Misc Originals – Danielle Marie - The Lady I Am (Guitar)

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C                G
Eight years old, walking on

F                C
Classroom tiles like stepping stones

Am               G            F
Sayin' what my daddy wouldn't say

C                            G
I talk in circles, think out loud

F                    C                Am
But she lets me keep spinning 'round

Am             G
Till I find my way

Am
Great-grandma died last night, I said

F
And I miss her when I go to bed

C                                   G     C
But I lose my words when I start to pray

F                 C
She taught me and saved me

G              Am
Changed me and gave me

F       C             G
All the love that she had

F                C
She picked me up when I fell

G               Am
And I hope that you can tell

F               C      G
She made me the lady I am

        F           G      C
Oh, she made me the lady I am

C                G
How long would I have to cry

F                C
To keep these green eyes clear and dry

Am                            F       G
And why don’t I see an ending to this pain

C                G
I never thought she’d know my face

F                             C
But when I couldn’t breathe I needed space

Am                            F       G
She taught me how to overcome my shame

Am
The begging, pleading, never leaving

F
Protecting me from all my bleeding

C                             G
I’m the lucky one because she stayed

F                 C
She taught me and saved me

G              Am
Changed me and gave me

F       C             G
All the love that she had

F                C
She picked me up when I fell

G               Am
And I hope that you can tell

F               C      G
She made me the lady I am

        F           G      C
Oh, she made me the lady I am

F                 C
One led me to Jesus

G              Am
One led me to freedom

F                 C              G
And the other one held my little hand

C                G
That first day, I held her keys

F                             C
At ten years old, I felt like a queen

Am                          F               G
But I couldn’t see what was just around the bend

C                G
The days got darker than the nights

F                             C
But she stayed by my side to fight

Am               F                   G
And to this day, she’s still my best friend

F                 C
She taught me and saved me

G              Am
Changed me and gave me

F       C             G
All the love that she had

F                C
She picked me up when I fell

G               Am
And I hope that you can tell

F               C      G
She made me the lady I am

        F           G      C
Oh, she made me the lady I am

F                 C
She taught me and saved me

G              Am
Changed me and gave me

F       C             G
All the love that she had

F                C
She picked me up when I fell

G               Am
And Lord I pray that you can tell

F               C      G
She made me the lady I am

F               G      Am
She made me the lady I am

F               G         C
Oh she made me the lady I am