A Way To Survive Chords
by Gene Watson
A Way To Survive by Gene Watson is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, D7, G7 and F. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
C D7
I look at your picture too often
G7 C G7
It helps keep your memory alive
C D7
It's not healthy they say to relive yesterday
G7 C
But for me it's a way to survive
F G7 C F
I must cling to what's gone if I'm to go on
C G7 C G7
I can't face the future I've tried
C D7
Perhaps for the rest looking back isn't best
G7 C
But for me it's a way to survive
C D7
When my heart aches I read all your letters
G7 C G7
And the words make our love seem alive
C D7
They say I can't last if I live in the past
G7 C
But for me it's a way to survive
F G7 C F
I must cling to what's gone if I'm to go on
C G7 C G7
I can't face the future I've tried
C D7
Perhaps for the rest looking back isn't best
G7 C
But for me it's a way to survive
G7 C
But for me it's a way to survive