The Message

The Message easy guitar chords by Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel

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    Verse 1
    Sur
    vival 

    Sur
    vival 

    the strong 
    can 
    survive 

    It's 
    called 
    sur
    vival 

    Only 
    the strong 
    can 
    survive 

    It's 
    called 
    sur
    vival 

    In 
    order 
    to 
    stay 
    alive 

    It's 
    called 
    survival 

    Survival, 
    survival, 
    survival 

    They 
    smile 
    in 
    your 
    face 

    and 
    they 
    talk 
    behind 
    your 
    back 

    And 
    when 
    you 
    give 
    the story, 

    it's 
    never 
    ex
    act 

    Some 
    say 
    they're 
    your 
    friends, 

    but 
    they really 
    are 
    not 

    Because 
    they're 
    only 
    out 
    to 
    try 

    and 
    get 
    what 
    you've 
    got 

    Sur
    vival 

    Only 
    the strong 
    can 
    sur
    vive, 

    it's 
    called 
    sur
    vival 

    Only 
    the 
    strong 
    can 
    survive, 

    it's 
    called 
    survival 

    In 
    order 
    to 
    stay 
    alive, 

    it's 
    called 
    sur
    vival 

    Surviv
    al, 
    survival, 
    survival 

    In 
    jail 
    they 
    got 
    game, 

    and 
    they 
    call 
    it 
    survival 

    They 
    run 
    it 
    down 
    to 
    you 

    on 
    your first 
    arrival 

    They 
    tell 
    you 
    what 
    you 
    can 

    and 
    what 
    you 
    cannot 
    do 

    So 
    if 
    you 
    ever 
    go 
    to 
    jail, 
    watch 
    ya 

    It's 
    called 
    survival 

    Only 
    the strong 
    can 
    sur
    vive 

    It's 
    called 
    survival 

    Only 
    the strong 
    can 
    sur
    vive, 

    it's 
    called 
    survival 

    In 
    order 
    to 
    stay 
    alive, 

    it's 
    called 
    sur
    vival 

    Survival, 
    sur
    vival, 

    sur
    vival 



    went 
    looking 
    for 
    job 

    every 
    day 
    last 
    week 

    But 
    it 
    turned 
    into 
    crazy 
    game 

    of 
    hide 
    -and 
    -seek 

    Because 
    every 
    place 
    seemed 

    to 
    look 
    job 
    was
    n't 
    there 

    might 
    as 
    well 
    apply 
    for 
    food 

    stamps 
    or 
    wel
    fare 

    It's 
    called 
    survival 

    And 
    only 
    the strong 
    can 
    sur
    vive 

    It's 
    called 
    survival 

    And 
    only 
    the 
    strong 
    can 
    sur
    vive 

    It's 
    called 
    survival 

    In 
    order 
    to 
    stay 
    alive 

    It's 
    called 
    survival, 

    survival, 
    survival, 
    survival 

    People like 
    Hercules, 

    your 
    body 
    is 
    strong, 

    but 
    your 
    mind 
    is 
    like 
    the 
    dev
    il, 

    your 
    ideals 
    are 
    wrong. 

    You 
    hurt 
    people's 
    feelings 

    and 
    mess 
    with 
    their 
    minds, 

    then 
    have 
    the 
    nerve 
    to 
    call 
    me 
    brother 

    and 
    wave 
    the 
    peace 
    sign. 

    The young 
    and 
    the 
    old, 

    they 
    all 
    hate 
    your 
    sight, 

    because 
    of 
    people 
    like 
    you, 

    they're 
    scared 
    to 
    walk 
    in 
    the 
    night. 

    It's 
    called 
    survival, 

    if 
    only 
    the 
    strong 
    can 
    survive, 

    it's 
    called 
    survival, 
    if 
    only 
    the 

    Strong 
    can 
    survive, 

    it's 
    called 
    survival 

    In 
    order 
    to 
    stay 
    alive, 

    it's 
    called 
    survival 

    Surviv
    al, 
    surviv
    al, 
    survival 

    The 
    prob
    lems 
    of 
    the 
    world 
    today 

    are 
    bigger 
    than 
    life 

    You 
    have 
    recessions 
    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 
    putting 
    each 
    other 
    down 

    Black
    s and 
    whites 
    don't 
    realize 

    that 
    they're 
    really 
    pink 
    and 
    brown 

    You got 
    gun 
    joke, 
    cut 
    joke, 

    stress 
    and 
    strife 

    And 
    looking 
    out 
    for number 
    one 

    is 
    way 
    of 
    life 

    It's 
    called 
    survival 

    And 
    only 
    the 
    strong 
    can 
    survive 

    It's 
    called 
    sur
    vival 

    And 
    only 
    the 
    strong 
    can 
    sur
    vive 

    It's 
    called 
    survival 

    In 
    order 
    to 
    stay 
    alive 

    It's 
    called 
    sur
    vival, 
    sur
    vival, 
    sur
    vival, 

    sur
    vival 



    You 
    got 
    to 
    lock 
    all 
    your win
    dows, 

    chain 
    up 
    all 
    your 
    doors, 

    to 
    protect 
    what's 
    inside 
    of 

    your 
    houses 
    and 
    stores. 

    Beware 
    of 
    the 
    food, 

    it 
    might 
    be 
    no 
    good, 

    cause 
    there's 
    someone 
    trying 
    to 
    poison 

    the 
    whole 
    neighborhood. 
    Ha! 

    Today 
    they 
    found 
    something 

    in 
    some
    body's 
    store 

    They 
    said 
    kill 
    ten 
    people 

    and 
    hurt 
    four 
    more 

    They 
    can't 
    even 
    trust 
    bill 

    to 
    make 
    life 
    easier 

    When 
    there's 
    sudden 
    death 

    on 
    your 
    roses' 
    freezer 

    Survival 

    Only 
    the strong 
    can 
    survive, 

    it's 
    called 
    survival 

    Only 
    the 
    strong 
    can 
    survive, 

    it's 
    called 
    survival 

    In 
    order 
    to 
    stay 
    alive, 

    it's 
    called 
    sur
    vival 

    Survival, 
    survival, 
    surviv
    al 

    About 
    to 
    lose 
    your 
    mind 

    Because 
    life 
    is 
    hard 

    Yet 
    you believe 
    in 
    everything 

    But, 
    God, 
    those 
    pretty 
    women 

    Lots 
    of 
    money, 
    yeah, 
    that's 
    al
    right 

    But 
    don't 
    you 
    ever 
    forget 

    The 
    man 
    with 
    the 
    mic 

    Now 
    get 
    hold 
    of 
    yourself, 
    man 

    Think 
    positive 

    Be
    cause 
    that's 
    definitely 

    The 
    only 
    way 
    to 
    live 

    Don't 
    let 
    your 
    mind 
    flow 
    like 
    wa
    ter 
    from 
    cup 
    and 
    don't 

    you 
    ever 
    let 
    me 
    hear 
    you 
    say 
    that 
    you're 
    giving 
    up

    it's 
    called 
    sur
    vival 

    only 
    the 
    strong 
    can 
    sur
    vive 

    it's 
    called 
    sur
    vival 

    only 
    the strong 
    can 
    sur
    vive 

    it's 
    called 
    sur
    vival 

    in 
    order 
    to 
    stay 
    alive 

    it's 
    called 
    survival 

    survival 
    survival 

    re
    mem
    ber 
    child 
    is 
    born 

    With no 
    state 
    of 
    mind, 

    he 
    was blind 
    to 
    the 
    ways 
    of 
    man
    kind 

    God 
    is 
    smiling 
    on 
    you, 

    but 
    he's 
    frowning 
    too 

    Because 
    only 
    God 
    knows 

    what 
    you'll 
    go 
    through 

    Ha! 
    Survival 

    Only 
    the 
    strong 
    can 
    survive, 

    it's 
    called 
    survival 

    And 
    only 
    the 
    strong 
    can 
    survive, 

    it's 
    called 
    sur
    vival 

    In 
    order 
    to 
    stay 
    alive, 

    it's 
    called 
    sur
    vival 

    Subaru! 
    Subaru! 

    Subaru! 







    I'll see you next time. 

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