Billy Paul - Only the strong survive

^FI see you sittin' ^Gmthere all alone ^{F Gm}Crying your eyes ^Fout ^CWhile ^Gmeverything's ^Fgoing wrong ^{D# Bb}You know there's ^Fgonna be A whole lot of ^Gmtrouble in your life Listen to me, get up ^Coff your ^Cmknees ^C'Cause only the ^Fstrong survive ^D#

^BbOnly the strong ^Fsurvive Only the strong ^Csurvive ^AmHey, ^Ayou gotta be ^Dmstrong ^CYou gotta ^Bbhold on ^FI said don't ^Gmgive up, ^Amno don't ^Bb

^CI said ^Fdon't go around With your head ^Gmlooking down ^ADont you let'em ^Gmmake you ^Ffeel like a clown ^{D# Bb}There's a lot ^Fof opportunity Out there just ^Gmwaiting for you But you'll never succeed if you've ^Cgiven up And say your ^Flife is through ^D#Listen this minute what I'm ^Bbtellin' you

Only the strong ^Fsurvive Only the strong ^Csurvive ^AI Hey, you gotta be ^Dmstrong ^CGotta ^Bbhold on ^FYou gotta be ^Gma man, take a ^Amstand

^BbOnly the strong ^Fsurvive Only the strong ^Csurvive

Weak ^Afall by the ^Dmwayside ^FYou gotta ^Bbhold on ^FYou gotta keep on, ^Gmkeep on ^FKeep on, keep on, keep on ^Bbgettin' on

^Bb'Cause only the strong ^Fsurvive Only the strong ^Csurvive Weak ^Afall ^Amby the ^Dmwayside ^FYou gotta be ^Bbstrong ^FYou gotta ^Gmhold on ^AmYou gotta keep ^Cgoin' on

Only the strong ^Fsurvive Only the strong ^Csurvive Weak ^Afall ^Amby the ^Dmwayside ^CYou gotta be a ^Bbman ^FYou gotta take a ^Gmstand

^GmGet up, set your body in motion ^F#mYou know the ^Gmstrong survive ^GWake up and ^Gmget your education So you can keep your ^Bbfamily ^Gmalive ^AmGet away ^Gmfrom negative situations ^GmIt can only bring you a ^Glot of ^Gmfrustrations ^Am'Cause only the ^Cstrong ^Fsurvive