Underdog chords by
Alicia Keys
Alicia Keys

2020R&B2.4K views
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Key: C minor
Intro 1
Cm
Cm

Ab
Ab

Bb
Bb

Ooh...
Cm
Cm

Ab
Ab

Bb
Bb

Ooh...
Verse 1
Cm
Cm

She was walking in the street,
Ab
Ab

looked up and noticed
Bb
Bb

Eb
Eb

He was nameless he was homeless
Bb
Bb

Cm
Cm

She asked him his name
Ab
Ab

and told him what hers was
Bb
Bb

He gave her a sto ry 'bout a life
Cm
Cm

With a glint in his eye
Ab
Ab

and a corner of a smile
Bb
Bb

One conversa tion,
Eb
Eb

a simple mo ment
Bb
Bb

Cm
Cm

Ab
Ab

The things that change us if we no tice
Bb
Bb

When we look up, sometimes
Pre-chorus 1
Cm
Cm

Ab
Ab

They said I would never make it
Bb
Bb

Eb
Eb

But I was built to break the mold
Cm
Cm

Ab
Ab

The only dream that I've been cha sing
Bb
Bb

is my own
Chorus 1
Cm
Cm

So I sing a song for the hustlers
Ab
Ab

trading at the bus stop
Bb
Bb

Single mothers
waiting on a check to come
Cm
Cm

Ab
Ab

Young teachers, student doctors
Bb
Bb

Sons on the frontline
Eb
Eb

Bb
Bb

knowing they don't get to run
Cm
Cm

Ab
Ab

This goes out to the underdog
Bb
Bb

Eb
Eb

Bb
Bb

Keep on keeping at what you love
Cm
Cm

Ab
Ab

You'll find that someday soon enough
Bb
Bb

You will rise up, rise up
Interlude 1
Cm
Cm

Ab
Ab

Bb
Bb

Ooh..
Cm
Cm

Ab
Ab

Bb
Bb

Eb
Eb

Ooh...
Bb
Bb

She's riding in a
Verse 2
Cm
Cm

taxi
Ab
Ab

back to the kitchen
Bb
Bb

Talking to the driver 'bout his
Eb
Eb

wife and his children
Bb
Bb

Cm
Cm

On the run from a country
Ab
Ab

where they put you in pri son
Bb
Bb

For being a wo man speaking your mind
Cm
Cm

She looked in his eyes in the mirror
Ab
Ab

and he smiled
Bb
Bb

Eb
Eb

One conversa tion, a single mo ment
Bb
Bb

Cm
Cm

Ab
Ab

The things that change us if we no tice
Bb
Bb

When we look up, sometimes
Eb
Eb

Bb
Bb

They said
Pre-chorus 2
Cm
Cm

Ab
Ab

I would never make it
Bb
Bb

Eb
Eb

But I was built to break the mold
Bb
Bb

Cm
Cm

Ab
Ab

The only dream that I've been cha sing
Bb
Bb

is my own
Chorus 2
Cm
Cm

So I sing a song for the hustlers
Ab
Ab

trading at the bus stop
Bb
Bb

Single mothers
waiting on a check to come
Cm
Cm

Ab
Ab

Young teachers, student doctors
Bb
Bb

Sons on the frontline
Eb
Eb

Bb
Bb

knowing they don't get to run
Cm
Cm

Ab
Ab

This goes out to the underdog
Bb
Bb

Eb
Eb

Bb
Bb

Keep on keeping at what you love
Cm
Cm

Ab
Ab

You'll find that someday soon enough
Bb
Bb

You will rise up, rise up
Interlude 2
Cm
Cm

Ab
Ab

Bb
Bb

Eb
Eb

Bb
Bb

Ooh... Ooh...
Cm
Cm

Ab
Ab

Bb
Bb

Eb
Eb

Bb
Bb

Everybody
Cm
Cm

Ab
Ab

Bb
Bb

Eb
Eb

Bb
Bb

rise You gonna
Cm
Cm

Ab
Ab

Bb
Bb

rise, yeah, ay
Chorus 3
Cm
Cm

I sing a song for the hustlers
Ab
Ab

trading at the bus stop
Bb
Bb

Single mothers
waiting on a check to come
Cm
Cm

Ab
Ab

Young teachers, student doctors
Bb
Bb

Sons on the frontline
Eb
Eb

Bb
Bb

knowing they don't get to run
Cm
Cm

Ab
Ab

This goes out to the underdog
Bb
Bb

Eb
Eb

Bb
Bb

Keep on keeping at what you love
Cm
Cm

Ab
Ab

You'll find that someday soon enough
Bb
Bb

Eb
Eb

Bb
Bb

You will rise up, rise up, yeah
Outro 1
Cm
Cm

Ab
Ab

Bb
Bb

Eb
Eb

Bb
Bb

Ooh...
Cm
Cm

Ab
Ab

Bb
Bb

Eb
Eb

Bb
Bb

Ooh...
Cm
Cm

Ab
Ab

Bb
Bb

Eb
Eb

Bb
Bb

Ooh...
Cm
Cm

Ab
Ab

Bb
Bb

Eb
Eb

Bb
Bb

Cm
Cm

Ab
Ab

Bb
Bb

Eb
Eb

Bb
Bb

Cm
Cm

Ab
Ab

Bb
Bb

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