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Survivor chords by
Joe Budden
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Key: G# minor•
Verse 1
Em
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When your mind ain't right, and

it's hard to sleep

And you try to hide the pain,
D
D

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but your scars are deep
Em
Em

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Nigga 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
D

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but your scars are deep
Em
Em

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Nigga look me in my eyes

and tell me what you see
Verse 2
Em
Em

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And my heart is like

There's one thing poppa told me
D
D

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If nothin' else in this world,
Em
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it's how to survive

When I'm against all odds,

and when the odds against me

I travel wherever my path may lead
Verse 3
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Knowin' nobody got my back like me
D
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Em
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I'm gonna survive

And if you walk in my shoes

Guarantee you'll be just like me
Verse 4
Em
Em

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And my heart is like

And if you leave me alone

in the V with the chrome

I won't hurt nothin',
D
D

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but I need to be alone
Em
Em

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Nigga, just me and my Sam Cooke tapes

And my heart is like
C
C

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And baby if you don't under
Verse 5
Em
Em

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stand
D
D

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Em
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Then I gotta let you go (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
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I al most couldn't take it
Em
Em

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Said I wouldn't make

it, to be twenty- one

I'ma stand up on my own two
Verse 6
Em
Em

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And my heart is like

I've travelled high and low and
D
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If there's one thing I know,
Em
Em

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I know, I know

I know how to survive
Verse 7
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Em

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When your mind ain't right,

and it's hard to sleep

And you try to hide the pain,
D
D

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but your scars are deep
Em
Em

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Nigga look me in my eyes and tell me what you see,

yeah
Verse 8

And my heart is like
Em
Em

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When your mind ain't right,

and it's hard to sleep

And you try to hide the pain,
D
D

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but your scars are deep
Em
Em

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Nigga look me in my eyes

and tell me what you see
Verse 9

And my heart is like
Em
Em

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Nigga I'm a soldier,
D
D

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ain't nobody gon' hold me down
Em
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Now that I'm closer,

all the snakes play me closely now

And my soul is like

Homey I'm a soldier,
D
D

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ain't nobody gon' hold me down
Em
Em

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Now that I'm closer,

all the snakes play me closely now
Verse 10

And my soul is like
Em
Em

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Just livin' on the edge homie,

ain't no joke
D
D

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And nah baby bro, I don't smoke,

but go ahead
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Player

You can like that (player)
Verse 11
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I'm good And my soul is like


And baby, if you don't understand
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Em
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Then I gotta let you go,

go (I'm sorry baby), go
Verse 12
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I remember when they hated on me but I made it,

homie yeah
D
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I remember when they hated on me,
Em
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yeah

Don't smile at me now, yeah
Verse 13

And my soul is like
Em
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If you wasn't there for the bad, nigga

don't come when it's good
D
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Naw dawg, it ain't all good
Em
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Wonder what made him think

she was still all good, yeah
Verse 14

And my soul is like
Em
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When your mind ain't right,

and it's hard to sleep

And you try to hide the pain,
D
D

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but your scars are deep
Em
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Nigga look me in my eyes and tell me what you see,

yeah
Verse 15

And my soul is like
Em
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When your mind ain't right,

and it's hard to sleep
D
D

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And you try to hide the pain,

but your scars are deep
Em
Em

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Nigga look me in my eyes

and tell me what you see
Verse 16

And my soul is like
Em
Em

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Nigga I'm a soldier,
D
D

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ain't nobody gon' hold me down
Em
Em

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Now that I'm closer,

all the snakes play me closely now

And my heart is like

Homie I'm a soldier,
D
D

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ain't nobody gon' hold me down
Em
Em

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Now that I'm closer,

all the snakes play me closely now

And my heart is like
Verse 17
Em
Em

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I can't think right now
D
D

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I can't cope, can't drink,
Em
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can't smoke, uh- uh

And my soul is like
D
D

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I can't eat right now
Em
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I'm not healthy, I'm askin' you God help me like,

please
Outro 1

Show me somethin'
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Em
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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • Em

  • D

  • C

Capo: 4

Transpose: 0

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The primary chords used in Survivor are G#m, F#, E.

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