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Bastille – Survivin’ Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 9, 2026

ChordsG C Em

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INTRO
G C

VERSE 1
        G
Had a great seven year white knuckle ride
                G                          
Killing time flying high as I held on tight
     C
 to you, to you
        G
Did I blow my mind on the wild side,
          G                    
Singing hallelujah to ‘em every 
           C
night with you, with you?

PRE-CHORUS
                 Em             
And I’m not gonna lie, say I’ve 
        G
been alright
        C
Cos it feels like I’ve been living
 upside down

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CHORUS
            G
What can I say? I’m survivin’
          C
Crawling out these sheets to see 
another day
            G
What can I say? I’m survivin’
         C
And I’m gonna be fine, I’m gonna be fine,
 I think I’ll be fine…
    G                    C
Ooh yeah, ba da da da da da,
 ba da da da da da
    G                    C
Ooh yeah, ba da da da da da,
 ba da da da da da

VERSE 2
        G
Like a thunder cloud in November rain
        G                              
Is the black dog out running wild again
     C
 for you, for you?
        G
Try’na stream my way to a better life
        G                             
But I daydream crash like Vanilla Sky,
     C
 do you? Do you?

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PRE-CHORUS
                 Em    
And I’m not gonna lie,
                 G
 say I’ve been alright
        C
Cos it feels like I’ve been 
living upside down

CHORUS
            G
What can I say? I’m survivin’
          C
Crawling out these sheets to
 see another day
            G
What can I say? I’m survivin’
         C
And I’m gonna be fine, I’m gonna be fine,
 I think I’ll be fine…
    G                    C
Ooh yeah, ba da da da da da, 
ba da da da da da
    G                    C
Ooh yeah, ba da da da da da, 
ba da da da da da
              G
So what can I say? I’m survivin’
               C
Just crawling out these sheets to
 see another day
            G
What can I say? I’m survivin’
         C                                 
And I’m gonna be fine, I’m gonna be fine
                     G
, I think I’ll be fine…

How to play Survivin’: key, chords and progression

This is the chords of Survivin’ by Bastille on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Survivin’ by Bastille keeps coming home to C major (no sharps or flats). You need 3 chords: G, C and Em.

The backbone of the song is C – G – C – Em (I – V – I – iii in C major). In solfa, that is doh – soh – doh – mi. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Beginner-friendly: on guitar every chord is an open shape, which makes this a good song to learn early on.