I Will Survive Chords & Tabs

by Gloria Gaynor

[Version Description]
Strumming Patterns:
Pattern 1:
BPM: 117
Denominator: 16
Triplet: No
Measures: [201, 202, 1, 202, 201, 101, 202, 201, 1, 202, 202, 202, 1, 202, 1, 202]
I WILL SURVIVE
by Gloria Gayner

[Intro]
E7b9

[Verse 1]
   Am                        Dm        
At first I was afraid, I was petrified,
              G                              Cmaj7      
Kept thinking I could never live without you by my side.
           Fmaj7                          Bm7                  
But then I spent so many nights, thinking how you did me wrong,
           Esus4                 E                
And I grew strong; and I learned how to get along.
              Am               Dm    
And so you're back, from outer space,
              G                                  Cmaj7               
I just walked in to find you here, with that sad look upon your face.
              Fmaj7                    
I should have changed that stupid lock,
Bm7b5
I should have made you leave your key,
         Esus4                               E                 
If I had known for just one second, you'd be back to bother me.

[Chorus]
           Am               Dm   
Go on now, go; walk out the door;
           G                          Cmaj7            
Just turn around now, 'cos you're not welcome any more.
Fmaj7                            Bm7                  
Weren't you the one who tried to hurt me with goodbye?
                  Esus4                      E                
Did you think I'd crumble; did you think I'd lay down and die?
           Am           Dm   
Oh no, not I; I will survive,
       G                             Cmaj7                
Oh, as long as I know how to love, I know I'll stay alive.
         Fmaj7                         Bm7                 
I've got all my life to live, I've got all my love to give,
            Esus4           E           Am
And I'll survive, I will survive, hey hey

[Interlude]
(Am) Dm  G  Cmaj7  Fmaj7  Bm7b5  Esus4  E

[Verse 2]
        Am                            Dm         
It took all the strength I had not to fall apart.
            G                             Cmaj7        
Kept trying hard to mend the pieces of my broken heart.
            Fmaj7                            Bm7              
And I spent oh, so many nights, just feeling sorry for myself,
          Esus4          E7                   
I used to cry, but now I hold my head up high.
            Am           Dm  
And you see me; somebody new,
             G                                  Cmaj7         
I'm not that chained up little person, still in love with you.
           Fmaj7                            Bm7                
And so you felt like dropping in and just expect me to be free,
        Esus4                         E                   
Now I'm saving all my loving, for someone who's loving me.

[Chorus]
           Am               Dm   
Go on now, go; walk out the door;
           G                          Cmaj7            
Just turn around now, 'cos you're not welcome any more.
Fmaj7                            Bm7                   
Weren't you the one who tried to break me with goodbye?
                  Esus4                      E                
Did you think I'd crumble; did you think I'd lay down and die?
           Am           Dm   
Oh no, not I; I will survive,
       G                             Cmaj7                
Oh, as long as I know how to love, I know I'll stay alive.
         Fmaj7                         Bm7                 
I've got all my life to live, I've got all my love to give,
            Esus4           E         
And I'll survive, I will survive... oh

[Chorus]
           Am               Dm   
Go on now, go; walk out the door;
           G                          Cmaj7            
Just turn around now, 'cos you're not welcome any more.
Fmaj7                            Bm7                   
Weren't you the one who tried to break me with goodbye?
                  Esus4                      E                
Did you think I'd crumble; did you think I'd lay down and die?
           Am           Dm   
Oh no, not I; I will survive,
       G                             Cmaj7                
Oh, as long as I know how to love, I know I'll stay alive.
         Fmaj7                         Bm7                 
I've got all my life to live, I've got all my love to give,
            Esus4           E               Am     
And I'll survive, I will survive, I will survive...

[Solo]
(Am) Dm  G  Cmaj7  Fmaj7  Bm7b5  Esus4  E

[Verse 3]
        Am                            Dm         
It took all the strength I had not to fall apart.
            G                             Cmaj7        
Kept trying hard to mend the pieces of my broken heart.
            Fmaj7                            Bm7              
And I spent oh, so many nights, just feeling sorry for myself,
          Esus4          E7                   
I used to cry, but now I hold my head up high.
            Am           Dm  
And you see me; somebody new,
             G                                  Cmaj7         
I'm not that chained up little person, still in love with you.
           Fmaj7                            Bm7                
And so you felt like dropping in and just expect me to be free,
        Esus4                         E                   
Now I'm saving all my loving, for someone who's loving me.

[Chorus]
           Am               Dm   
Go on now, go; walk out the door;
           G                          Cmaj7            
Just turn around now, 'cos you're not welcome any more.
Fmaj7                            Bm7                  
Weren't you the one who tried to hurt me with goodbye?
                  Esus4                      E                
Did you think I'd crumble; did you think I'd lay down and die?
           Am           Dm   
Oh no, not I; I will survive,
       G                             Cmaj7                
Oh, as long as I know how to love, I know I'll stay alive.
         Fmaj7                             Bm7                 
I've got all my life to live, and I've got all my love to give,
            Esus4           E            Am     
And I'll survive, I will survive. I will survive

[Interlude]
(Am) Dm  G  Cmaj7  Fmaj7  Bm7b5  Esus4  E
(Fade out)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
Am      Dm      G      Cmaj7   Fmaj7   Bm7b5   Esus4    E
EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
x02210  xx0231  320003  x32000  x03210  x2323x  022200  022100
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)