Chords:
{t: I Will Survive - Alt}
{key: Am}
{artist:Gloria Gaynor}
{define: Bm7b5-alt frets 4 2 1 0 fingers 0 0 0 0}
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZ-SwJjkSyw
{c: Thanks to Mike Mountain for this jazzy version of the song}
{c: Mike suggests using [Bm7b5-alt] fingering}
[Am] First I was afraid I was [Dm] petrified
Kept thinking [G] I could never live without you [Cmaj7] by my side
But then I [Fmaj7] spent so many nights thinking [Bm7b5] how you did me wrong
And I grew [E7sus4] strong and I learned [E7] how to get along
{c: }
And so you’re back [Am] back from outer [Dm] space
I just walked [G] in to find you here with that sad [Cmaj7] look upon your face
I should have [Fmaj7] changed that stupid lock
I should have [Bm7b5] made you leave your key
If I had [E7sus4] known for just second you’d be [E7] back to bother me
{c: }
Go on now [Am] go, walk out the [Dm] door
Just turn [G] around now, cause you’re not [Cmaj7] welcome anymore
[Fmaj7] Weren’t you the one who tried to [Bm7b5] hurt me with goodbyes?
Did you think I’d [E7sus4] crumble? Did you think I’d [E7] lay down and die?
{c: }
Oh no not [Am] I, I will [Dm] survive
For as [G] long as I know how to love I [Cmaj7] know I’ll stay alive
I’ve got [Fmaj7] all my life to live, I’ve got [Bm7b5] all my love to give
And I’ll [E7sus4] survive, I will [E7] survive—hey hey
{sos}
[Am] First I was afraid I was [Dm] petrified
Kept thinking [G] I could never live without you [Cmaj7] by my side
But then I [Fmaj7] spent so many nights thinking [Bm7b5] how you did me wrong
And I grew [E7sus4] strong and I learned [E7] how to get along
{eos}
It took [Am] all the strength I had not to [Dm] fall apart,
Kept trying [G] hard to mend the pieces of my [Cmaj7] broken heart
And I spent [Fmaj7] oh so many nights just feeling [Bm7b5] sorry for myself
I used to [E7sus4] cry, but now I [E7] hold my head up high
{c: }
And you see [Am] me, somebody [Dm] new
I’m not that [G] chained up little person still in [Cmaj7] love with you
And so you [Fmaj7] felt like dropping in, and just [Bm7b5] expect me to be free
And now I’m [E7sus4] savin’ all my lovin’ for [E7] someone who’s lovin’ me
{c: }
Go on now [Am] go, walk out the [Dm] door
Just turn [G] around now, cause you’re not [Cmaj7] welcome anymore
[Fmaj7] Weren’t you the one who tried to [Bm7b5] hurt me with goodbyes?
Did you think I’d [E7sus4] crumble? Did you think I’d [E7] lay down and die?
{c: }
Oh no not [Am] I, I will [Dm] survive
For as [G] long as I know how to love I [Cmaj7] know I’ll stay alive
I’ve got [Fmaj7] all my life to live, I’ve got [Bm7b5] all my love to give
And I’ll [E7sus4] survive, I will [E7] survive—hey hey
{sos}
[Am] First I was afraid I was [Dm] petrified
Kept thinking [G] I could never live without you [Cmaj7] by my side
But then I [Fmaj7] spent so many nights thinking [Bm7b5] how you did me wrong
And I grew [E7sus4] strong and I learned [Am] how to get along
{eos}
