Jun222020

NEEDTOBREATHE – Survival Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

ChordsE C#m B A

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This is the chords of Survival by NEEDTOBREATHE on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
E

[Verse 1]
                   E
Got the devil on my throat
                E
Got blood on my hands
                E
The ones that I love are in danger
            E
I'm a fallen man
                 E
But I found me a river
                 E
And it washes me clean
                           E
I know that I'm drownin' for tryin'
              E
But I'll never leave

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[Chorus]
              E      C#m
Know that I'm found
                  B      A
I can't keep from hidin'
             E      C#m
Don't have a choice
                B       A
But I get stuck decidin'
       E           C#m
I am a man in need of
           B      A
A constant revival
Jesus, come quickly
                  E
I need You for my survival

[Verse 2]
                 E
Got a lock on my soul
                   E
I'll never let You in
                  E
Got the hounds of Hell chasin'
   E
My time's runnin' thin
                E
But I found me a rhythm
                    E
And it breaks down my gates
                       E
Sometimes it's hard to just listen
                E
But I'm makin' my case

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[Chorus]
              E      C#m
Know that I'm found
                  B      A
I can't keep from hidin'
             E      C#m
Don't have a choice
                B       A
But I get stuck decidin'
       E           C#m
I am a man in need of
           B      A
A constant revival
Jesus, come quickly
                  E
I need You for my survival

[Bridge]
E          C#m        B        A
Oo-oo-ooh, oo-oo-ooh, oo-oo-ooh
E          C#m        B        A
Oo-oo-ooh, oo-oo-ooh, oo-oo-ooh
     E
Like flowers need sunlight
C#m
Oceans need high tide
     B
Like men need a long life
  A
To know that they ain't right
     E
Like lions need their pride
       C#m
It's a matter of your time
   A                  B
I need you if I wanna survive

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[Chorus]
              E      C#m
Know that I'm found
                  B      A
I can't keep from hidin'
             E      C#m
Don't have a choice
                B       A
But I get stuck decidin'
       E           C#m
I am a man in need of
           B      A
A constant revival
Jesus, come quickly
                  E
I need You for my survival

How to play Survival: key, chords and progression

Survival by NEEDTOBREATHE is built around E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯), with 4 chords in all: E, C#m, B and A.

Listen for E – C#m – B – A (I – vi – V – IV in E major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is doh – lah – soh – fah. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes D, Bm, A, G (75% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.