Message II (Survival) chords by Grandmaster Flash
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Intro 1
(A minor)
Verse 1
Sur (C major) vival
Survival (A minor)
the strong can survive,
it's called sur (C major) vival
Only (A minor) the strong can survive, (F major)
it's (A minor) called sur (C major) vival
In (A minor) or der to stay alive,
it's called surviv (C major) al
Survival, survival, (A minor) survival
They smile in your face and
they talk behind your back
And when you tell the story, (C major)
it's never ex (A minor) act
Some say they're your friends,
(C major) but they really are (A minor) not
Because they're only out (C major) to try
and get what (A minor) you've got
Sur (C major) vival, only (A minor) the strong can sur (F major) vive
It's called sur (C major) vival,
only (A minor) the strong can survive
It's (C major) called survival
In order to stay (A minor) alive
It's called sur (C major) vival, sur (A minor) vival
Survival, survival
In jail they got a (G major) game
An (A minor) d they call it survival
They run it down to you
On your first arrival
They tell you what you (G major) can
and (C major) what you (A minor) cannot do
So if you ever go to (G major) jail
Watch out (A minor)
It's called survival (C major)
Only (A minor) the strong can sur (F major) vive
It's (A minor) called sur (C major) vival
Only the strong (A minor) can survive, (F major)
it's (A minor) called sur (C major) vival
In order to (A minor) stay alive,
it's called sur (C major) vival
Survival, (A minor) sur (C major) vival,
(A minor) survival (C major) (A minor) (C major)
(A minor) (C major) (A minor) (C major)
(A minor)
I went looking for a (G major) job
(C major) every day last (A minor) week
But it turned into a (G major) crazy game (C major)
of (A minor) hide -and -seek
Because every place I (G major) seem
to (C major) look a job was (A minor) n't there
I might as well apply for (G major) food
stamps (C major) or wel (A minor) fare
It's called sur (C major) vival
And only the strong can survive
(F major) It's (C major) called survival
An (A minor) d only the strong can sur (C major) vive
It's called survival
In (A minor) order to stay (C major) alive
(A minor) It's called sur (C major) vival, survival,
survival, sur (A minor) vival
People like
Hercules, (G major) your (C major) body is (A minor) strong,
but your mind is like the (G major) devil, (C major) your ideals (A minor)
are wrong.
You hurt people's (C major) feelings and mess with their minds,
then (A minor) have the nerve to (C major) call me
brother and wave the peace sign.
The young and the old,
they all hate your sight (A minor) because of (C major) people like you, they're
scared to walk in (A minor) the night.
It's (C major) called survival.
Only (A minor) the strong can survive.
(F major) It's called surviv (C major) al.
And only the strong (A minor) can survive,
it's called survival
In (G major) (C major) or der to (A minor) stay alive,
it's called survival
Survival, (C major) surviv (A minor) al, survival
The prob (C major) lems of the world
today are (A minor) big ger than life
You have recessions (C major) and depressions
Men are cheating on their wives
Babies born each morn
With part of their bodies gone
Because of (A minor) some crazy (C major) drug that
their mothers was on
There's countries fighting, not uniting
Always put (A minor) ting each other down
(F major) Black (A minor) s and (C major) whites don't realize
That they're really (A minor) pink and brown
You got gun joke, (G major) cut joke
(C major) Stress (A minor) and strife
And looking out for number one
Is a way of life
It's called survival
And only the strong can survive
It's called sur (C major) vival
And only the (A minor) strong can survive
It's called sur (C major) vival
In (A minor) order to stay alive
(F major) It's called sur (C major) vival, survival,
(A minor) survival (C major) (A minor) (C major)
(A minor) (G major) (A minor)
(G major) (C major)
(A minor) You got to lock all your (G major) windows,
chain (A minor) up all your doors
To protect what's inside of
your houses and stores
Beware of the (G major) food, it (A minor) might be no good
Cause there's someone trying to
poison the whole neighborhood
Ha!
Today they found something (G major)
in some (C major) body's (A minor) store
They said it killed ten people (G major)
and hurt (A minor) four more
They can't even trust a (G major) bill
to (C major) make life (A minor) easier
When there's sudden death
(C major) on your (A minor) roses freezer
Survival
Only (C major) the strong can (A minor) survive,
it's called survival
Only (C major) the (A minor) strong can survive,
it's called survival
In (C major) or der to stay alive (A minor) it's (F major) called sur (C major) vival,
survival, sur (A minor) vival, sur (C major) vival
Bout (F major) to (C major) lose your mind because life is hard
(A minor) Yet you believe in (G major) everything (C major) but (A minor)
God
Those pretty women, lots of money,
(C major) yeah, that's (A minor) alright
But don't you ever forget
(G major) the man (C major) with (A minor) the mic
Now get a (C major) hold of (A minor) yourself,
man, and think positive
(A minor) Because that's definitely
the (G major) only way (A minor) to live
Don't let your mind flow (G major) like (C major)
wa (A minor) ter from a cup
And don't you ever let me (G major) hear
you (C major) say that (A minor) you're giving up
It's called sur (C major) vival
Only the (A minor) strong can survive
(F major) It's (C major) called survival
Only the (A minor) strong can survive
(F major) It's (A minor) called sur (C major) vival
In (A minor) order to stay alive
It's called sur (C major) vival, survival,
surviv (A minor) al
Remember, a child (C major) is born
with no state of mind
He (A minor) was blind to the ways (C major) of mankind (A minor)
God is smiling on you,
but (C major) he's frowning (A minor) too
Because only
God knows what you'll go (A minor) through
Ha!
Survival
(G major) Only (C major) the (A minor) strong can survive,
it's called survival
And (C major) only the strong can survive,
it's (A minor) called survival
(G major) In (C major) order to stay (A minor) alive,
it's called survival
Surviv (C major) al, survival,
(A minor) survival (G major) (A minor)
(A minor) (A minor) (G major)
(A minor)
(C major) (A minor) (C major)
(A minor)
Background (C major) (C major) (A minor) (C major)
(A minor) (C major) (F major) (C major) (A minor)
You
(A minor)
Message II (Survival)
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