I WILL SURVIVE Dino Ferkaris and Freddie Perren Gloria Gaynor
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| / / / ~ ^At | first^I was^a fraid I^was | pet^ri=fied dd kept think^ing |
G CM7
| I^could nev^er li=ve^with out^you | by^my side ~ ^but then^I |
FM7 Bm7
| spent^so man^y=nights ss think^ing | how^you did^me wrong^and I^grew |
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| strong gg ~ ^and I^learned | how^to get^a=long g^and so^youre |
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||: back / ~^from out^er=space | ee / ~^I just^walked | in^to find^U=here with that^sad |
||: me / ~ ^some bo^dy=new | ww / ~ ^Im not^that | chained^up little person still^in=love |
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| look^u=pon n^your face^I should^have=changed |
| with you ~ ^and so^you |
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| d^that stu^pid=lock k^I should^have=made | e^u leave^your=key y^If I’d^known |
| feel^like drop^ping=in and just^ex | pect^me to^be=free But now^I'm |
E4 E
| n^for=just t^one=sec c^ond youd^be | back^to=both h^er=me e^Go on^now |
| sa^ving=all my^lov ing for^some | one^whos lov^ing=me e^Go on^now |
Am Dm G
| Go / ~ ^walk out^the=door | rr / ~ ^just turn^a=rou | u=nd^now / ~ ^cos youre^not |
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| wel^come an^y=more e ~ / | ~ ^weren't you^the=one e^who tried^to=hurt |
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| t^me with^good=bye ~ did^I=crum | m^ble ee ~ did=you think^I'd |
E Am Dm
| lay^down n^and die^Oh no^not | I / ~ ^I will^sur=vi | v=e e / ~ ^oh h^as |
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| long^as I^know how^to=love e^I | know^I'll stay=a^live / Ive^got |
FM7 Bm7
| all^my life^to=live ee Ive^got | all^my love^to=give e^and I'll^sur=vive |
E4
| ee / ~ ^I will^sur=vive |
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1. | ee ee e Hey ^hey | //// | //// | //// | //// | //// | //// | //// | / / / It^took |
Am Dm
| all^the=strength h^I=had dd not^to | fall^a=part tt t^kept^try^ing |
G CM7
| hard^to=mend d^the=piec es of^my=bro | ken heart ~ ^and I^spent |
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| oh^so ma^ny^nights s^just feel^ing | sor^ry for^my=self f^I used^to=cry |
E4 E
| yy yy ~ ^But now^I | hold^my head^up=high h^and you^see :||
E Am Dm Am
2. | ee ee ee I’ll^sur=vive | ee ee ee ee | ee ee ee / ||
About this song:
I Will Survive is performed by Gloria Gaynor and written by Dino Ferkaris and Freddie Perren.
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