Not sure about the
original version (never heard it), but the
Cake version is quite easy to play on the
guitar, with the following chords:
Am
At first I was afraid.
Dm
I was petrified.
C
I kept thinking I could never live
G
Without you by my side.
F
But then I spent so many nights
B
Just thinking how you'd done me wrong.
E
I grew strong.
E
I learned how to get along.
The
chorus and
bridge also follow this
chord progression.
The
bass line is a lot more intricate, with the
bass playing
scales of the above chords. Add the
trumpets,
drums and
vocals, and you have a pretty damn good
song.
For a little bit of
trivia, the beginning of "
I Will Survice" (Am, Dm, C and G) is exactly the same as the main
riff in
Guns N' Roses -
Don't Cry. Who would have thought that's this is a
popular chord progression? :-)