Survivors chords by Johnsmith

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Verse 1
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 (D minor) Out back  (E minor) behind the garden,
rising tall against the sky,
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 (E major) stands  (B minor) an old survivor
from another time.
Em 
Half its branches  (E minor) green with summer,
half reaching naked for the wind.
Bm 
My neigh (B minor) bors say to chop it down,
but I'm now listening
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Cause it still  (E minor) holds to  (A major) the swal (B minor) lows
Em 
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And the burnout  (E minor) after  (A major) dark  (B minor) 
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And in its  (E minor) shadow I find  (B minor) 
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peace  (A major) of mind  (G major) 
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And strength  (A major) of heart
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Wind  (D major) will  (A major) blow  (G major) an (A major) 
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 (D major) d  lightning  (A major) will strike  (G major) 
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Root (A major)  (D major) s  will get  (A major) shaken
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and branches  (G major) taken  (A major) 
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All  (G major) in the name of life  (A major)  (D major) 
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Anchored  (A major) deep  (G major) in the dirt
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 (A major) Hold (D major) ing on,  (A major) wounded  (G major) and  (A major) hurt
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But still  (G major) reaching for the sun (A major) 
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Because that's  (G major) what a  (A major) tree does  (D major) 
Em 
Evelyn walk (E minor) s up to the orchard
To pick some apples for a pie
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She's  (B minor) lost a step along her way
But doesn't seem to mind
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Now she's  (E minor) baking for
her great -grandkids
She raised ten of her own
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And her  (B minor) lov ing husband's
passed away
Now she lives alone
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But she's still  (E minor) there for  (A major) her chil (B minor) dren
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And she loves  (E minor) it when  (A major) they call  (B minor) 
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And now  (E minor) every night
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 (B minor) By  candlelight,  (A major) 
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 (G major) she  (A major)  (G major) prays  (D major) for them  (A major) all.
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Winds  (D major) will  (A major)  (G major) blow,
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 (D major)  (A major)  (D major) and lightning  (A major) will strike.  (G major) 
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Oh,  (A major)  (D major) roots will  (A major) get shaken
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and loved  (G major) ones  (D major)  (A major) taken
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All  (G major) in the name of life  (A major)  (D major) 
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Anchored  (A major) and  (G major) deep in her  (A major) faith
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Hold (D major) ing on,  (A major) that's  (G major) just her way
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 (A major) She still  (G major) reaches out with her touch
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 (A major) Because that's  (G major) what a
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 (A major) mother does  (D major) 
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Trees  (G major) reach and  (B minor) mothers touch
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Tears  (A major) fall and rivers  (D major) run
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Bird (C major) s sing and  (B minor) stars shine
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Wind  (G major) blows and  (Asus4) lightning strikes,
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yeah  (G major)  (A major)  (G major)  (A major) 
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 (D major) Anchored  (A major) deep  (G major) in the truth
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 (A major) Hold (D major) ing on,  (A major)  (G major) wounded  (A major) and hurt but still
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 (G major) I'm reaching out for  (A major) love
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Because that's  (G major) what the  (A major) heart does  (B minor) 
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Oh, that's  (G major) what the  (A major) heart does  (D major)  (A major) 
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Hey,  (G major)  (A major) that's what the heart does  (D major)  (A major) 
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 (G major) Oh,  (D major) just  (A major) because
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 (D major) Still  (A major) reaching out  (G major)  (A major) 
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Still  (D major) reach (A major) ing out (G major)  (A major) 
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 (D major)  (A major)  (G major)  (A major) 