GBmEmC (2x)
[Verse 1]
GD
I was 14 and losing ground
Em
In a black top of a town
C
Where no one wins and no one's leaving
GD
My dad said, Son, you finish school
Em
Because this world can be so cruel
C
I said, You too and kept on dreaming
[Pre-Chorus 1]
GD
I am nothing like you, nothing like you
EmC
Why don't you know anything about me?
GD
I swear somehow, I'll make you proud
EmC
But why you wanna always go and doubt me
[Chorus 1]
GDEm
Story of my life in 1995
CG
A hero in Chicago, a legend in my mind
GDEm
A million lonely nights, a million times I tried
C
To jump like Michael Jordan, but never quite as high
[Post-Chorus]
GDEmC
High, high
High
[Verse 2]
GD
When I was 19 I ran so far
Em
They couldn`t catch me on the yard
C
I traveled unfamiliar places
GD
My dad said Son, just come back home
Em
You won't survive out on your own
C
You're on a fast break running aimless
[Pre-Chorus 2]
GD
But I'm nothing like you, nothing like you
EmC
Why don't you believe I have the answers?
GD
I swear somehow I'll make you proud
EmC
But why can't you just let me take my chances now?
[Chorus 1]
GDEm
Story of my life in 1995
CG
A hero in Chicago, a legend in my mind
DEm
A million lonely nights, a million times I tried
C
To jump like Michael Jordan, but never quite as high
[Bridge]
GD
I'm 49, the game is mine
Em
And every night is overtime
C
I beat the odds and I am still playing
GD
My dad has passed has been long gone
Em
I wish he'd met my teenage son
C
It`s been harder than I thought to raise him
{Pre-Chorus 3]
GD
I'm just like you, so much like you
EmC
Silent as he's jumping for a layup
GD
But I'm so proud of him, so proud
EmC
But just like you I am still too scared to say it
N.C.
So I'll say it now
[Chorus 1]
BbFGm
Story of my life in 1995
EbBb
A hero in Chicago, a legend in my mind
FGm
A million lonely nights, a million times I tried
Eb
To jump like Michael Jordan
[Chorus 2]
BbFGm
Story of my life in 1995
EbBb
A hero in Chicago, a legend in our minds
FGm
A million lonely nights, a million times we tried
EbBb
To jump like Michael Jordan, but never quite as high
[Outro]
FGmEb
High, jump like Michael Jordan
Bb
I hope you'll reach the sky
FGmEb
I hope you'll reach the sky
BbFGmEb
I hope you'll reach the sky