How Do I Survive
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: FmCapotraste: Sem capotraste
From "Amy" by Amy Holland. The original song was performed by The Bliss Band (1979).
[Intro]
N.C.
(Band in)
Cm/Db Bbm/Db Cm7 Fm7 x2
[Verse 1]
Cm/Db Bbm/Db Cm7 Fm7
I'm not strong enough
Cm/Db Bbm/Db Cm7 Fm7
Just to smile and make things easy
Cm/Db Bbm/Db Cm7 Fm7
I can't put that grey face
Cm/Db Bbm/Db Cm7 Fm7
anymore
Cm/Db Bbm/Db Cm7 Fm7
I always took it for granted
Cm/Db Bbm/Db Cm7 Fm7
That I could take whatever you gave me
Cm/Db Bbm/Db Cm7 Fm7
I guess you never really know for
Cm/Db Bbm/Db Cm7 Fm7
sure
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Dbmaj7/Eb Cm7/Eb
'Cause There was never a doubt in mind
Gb/Db Db
How it was meant to be
Ab
So who do I turn to darlin'
Cb Db/Eb
If you should leave me?
[Chorus 1]
Cm/Db Bbm/Db Cm7 Fm7 Cm/Db Bbm/Db Cm7 Fm7
How do I survive if you break my heart?
Cm/Db Bbm/Db Cm7 Fm7 Cm/Db Bbm/Db Cm7 Cbmaj9/Ab
How do I survive if you break my heart?
[Verse 2]
Bbm/Db Cm7 Fm7
I've got no excuses
Cm/Db Bbm/Db Cm7 Fm7
for being your fool
Cm/Db Bbm/Db Cm7 Fm7 Cm/Db Bbm/Db Cm7 Fm7
I never thought that it would be forever
Cm/Db Bbm/Db Cm7 Fm7
But after so much time together
Cm/Db Bbm/Db Cm7 Fm7
I've come to depend on you
Cm/Db Bbm/Db Cm7 Fm7 Cm/Db Bbm/Db Cm7 Fm7
What else am I supposed to do
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Dbmaj7/Eb Cm7/Eb
'Cause There was never a doubt in mind
Gb/Db Db
It wouldn't be easy
Ab Cb Db/Eb
But I never realized how much you mean to me
[Chorus 2]
Cm/Db Bbm/Db Cm7 Fm7 Cm/Db Bbm/Db Cm7 Fm7
How do I survive if you break my heart?
Cm/Db Bbm/Db Cm7 Fm7 Cm/Db Bbm/Db Cm7 Cm7/F F
How do I survive if you break my heart?
[Interlude] (Key change to Gm)
Dm/Eb Cm/Eb Dm7 Gm7 x4
[Pre-Chorus 3] (Key change to Fm)
Dbmaj7/Eb Cm7/Eb
But There was never a doubt in mind
Gb/Db Db
How it was meant to be
Ab
So who do I turn to darlin'
Cb Db/Eb
If you should leave me?
[Chorus 3]
Cm/Db Bbm/Db Cm7 Fm7 Cm/Db Bbm/Db Cm7 Fm7
How do I survive if you break my heart? (How do I survive)
Cm/Db Bbm/Db Cm7 Fm7 Cm/Db Bbm/Db Cm7 Fm7
How do I survive if you break my heart? (If you break my heart)
Cm/Db Bbm/Db Cm7 Fm7
How do I survive (How do I survive) if you break my heart?
Cm/Db Bbm/Db Cm7 Fm7
(If you break my heart)
(Repeat and fade)
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