Only The Strong Survive

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 [Verse 1] G Am She said, boy (boy, boy), oh I see you sitting out there all alone G Yeah just crying your eyes out into the cold great dawn Am Now there's gonna be, there's gonna be a whole lot of trouble in your life (whole lot of trouble) G So listen to me, get up off your knees 'cause only the strong survive G That's what she said Chorus G Only the strong survive, only the strong survive Am Bm C D Yeah, you've gotta be strong (strong), you've got to hold on (hold on) G Only the strong survive (don't go) [Verse 2] Am Now don't go around with your head hanging down G I wouldn't let the girl know, she made you feel like a clown, oh no Am Now there's a whole lotta girls (whole lotta girls) just looking for a good man like you G You ain't never gonna meet 'em if you give up now and say your whole life is through Chorus G 'Cause only the strong survive, only the strong survive Am Bm C D Yeah, you gotta be a man (a man), you gotta take a stand (oh yeah) G Am Only the strong survive (ooh-hoo) G I'm telling you right now, only the strong survive (the strong survive) [Out-Chorus] G Only the strong survive, only the strong survive Am Bm C D Yeah, you've gotta hold on (hold on), 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 Am 'Cause only the strong survive, only the strong survive Am Bm C D Yeah, you've gotta be strong, you've got to hold on G 'Cause only the strong survive G Oh better times are coming...