I remeG#mber my first love affair
SG#omehow or another the whole darn thing went wrong
MG#y mamma had some great advice
SG#o I thought I'd put it into words of this song
IG# can still hear her sayin' it
BG#oy Oh I see you're sittin' out there all alone
CG#ryin' your eyes out 'cos the woman that you love has gone
OG#h there's gonna be there's gonna be a whole lot of trouble in your life
OG#h so listen to me get up off your knees 'cos only the strong survive
TG#hat's what she said only the strong survive
OG#nly the strong survive
Oh you've gBbot to be sCtrong you'd bDbetter hold oEbn
DG#on't go all around with your head hung down
WG#ell I wouldn't let that little girl
NG#o I wouldn't let her know that she made me feel like a clown
TG#here's a whole lot a girls lookin' for a good man like you
OG#h but you'll never meet 'em if you give up now and say that your life is through
Yes she said: OG#nly the strong survive only the strong survive
You've gBbot to be a mCan you've gDbot to take a sEbtand
Only the sG#trong survive only the strong survive
Oh you've gBbot to be sCtrong you'd bDbetter hold oEbn
'G#Cos only the strong survive
OG#nly the strong survive only the strong survive
Well you've gBbot to be aC man you've gDbot to take a sEbtand
OG#nly the strong survive only the strong survive