Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive

[intro]
E7

[verse]
   Am                        Dm
At first I was afraid, I was petrified,
              G
Kept thinking I could
                       Cmaj7
never live without you by my side.
           Fmaj7
But then I spent so many nights,
         Bm7b5
thinking how you did me wrong,
           Esus4
And I grew strong; and
          E
I learned how to get along.

               Am               Dm
But now you're back, from outer space,
              G
I just walked in, to find you here,
              Cmaj7
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
If I had known for just one second,
         E
you'd be back to bother me.

[chorus]
           Am               Dm
Go on now, go; walk out the door;
            G
Just turn a-round now,
                Cmaj7
'cos you're not welcome any more.
Fmaj7
 Weren't you the one
             Bm7b5
who tried to hurt me with goodbye?
                  Esus4
Did you think I'd crumble;
                  E
did you think I'd lay down and die?
           Am            Dm
Oh no, not I; I will sur-vive,
       G
Oh, as long as I know how to love,
  Cmaj7
I know I'll stay alive.
         Fmaj7
I've got all my life to live,
             Bm7b5
and I've got all my love to give,
             Esus4            E
And I'll sur-vive, I will sur-vive,
           Am
I will sur-vive...

[interlude]
Dm  G  Cmaj7  Fmaj7  Bm7b5  Esus4  E

[verse]
         Am                                 Dm
It took all the strength I had not to fall apart.
               G
Kept trying hard to mend
                    Cmaj7
the pieces of my broken heart.
            Fmaj7
And I spent oh, so many nights,
             Bm7b5
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
I'm not that chained up little person,
         Cmaj7
still in love with you.
           Fmaj7
And so you felt like dropping in
            Bm7b5
and just ex-pect me to be free,
              Esus4
Well, now I'm saving all my loving,
         E
for some-one who's loving me.

[chorus]
           Am               Dm
Go on now, go; walk out the door;
            G
Just turn a-round now,
                Cmaj7
'cos you're not welcome any more.
Fmaj7
 Weren't you the one
             Bm7b5
who tried to crush me with goodbye?
                  Esus4
Did you think I'd crumble;
                  E
did you think I'd lay down and die?
           Am            Dm
Oh no, not I; I will sur-vive,
       G
And as long as I know how to love,
  Cmaj7
I know I'll stay alive.
         Fmaj7
I've got all my life to live,
             Bm7b5
and I've got all my love to give,
    Esus4          E
And I will survive, I-I-I will sur-vive.

[break]
Am  Dm

[chorus]
           Am               Dm
Go on now, go; walk out the door;
            G
Just turn a-round now,
                Cmaj7
'cos you're not welcome any more.
Fmaj7
 Weren't you the one
             Bm7b5
who tried to crush me with goodbye?
                  Esus4
Did you think I'd crumble;
                  E
did you think I'd lay down and die?
           Am            Dm
No no, not I; I will sur-vive,
       G
And as long as I know how to love,
  Cmaj7
I know I'll stay alive.
         Fmaj7
I've got all my life to live,
             Bm7b5
and I've got all my love to give,
             Esus4
And I'll sur-vive,
           E
I will sur-vive, I will sur-vive...

[interlude]
Am  Dm  G  Cmaj7  Fmaj7  Bm7b5  Esus4  E

[verse]
         Am
It took all the strength
                   Dm
I had not to fall apart.
               G
Kept trying hard to mend
                    Cmaj7
the pieces of my broken heart.
            Fmaj7
And I spent oh, so many nights,
             Bm7b5
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
I'm not that chained up little person,
         Cmaj7
still in love with you.
           Fmaj7
And so you felt like dropping in
            Bm7b5
and just ex-pect me to be free,
              Esus4
Well, now I'm saving all my loving,
         E
for some-one who's loving me.

[chorus]
           Am               Dm
Go on now, go; walk out the door;
            G
Just turn a-round now,
                Cmaj7
'cos you're not welcome any more.
Fmaj7
 Weren't you the one
             Bm7b5
who tried to crush me with goodbye?
                  Esus4
Did you think I'd crumble;
                  E
did you think I'd lay down and die?
           Am            Dm
Oh no, not I; I will sur-vive,
       G
And as long as I know how to love,
  Cmaj7
I know I'll stay alive.
         Fmaj7
I've got all my life to live,
             Bm7b5
and I've got all my love to give,
    Esus4          E
And I will survive, I-I-I will sur-vive.

[interlude]
Am  Dm  G  Cmaj7  Fmaj7  Bm7b5  Esus4  E

[chorus]
           Am               Dm
Go on now, go; walk out the door;
            G
Just turn a-round now,
                Cmaj7
'cos you're not welcome any more...
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