Key: B
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G
Been to hell and back many times
F#m Em
And I ain't never walked no lines,
Em G
I've never been no kind of saint, But I promise you I'm one of a kind
D
I've been handcuffed, face in the dirt, I've been dressed up and ready for church
Em G
I've been betrayed, my heart been broke and I've broke some hearts and I ripped them open
D
I'm just a man I've made mistakes, Never settled down livin' place to place
Em
I've been ashamed and I've been proud
Em
I can laugh about it or break down
G
I've never been to good at love
B D
Never had a love that would love me back
Em
No one around when I needed help
Em
I was lost in hell and way off track
G
I've been sick and tired, I've cried the blues
D Em
I've heard people saying that I'm bad news and thats half the truth
C
But you only gonna see the half of me thats meant for you
G
I've chased dreams, I've wasted time
Dm
I've hurried up, just to wait inline
Em
But I've paid my dues, I can't wait for mine
Em
I've got a legacy to leave behind
G
No matter what you think of me
B F#
Just keep it real and don't be fake to me
Em
Don't talk that trash unless your facing me
Em
And if you think I'll fail just wait and see
G
Cause I've seen it all and I'm not afraid
B F#m
The blood, the sweat, too much pain
Em
I've lost it all and got it all to gain
Em
So Im on my way, thank God I've changed
G
Everybody changes, good or bad
D
But it's up to you what path you choose
Em
When your back is up against that wall again
Em
And you feel like everything is just fallin' in
G
Cause everything changes better for worse
D
It could be hell or heaven on earth
Em
Like fairy tales but the real truth hurts
Em
You only get what you deserve
G
Everybody changes, good or bad
D
But it's up to you what path you choose
Em
When your back is up against that wall again
Em
And you feel like everything is just fallin' in
G
Cause everything changes better for worse
D
It could be hell or heaven on earth
Em
Like fairy tales but the real truth hurts
Em
You only get what you deserve
G
Everybody changes (everbody changes)
D
And everything changes (everything changes)
Em
The real truth hurts (the real truth hurts)
Em
You only get what you deserve
G
Cause everybody changes (everybody changes)
D
And everything changes (everything changes)
Em
The real truth hurts (the real truth hurts)
Em
And you only get what you deserve
G
Never switched up, never solded out
D
For this music game I poured my soul out
Em
Heart break and pain is all I know about
Em
I need happiness, I'm getting older now
G
My momma needs a better house
D
And my little brother he's with it too
Em
So I gotta get my feet on the ground
Em
I gotta do this here with nothing to lose
G
My kids have seen me struggle at times
D
But I did good a couple of times
Em
Look at how far I came with a troublesome mind
Em
When I could have fell and came crumbling down
G
I did dirt, I've been kicked in it
D
Built a house of pain and I lived in it
Em
Been bad mouthed and talked down on
Em
So it feels good to put a smile on
G
And I promised that I'd never go back
D Dm
To that place I lived in the past
Em
To the person I use to be
Em
Because I'm finally free at last
G
So if I never make it in music
Dm
Just know that I made it in life
Em
And thats more than I could ever asked for
Em
And I think I'm doing alright
Gm G
No matter what you think of me
D
Just keep it real and don't be fake to me
Dm Em
Don't talk that trash unless your facing me
Em
And if you think I'll fail just wait and see
G
Cause I've seen it all and I'm not afraid
Dm
The blood, the sweat, too much pain
Em
I've lost it all and got it all to gain
Em
So I'm on my way, thank god I've changed
G
Everybody changes, good or bad
D
But it's up to you what path you choose
Em
When your back is up against that wall again
Em
And you feel like everything is just fallin' in
G
Cause everything changes better for worse
D
It could be hell or heaven on earth
Em
Like fairy tales but the real truth hurts
Em
You only get what you deserve
G
Everybody changes, good or bad
D
But it's up to you what path you choose
Em
When your back is up against that wall again
Em
And you feel like everything is just fallin' in
G
Cause everything changes better for worse
D
It could be hell or heaven on earth
Em
Like fairy tales but the real truth hurts
Em
You only get what you deserve
G
Everybody changes (everbody changes)
D
And everything changes (everything changes)
Em
The real truth hurts (the real truth hurts)
Em
You only get what you deserve
G
Cause everybody changes (everybody changes)
D
And everything changes (everything changes)
Em
The real truth hurts (the real truth hurts)
Em
And you only get what you deserve (you deserve)