CHORDS: Alicia Keys – Underdog Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

This is the chords of Underdog by Alicia Keys on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
Am        F        C
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Am      F        C
Ooh, ooh, ooh

[Verse 1]
Am                                                               F
She was walking in the street, looked up and noticed
G                                            G
He was nameless, he was homeless
Am                                                                 F
She asked him his name and told him what hers was
G
He gave her a story ’bout life
Am                                                                 F
With a glint in his eye and a corner of a smile
G                                 C                 G
One conversation, a simple moment
Am                                                 F
The things that change us if we notice
G
When we look up sometimes

[Pre-Chorus]
Am                                                 F
They said I would never make it
G                 C                 G
But I was built to break the mold
Am                                 F                                 G
The only dream that I’ve been chasing is my own

[Chorus]
Am                                                 F
So I sing a song for the hustlers trading at the bus stop
G                                 C                                     G
Single mothers waiting on a check to come
Am                                                 F
Young teachers, student doctors
G                                 C                                                 G
Sons on the front line knowing they don’t get to run
Am                                              F
This goes out to the Underdog
G                 C                 G
Keep on keeping at what you love
Am                                                     F
You’ll find that someday soon enough
G
You will rise up, rise up, yeah

[Post-Chorus]
Am F G C G
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Am F G C G
Ooh, ooh, ooh

[Verse 2]
Am                                                 F
She’s riding in a taxi back to the kitchen
G                                                 G
Talking to the driver ’bout his wife and his children
Am                                                                                 F
On the run from a country where they put you in prison
G
For being a woman and speaking your mind
Am                                                 F
She looked in his eyes in the mirror and he smiled
G                                 C                        G
One conversation, a single moment
Am                                                 F
The things that change us if we notice
G
When we look up sometimes

[Pre-Chorus]
Am                                                 F
They said I would never make it
G                 C                 G
But I was built to break the mold
Am                                 F                                 G
The only dream that I’ve been chasing is my own

[Chorus]
Am                                 F
So I sing a song for the hustlers trading at the bus stop
G                 C                                                 G
Single mothers waiting on a check to come
Am                                                 F
Young teachers, student doctors
G                                 C                                                 G
Sons on the front line knowing they don’t get to run
Am                                 F
This goes out to the Underdog
G                                 C                 G
Keep on keeping at what you love
Am                                      F
You’ll find that someday soon enough
G
You will rise up, rise up, yeah

[Post-Chorus]
Am F G C G
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Am F G C G
Ooh, ooh, ooh

[Bridge]
Am F G C G
Everybody rise up
Am                 F       G
You gonna rise up, ayy

[Chorus]
Am                                                 F
So I sing a song for the hustlers trading at the bus stop
G                                 C                                 G
Single mothers waiting on a check to come (Single mothers)
Am                                                       F
Young teachers, student doctors (Yeah)
G                                                 C                                 G
Sons on the front line knowing they don’t get to run
Am                                 F
This goes out to the Underdog
G                                 C                 G
Keep on keeping at what you love
Am                                 F
You’ll find that someday soon enough
G
You will rise up, rise up, yeah

[Post-Chorus]
Am F G C G
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Am F G C G
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Am F G C G
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Am F G C G
Ooh, ooh, ooh