The Greatest
CAPO 3
Beginning if you want to strum percussively (relative to capo - use capo):
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B|-1---x-1-----x---|-5---x-3-----x---|-1---x-1---------|-1---x-3-----x---|
G|-2---x-2-----x---|-5---x-4-----x---|-2---x-2---------|-0---x-0-----x---|
D|-----x-3-----x---|-5---x-5-----x---|-----x-3---------|-2---x-0-----x---|
A|-----x-------x---|-----x-------x---|-----x-----------|-3---x-2-----x---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1+2+3+4+1+2+3+4++
x = mute
ORDER: I V1 PC C V2 PC C PsC V3 FPC FC O
INTRO
Am Fmaj7 | C/G G |
(+bass)
Am Fmaj7 | C G/B |
VERSE 1
Am Fmaj7 C G
Uh-oh, running out of breath, but I, oh, I, I got stamina
Am Fmaj7 C G
Uh-oh, running now, I close my eyes, Well, oh, I got stamina
Am Fmaj7 C G/B
And uh-oh, I see another mountain to climb, but I, I got stamina
Am Fmaj7 C G/B
And uh-oh, I need another love to be mine 'cause I, I got stamina
PRE-CHORUS
F C
Don't give up; I won't give up
G Am
Don't give up, no no no
F C
Don't give up; I won't give up
G F
Don't give up, no no no
CHORUS
Am Fmaj7 Em/B
I'm free to be the greatest, I'm alive
Am Fmaj7 C Em/B
I'm free to be the greatest here tonight, the grea - test
Am Fmaj7 Em/B
The grea - test, the grea - test alive
Am Fmaj7 Em/B
The grea - test, the grea - test alive
VERSE 2
Am Fmaj7 C G
Uh-oh, running out of breath, but I, oh, I, I got stamina
Am Fmaj7 C G
Uh-oh, running now, I close my eyes, but, oh, I got stamina
Am Fmaj7 C G/B
And oh yeah, running to the waves below, but I, I got stamina
Am Fmaj7 C G/B
And oh yeah, I'm running and I'm just enough, and uh-oh, I got stamina
PRE-CHORUS
F C
Don't give up; I won't give up
G Am
Don't give up, no no no
F C
Don't give up; I won't give up
G F
Don't give up, no no no
CHORUS
Am Fmaj7 Em/B
I'm free to be the greatest, I'm alive
Am Fmaj7 C Em/B
I'm free to be the greatest here tonight, the grea - test
Am Fmaj7 Em/B
The grea - test, the grea - test alive
Am Fmaj7 Em/B
The grea - test, the grea - test alive
POST-CHORUS
Am Fmaj7
Oh-oh, I got stamina
C Em/B
Oh-oh, I got stamina
Am Fmaj7
Oh-oh, I got stamina
C Em/B
Oh-oh, I got stamina
VERSE 3
(Kendrick Lamar)
Am Fmaj7
Hey, I am the truth
C G/G
Hey, I am the wisdom of the fallen; I'm the youth
Am Fmaj7
Hey, I am the greatest; hey, this is the proof
C G/B
Hey, I work hard, pray hard, pay dues
Am Fmaj7
Hey, I transform with pressure; I'm hands-on with effort
C G/B
I fell twice before; my bounce back was special
Am Fmaj7
Letdowns will get you, and the critics will test you
C G/B
But the strong will survive; ano - ther scar may bless you, ah
FINAL PRE-CHORUS
F C
Don't give up (no-no); I won't give up (no-no)
G Am
Don't give up, no no no (nah)
F C
Don't give up; I won't give up
G F
Don't give up, no no no
CHORUS
Am Fmaj7 Em/B
I'm free to be the greatest, I'm alive
Am Fmaj7 C Em/B
I'm free to be the greatest here tonight, the grea - test
Am Fmaj7 Em/B
The grea - test, the grea - test alive
(Don't give up, don't give up, don't give up, no no no)
Am Fmaj7 Em/B
The grea - test, the grea - test alive
(Don't give up, don't give up, don't give up, no no no)
OUTRO
F C Am
The grea - test, the grea - test alive
(Don't give up, don't give up, don't give up; I got stamina)
F C Am
The grea - test, the grea - test alive
(Don't give up, don't give up, don't give up; I got stamina)
(start fade)
F C Am
The grea - test, the grea - test alive
(Don't give up, don't give up, don't give up; I got stamina)
F C Am
The grea - test, the grea - test alive
(Don't give up, don't give up, don't give up; I got stamina)
F C Am
The grea - test, the grea - test alive
(Don't give up, don't give up, don't give up; I got stamina)
F C Am
The grea - test, the grea - test alive
(Don't give up, don't give up, don't give up; I got stamina)
F C Am
The grea - test, the grea - test alive
(Don't give up, don't give up, don't give up; I got stamina)
F C Am
The grea - test, the grea - test alive
(Don't give up, don't give up, don't give up; I got stamina)