Stronger Chords by Mary J. Blige

[F] Last time on [C] coach Braun, [Dm] Romeo, Drew, Willie, _ Shion, you recognize that you
understand that [C] not only is it a state [Em] championship at risk but also a national
championship.
[F] _ _ _ Nine years in the making.
Fifth grade we all dreamed about being
able to play for the national [Am] championship.
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Am] I've climbed down the mountains, walked through [C] all the [Em] bees, and you'll never [G] leave me behind.
[Am] I've found my way through, [C] _ _ _
[Em] no more running scared.
_ [G] _ _ Oh, [Am] I'll be true, [C] cause _ _ [Em] I'm laying in my life.
[D] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ I will [C] _ survive, [Em] as long as it's you [G] by my side. _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [C] I will survive, _ [Em] as long as _ [D] _ _ _
[Am] it's you by my side.
I'm from the [C] west, from the [Em] west, from the [G] west. _ _
[Am] I'm from the [C] west, from the [Em] west, from the [D] west. _ _
[A] They say we're naked, [C] but guess what we made?
[Em] And we got a wonder [G] in our _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [C] eyes.
Never been the one behind [Em] me, you gave me peace [Dm] of mind. _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] No [Em] more running scared, closing [G] my _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
[Em] eyes.
I'm laying in _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ my life.
I will [C] survive, _ [Em] as long as it's you [G] by my side. _ _
[Am] _ _ I will [C] survive, _ [Em] as long as _ [D] it's you by _ [Am] my side.
I'm from the [C] west, _ from the [Em] west, from the [G] west. _ _
[Am] I'm from the [C] west, from _ [Em] the west, from the west.
[D] _ _ _
[Am] Sometimes I can't believe [C] that you are me, [Em] and nobody _ [G] gives me.
So [Am] I get on my knees [C] to make sure that he [Em] knows that I'm
grateful [D] for what he gave _
[Am] _ _ me.
[C] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ I [C] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ will [Am] survive, _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Em] as long as it's you by [G] my side. _
[Am] _ _ I will [C] survive, _ as long [Em] as _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
[Am] it's you by my side.
I'm from the west, [C] from _ the [Em] _ west, from the [G] west. _ _
[Am] I'm from the west, from _ the west, [C] from the [Em] west.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [Am]
I'm from the west.
[C] _ _ _ [D] _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Am] There's [Eb] no one in the world that I'd rather play with than those four guys. _