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Mary J. Blige
Mary J. Blige
Mary J. Blige
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Key: D minor•
Verse 1
Am
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C
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Dm
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Em
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Work your thing out,

out, out
Dm
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C
C

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Am
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Work your thing out, out, out
C
C

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Work your thing out, out, out
Dm
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Am
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Work your thing out, out, out
Verse 2
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There's so many of you girls,

I hear you been runnin'*
Dm
Dm

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From the beautiful queen

that you can be becomin'
C
C

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Am
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You can look in my palm

and see the storm comin'
C
C

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Dm
Dm

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Read the book of my life

and see I've overcome it
Am
Am

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Just because the length
Verse 3

of

your hair ain't long
Dm
Dm

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And they often criticize

you for your skin tone
Em
Em

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Am
Am

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Go on and hold your head

high, 'cause you a pretty woman
C
C

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Dm
Dm

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Get your runway stride

honed and keep it goin'
Em
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Girl, live your life
Verse 4
Am
Am

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I just wanna be myself
Dm
Dm

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Don't sweat girl, be yourself
Em
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Am
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Follow me, follow me,
C
C

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follow me, girl be yourself
Dm
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Em
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That's why I be myself
Am
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and I grew to love it
Verse 5
Dm
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Let 'em get mad They gon' hate any

way,

don't you get that?
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Am

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Doesn't matter if you go

along with their plan
C
C

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Dm
Dm

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They'll never be happy,
Em
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C
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'cause they're not happy with themselves
Verse 6
Dm
Dm

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(Ah, ah, work what you got)
C
C

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I'm talkin' about things
Em
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Am
Am

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that I know
C
C

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Dm
Dm

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(Ah, ah, work what you got)
Em
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Am
Am

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It's okay show yourself some love
C
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Dm
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(Ah, ah, work what you got)
Em
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Don't worry about who's
Am
Am

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C
C

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sayin' what
Dm
Dm

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(It's gonna be fine,

work what you got)
Em
Em

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Work what you got
Am
Am

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Feelin' great
Verse 7

because

the light's on me
Dm
Dm

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Celebratin' the things
Am
Am

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that everyone told me

Would never happen
C
C

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But God has put his hands on me
Dm
Dm

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And ain't a man alive

could ever take it from me
Em
Em

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Workin' with what I got,
Verse 8
Am
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I gotta keep on
Dm
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Takin' care of myself, I wanna live long
Em
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Am
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Ain't never ashamed

what life did to me
C
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Dm
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Wasn't afraid to change,

'cause it was good for me
Em
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I wanna
Verse 9
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Dm
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I just wanna be myself
Em
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Am
Am

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Don't sweat girl

be yourself

Follow me, follow me,
C
C

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follow me, I be myself
Dm
Dm

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That's why I be myself
Em
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Am
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and I grew to love it
Verse 10
Dm
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Let 'em get mad They gon' hate any

way,

don't you get that?
Am
Am

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Doesn't matter if you go

along with their plan
C
C

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Dm
Dm

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They'll never be happy,
Em
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Am
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'cause they're not happy with themselves
C
C

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(Ah, ah, work what you
Verse 11
Dm
Dm

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got)
Em
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I'm talkin' about things
Am
Am

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that I know
C
C

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Dm
Dm

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(Ah, ah, work what you got)
Em
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It's okay, show yourself
Am
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C
C

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some love
Dm
Dm

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(Ah, ah, work what you got)
Em
Em

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Don't worry about who's
Am
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C
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sayin' what
Dm
Dm

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(It's gonna be fine, work what

you got)
Am
Am

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Work what you got
Verse 12
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Work that, work that, work that girl
Dm
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Don't hold back, you just be yourself
C
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Am
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You just work that, work that,
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work that girl
Am
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Em
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Don't hold back, you just be yourself
Am
Am

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You just work that, work that,
Dm
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Am
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work that girl

Don't hold back,

you just be yourself
C
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Just work your thing out
Verse 13
Dm
Dm

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Em
Em

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Work your thing out

Work your thing out
Am
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Work what you got
Verse 14
C
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Dm
Dm

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(Ah, ah, work what you got)
C
C

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I'm talkin' about things
Em
Em

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Am
Am

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that I know
C
C

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Dm
Dm

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(Ah, ah, work what you got)
Em
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It's okay, show yourself
Am
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C
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some love
Dm
Dm

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(Ah, ah, work what you got)
Em
Em

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Don't worry about who's

sayin' what

(It's gonna be fine,
Am
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C
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work what you got)
Em
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Work what you got
Verse 15
Am
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Work that, work that, work that girl
Dm
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Don't hold back, you just be yourself
C
C

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Am
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You just work that, work that,
C
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work that girl
Dm
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Em
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Don't hold back, you just be yourself
Verse 16
Dm
Dm

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You just work that, work that,
C
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work that girl
Bb
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Don't hold back, you just be yourself
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You just work your thing out
Em
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Work your thing out

Work your thing out
Outro 1

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Chords

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The original key of Work That by Mary J. Blige, Mary J. Blige is D minor.

The primary chords used in Work That are Dm, F, Gm, Am, Eb.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 5 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Dm, F, Gm, Am, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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