The Winner Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[D][Bm][D][G]
[D][Bm][G]

[Verse 1]
[D]It's time to take you to its [Bm]full potential,
peep [G]this
And drop some game on
the instrumental, and
[D]It's a symptom that you lis[Bm]ten
[D]close and better [G]tell your folks
Let the locest loc
[D]First things first since your
[Bm]date of birth
You've been [G]kinda confused
about what your life is worth
[D]50 million times don't wai[Bm]t and go
[G]You gotta take control
Those fools don't want to be home

[Verse 2]
You [D]can do anything that [Bm]you want [G]to do
All you got to do is to put your brain into it
[D]Take your time and edu[Bm]cate your mind
[G]In the long run, I'm sure you're fine
If [D]you walk the walk, you can [Bm]talk the talk
[D]But don't wai[G]t too long
'cause life is short
And re[D]member,
no matter what [Bm]they tellin' you
If you [G]try, you can be a winner too

[Verse 3]
Keep on [D]pushing[Bm]
Moving on [G]up
Everybody we're mov[D]ing on [Bm]up
[D]Moving on [G]up
You're a winner
You gotta keep [D]pushing[Bm]
[G]Moving on up
Everybody we're mov[D]ing on [Bm]up
[D]Moving on [G]up

[Verse 4]
You're a winner
[D]Everybody rides with the [Bm]women,
boys, and girls
[G]Each one teach one but
we can't save the world
[D]All at one day you gotta
[Bm]take it play by play
And [G]once you're on the path,
don't you ever go this way
If your [D]leader wants to holla but you
[Bm]can't make him [G]plead
You can give a man some wisdom

[Verse 5]
but you can't make him man feel
[D]Stitchin' time says nin[Bm]e
The [D]early bird gets [G]the worm
But all you can think about is gettin
attention for your [D]firm
If knowledge is power and [Bm]power
is know[D]ledge, then
[G]How so many idiots
be graduating from colleges?
[D]Better the B- side than
[Bm]the be gotted fool
Than to [G]speakin' to move
all out

[Verse 6]
You know what I'm talking about
[D]When opportunity knocks,
[Bm]you better let h[G]im in and sit him on down
And try to be his friend
[D]In order to be a professional,
first you [Bm]got to be a be[G]ginner
But if you keep on pushing,
you can be a winner

[Verse 7]
Keep on [D]pushing[Bm]
Moving on [G]up
Everybody we're mov[D]ing on [Bm]up
[D]Moving on [G]up
You're a winner
You gotta keep [D]pushing[Bm]
Moving on [G]up
Everybody we're mov[D]ing on [Bm]up
[D]Moving on [G]up

[Verse 8]
You're a winner
[D]Red, yellow, black, whi[Bm]te or brown
[G]If every mind their business,
we can all get down
It all [D]starts and on
'Cause once [Bm]they're grown,
they're [D]gone
And once [G]they're on their own

[Verse 9]
You got to leave them alone
[D]Be a leader but if[Bm]
you can't be a leader
[G]Make sure your leader is
a damn good teacher and
[D]Imagine if you was in a car an[Bm]
d your life was [G]wasted
Somebody was on your back and you
had to give him some space
Put the [D]pedal to the metal and [Bm]mash out,
[D]loc
But make [G]sure you stay in your lane

[Verse 10]
And go stroke for stroke
[D]We don't need no penalties [Bm]or
eliminations or disqual[G]ifications
What we need is penetrations
Now I know [D]you heard this before
but sometimes [Bm]life is what you make it
[G]I ain't the one that's known
for faking or perpetratin'
[D]If Albert was an Einstein
An[Bm]d Phyllis was a Diller
And Michael [G]Jackson was a thriller
Then you could be a winner

[Verse 11]
Keep on [D]pushing[Bm]
Moving [G]on up
Everybody we're mov[D]ing on up
[Bm]Moving o[G]n up[D]
[Bm](You gotta [G]be moving)
Everybody we're mov[D]ing
on [Bm]up
(Don't you let [G]nobody stop you,
no, no)
[D][Bm]

[Verse 12]
[G]
Everybody [D]we're moving on up
Moving [Bm]on up[G]
You gotta keep [D]pushing[Bm]
Moving [G]on up
Everybody [D]we're [Bm]movi[G]ng on up
[D]Moving on [Bm]up
[G]Moving on

[Verse 13]
up
(Lord of mercy,
we're mov[D]ing [Bm]on up)
Moving on [G]up
You're [D]a winner[Bm][G]
[D][Bm]
Moving on [G]up
(Lord of mercy,
we're mov[D]ing [Bm]on up[G])
Moving on up
[D](Keep on [Bm]pushing)
You gotta keep [G]pushing

[Outro 1]
[D][Bm][G]
[D][Bm][G]
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