Where i've been chords by Mary J. Blige
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Verse 1
(A major) (To (B minor) all the youth in the (G major) world
(A major) that thinks nobody under (B minor) stands (G major)
Well I understand (A major) that)
It's been hard for me (G major)
Verse 2
(B minor)
Trying (G major) strugglin' (A major) in the streets
But (G major) where I've been- Is no
longer (A major) where I'm at
And where (G major) I'm going- Is not
where I'm stoppin' (A major) at
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Verse 3
It's been hard for me (B minor)
Trying strugglin' (A major) in
the streets
But where I've been- (G major) Is no
longer (A major) where I'm at
And where I'm going- (G major) Is not
where I'm stoppin' (A major) at
I grew up as a (B minor) 70's baby
Verse 4
(G major)
Brought up in (A major) poverty and sin
(G major) Makin' jokes at the (A major) crazy lady
Never cared (G major) how she was
dealin' within
I knew (A major) all the word (B minor) s to
Micheal Jackson's (A major) al bum as a kid
(G major) And when it came to the (A major) biggest crusher
No he wasn't my (G major) man (A major)
At the (G major) age of (B minor) seven years old
A strange (A major) thing happened to me
(G major) Before I (A major) even saw
My (G major) life had flashed before me
(A major) And I've (G major) got the mark to show
(B minor) And it be (A major) came a thang of beauty
(G major) So I gotta let (A major) you know
That (G major) my life, that my life (A major)
Verse 5
It's been hard for me Try (G major)
ing (E minor) strugglin' (A major) in the streets
But where I've been- (G major) Is no
longer (A major) where I'm at
And where I'm going- (G major) Is not
where I'm stoppin' (A major) at
Verse 6
It's been hard for me (B minor)
Trying (A major) strugglin' in
the streets
But where I've been- (G major) Is no
longer (A major) where I'm at
And where I'm going- (G major) Is not
where I'm stoppin' (A major) at
It's been hard for (G major) me
Verse 7
Trying strugglin' (A major) in the streets
But where I've been- (G major) Is
no longer (A major) where I'm at
And where I'm going- (G major) Is not
where I'm stoppin' (A major) at
Verse 8
Now mama's workin' hard (G major) all day
(B minor) And she said this be (A major) fore she left home
(G major) Take care of your little brother (A major)
Have the place cleaned when I get home
(G major) All these pri (B minor) orities
(G major) Me and Tanya had to (A major) learn to be grown
(G major) But at the (A major) time for me
Being grown had seemed
so (G major) (A major) lone
Woke up and I'm (G major) seventeen
(B minor) With (A major) nothing going for me
(G major) Except the (A major) fact that I sing
You (G major) know it hurts so much
(A major) From (G major) all the sights that I've seen
(B minor) From (A major) ab usin' the hole in trust
(G major) You probably couldn't
(A major) take some of things
That (G major) I've lived in my life (A major)
(G major) It's been
Verse 9
(B minor) hard for me
Trying (A major) strugglin' in the streets
But where (G major) I've been- Is
no longer (A major) where I'm at
And where I'm going- (G major) Is
not where I'm (A major) stoppin' at
Verse 10
It's been hard for me (B minor)
Trying strugglin' in (A major) the streets
But where I've (G major) been- Is no
(A major) longer where I'm at
And where I'm going- (G major) Is not
where I'm (A major) stoppin' at
It's been hard for (G major) me
Verse 11
(B minor)
Trying (G major) strugglin' (E minor) in the streets
(A major) But where I've been- (G major) Is
no longer (A major) where I'm at
And where I'm going- (G major) Is not where
I'm stoppin' (A major) at
Verse 12
It's hard and the street's a jungle (G major) (I'm telling you, (A major)
I'm telling you)
(G major) Especially with your pretty colors (A major) (I'm telling you, (G major)
I'm (A major) telling you)
So stay (G major) low and keep it humble (I'm telling you, (A major)
I'm telling you)
Black (G major) women hold it down,
keep your (A major) feet on the ground
Black men keep (G major) searching and
you'll be found (A major)
It's been hard for (G major) me
Verse 13
(B minor)
Trying (G major) strugglin' (A major) in the streets
But where I've been- (G major) Is
no longer (A major) where I'm at
And where I'm going- (G major) Is not
where I'm stoppin' (A major) at
Verse 14
It's been hard for me (B minor)
Trying (A major) strugglin' in
the streets
But where I've been- (G major) Is no
longer (A major) where I'm at
And (G major) where I'm going- Is not
where I'm stoppin' at
Verse 15
In this (A major) world of con (G major) tinuous
bullshit and full clips
(B minor) Seems all (A major) we have to pass
down is being useless
(G major) Broken homes, babies all (A major) alone,
parent's never there
No food, (G major) no clothes to wear,
anger (A major) everywhere
Ain't no values being (G major) taught,
no productive thoughts
Jeal (A major) ousy rules the world,
take shit at any cost
(G major) Gotta change our state of (A major) life,
keep it worth livin'
God gave us (G major) voices to speak and that's
our (A major) way of givin'
It's so much bigger than the
(G major) furs and the jew (A major) els
What about encouragin'
the youth to do well
(G major) What about givin' back- (A major)
what about unifying
Shit we all black- (G major) get it togeth (A major) er
Every (G major) body's got their
trials and tribulations
(B minor) Learn to change (A major) the negative
to positive situations
(G major) Don't hold the (A major) lessons
that you learn
Pass it on and (G major) except the
blessings that could earn (A major)
It's been hard for (G major) me
Verse 16
Trying strugglin' (A major) in (G major) (A major)
(G major) (A major) the streets
But where (B minor) (A major) I've been- (G major) Is no
longer (A major) where I'm (G major) (A major) at
And (G major) (A major) (A major) where I'm going-
Is not where I'm stoppin' (A major) at
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Where i've been
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