Im A Survivor

A D E A A/E They say I'm somebody so I try to live up to the name A A D E A A But I'm just not that good at dealin' with fortune and fame D D/A D D A A/E I've made mistakes, more than I care to recall A A D E A A/E But one way or another I always get over the fall A A D A A/E I'm a survivor, I've paid my dues A A/E A E E I wrote the book on hard knocks and I've bathed in the blues A A D A A/E I've been the feature on the six o'clock news A A E A F# Yeah, I'm a survivor, dancin' the blues B B E F# B B/F# Sometimes I'd wonder how I've managed to live through it all B B E F# B B Yes, I've spent a lifetime of living with my back to the wall E E/B E E B B/F# The records will show that I've had my share of regrets B B E F# B B/F# But as long as I'm breathing you ain't heard the last of me yet B B E B B/F# I'm a survivor, I've paid my dues B B/F# B F# F# Doing my best with the hand that I drew B B E B B/F# Just playing the part, Lord I couldn't refuse B B F# B B/F# Yeah, I'm a survivor win, draw or lose B B F# B Yeah, I'm a survivor win, draw or lose