Only The Strong Survive chords by Bruce Springsteen

• Difficulty: Beginner

Key: G

Intro:

G
(I remember)
Am
(I remember)
Am
(I remember)
G
(I remember)



G

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




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


Chorus:
G
Only the strong survive, only the strong survive
             Am       Bm                      C           D
Yeah, you've gotta be strong (strong), you've got to hold on (hold on)
         G
Only the strong survive (don't go)


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


Chorus:
G
'Cause only the strong survive, only the strong survive
           Am        Bm               C            D
Yeah, you gotta be a man (a man), you gotta take a stand (oh yeah)
         G                  Am
Only the strong survive (ooh-hoo)
                                    G
I'm telling you right now, only the strong survive (the strong survive)


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