Written by Beyoncé/Darius Dixson
Am It feels so good to be alive D Am Got all my family by my side G Couldn't wipe this black off if I tried Am B That's why I lift my head with pride Am I got a million miles on me Am They want to see how far I go G The path was never paved with gold (Gold) Am We worked and built this on our own (Own) Am And can't nobody knock it if they tried D This is hustle personified Am Look how we've been fighting to stay alive G So when we win, we will have pride Am Do you know how much we have cried? Am How hard we had to fight? Am It feels so good to be alive (It feels so, so, so, so good) D Am7 Got all my sisters by my side (I got all my sisters by my side) G Couldn't wipe this black off if I tried (Black off if I tried) Am That's why I lift my hеad with pride D Now we're sitting on top of thе world again, huh Am I got a million miles on me D Am They want to see how far I'll go (They want to see how far I'll go) G The path was never paved with gold (No) Am We fought and built this on our own (We fought and built this on our own, own) Am And can't nobody knock it if they tried D This is hustle personified Am Look how we've been fighting to stay alive G So when we win, we will have pride Am7 Do you know how much we have cried? Am How hard we had to fight? Am It feels so good to be alive (It feels so good, so good) D Am Got all my family by my side (And we gon' sit on top of the world again) G Couldn’t wipe this black off if I tried (And I wouldn't trade nothin', and I wouldn't trade nothin') Am7 That's why I lift my head with pride (So baby, lift your head, yeah) Am It feels so good to be alive (Darling, it's a celebration for you, yeah) D Am7 I got the tribe all by my side (You're doin' everything they said you couldn't do) G Couldn’t wipe this black off if I tried Am That's why I lift my head with pride (Lift your head, yeah) Am Woo! D Am (Ooh) G (Ooh, I tried) Am (Oh!)