Survivor chords by Joe Budden

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Verse 1
Em 
 (E minor) When your mind ain't right, and
it's hard to sleep
And you try to hide the pain,
D 
but your scars  (D major) are deep
Em 
Nigga  (E minor) look me in my eyes and tell me what you see,
yeah
When your mind ain't right,
and it's hard to sleep
And you try to hide the pain,
D 
but your scars are  (D major) deep
Em 
Nigga  (E minor) look me in my eyes
and tell me what you see

Verse 2
Em 
And my heart is like  (E minor) 
There's one thing poppa told me
D 
If nothin' else in this  (D major) world,
Em 
it's how to sur (E minor) vive
When I'm against all odds,
and when the odds against me
I travel wherever my path may lead

Verse 3

Knowin' nobody got my back like me

I'm gonna survive

And if you walk in my shoes

Guarantee you'll be just like me

Verse 4
Em 
And my heart is like  (E minor) 
And if you leave me alone
in the V with the chrome
I won't hurt nothin',
D 
but I  (D major) need to be alone
Em 
 (E minor) Nigga, just me and my Sam Cooke tapes
And my heart is like
C 
And baby if you  (C major) don't under

Verse 5
Em 
 (E minor) stand
D 
Em 
 (D major) Then I gotta let you go  (E minor) (yeah), go
(I'm sorry baby), go
And my heart is like
I'm talkin' all along the way
With all I used to say,
D 
I  (D major) al most couldn't take it
Em 
 (E minor) Said I wouldn't make
it, to be twenty- one
I'ma stand up on my own two

Verse 6
Em 
And my heart is like  (E minor) 
I've travelled high and low and
D 
If there's one  (D major) thing I know,
Em 
I  (E minor) know, I know
I know how to survive

Verse 7
Em 
When  (E minor) your mind ain't right,
and it's hard to sleep
And you try to hide the pain,
D 
but your  (D major) scars are deep
Em 
Nigga  (E minor) look me in my eyes and tell me what you see,
yeah

Verse 8
And my heart is like
Em 
 (E minor) When your mind ain't right,
and it's hard to sleep
And you try to hide the pain,
D 
but your  (D major) scars are deep
Em 
Nigga  (E minor) look me in my eyes
and tell me what you see

Verse 9
And my heart is like
Em 
 (E minor) Nigga I'm a soldier,
D 
ain't nobody gon' hold me down  (D major) 
Em 
Now that I'm  (E minor) closer,
all the snakes play me closely now
And my soul is like
Homey I'm a soldier,
D 
ain't nobody gon' hold me down  (D major) 
Em 
Now that I'm  (E minor) closer,
all the snakes play me closely now

Verse 10
And my soul is like
Em 
 (E minor) Just livin' on the edge homie,
ain't no joke
D 
And nah baby bro, I don't smoke,  (D major) 
but go ahead
Em 
Play (E minor) er
You can like that (player)

Verse 11
Em 
I'm good And my soul is like  (E minor) 
And baby, if you don't understand
D 
Em 
Then I  (D major) gotta let you  (E minor) go,
go (I'm sorry baby), go

Verse 12
Em 
I remember when they  (E minor) hated on me but I made it,
homie yeah
D 
I remember when they  (D major) hated on me,
Em 
yeah  (E minor) 
Don't smile at me now, yeah

Verse 13
And my soul is like
Em 
 (E minor) If  you wasn't there for the bad, nigga
don't come when it's good
D 
Naw dawg,  (D major) it ain't all good
Em 
Wonder  (E minor) what made him think
she was still all good, yeah

Verse 14
And my soul is like
Em 
 (E minor) When your mind ain't right,
and it's hard to sleep
And you try to hide the pain,
D 
but your  (D major) scars are deep
Em 
Nigga  (E minor) look me in my eyes and tell me what you see,
yeah

Verse 15
And my soul is like
Em 
 (E minor) When your mind ain't right,
and it's hard to sleep
D 
And you try to hide the  (D major) pain,
but your scars are deep
Em 
Nigga  (E minor) look me in my eyes
and tell me what you see

Verse 16
And my soul is like
Em 
 (E minor) Nigga I'm a soldier,
D 
ain't nobody gon' hold me down  (D major) 
Em 
Now that I'm  (E minor) closer,
all the snakes play me closely now
And my heart is like
Homie I'm a soldier,
D 
ain't nobody gon' hold me down  (D major) 
Em 
Now that I'm  (E minor) closer,
all the snakes play me closely now
And my heart is like

Verse 17
Em 
I can't think right  (E minor) now
D 
I can't cope, can't  (D major) drink,
Em 
can't smoke, uh- uh  (E minor) 
And my soul is like
D 
I can't eat right  (D major) now
Em 
I'm not healthy, I'm askin' you God help me like,  (E minor) 
please