Survival

Am 
(ow, ow-ow-ow-ow! 
Ow, ow-ow-ow-ow!) 
Yeah, yeah, yeah! 
 
Am 
How can you be sitting there 
F 
Telling me that you care - 
         Am 
That you care? 
Am  
When every time I look around, 
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The people suffer in the suffering 
       Am 
In everyway, in everywhere. 
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Say: na-na-na-na-na (na-na, na-na!): 
            Am 
Were the survivors, yes: the black survivors! 
 
                 Am 
I tell you what: some people got everything; 
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Some people got nothing; 
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Some people got hopes and dreams; 
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Some people got ways and means. 
F           Am            G 
Na-na-na-na-na (na-na, na-na!): 
            Am 
Were the survivors, yes: the black survivors! 
                 Am 
Yes, were the survivors, like daniel out of the lions den 
                     Am 
(black survivors) survivors, survivors! 
 
     C 
So I idren, I sistren, 
  F                 Em 
A-which way will we choose? 
          Am  
We better hurry; oh, hurry; oh, hurry; wo, now! 
F               G 
cause we got no time to lose. 
 
Am 
Some people got facts and claims; 
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Some people got pride and shame; 
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Some people got the plots and schemes; 
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Some people got no aim it seems! 
F           Am         G 
Na-na-na-na-na, na-na, na! 
            Am             
Were the survivors, yes: the black survivors! 
                           Am 
Tell you what: were the survivors, yeah! - the black survivors, yeah! 
            Am 
Were the survivors, like shadrach, meshach and abednego (black survivors), 
Am 
Thrown in the fire, but-a never get burn. 
 
C 
So I idren, i-sistren, 
F                           Em 
The preaching and talkin is done; 
Am 
Weve gotta live up, wo now, wo now! - 
F                 G 
cause the fathers time has come. 
Am 
Some people put the best outside; 
Am 
Some people keep the best inside; 
Am 
Some people cant stand up strong; 
Am 
Some people won't wait for long. 
 
F        Am        G                     
na-na-na na, na-na-na! 
            Am 
Were the survivors 
Am 
In this age of technological inhumanity (black survival), 
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Scientific atrocity (survivors), 
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Atomic misphilosophy (black survival), 
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Nuclear misenergy (survivors): 
      Am 
Its a world that forces lifelong insecurity (black survival). 
 
F        Am        G 
na-na-na na, na-na-na! 
            Am 
Were the survivors, yeah! 
Am 
Were the survivors! 
Am 
Yes, the black survivors! 
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Were the survivors: 
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A good man is never honoured (survivors) 
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In his own yountry (black survival). 
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Nothing change, nothing strange (survivors). 
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Nothing change, nothing strange (black survivors). 
Am 
We got to survive, yall! (survivors) - /fadeout/ 
 
Transcrição: Gabriel Rocha Gaspar (Pensa)