Where i've been chords by
Mary J. Blige

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Key: Eb major•

Verse 1

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(To all the youth in the world

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that thinks nobody understands

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Well I understand that)

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It's been hard for me

Verse 2

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A

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Trying strugglin' in the streets

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But where I've been- Is no

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longer where I'm at

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And where I'm going- Is not

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where I'm stoppin' at

Verse 3

Bm

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It's been hard for me

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Trying strugglin' in

the streets

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But where I've been- Is no

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longer where I'm at

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And where I'm going- Is not

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where I'm stoppin' at

Bm

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I grew up as a 70's baby

Verse 4

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A

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Brought up in poverty and sin

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A

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Makin' jokes at the crazy lady

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Never cared how she was

dealin' within

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I knew all the words to

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Micheal Jackson's al bum as a kid

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A

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And when it came to the biggest crusher

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No he wasn't my man

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At the age of seven years old

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A strange thing happened to me

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A

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Before I even saw

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My life had flashed before me

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And I've got the mark to show

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A

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And it became a thang of beauty

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So I gotta let you know

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That my life, that my life

Verse 5

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It's been hard for me Try

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A

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ing strugglin' in the streets

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But where I've been- Is no

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longer where I'm at

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And where I'm going- Is not

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where I'm stoppin' at

Verse 6

Bm

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It's been hard for me

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Trying strugglin' in

the streets

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But where I've been- Is no

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longer where I'm at

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And where I'm going- Is not

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where I'm stoppin' at

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It's been hard for me

Verse 7

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Trying strugglin' in the streets

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But where I've been- Is

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no longer where I'm at

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And where I'm going- Is not

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where I'm stoppin' at

Verse 8

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Now mama's workin' hard all day

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A

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And she said this before she left home

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A

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Take care of your little brother

Have the place cleaned when I get home

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All these priorities

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A

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Me and Tanya had to learn to be grown

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But at the time for me

Being grown had seemed

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so lone

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Woke up and I'm seventeen

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With nothing going for me

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Except the fact that I sing

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You know it hurts so much

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G

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From all the sights that I've seen

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From ab usin' the hole in trust

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You probably couldn't

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take some of things

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That I've lived in my life

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It's been

Verse 9

Bm

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hard for me

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Trying strugglin' in the streets

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G

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But where I've been- Is

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no longer where I'm at

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And where I'm going- Is

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not where I'm stoppin' at

Verse 10

Bm

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It's been hard for me

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Trying strugglin' in the streets

G

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But where I've been- Is no

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longer where I'm at

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G

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And where I'm going- Is not

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where I'm stoppin' at

G

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It's been hard for me

Verse 11

Bm

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G

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Em

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Trying strugglin' in the streets

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G

G

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But where I've been- Is

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no longer where I'm at

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G

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And where I'm going- Is not where

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I'm stoppin' at

Verse 12

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It's hard and the street's a jungle (I'm telling you,

I'm telling you)

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A

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Especially with your pretty colors (I'm telling you,

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I'm telling you)

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So stay low and keep it humble (I'm telling you,

I'm telling you)

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Black women hold it down,

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keep your feet on the ground

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Black men keep searching and

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you'll be found

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It's been hard for me

Verse 13

Bm

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A

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Trying strugglin' in the streets

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G

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But where I've been- Is

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no longer where I'm at

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G

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And where I'm going- Is not

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where I'm stoppin' at

Verse 14

Bm

Bm

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It's been hard for me

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Trying strugglin' in

the streets

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G

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But where I've been- Is no

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longer where I'm at

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And where I'm going- Is not

where I'm stoppin' at

Verse 15

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In this world of continuous

bullshit and full clips

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Seems all we have to pass

down is being useless

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Broken homes, babies all alone,

parent's never there

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No food, no clothes to wear,

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anger everywhere

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Ain't no values being taught,

no productive thoughts

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Jealousy rules the world,

take shit at any cost

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Gotta change our state of life,

keep it worth livin'

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God gave us voices to speak and that's

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our way of givin'

It's so much bigger than the

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furs and the jewels

What about encouragin'

the youth to do well

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What about givin' back-

what about unifying

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Shit we all black- get it together

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Everybody's got their

trials and tribulations

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Learn to change the negative

to positive situations

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Don't hold the lessons

that you learn

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Pass it on and except the

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blessings that could earn

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It's been hard for me

Verse 16

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Trying strugglin' in

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the streets

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Bm

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G

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But where I've been- Is no

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longer where I'm at

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And where I'm going-

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Is not where I'm stoppin' at

Outro 1

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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

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Chords

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Where i've been by Mary j. blige is Eb major.

The primary chords used in Where i've been are Bb, Cm, Ab, Fm.

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Yes, this version uses open chords like Bb, Cm, Ab, Fm, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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