[Intro: Mary J. Blige]
[F#m]It's been a long way, but I made it here with love
[Bm]I made it here with love, love
Said I've been and up and down and I[C#m]'ve been through it all
[Bm]Took a while to know my heart
[F#m]Oh, yes, it did, yeah
[F#m]Before love like this, you go
[Bm]Through the fire and valley lows
[F#m]But if you just hold on
[F#m]Please hold on 'cause love is strong, it'll save yah
N.C.
Oh, please hold on, it'll save yah, save yah
[Verse 1: Mary J. Blige]
[F#m]Truth can be the sweetest pain
[Bm]It can mess up eve[C#m]rything
[F#m]It's the only way you know
[Bm]I'm payin' for it,[C#m] I'm changin' for it
[F#m]Oh, oh, and it hurts
[Bm]But I'll make it w[C#m]ork
[F#m]'Cause I'm no beginner
[Bm]I'm a winner, paid[C#m] dues, I know my purpose
[Refrain: Mary J. Blige]
[F#m]Thought they'd put my life on hold
[Bm]But I knew somethi[C#m]n' they didn't know
[F#m]I know myself too much to ever fold
[Bm]Dark clouds are mo[C#m]vin' past you
[Chorus: Mary J. Blige]
[F#m]Oh, you gotta love yourself
[Bm]If you really wann[C#m]a be with someone else
[F#m]You gotta feed yourself
[Bm]Before you feed so[C#m]mebody else
[F#m]You gotta stay open, and don't be foolish
[Bm]'Cause everybody d[C#m]on't mean you well
[F#m]You gotta love yourself
[Bm]Before you love so[C#m]mebody else
[Interlude: Kanye West]
[F#m]Yeah, g[Bm]otta love yourself[C#m]
[F#m]Uh, you[Bm] know what I'm say[C#m]in'?
[Verse 2: Kanye West]
[F#m]I decided not to use my color as a handicap
[Bm]He a designer, art[C#m]ist, producer, and he rap
[F#m]Never found virtue from patience
[Bm]In a dark room just pacin'
[C#m]Precious time is just wastin'
You do not know what we facin
F#m'
I cannot be complacent
[F#m]In my job, be courageous
[Bm]Another kid just got shot
[C#m]They can't find the assailant
[F#m]Made it out of the basement
[F#m]Made it out of the underground
[Bm]From a time where you outta town
[C#m]They might gun you down, blaow
[F#m]There goes another round, blaow
[F#m]There goes another round
[Bm]Came from the Chi and wow, lo[C#m]ok what the fk they found
[F#m]A young legend, comin' to shut the summer down
[Bm]You need to talk to me like you d[C#m]on't when your mother 'round
[Chorus: Mary J. Blige]
[F#m]Oh, you gotta love yourself
[Bm]If you really wann[C#m]a be with someone else
[F#m]You gotta feed yourself
[Bm]Before you feed so[C#m]mebody else
[F#m]You gotta stay open, and don't be foolish
[Bm]'Cause everybody d[C#m]on't mean you well
[F#m]You gotta love yourself
[Bm]Before you love so[C#m]mebody else
[Verse 3: Mary J. Blige]
[F#m]I don't feel no one's time
[Bm]Can't get restless i[C#m]n the soul
[F#m]Hold your heart, the world is cold
[Bm]Keep singin', don't [C#m]you stop prayin', woman
[F#m]Yeah, it will come to pass
[Bm]Don't worry 'bout no[C#m]thin'
[F#m]God knows that you're worth it
[Bm]You deserve it, can'[C#m]t nothin' else hurt you
[Refrain: Mary J. Blige]
[F#m]Thought they'd put my life on hold
[Bm]But I knew somethi[C#m]n' they didn't know
[F#m]I know myself too much to ever fold
[Bm]Dark clouds are mo[C#m]vin' past you
[Chorus: Mary J. Blige]
[F#m]Oh, you gotta love yourself
[Bm]If you really wann[C#m]a be with someone else
[F#m]You gotta feed yourself
[Bm]Before you feed so[C#m]mebody else
[F#m]You gotta stay open, and don't be foolish
[Bm]'Cause everybody d[C#m]on't mean you well
[F#m]You gotta love yourself
[Bm]Before you love so[C#m]mebody else
[F#m]It's been a long way, but I made it here with love
[Bm]I made it here with love, love
Said I've been and up and down and I[C#m]'ve been through it all
[Bm]Took a while to know my heart
[F#m]Oh, yes, it did, yeah
[F#m]Before love like this, you go
[Bm]Through the fire and valley lows
[F#m]But if you just hold on
[F#m]Please hold on 'cause love is strong, it'll save yah
N.C.
Oh, please hold on, it'll save yah, save yah
[Verse 1: Mary J. Blige]
[F#m]Truth can be the sweetest pain
[Bm]It can mess up eve[C#m]rything
[F#m]It's the only way you know
[Bm]I'm payin' for it,[C#m] I'm changin' for it
[F#m]Oh, oh, and it hurts
[Bm]But I'll make it w[C#m]ork
[F#m]'Cause I'm no beginner
[Bm]I'm a winner, paid[C#m] dues, I know my purpose
[Refrain: Mary J. Blige]
[F#m]Thought they'd put my life on hold
[Bm]But I knew somethi[C#m]n' they didn't know
[F#m]I know myself too much to ever fold
[Bm]Dark clouds are mo[C#m]vin' past you
[Chorus: Mary J. Blige]
[F#m]Oh, you gotta love yourself
[Bm]If you really wann[C#m]a be with someone else
[F#m]You gotta feed yourself
[Bm]Before you feed so[C#m]mebody else
[F#m]You gotta stay open, and don't be foolish
[Bm]'Cause everybody d[C#m]on't mean you well
[F#m]You gotta love yourself
[Bm]Before you love so[C#m]mebody else
[Interlude: Kanye West]
[F#m]Yeah, g[Bm]otta love yourself[C#m]
[F#m]Uh, you[Bm] know what I'm say[C#m]in'?
[Verse 2: Kanye West]
[F#m]I decided not to use my color as a handicap
[Bm]He a designer, art[C#m]ist, producer, and he rap
[F#m]Never found virtue from patience
[Bm]In a dark room just pacin'
[C#m]Precious time is just wastin'
You do not know what we facin
F#m'
I cannot be complacent
[F#m]In my job, be courageous
[Bm]Another kid just got shot
[C#m]They can't find the assailant
[F#m]Made it out of the basement
[F#m]Made it out of the underground
[Bm]From a time where you outta town
[C#m]They might gun you down, blaow
[F#m]There goes another round, blaow
[F#m]There goes another round
[Bm]Came from the Chi and wow, lo[C#m]ok what the fk they found
[F#m]A young legend, comin' to shut the summer down
[Bm]You need to talk to me like you d[C#m]on't when your mother 'round
[Chorus: Mary J. Blige]
[F#m]Oh, you gotta love yourself
[Bm]If you really wann[C#m]a be with someone else
[F#m]You gotta feed yourself
[Bm]Before you feed so[C#m]mebody else
[F#m]You gotta stay open, and don't be foolish
[Bm]'Cause everybody d[C#m]on't mean you well
[F#m]You gotta love yourself
[Bm]Before you love so[C#m]mebody else
[Verse 3: Mary J. Blige]
[F#m]I don't feel no one's time
[Bm]Can't get restless i[C#m]n the soul
[F#m]Hold your heart, the world is cold
[Bm]Keep singin', don't [C#m]you stop prayin', woman
[F#m]Yeah, it will come to pass
[Bm]Don't worry 'bout no[C#m]thin'
[F#m]God knows that you're worth it
[Bm]You deserve it, can'[C#m]t nothin' else hurt you
[Refrain: Mary J. Blige]
[F#m]Thought they'd put my life on hold
[Bm]But I knew somethi[C#m]n' they didn't know
[F#m]I know myself too much to ever fold
[Bm]Dark clouds are mo[C#m]vin' past you
[Chorus: Mary J. Blige]
[F#m]Oh, you gotta love yourself
[Bm]If you really wann[C#m]a be with someone else
[F#m]You gotta feed yourself
[Bm]Before you feed so[C#m]mebody else
[F#m]You gotta stay open, and don't be foolish
[Bm]'Cause everybody d[C#m]on't mean you well
[F#m]You gotta love yourself
[Bm]Before you love so[C#m]mebody else
