F                 Gm                F
I see you sittin' there all alone
Gm               F
Crying your eyes out
C     Gm           F                D#
While everything's going wrong
Bb               F
You know there's gonna be
               Gm
A whole lot of trouble in your life
                     C        Cm
Listen to me, get up off your knees
C               F                   D#
'Cause only the strong survive

Bb              F
Only the strong survive
                C
Only the strong survive
Am   A            Dm
Hey, you gotta be strong
C         Bb
You gotta hold on
F            Gm       Am            Bb
I said don't give up, no don't

C      F
I said don't go around
               Gm
With your head looking down
A               Gm       F                   D#
Dont you let'em make you feel like a clown
Bb            F
There's a lot of opportunity
               Gm
Out there just waiting for you
                                   C
But you'll never succeed if you've given up
             F
And say your life is through
D#                          Bb
Listen this minute what I'm tellin' you

                F
Only the strong survive
                C
Only the strong survive
A                   Dm
I Hey, you gotta be strong
C     Bb
Gotta hold on
F            Gm            Am
You gotta be a man, take a stand

Bb              F
Only the strong survive
                C
Only the strong survive

     A           Dm
Weak fall by the wayside
F         Bb
You gotta hold on
F                  Gm
You gotta keep on, keep on
F                         Bb
Keep on, keep on, keep on gettin' on

Bb                     F
'Cause only the strong survive
                C
Only the strong survive
     A    Am     Dm
Weak fall by the wayside
F            Bb
You gotta be strong
F         Gm
You gotta hold on
Am             C
You gotta keep goin' on

                F
Only the strong survive
                C
Only the strong survive
     A    Am     Dm
Weak fall by the wayside
C              Bb
You gotta be a man
F                Gm
You gotta take a stand

Gm
Get up, set your body in motion
F#m          Gm
You know the strong survive
G           Gm
Wake up and get your education
                     Bb     Gm
So you can keep your family alive
Am       Gm
Get away from negative situations
Gm                      G      Gm
It can only bring you a lot of frustrations
Am              C      F
'Cause only the strong survive


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