Bruce Springsteen – Only The Strong Survive Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Bruce Springsteen – Only The Strong Survive Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
G
(I remember)
Am
(I remember)
Am
(I remember)
G
(I remember)
G
(I remember) Now I remember
my first love
                F          Am
(I remember) Of course the whole
 thing went wrong
Am
(I remember) And my mama had some
great advice I thought I'd put
it into words of this song
             G
(I remember) Because
I can still hear her saying

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[Verse 1]
G
She said, boy (boy, boy),
oh I see you sitting out
         Am
there all alone
Yeah just crying your
eyes out into the cold
        G
 great dawn
Now there's gonna be, there's
gonna be a whole lot of trouble
  Am
in your life (whole lot of trouble)
So listen to me, get up off
your knees 'cause only
                G
 the strong survive
G
That's what she said

[Chorus]
G
Only the strong survive,
only the strong survive
             Am       Bm
Yeah, you've gotta be strong
                  C           D
(strong), you've got to hold on
 (hold on)
         G
Only the strong survive (don't go)

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[Verse 2]
              Am
Now don't go around with
 your head hanging down

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I wouldn't let the girl know,
                   G
she made you feel like a clown,
 oh no
Now there's a whole lotta girls
(whole lotta girls) just looking
             Am
for a good man like you
You ain't never gonna meet 'em
 if you give up now and say your
 G
whole life is through

[Chorus]
G
'Cause only the strong survive,
 only the strong survive
           Am        Bm
Yeah, you gotta be a man (a man),
     C            D
you gotta take a stand (oh yeah)
         G                  Am
Only the strong survive (ooh-hoo)
I'm telling you right now,
          G
only the strong survive
(the strong survive)

[Out-Chorus]
G
Only the strong survive,
 only the strong survive
             Am    Bm
Yeah, you've gotta hold on
(hold on),
        C        D
 you've gotta be strong (strong)
                G
'Cause only the strong survive
(only the strong survive)
                       Am   Bm
And if there was gonna be a better
 day, you're gonna make it (yeah)
    C               D
You gotta take that stand (yeah)
                G
'Cause only the strong survive,
          Am
 only the strong survive
             Am       Bm
Yeah, you've gotta be strong,
         C      D
 you've got to hold on
                G
'Cause only the strong survive
G
Oh better times are coming...

How to play Only The Strong Survive: key, chords and progression

These are Only The Strong Survive chords by Bruce Springsteen on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Only The Strong Survive by Bruce Springsteen is centred on G major (one sharp: F♯). The song uses 6 chords: G, Am, F, Bm, C and D.

The progression the song keeps returning to is G – Am – Bm – C (I – ii – iii – IV in G major). In solfa, that is doh – reh – mi – fah. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes D, Em, C, F#m, G, A (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 67% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A

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Only The Strong Survive chords: questions

What key is Only The Strong Survive in?

Only The Strong Survive by Bruce Springsteen is centred on G major (one sharp: F♯).

What chords are in Only The Strong Survive?

Only The Strong Survive uses 6 chords: G, Am, F, Bm, C, D.

What is the chord progression of Only The Strong Survive?

The main progression is G – Am – Bm – C (I – ii – iii – IV).

Is Only The Strong Survive easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes D, Em, C, F#m, G, A (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 67% without a capo).

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