REO Speedwagon - Only the Strong Survive: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Only the Strong Survive" on your ukulele with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to play this song on the ukulele, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Only the Strong Survive ukulele chords and lyrics

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the ukulele chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Only the Strong Survive" smoothly on your ukulele.

 C            G                   F
You may not know this but you are everything
             Am   F G
You've ever needed
 C                      G
Heaven with a touch of New York
 F                      G
Silver with a touch of gold
           C                G
And I can see where you're goin'
       F                    Am
But I don't really know the way
F     G   C
It's got too many changes
     G
Too much re-arranging
     F                   G
Too many ways to go a-stray

Chorus:
                 F             C
So if you wanna go let me go along
           F               G
I'd never walk that road alone
                  F
I've hard it was hard
                   C
I've heard it was long
                      G
But we'll come back alive
      Am          F       C
Cause only the strong survive
     C                     G
You walk on a wire make a game of desire

You walk on a wire, make a game of desire
Pitchin' pennies down a wishin' well
You're leadin' the blind through
their high and low times
But baby, can you lead yourself?
So calm down, honey, forget about the money
If you need me, I'll always be there
Go ride your high horse alone, of course
'Cause if you need me, I'll always care

Chorus:
But if you wanna go, let me go along
I'd never walk that road alone
I've heard it was hard
I've heard it was long
But we'll come back alive
'Cause only the strong survive

So if you wanna go, let me go along
I'd never walk that road alone
I've heard it was hard
I've heard it was long
But we'll come back alive
Yes, we will

But if you wanna go, let me go along
I'd never walk that road alone
I've heard it was hard
I've heard it was long
But we'll come back alive
'Cause only the strong survive
Oh, we'll come back alive
'Cause only the strong survive
Oh, we'll come back alive
'Cause only the strong survive, whoo!

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

Am

Ukulele chord Am

C

Ukulele chord C

F

Ukulele chord F

G

Ukulele chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each ukulele chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Only the Strong Survive" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Only the Strong Survive" by REO Speedwagon.