Where i've been Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[A](To all[Bm] the youth in the wor[G]ld
[A]that thinks nobody understa[Bm]nds[G]
Well I [A]understand that)
It's been hard [G]for me

[Verse 2]
[Bm]
Trying [G]strugglin' [A]in the streets
But [G]where I've been- Is no
[A]longer where I'm at
And where [G]I'm going- Is not
where I'm stoppin' [A]at

[Verse 3]
It's been hard for [Bm]me
Trying strugglin' [A]in
the streets
But where I've been- [G]Is no
[A]longer where I'm at
And where I'm going- [G]Is not
where I'm stoppin' [A]at
I grew up as [Bm]a 70's baby

[Verse 4]
[G]
Brought up in [A]poverty and sin
[G]Makin' jokes at the cra[A]zy lady
Never cared [G]how she was
dealin' within
I knew [A]all the word[Bm]s to
Micheal Jackson's [A]al bum as a kid
[G]And when it came to the big[A]gest crusher
No he wasn't my [G]man[A]
At the [G]age of [Bm]seven years old
[A]A strange thing happened to me
[G]Before I eve[A]n saw
My [G]life had flashed before me
[A]And I've got[G] the mark to show
[Bm]And it became [A]a thang of beauty
[G]So I gotta let[A] you know
That [G]my life, that my [A]life

[Verse 5]
It's been hard for me [G]Try
ing [Em]strugglin' [A]in the streets
But where I've been- [G]Is no
[A]longer where I'm at
And where I'm going- [G]Is not
where I'm stoppin' [A]at

[Verse 6]
It's been hard for [Bm]me
Trying [A]strugglin' in
the streets
But where I've been- [G]Is no
[A]longer where I'm at
And where I'm going- [G]Is not
where I'm stoppin' [A]at
It's been hard for [G]me

[Verse 7]
Trying strugglin' [A]in the streets
But where I've been- [G]Is
[A]no longer where I'm at
And where I'm going- [G]Is not
where I'm stoppin' [A]at

[Verse 8]
Now mama's workin' [G]hard all day
[Bm]And she said this before[A] she left home
[G]Take care of your little bro[A]ther
Have the place cleaned when I get home
[G]All these priori[Bm]ties
[G]Me and Tanya had to [A]learn to be grown
[G]But at the tim[A]e for me
Being grown had seemed
[G]so [A]lone
Woke up and I'm [G]seventeen
[Bm]With nothi[A]ng going for me
[G]Except the fac[A]t that I sing
You [G]know it hurts so much
[A]From all[G] the sights that I've seen
[Bm]From ab us[A]in' the hole in trust
[G]You probably couldn't
[A]take some of things
That [G]I've lived in my [A]life
[G]It's been

[Verse 9]
[Bm]hard for me
Trying [A]strugglin' in the streets
[G]But where I've been- Is
[A]no longer where I'm at
And where I'm going- [G]Is
not where I'm [A]stoppin' at

[Verse 10]
It's been hard for [Bm]me
Trying strugglin' [A]in the streets
But where I've [G]been- Is no
[A]longer where I'm at
And where I'm going- [G]Is not
where [A]I'm stoppin' at
It's been hard for [G]me

[Verse 11]
[Bm]
Trying [G]strugglin' [Em]in the streets
[A]But where I've been- Is[G]
[A]no longer where I'm at
And where I'm going- [G]Is not where
I'm stoppin' [A]at

[Verse 12]
It's hard and the street's [G]a jungle (I'm telling [A]you,
I'm telling you)
[G]Especially with your pretty [A]colors (I'm telling [G]you,
I'm [A]telling you)
So stay [G]low and keep it humble (I'm telling [A]you,
I'm telling you)
Black [G]women hold it down,
keep your [A]feet on the ground
Black men keep [G]searching and
you'll be [A]found
It's been hard for [G]me

[Verse 13]
[Bm]
Trying [G]strugglin' [A]in the streets
But where I've been- [G]Is
[A]no longer where I'm at
And where I'm going- [G]Is not
where I'm stoppin' [A]at

[Verse 14]
It's been hard for [Bm]me
Trying [A]strugglin' in
the streets
But where I've been- [G]Is no
[A]longer where I'm at
And [G]where I'm going- Is not
where I'm stoppin' at

[Verse 15]
In this [A]world of con[G]tinuous
bullshit and full clips
[Bm]Seems all [A]we have to pass
down is being useless
[G]Broken homes, babies all [A]alone,
parent's never there
No food, [G]no clothes to wear,
anger [A]everywhere
Ain't no values being [G]taught,
no productive thoughts
Jeal[A]ousy rules the world,
take shit at any cost
[G]Gotta change our state of lif[A]e,
keep it worth livin'
God gave us [G]voices to speak and that's
our [A]way of givin'
It's so much bigger than the
[G]furs and the jew[A]els
What about encouragin'
the youth to do well
[G]What about givin' [A]back-
what about unifying
Shit we all black- [G]get it togeth[A]er
Every[G]body's got their
trials and tribulations
[Bm]Learn to change [A]the negative
to positive situations
[G]Don't hold the les[A]sons
that you learn
Pass it on and [G]except the
blessings that could [A]earn
It's been hard for [G]me

[Verse 16]
Trying strugglin' [A]in[G][A]
[G]the[A] streets
[Bm]But where [A]I've been- Is [G]no
[A]longer where [G]I'm [A]at
[G]And [A]whe[A]re I'm going-
Is not where I'm stoppin' [A]at