[Intro]Am F C Ooh, ooh, oohAm F C Ooh, ooh, ooh [Verse 1]Am F She was walking in the street, looked up and noticedG G He was nameless, he was homelessAm F She asked him his name and told him what hers wasG He gave her a story 'bout lifeAm F With a glint in his eye and a corner of a smileG C G One conversation, a simple momentAm F The things that change us if we noticeG When we look up sometimes [Pre-Chorus]Am F They said I would never make itG C G But I was built to break the moldAm F G The only dream that I've been chasing is my own [Chorus]Am F So I sing a song for the hustlers trading at the bus stopG C G Single mothers waiting on a check to comeAm F Young teachers, student doctorsG C G Sons on the front line knowing they don't get to runAm F This goes out to the UnderdogG C G Keep on keeping at what you loveAm F You'll find that someday soon enoughG You will rise up, rise up, yeah [Post-Chorus]Am F G C G Ooh, ooh, oohAm F G C G Ooh, ooh, ooh [Verse 2]Am F She's riding in a taxi back to the kitchenG G Talking to the driver 'bout his wife and his childrenAm F On the run from a country where they put you in prisonG For being a woman and speaking your mindAm F She looked in his eyes in the mirror and he smiledG C G One conversation, a single momentAm F The things that change us if we noticeG When we look up sometimes [Pre-Chorus]Am F They said I would never make itG C G But I was built to break the moldAm F G The only dream that I've been chasing is my own [Chorus]Am F So I sing a song for the hustlers trading at the bus stopG C G Single mothers waiting on a check to comeAm F Young teachers, student doctorsG C G Sons on the front line knowing they don't get to runAm F This goes out to the UnderdogG C G Keep on keeping at what you loveAm F You'll find that someday soon enoughG You will rise up, rise up, yeah [Post-Chorus]Am F G C G Ooh, ooh, oohAm F G C G Ooh, ooh, ooh [Bridge]Am F G C G Everybody rise upAm F G You gonna rise up, ayy [Chorus]Am F So I sing a song for the hustlers trading at the bus stopG C G Single mothers waiting on a check to come (Single mothers)Am F Young teachers, student doctors (Yeah)G C G Sons on the front line knowing they don't get to runAm F This goes out to the UnderdogG C G Keep on keeping at what you loveAm F You'll find that someday soon enoughG You will rise up, rise up, yeah [Post-Chorus]Am F G C G Ooh, ooh, oohAm F G C G Ooh, ooh, oohAm F G C G Ooh, ooh, oohAm F G C G Ooh, ooh, ooh
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