Verse
G#m D#m
They wanna hold you back, tell 'em pee off
Whenever they say you can't, take the t off
I remember when they told me I couldn't be famous
Now my dream and reality is simultaneous
G#m D#m
And work your own way to the top
If they put you on a pedestal they can take you off
And there's a higher level than the top
You gotta make more, don't do with what you got
G#m D#m
Yeah, so get it in go sunny
Not everybody gets a second chance at getting money
Or even getting lucky so you gotta feel
The hunger in your tummy
PRE-CHORUS:
G#m D#m
I'm always pushing myself to the limit
Making sure I stay ahead
F# C# B
You made me who I am, from the words you said
CHORUS:
G#m D#m
Some people have to learn
Some people wait there turn
F# C#
Some people but not me
B
I was born a champion
G#m D#m
Some people have to fight
Some people give their lives
F# C#
Some people don't believe
B
I was born a champion
D#m C# B
But I was born a champion
D#m C# B
But I was born a champion
VERSE II:
G#m D#m
This gon' be the realist shit I ever wrote
Off the records, no cameras, forget a quote
Some of my family doing good, most doing dope
I'm from Virginia where they hang them niggas by a rope
G#m D#m
I used to see my momma getting beat down
Is that the real definition of me now?
I fell off, back on my feet now
Heading to the sky, can't even see down
G#m D#m
Award shows, I pour my heart out
And people still study, tryna point my flaws out
And I be lying if I say it ain't get to me
But I'm a champion, legend, history
PRE-CHORUS:
G#m D#m
I'm always pushing myself to the limit
Making sure I stay ahead
F# C# B
You made me who I am, from the words you said
CHORUS:
G#m D#m
Some people have to learn
Some people wait there turn
F# C#
Some people but not me
B
I was born a champion
G#m D#m
Some people have to fight
Some people give their lives
F# C#
Some people don't believe
B
I was born a champion
D#m C# B
But I was born a champion
D#m C# B
But I was born a champion
VERSE III:
G#m D#m
Okay, no one wants to help, I guess you're on your own
Build the foundation with the bricks they've thrown
F# C#
In a black and white world, true colors show
Change if you want, everybody grows
G#m D#m
And life's like an ill, but try an' get a hold
Opinions ain't facts take 'em in an' let 'em go
F# C# D#m
You made me who I am from the words you said
CHORUS:
G#m D#m
Some people have to learn
Some people wait there turn
F# C#
Some people but not me
B
I was born a champion
G#m D#m
Some people have to fight
Some people give their lives
F# C#
Some people don't believe
B
I was born a champion
D#m C# B
But I was born a champion
D#m C# B
But I was born a champion