-5-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-||
B|--7--6-6-6-6-5-|-6--6-6-6-6-5-||
G|--5--5-5-5-5-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-|| x4
D|--5--7-7-7-7-5-|-7--7-7-7-7-5-||
G|--5--5-5-5-5-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-||
D|---------------|--------------||
   Soul Survivor   yeah


   Bb Eb/Bb Bb    D D/G D  D  D/G     D
D|----3---3--------/7---7-|-7----------7--|
B|----3-4-3--------/7-8-7-|-7--8-8-8-8-7--|
G|----3-3-3--------/7-7-7-|-7--7-7-7-7-7--| 
D|----3-5-3--------/7-9-7-|-7--9-9-9-9-7--|
G|----5-3-3--------/7-7-7-|-7--7-7-7-7-7--|
D|------------------------|---------------|
 Its gonna be the death of me

   Bb Eb/Bb Bb     D D/G D  D
D|----3---3--------/7---7-|-7----------|
B|----3-4-3--------/7-8-7-|-7----------|
G|----3-3-3--------/7-7-7-|-7-/-/-/----| 
D|----3-5-3--------/7-9-7-|-7----------|
G|----5-3-3--------/7-7-7-|-7----------|
D|------------------------|------------|
Its gonna be the death of me

   C  Fadd9/C  C  Fadd9/C     C
D|--5--5-5-5-5-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-||
B|--5--6-6-6-6-5-|-6--6-6-6-6-5-||
G|--5--5-5-5-5-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-|| x infinity
D|--5--7-7-7-7-5-|-7--7-7-7-7-5-||
G|--5--5-5-5-5-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-||
D|---------------|--------------||
  Soul Survivor   yeah

Legend:
/ / / - strum stroke
/ - slide up
h - hammer
NC - No Chord


Chords:
Dsus2     -  x77987
D         -  x77777
Bb        -  x33333
Bsus2     -  x35343
G         -  000000
Gsus2     -  x00210
C         -  x55555
F/C       -  x5756x
Fadd9/C    - x57567
Eb/Bb     -  x3534x
C7        -  x55577
G/D       -  x7978x
F         -  x,10,10,10,10,10
Bb/F      -  x,10,12,10,11,x

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Soul Survivor Tab by The Rolling Stones

Published: July 19, 2022

Last Updated: April 21, 2026

Difficulty: Intermediate 💪