Message II (Survival) chords by Grandmaster Flash, The Furious Five, Grandmaster Melle Mel
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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,
it's called survival
(C major) 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 give them the (C major) story,
it's never ex (A minor) act
Some say they're your friends,
(C major) but they really are not
(A minor) Because they're only out to try
and get what you've got
Sur (C major) vival
Only (A minor) the strong can survive,
(F major) it's called sur (C major) vival
Only (A minor) the strong can survive,
it's (C major) called survival
In order to (A minor) stay alive,
it's called surviv (C major) al,
surviv (A minor) al, 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 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 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 order to (A minor) stay alive,
it's called sur (C major) vival
Survival, (A minor) survival,
survival (C major) (A minor) (C major) (A minor) (G major)
(C major) (A minor)
I went looking for a (G major) job
(C major) every day (A minor) last week
But it turned into a (G major) crazy game (C major)
of (A minor) hide -and -seek
Because every place I (G major) seemed
to (C major) look a (A minor) job wasn'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 survive
(C major) It's called survival
In (A minor) (C major) order to stay alive
(A minor) It's called surviv (C major) al,
sur (A minor) vival, (C major) sur (A minor) vival, survival
People like Hercules,
(G major) your (C major) body is (A minor) strong
but your mind is like the (G major) devil,
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 people like (C major) you,
they're scared to (A minor) walk in the night.
It's (C major) called survival.
Only (A minor) the strong can survive.
(F major) It's (C major) called survival.
If 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
(C major) You have (A minor) reces (C major) sions and depressions
Men are cheating on their wives
Babies born each morn
with part of their bodies gone
Because of some crazy 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
(F major) It's (A minor) called sur (C major) vival
(A minor) In order to stay alive
(F major) It's called sur (C major) vival, survival, (A minor) survival,
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 kill ten people (G major)
(C major) and hurt (A minor) four more
They can't even trust a (G major) bill
to (C major) make (A minor) life easier
When there's sudden death
(G major) on (C major) your (A minor) roses' freezer
Survival
Only (C major) the strong can (A minor) survive,
it's called survival
Only (G major) (C major) the (A minor) strong can survive,
it's called survival
In (C major) order to (A minor) stay alive,
it's (F major) called sur (C major) vival
Survival, survival, (A minor) survival
(C major) About (F major) to (C major) lose (A minor) your mind
(C major) 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 yourself, man
Think positive
Be (A minor) cause that's definitely
The (G major) only (C major) way to (A minor) live
Don't let your mind flow
(G major) Mike, (C major) (A minor) wa 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,
it's called survival
In order to stay alive,
it's (C major) called survival,
survival, sur (A minor) vival
Remember, a (C major) child is born
with no state of mind
(A minor) He was blind to the ways (C major) of mankind (A minor)
God is smiling on you,
but (C major) he's (A minor) frowning too
Because only God knows
what you'll go (A minor) through
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 called sur (A minor) vival
In (C major) order to stay (A minor) alive,
it's called survival
Surviv (G major) al, (C major) survival,
(A minor) survival (G major) (A minor)
(A minor) (A minor) (C major)
(A minor)
(C major)
(A minor) (C major) (C major)
I (A minor) (C major) (A minor) (F major) (C major)
(A minor)
(A minor) Thanks watching, I'll time.
Message II (Survival)
Grandmaster Flash, The Furious Five, Grandmaster Melle Mel
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