AJJ (Andrew Jackson Jihad) – Survival Song (Guitar)

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[Intro] C F C G C F C G C [Verse]
C                                F
  and I broke my promise on a very sharp rock

    C                  G
and I was possessed by something quite unfriendly

    C     G            Am          F
and I was haunted by a demon in my sleep

C            G                 C
that's how I learned how to survive
C [Verse]
    C                  F
and I gave a beer to a bum that was drinking

    C                       G
and I gave some sauce to my bestest friend for cooking

    C      G        Am                 F
and I gave water to all I thought were thirsty

C            G                 C
that's how I learned how to survive
C [Verse]
    C                      F
and I gave my money to the bank for safe keeping

    C                     G
and I gave my money to my landlord, he was needing it

    C      G                Am          F
and I gave attention to the TV that was bleeding

C            G                 C
that's how I learned how to survive
C [Chorus]
       C
If you ain't got the do re mi boys

       C                   G
If you ain't got the do re mi

           C                           F
Well you'd better go back to beautiful Texas

    C             G              C
Oklahoma, Kansas, Georgia, Tennessee

    C
California is a garden of Eden

  C                      F
a paradise to live in or see

      C           G              Am         F
but believe it or not, you won't find it so hot

       C             G     C
If you ain't got the do re mi
C [Verse]
    C                       F
and we totally ripped off a man named Woodie Guthrie

    C                     G
and I bought a restaurant for his son named Alice

    C     G          Am            F
and I fed false information to the audience

C            G                 C
that's how I learned how to survive
C [Verse]
    C                        F
and I give a thank you to my father for not raising me

    C                         G
and I give a finger to my stepfather for beating me

    C      G        Am         F
and I give props to myself for achieving

   C        G              C
goddamn I'm glad that I survived

   C         G                   C
goddamn I am surprised that I survived
C [Coda]
    C                   F
and I just handed you a giant load of gibberish

    C                G
and I give love to a lover quite deserving of it

    C      G         Am             F
and I give thanks to all of you for listening

         C               G                 C
(to) the story of how we learned how to survive