Only The Strong Survive chords by Bruce Springsteen

Chords with lyrics

• Difficulty: Beginner

Key: G+G

Intro:

G+G
(I remember)
A minorAm
(I remember)
A minorAm
(I remember)
G+G
(I remember)


G+G
(I remember) Now I remember my first love
        A minorAm
(I remember) Of course the whole thing went wrong
A minorAm
(I remember) And my mama had some great advice I thought I'd put it into words of this song
       G+G
(I remember) Because I can still hear her saying

Verse 1:
G+G                            A minorAm
She said, boy (boy, boy), oh I see you sitting out there all alone
                          G+G
Yeah just crying your eyes out into the cold great dawn
                               A minorAm
Now there's gonna be, there's gonna be a whole lot of trouble in your life (whole lot of trouble)
                                 G+G
So listen to me, get up off your knees 'cause only the strong survive
G+G
That's what she said


Chorus:
G+G
Only the strong survive, only the strong survive
       A minorAm    B minorBm           C majorC      D MajorD
Yeah, you've gotta be strong (strong), you've got to hold on (hold on)
     G+G
Only the strong survive (don't go)


Verse 2:
       A minorAm
Now don't go around with your head hanging down
                        G+G
I wouldn't let the girl know, she made you feel like a clown, oh no
                                      A minorAm
Now there's a whole lotta girls (whole lotta girls) just looking for a good man like you
                                G+G
You ain't never gonna meet 'em if you give up now and say your whole life is through

Chorus:
G+G
'Cause only the strong survive, only the strong survive
      A minorAm    B minorBm        C majorC      D MajorD
Yeah, you gotta be a man (a man), you gotta take a stand (oh yeah)
     G+G         A minorAm
Only the strong survive (ooh-hoo)
                  G+G
I'm telling you right now, only the strong survive (the strong survive)


Out-Chorus:
G+G
Only the strong survive, only the strong survive
       A minorAm  B minorBm            C majorC    D MajorD
Yeah, you've gotta hold on (hold on), you've gotta be strong (strong)
        G+G
'Cause only the strong survive (only the strong survive)
            A minorAm  B minorBm
And if there was gonna be a better day, you're gonna make it (yeah)
  C majorC        D MajorD
You gotta take that stand (yeah)
        G+G            A minorAm
'Cause only the strong survive, only the strong survive
       A minorAm    B minorBm       C majorC   D MajorD
Yeah, you've gotta be strong, you've got to hold on
        G+G
'Cause only the strong survive
G+G
Oh better times are coming