Survival by Bob Marley ...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) www.TAB6.com