A: 0 E: 0 B: 0 C#m:0 0 0 0 0 6 1 8 9 7 2 9 11 7 2 9 11 5 0 7 9 [Intro] F C G Am C F (x2) [Verse 1] F C G My father said, "never give up son" Am C F Just look how good Cassius become F C G Muhammad, Mahatama and Nelson Am C F Not scared to be strong (Man, what if they say I'm no good) (What if they say, "get out of here kid, you got no future") F C G Now you could run and just say they're right Am C F No, I'll never be no one in my whole life F C G Or you could turn and see the way they're wrong Am C F And get to keep on dancing all life long [Verse 2] F C G My father said, "never give up son" Am C F Just look what Amelia and Joan done F C G Oh Rosa, Teresa their war won Am C F Not scared to be strong F C G Now you could run and just say they're right Am C F No, I'll never be no one in my whole life F C G Or you could turn and see the way they're wrong Am C F And get to keep on dancing all life long [Chorus] C Yeah, you could be Am G Someone special C F You've got bright in your brains and lightning in your veins C G You'll go higher then they've ever gone C In you I see Am G Someone special C F You've got fire in your eyes an' C G When you realize, you'll go further then we've ever gone [Rap] (Look) Just turn it on F C G (I pay my intuition, I couldn't afford tuition) (My funds was insufficient, it felt like I'm in prison) Am C F (Until I realized I had to set my mind free) (I was trusting statistics more than I trust me) F C G (Get a degree, good job, 401k) (But I'm trying to turn Ks to Ms, what does it take?) Am C F (And maybe I could be the new Ali of music, probably) F C G (Instead of doing it just as a hobby, like these boys told me to) (I guess you either watch the show, or your show approved) Am C F (Prove it to them or you prove it to yourself) (But honestly its better if you do it for yourself) F C G (Never complacent 'til we hit the oasis) (One life don't waste it, feel my heart races) Am C (Success I taste it, ah) F (We on the verge, of gettin' every single thing that we deserve) [Chorus] C Yeah you could be Am G Someone special C F You've got fire in your eyes, I see heaven inside C G You'll go further then we've ever gone C In you I see Am G Someone special C F You've got bright in your brains, you can break through the chains C G You'll go higher then we've ever gone F C G Just turn it on Am C F [Outro] F C G In you I see Am C F Someone special F C G Don't go to war with yourself Am C F Just turn, just turn, just turn it on F C G And you can't go wrong Am C F