Survival

. . . survival . . . by bob marley - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . * 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 : - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Am F G C Em eadgbe eadgbe eadgbe eadgbe eadgbe 577555 133211 355433 x35553 x79987 tabbed by joel from clumsy , bristol , england , 2006 ( clumsyband@hotmail . com )