Cake – I Will Survive
96 bpm 4/4 16th Note Strumming
[Fashion Nugget 1996]
Intro
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Verse 1
Am
At first I was afraid…
Dm
I was petrified…
G
Kept thinking I could never live
C
without you by my side…
F
but then I spent so many nights…
Bm
just thinking how you did me wrong…
E
I grew strong…
E
I learned how to get along…
Am
and so-ooo you're back…
Dm
from outer space…
G
I just walked in to find you here
C
with that look upon your face…
F
I should have changed my fucking lock…
Bm
I would have made you leave your key…
E
If I had known for just one second
E
you'd be back to bother me…
Chorus 1
Am
Oh-hhh now go…
Dm
Walk… out the door…
G
Just turn around…
C
Now… you're not welcome anymore…
F
Weren't you the one who tried
Bm
to break me with desire…
E
Did you think I'd crumble…
E
Did you think I'd lay down and die…
Am
Oh not-ttt I…
Dm
I will-lll survive…
G
Yeah… as long as I know how to love
C
I know I'll be alive…
F
I've got all my life to live…
Bm
I've got all my love to give…
E E
I will survive… I will survive…
Solo
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Yeah… Yeah…
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Verse 2
Am
It took all the strength
Dm
I had just not to fall apart…
G
I'm trying hard to mend the pieces…
C
of my broken heart… and… I spent
F
oh so many nights just feeling…
Bm
sorry for myself…
E
I used to cry…
E
but now I hold my head up high…
Am
and you see me… with…
Dm
somebody new…
G
I'm not that stupid little person
C
still in love with you… and… so…
F
you thought you'd just drop by
Bm
and you expect me to be free
E
but now I'm saving… all… my loving…
E
for someone who's loving me…
Chorus 2
Am
Oh-hhh now go…
Dm
Walk… out the door…
G
Just turn around…
C
Now… you're not welcome anymore…
F
Weren't you the one who tried
Bm
to break me with desire…
E
Did you think I'd crumble…
E
Did you think I'd lay down and die…
Am
Oh not I…
Dm
I will survive…
G
Yeah… as long as I know how to love
C
I know I'll be alive…
F
I've got all my life to live…
Bm
I've got all my love to give…
E E
I will survive… I will survive…
Outro
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Yeah… Yeah…
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