Em
It feels so good to be alive
AEm
Got all my family by my side
D
Couldn't wipe this black off if I tried
EmF#
That's why I lift my head with pride
Em
I got a million miles on me
Em
They want to see how far I go
D
The path was never paved with gold (Gold)
Em
We worked and built this on our own (Own)
Em
And can't nobody knock it if they tried
A
This is hustle personified
Em
Look how we've been fighting to stay alive
D
So when we win, we will have pride
Em
Do you know how much we have cried?
Em
How hard we had to fight?
Em
It feels so good to be alive (It feels so, so, so, so good)
AEm7
Got all my sisters by my side (I got all my sisters by my side)
D
Couldn't wipe this black off if I tried (Black off if I tried)
Em
That's why I lift my hеad with pride
A
Now we're sitting on top of thе world again, huh
Em
I got a million miles on me
AEm
They want to see how far I'll go (They want to see how far I'll go)
D
The path was never paved with gold (No)
Em
We fought and built this on our own (We fought and built this on our own, own)
Em
And can't nobody knock it if they tried
A
This is hustle personified
Em
Look how we've been fighting to stay alive
D
So when we win, we will have pride
Em7
Do you know how much we have cried?
Em
How hard we had to fight?
Em
It feels so good to be alive (It feels so good, so good)
AEm
Got all my family by my side (And we gon' sit on top of the world again)
D
Couldn’t wipe this black off if I tried (And I wouldn't trade nothin', and I wouldn't trade nothin')
Em7
That's why I lift my head with pride (So baby, lift your head, yeah)
Em
It feels so good to be alive (Darling, it's a celebration for you, yeah)
AEm7
I got the tribe all by my side (You're doin' everything they said you couldn't do)
D
Couldn’t wipe this black off if I tried
Em
That's why I lift my head with pride (Lift your head, yeah)
Em
Woo!
AEm
(Ooh)
D
(Ooh, I tried)
Em
(Oh!)