I Will Survive Uke tab by Cake

8 Chords used in the song: Am, Dm, G, C, F, B7, E, E7

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Year:  1996
Difficulty: 
3.88
(Intermediate)
Key: AmChords
This sounds ok, even better if you play the bar chords starting from Am chordAm in the 5th fret 
(only E chordE and E7 chordE7 would be played in the basic position) for beginers the first
position chords might be enough to start with.
Am-Dm-G-C-F-B7-E-E7


Am chordAm Dm chordDm G chordG
At first I was afraid, I was petrified I kept thinkin' I could never live
C chordC F chordF B7 chordB7
without you by my side But then I spent so many nights just thinking how you've
E chordE E7 chordE7
done me wrong And I grew strong, I learned how to get along...

Am chordAm Dm chordDm G chordG
And so you're back from outer space, I just walked in to find you here with
C chordC F chordF
that, that look upon your face, I should have changed my freak en lock, I
B7 chordB7 E chordE
would have made you leave your key- If I'd have known for just one second you'd
E7 chordE7
be back to bother me.


Am chordAm Dm chordDm G chordG C chordC
Oh now go, walk out the door, Just turn around now, you're not welcome
F chordF B7 chordB7
anymore. Weren't you the one who tried to break me with desire? Did you think
E chordE E7 chordE7
I'd crumble? Did you think I'd lay down and die?

Am chordAm Dm chordDm G chordG C chordC
Oh not I, I will survive, Yeah, as long as I know how to love, I know I'll be
F chordF B7 chordB7
alive. I've got all my life to live, I've got all my love to give, I will
E chordE E7 chordE7
survive, I will survive, Yeah, yeah...


(SOLO)


Am chordAm Dm chordDm G chordG
It took all the strength I had just not to fall apart, I'm tryin' hard to
C chordC F chordF
mend the pieces of my broken heart, And I spent oh so many nights just
B7 chordB7 E chordE E7 chordE7
feelin' sorry for myself, I used to cry, But now I hold my head up high.


Am chordAm Dm chordDm G chordG
And you'll see me with somebody new, I'm not that stupid little person still
C chordC F chordF B7 chordB7
in love with you. And so you thought you'd just drop by and you expect me to
E chordE E7 chordE7
be free, But now I'm saving all my lovin' for someone who's lovin' me,



Am chordAm Dm chordDm G chordG C chordC
Oh now go, walk out the door, Just turn around now, you're not welcome
F chordF B7 chordB7
anymore. Weren't you the one who tried to break me with desire? Did you think
E chordE E7 chordE7
I'd crumble? Did you think I'd lay down and die?

Am chordAm Dm chordDm G chordG C chordC
Oh not I, I will survive, Yeah, as long as I know how to love, I know I'll be
F chordF B7 chordB7
alive. I've got all my life to live, I've got all my love to give, I will
E chordE E7 chordE7
survive, I will survive, Yeah, yeah...

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Great song but do somebody have the tabs for solo parts?
15 Aug 2019
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About this song: I Will Survive

Cake covered "I Will Survive" in 1996 on the album Fashion Nugget. This is Gloria Gaynor's least favorite version of the song, due to its use of profanity: lead singer John McCrea altered the line "I should have changed that stupid lock" to "I should have changed my fucking lock." The music video for Cake's version features John McCrea as a parking control officer who is writing tickets in San Francisco, often at the expense of normally happy people (such as a newly wed couple).

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