[Intro] Am (Ow-ow-ow-ow, ow, ow-ow-ow-ow), yeah, yeah, yeah! [Verse 1] Am F Am How can you be sitting there, telling me that you care? Am F When everytime I look around, the people suffer in suffering, Am In every way, in everywhere. F Am G Na-na-na-na-na, (na-na-na-na). [Chorus 1] Am We're the sur-vivors, yes, the black survival. I tell you what; [Verse 2] Am Some people got everything, some people got nothing. Some people got hopes and dreams, some people got ways and means. F Am G Na-na-na-na-na, (na-na-na-na). [Chorus 2] Am We're the sur-vivors, yes, the black survival, Yes we're the survivors, like Daniel out of the lions' den, Survivors, survivors. [Bridge 1] C F Em So my brethren, my sisthren, which way will we choose? Am F G We better hurry, oh hurry, woah now, 'cos we got no time to lose. [Verse 3] Am Some people got facts and claims, some peole got pride and shame. Some people got the plots and schemes, some people got no aim it seems. F Am G Na-na-na-na-na, (na-na-na-na). [Chorus 3] Am We're the sur-vivors, yes, the black survival, We're the survivors, yeah, the black survival. We're the survivors, (like Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego). Thrown in the fire, but never get burn. [Bridge 2] C F Em So my brethren, my sisthren, the preaching and talking is done, Am F C We gotta live up, woah now, woah now, 'cos the father's time has come. [Verse 4] Am Some people put the best outside, some people keep the best inside. Some people can't stand up strong, some people won't wait for long. F Am G Na-na-na-na-na, (na-na-na-na). [Chorus 4] Am We're the sur-vivors in this age of technological inhumanity, (Survivors), scientific atrocity, (survivors), atomic mis-philosophy, (Survivors), Nuclear mis-energy, (black survival). It's a world that forces lifelong insecurity, (Black survival), all together now: F Am G (n.c) Na-na-na-na-na, (na-na-na-na). [Coda] Am We're the sur-vivors, yeah, the black survival. We're the sur-vivors, a good man is never honoured, (survivors), In his own country, (black survival). Nothing change, nothing strange, (survivors). Nothing change, nothing strange, (black survival).